ALTERNATE REALITY ANOOP SINGH AND ANDREAS LINDBACK AND THEIR STINT AS PHOTOJOURNALISTS.

Anoop Singh and Andreas Lindback are two aspiring fashion photographers who traveled into the desert of northeast Kenya in September 2011. Over the course of ten days, they documented the response to the famine in the Horn of Africa and the aid processes in place to deal with it. Here, an excerpt from their experience.

What could have possessed two aspiring fashion photographers to drop everything for a month and drive to the Kenya-Somali border, to document the lives of the people there? It’s a question I still don’t have an answer to. It is one of the most spontaneous things I have done, more so for Andreas who flew in from Sweden to accompany me. As we headed out of Nairobi into the desert, we were filled with nervous excitement—compounded by the uncertainty of a non-responsive press liaison. We didn’t even know if we would have accomodation provided. The atmosphere in Garissa town was straight out of a film: a tiny hotel, jam-packed with Land Cruisers toting huge antennae, “no guns” decals and flying their respective flags. Sweaty, officious people, having seemingly important conversations over lunch, completed the illusion. It felt like an alternate reality.
Multiple phone calls later and with the dubious advice to “just show up—I’m sure we’ll find space for you,” Andreas and I hunkered down in Garissa for the night and headed into Dadaab town in the morning. After the horrific images we had seen on television we were shocked, not by the desperation of the situation but by the apparent lack of it—a testament to the efforts of the United Nations and associated agencies like Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). These camps are 21 years old, and some people have lived their entire lives here. They have thriving markets and micro-economies (refugees are not allowed to enter Kenya proper), and it becomes evident to us
as we speak to people that, far from being a last resort, the vast majority of inhabitants prefer to be in Dadaab than return to Somalia, regardless of whether the situation there improves.
It is on the outskirts of the camps that the theme of death and disease is more apparent. This is where the huge numbers of new arrivals—as many as 10,000 a week in July—flee famine and persecution, and wait to be processed. Driving into the outskirts of the IFO camp we come across a funeral by the roadside, a father burying his twelve-year-old child. All the unassuming mounds we had been seeing with dry thorn bush laid over them were graves. Ten minutes later we come across another burial. This time a baby that wouldn’t eat, discharged by the MSF doctors only a couple days earlier, her parents younger than ourselves.
While living conditions in the camp may be preferable to those in Somalia (the alternative being Al Shabaab-controlled towns just over the border), mortality rates are still high. The predominant cause is malnutrition, with rates increasing amongst new arrivals during their first three months in camp (pre-departure mortality rates from the camp are even higher). This reality hits home as we come across a girl, unable to eat and desperately malnourished despite being in the camp for some time now, and the news that her baby sister had passed away overnight.
Driving away on our last evening in Dadaab, dark rain clouds loom in the sky, a harbinger of hope consistent with the nature of the town’s inhabitants.

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Every photographer knows that celebrating milestones in a child’s life with professional portraits is a great way to add to the bottom line. Not only does it create a memorable photo essay of the child’s development, it allows the photographer to develop a lifelong relationship with the family and gives the photographer the opportunity to expand their line of additional products. Each stage in a child’s development is suitable for specific poses. The Bellies & Babies program will show you some of the best and easiest poses for this stage of life.
Often a client will contact us early in her pregnancy to set up a maternity session. When a pregnant mother first enters the studio, I will review her clothing suggestions and make some recommendations. I usually start with the traditional shots. These are the fully clothed images of Mom that can be shared with friends and family. After that, the session can become more intimate depending on Mom’s comfort zone. We use everything from a tube top or tank top to fabric wraps. If she is interested, we may provide a complete nude study. These images are very personal and are some of my favorite work to create. You will find that when you work with a pregnant mother, you are likely to become the family photographer for life.
There is nothing more precious than a tiny newborn lying on her parent's warm skin. These types of images not only touch on the core of being a parent, they also capture those fleeting moments of a newborn’s first few weeks.
As long as they are comfortable, I prefer to have my clients photograph skin-on-skin portraits for this session because it provides the most emotional impact. I have tube tops for Mom to borrow, and I assure her that her fears and concerns about her post-partum body are understood. I also provide black mock turtlenecks and explain that they command the focus of attention to the baby and the skin tones, thus making the entire image about the relationship they share with their new little one.
The Bellies & Babies seminar explains the proper angles and ways to create images that showcase the relationship between the parent and child without highlighting leftover baby weight.

High fashion photography

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High fashion photography is upbeat
/ fast and completely different then
anything you will ever shoot. Your
indoors, unable to use a flash, sitting
right next to 30 other photographers, videographer
and just some pain in the asses who
have no rime or reason to really be there.
Welcome my shutter cycling friends, to the
war we call high fashion photography. Prepare
yourself for the greatest battle you may ever face.
You will fight to keep your spot, fight to get the
best photo, fight the intense pain in your butt
/ legs due to the awkward position your sitting
in under a videographer’s tripod and just fight
because your extremely tired and just plain annoyed,
but you are having the time of your life.
On top of that you can’t use your fail safe flash
and often have to depend on good old manual
lighting settings.

Yes you are upgrading yourself from a model
photographer to an extreme triathlon yielding
super troop. Well lets not go that far, but you
get the idea. Your about to leave the comforts of
your studio or other area and become press. So,
how do you make sure your lighting is perfect? 1Listen...First and foremost listen to what
the other photographers are saying concerning
settings. The other photographers
will speak. They will all collaborate
to find the optimal aperture, shutter speed and
of course the coveted and sexy ISO. 2Histograph! When the models are practicing
start shooting and start watching
your histogram. I would love to tell you
what settings are perfect, but every situation
is different and every situation is unique.
The most important thing is play around to find
the optimal settings.
Use a Monopod! The use of a monopod
in fashion photography is astronomical.
Do to the low light (depending on
the show) situation a monopod greatly
reduces camera shaking and really makes your
photos stick out. 4ISO...a lot of photographers start at 400
and work their way up. I usually shoot at
800, but have even shot higher, but don’t
recommend it, especially if the photo is
ever going to be used for a publication, etc. As
we all know the higher you get the more grainy
the overall photo, but a photographer has to do
what a photographer has to do as the old saying
goes. Well...not quite that way, but you get the
idea.
The most important thing is use your histogram.
When you have time, check the photo.
Zoom in to the eyes and see if they are out of focus,
very common issue if lighting isn’t perfect.
Obviously the photo could be out of focus for
other reasons, but lighting is a rather large one.
Good luck and have fun!

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4. Highlight your temples, forehead and chin.

Tip: To know "where to glow" bend over for 30 seconds, then slowly stand up. Where your cheeks are flushed is where you are meant to blush. Apply your blush there and it will be naturally rosy every time.

Tip: Cheek color should be used to enhance your complexion, not to change your natural skin tone. Use sparingly for daytime, then add more or a deeper shade for a more dramatic nighttime effect. For special occasions, dust a lightly frosted powder over your cheekbones for a subtle but alluring glow.

Tip: Make sure to blend your blush into your foundation well or it will tend to look unnatural and add the appearance of 5 years to your looks.

Photoartist Agency-A new concept in photography - Daiany Xiques

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