I was always fascinated with photography and cameras. The magic that they created used to keep me spellbound at a very tender age. I started photographing when I turned four in the year 2009. It was around this time that my father started explaining the basics of handling a camera. He instilled the value of patience required in photography in me very early. The first ever camera that I was given was a Fuji Film camera. It was my prized possession. I kept using it regularly, photographing whatever I could learning the basics one by one. I started realising that there is a lot more to making a good photograph than just looking through the viewfinder and clicking. I was delighted with my initial gear and quite proud of it too. I showed it off to all my friends. At that time when all my mates were passionate about football and other games, I was always running around with my camera. It was later that I saw a photographer using a very sophisticated camera – a Canon 7D with a very long lens. My curiosity knew no bounds as I wanted to know more about that gear. I subsequently found out that the lens was a 600 mm one. That camera and lens became a dream for me.I was obsessed about getting one and after repeatedly requesting my father he finally bought me a Canon 7D and a 400 mm lens. When I first started using it all the images came out bad and not as expected. I then realised that there was a lot to learn. I was taught the different settings and I worked hard to learn them. It’s a difficult task to master all the facets of a professional DSLR camera but I have learned a lot and most of my pictures are far better than the earlier ones.
