Sudarshan Balaji

Photographer / Creative Director / Founder - The Storyteller

Chennai, India
A great portfolio is a relative concept; after all, you can't please every client all the time!!! But I will make sure that your book has enough variation that an agency can see your potential at best :)

I have a great experience of 10 years in the Media Industry. They say first appearance is the best. I'd always like to make sure that every appearance is the best :) And I work towards that..

Contact me :) and I'll give you the best of my services :)

Work Experience

The Storyteller

Freelance Photographer

Sudharshan Balaji is a Bachelor of Commerce and holds his Masters in Visual Communication . His passion towards photography turned into profession, which he has been following for the past 5 years and still pursuing to learn more and more every day. Apart from mainstream interests such as fashion, portraiture and still life photography, Sudharshan has also had successful stints with experimental photography such as underwater shoots, and digital art.

Some of his noteworthy achievements include winning the Behance International Portfolio Reviews’ Best Photographer Award for 3 consecutive times (2013, 2014 and 2015), and being adjudged as Privelege Moments’ National Runner-Up, in addition to being awarded the Jury’s Choice Award for Best Photographer, and Best Photographer Award for the South Zone. He is one of the very few underwater fashion photographers in South India. He recently launched his mid year 2015-16 calendar by Actor Surya and he also released his Sudharsanam Photography Calendar in 2013. He has also worked on an exclusive shoot with actress Parvathy nair, Rapper blaze, and in coordination with lot more celebrities which are yet to be announced and released.
Present India

Freelance

Visual Marketing, Designer, Video Editor, Director

Visual Marketing, Designer, Video Editor, Director

Take Off

Senior Visualiser

Worked on Digital Photography, Fashion Portfolios and Designs.
March 2015 - September 2015 Chennai, India

RR Donnelley

Graphic Designer

Design Graphic Presentation Slides, Logos, Brochures, Catalogues, Print Publications for clients from all over the world.
Chennai, India

Interakt Digital Communications

Graphic Designer

Create Icons, Website layouts, Pixel designs.
September 2012 - November 2013 Chennai, India

Education

Loyola College

Master Science - Visual Communication

India

Madurai Kamaraj University

Master of Arts - Journalism and Mass Communication

Chennai, India

Gurunanak College

Bachelor of Commerce

Chennai, India

Languages

English (Fluent),
Tamil (Fluent),
Kannada (Conversational),

Awards

Behance

Best Photographer - International Portfolio Reviews - Chennai

2013

Behance

Best Photographer - International Portfolio Reviews - Chennai

2014

Behance

Best Photographer - International Portfolio Reviews - Chennai - November `14

2014

Skills

Aperture, Capture One, Content Creation, Direction, Illustrator, Indesign, Lightroom, Photoshop, Video Production, Visual Marketing,