Smart Photography 201707

Miniature Art

U

mesh

Thakker is a

self-taught

freelance hobbyist

photographer.

He started a few

years ago with

portraiture and landscape photography

and soon graduated in the art of editing.

On occasions, he used to create greeting

cards for his doctor-son but he wanted to

create ‘something different’. One day, as he

was watching the movie ‘Honey I Shrunk

the Kids’, it struck him with an idea to

create miniature representations of human

fantasy and day-to-day situations that

could be used as greeting cards or posters.

����������������������������������������

and lots of people asked him as to how he

created the miniatures.

Umesh says “I believe every picture should

tell a story. So after getting inspired with

an idea, I try to visualise a story that would

connect with the picture. I then draw a

rough sketch keeping in mind the subject’s

size and expression, the lighting and how

the background should be. I take care that

the background does not have any element

that could take away the viewer’s attention

from the main subject”.

The main ‘actor’ in Umesh’s pictures is

usually his grandson Harill who is just 6

years old. “He understands what’s going

�������������������������������������������

up with perfect expressions. I rarely have

to shoot twice” says Umesh.

After the shoot, Umesh takes great efforts

����������������������������������������

could mar the picture. Attention is given

to every little detail – lighting, shadows,

tonality etc. Sometimes, it takes almost 3-4

days (remember, Umesh is a self-taught

artist without any formal training) to make

his ‘art’ look perfect. He is his own judge,

the jury and the executioner! |SP

Umesh Thakker

60 http://www.smartphotography.in

Smart PhotographyJuly 2017

SPECIAL