sudha pillai

Dreamin' Monkey

2012-02-11T07:42:00.000-08:00

Dreaming of blue skies, green trees and swinging branches; of playmates and play dates...
He was the one I encountered first when I entered the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Bangalore. He was in a cage, enjoying the sun and contemplating on monkey-life.
He was rescued by the shelter and is being rehabilitated. In a week or two he'd be released into the forest to join his family.
Maybe he was dreaming of that day.

Here's to natural light :)

2012-02-07T11:06:00.000-08:00

For a long time I resisted using artificial lights while shooting. I enjoyed the challenges of shooting in available light. Then I discovered that shooting with strobes can be equally challenging and fun -it's akin to painting with light. But, every now and then I go back to my roots -i.e shooting in available light.

Today, I did an interesting food shoot at Zaffran on St.Marks Road, Bangalore; foods that are made with ingredients considered aphrodisiacs. It's for the Sunday edition of Bangalore Mirror. Will post the pics and recipes here: www.su-kitchen.blogspot.com

This was shot in between shots at the food shoot. There was beautiful, soft, natural light filtering through large windows -delightful!

Compose, focus and click -shooting in natural light is that easy :)

Colourful monsoons

2012-02-01T01:29:00.000-08:00

Rains bring out the 'ugly' in the city: dirty roads, clogged drains, concrete buildings turn a gloomy grey in the rains. But here it brought out the colours of the city. This was shot in Bangalore.

Through the windshield

2012-02-01T01:24:00.000-08:00

I was driving to work when this image unfolded before me. It had begun to rain. I was at the traffic signal when I saw school children rushing through the narrow gate of the school. There were peeling film posters on the walls of the school -a common sight in Bangalore. The entire image was wrapped by the water droplets on my car windshield. I love this image

My daddy bestest !

2012-01-22T07:36:00.000-08:00

Curry fans from Korea

2012-01-22T07:30:00.000-08:00

A scene straight from a Korean Huckleberry Finn or some such classics of yore?? :) Apparently the Koreans love Indian curry
Seven youngsters had come to Bangalore from Korea to experience Indian cuisine. There was a cooking workshop/demonstration at Tattva by Chef Sanjay Tyagi. This pic was taken at the end of the demo. The Koreans love curry and naan and how....
You can read the story here:
http://www.su-journaljottings.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-indian-rope-trick-is-curry.html#links

A sister's take on her transgender brother

2011-12-15T21:54:00.000-08:00

This story refuses to get out of my head. One of the most poignant ones that I'd written in recent times. There are so many layers to it that 800 words could do no justice to this extraordinary life. Real lives are much more compelling than fiction :)
http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/81/201112102011121020212281415789540/%E2%80%98My-brother-was-the-most-beautiful-woman-I%E2%80%99d-ever-seen%E2%80%99.html

Calendar 2012

2011-12-10T19:03:00.000-08:00

Just got my hands on the 2012 Calendar, which was released during the inaugural function of the recently concluded Namma Dance Utsav Bengaluru. Lovely calender filled with dance photos. You can find two images by me here (Month of January and September:)....other lovely images in the calender include the ones by photographers Ramya Reddy, Srivatsa Shandilya, Ray Campbell-Moore, Cylia Von Tiedemann,Govind Vidyarthi and Avinash Pasricha. Thank you Madhu Natraj :)

Check out www.stemdancekampni.in
or www.natyamaya.in
www. nammadanceutsav.com

Hey watch out, she's peeking:)

2011-11-04T08:07:00.001-07:00

Art mirroring nature

2011-11-03T03:57:00.001-07:00

There was this beautiful sculpture of a bird poised to take off. Dancing in front of it were some fronds of coconut trees. It looked like both were doing a slow dance. There was something captivating about the image :)

Twirling queen

2011-10-31T07:05:00.000-07:00

oh brother!

2011-10-31T07:04:00.000-07:00

Magical evening

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30 year old Bonsai tree

2010-09-26T02:45:00.000-07:00

Ficus Virens also known as Lipstick Ficus, because its leaves turn red in spring. This is tree is older than the building in the background and less than 1 ft tall.

The dancer

2010-09-02T22:13:00.001-07:00

Madhu Natraj, Kathak and contemporary dancer and teacher

The Singer

2010-09-02T22:11:00.000-07:00

Lucky Ali, the singer

Artist!

2010-09-02T22:09:00.000-07:00

Gabor, the graffiti artist from Germany

Father's Day Gift

2010-09-02T22:08:00.000-07:00

Father with is four-day old bundle of joy

Love

2010-09-02T22:06:00.000-07:00

Sibling love on the sofa

Goodbye!

2010-09-02T22:01:00.000-07:00

Father by the coffin of his 10-year old son, bidding good-bye!

Actress Neetu

2010-09-02T07:27:00.001-07:00

Actress Neetu

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2010-02-23T06:46:00.000-08:00

Circles

2010-02-21T20:59:00.000-08:00

Golden Glow

2010-02-19T10:45:00.001-08:00

ZEN

2010-02-19T10:43:00.003-08:00

Pivoting

2010-02-19T10:43:00.001-08:00

2010-02-06T21:02:00.002-08:00

DAY 48 of the 365 day project

2010-02-06T21:02:00.001-08:00

www.365photosandstories.blogspot.com

golden light

2010-02-06T21:00:00.000-08:00

DAY 42 of the 365 day project

2010-01-13T07:18:00.000-08:00

Reflections

2010-01-10T05:02:00.001-08:00

365 day-project

2009-12-15T05:07:00.001-08:00

365 days. 365 photos. 365 stories.

One photo a day. One story a day. Images and stories that would eventually make-up the warp and weave of my life.

www.365photosandstories.blogspot.com

www.sudhapillai.com

Tender Moment

2009-12-04T09:14:00.000-08:00

This photograph was taken at a construction site in Bangalore. In most cases the children too come to the work site with their parents simply because they are too young to stay at home alone. The man was in between breaks and enjoying a tender moment with his child. One of the few and far-in-between joyous moments in an otherwise back-breaking work-day.

Jinju

2009-12-04T09:09:00.001-08:00

My lovely Jinju -getting older and wiser. But still of the firm belief that I am the dog and her pet and not the other way round. :)

I AM A CLOUD CHASER :)

2009-10-30T09:54:00.000-07:00

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There is more to a wedding than just the bride and the groom

2009-10-22T00:29:00.001-07:00

A wedding

2009-10-19T12:57:00.001-07:00

Leftovers of a ritual

2009-10-17T23:34:00.000-07:00

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Desperate attempt to make the traffic lights look pretty :)

2009-10-17T23:15:00.000-07:00

Colors of 12 noon

2009-10-17T23:10:00.000-07:00

Sunset

2009-10-16T08:37:00.001-07:00

Boy and his burden

2009-10-16T02:04:00.000-07:00

Boy in the junkyard

2009-10-16T01:34:00.000-07:00

A morning outside town

2009-10-16T01:16:00.001-07:00

Workers

2009-10-16T01:13:00.001-07:00

Artography

2009-10-13T20:58:00.000-07:00

Roadside Bell-sellers

2009-10-12T06:29:00.000-07:00

Roadside Cobblers -a vanishing breed

2009-10-12T05:27:00.000-07:00

At 12 noon

2009-10-11T06:30:00.000-07:00

Postcards from here, there and everywhere

2009-10-10T08:35:00.000-07:00

Basking in the golden light

2009-09-30T07:00:00.000-07:00

Friends forever

2009-09-19T23:38:00.000-07:00

On a rainy day

2009-08-15T02:34:00.000-07:00

Drama in a tea cup

2009-08-01T00:44:00.000-07:00

2009-07-29T05:59:00.000-07:00

Illusion

2009-07-26T23:18:00.000-07:00

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Cat

2009-07-26T22:19:00.000-07:00

Joy

2009-07-26T22:15:00.000-07:00

2009-07-20T23:04:00.000-07:00

NOSTALGIA

2009-07-20T12:59:00.000-07:00

Yesteryear actress Lakshmi

A different spirit

2009-07-20T03:09:00.000-07:00

Seeing differently

2009-07-08T11:51:00.000-07:00

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Minutes before the rain

2009-07-05T13:51:00.000-07:00

Metro Men II

2009-07-04T07:20:00.000-07:00

Rag pickers

2009-07-04T07:11:00.001-07:00

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2009-06-18T06:23:00.000-07:00

Metro Men 2

2009-06-15T03:05:00.001-07:00

Men working on the Bangalore Metro Rail project.....working and working and working.....

Paintography

2009-06-13T12:10:00.000-07:00

2009-06-12T04:20:00.000-07:00

Glass Art

2009-06-11T01:28:00.000-07:00

Train Journey

2009-06-10T18:01:00.000-07:00

Smoky Haze

2009-06-07T20:09:00.000-07:00

An evening in Santhome Basilica

2009-06-06T08:46:00.000-07:00

Sea Shell

2009-05-26T06:26:00.001-07:00

Fierce Friendship

2009-05-13T06:51:00.000-07:00

The following photographs are of the children in APSA -an organization that helps orphans, abandoned and abused children. What was most striking amongst these children was their fierce friendship. You could see it in their eyes, their body language, their hands. their smile -it was a ring of love and protection that they had thrown around each other, binding them forever.

2009-05-11T09:15:00.000-07:00

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Just for fun

2009-05-09T10:48:00.000-07:00

Band in a garage

2009-05-09T09:18:00.000-07:00

Art in a photograph

2009-05-08T10:23:00.000-07:00

Nature's postcard

2009-05-03T10:31:00.000-07:00

Bangalore's Hip Hop band -LOW RHYDERZ

2009-05-02T12:22:00.000-07:00

Mmmm....

2009-05-01T06:42:00.000-07:00

Bygone Era

2009-05-01T06:40:00.001-07:00

URBANSCAPE

2009-04-30T18:44:00.000-07:00

Mime

2009-04-30T18:42:00.000-07:00

Love Binds

2009-04-30T18:41:00.000-07:00

Artist N Activist

2009-04-30T18:36:00.000-07:00

Jasmeen Patheja, Founder of Blank Noise Project. An artist who uses art as a medium to bring about social change -in this case to create awareness and to rid the society of Eve Teasing.

Food for thought -Paintography

2009-04-30T09:14:00.000-07:00

Portfolio -The Rapper

2009-04-29T03:10:00.001-07:00

Textures & Light

2009-04-26T07:40:00.000-07:00