Kirtania Photography

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Kirtania Photography

Portraiture in studio and on location: single, couple, family, fashion, dance, high school senior etc Photography has been my passion for most of adult life.

Although I started out as a nature and landscape photographer, my interest evolved over the years and decades into cityscape, architecture and now into portraiture both in my small home studio and outside. I love to experiment with lights to create beautiful portraits in my studio and bring the lights on location to create shallow depth-of-field dreamy portraits outside. In every photo session, my

goal is to bring out the best of whomever I am shooting and create a memory that they can cherish forever!

10/29/2024

Fall in New England is exceptionally beautiful. However, we have been experiencing an exceptionally warm and dry fall this year. Still we got pretty good color, though uneven and spotty. I didn't get a chance to go for a fall foliage excursion anywhere far. These are just some of the images that I photographed during my afternoon walks in my neighborhood last week. And all of these photos except for the drone shots were taken with my iPhone.....

09/22/2024

It was a great Headshot session in my studio yesterday of this handsome young recent medical graduate!
Camera: Canon EOS R5 Mirrorless Body
Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8
Settings: F8, 1/200 sec, ISO 100
Lighting: Clamshell using Godox system and a curved reflector, backlight, sidelight
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09/02/2024

Another photo session in my studio of a recent high school graduate in cap-and-gown!
Canon EOS R5 Mirrorless body, EF 70-200 f/2.8 lens
Settings: f/8, 1/200sec, ISO 100
Lighting: Classic 3-light setup, Godox Strobe system
Background: handpainted wall
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08/31/2024

High School graduation is one of the earliest academic milestones in life. While it is a common practice among the high schoolers to have their senior photos professionally taken for the year book, it is far less common to do the same once they graduate. However, a well-composed and carefully lighted photo of a recent graduate in his/her cap-and-gown in a portrait studio can be a family treasure that they can hang on the wall and cherish forever!
Camera body: Canon EOS R5 Mirrorless, Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 set at f/8, 1/200 sec, ISO 100
Light set-up 1: Clamshell with a beauty dish and curved reflector, Set-up 2: Classic 3-light setup using Godox Strobe system
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05/08/2024

My backyard is coming alive again after the long winter hibernation. After last year's disappointing no show due to late frost, the cherries in my yard are blooming again! Decided to dust off my drone....

04/29/2024

Finally, spring arrives here in New England! Boston Public Garden is usually where I go for spring photo shoot but so do half the population of the city. To get away from the crowd, I decided to head to Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plains today and I was not disappointed!
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04/18/2024

Recently I had the pleasure of working with this beautiful family to create some family portraits on one of their special days in my revamped studio! In this era of smartphone photography and instant gratification, a studio family portrait may seem like a relic of the past. But a well-composed and carefully lighted family portrait against a hand-painted backdrop by a professional photographer in a studio can still create some timeless art that's worthy of being displayed on the wall! .......
Camera: EOS R5, Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 (set at 70mm, f6.3, 1/200sec, ISO 100). Classic 3-light set-up.
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04/11/2024

Solar Eclipse 2024:

A bit late to post, but folks, we did make it! During the last solar eclipse in our part of the world in 2017, I watched it from my backyard, and the sun was eclipsed up to 63% at its peak. Although it was memorable, I regretted not making travel plans to get myself positioned within the path of totality. I knew that the next one in 2024 would be much closer to home but what is the chance of having a clear sky in New England in April? Well, not much; it is less than 10%! This time, I started thinking of flying to Texas where the chance of a clear sky is historically much higher, but eventually decided against it and took my chances, instead. And I lucked out! As the eclipse approached closer, I kept watching the weather closely and to my utter surprise found that New England would have the best chance of clear weather of any place in the path of totality. Although I could have watched it from my backyard and still been able to see 93% coverage, I decided not to let this once-or-twice-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch a total solar eclipse slip away. So I convinced my wife to take the day off and drove 170 miles straight north to Newport, a small city in Vermont that lies pretty close to the centerline of the path of totality affording a staggering 3 minutes and 25 seconds of total eclipse. What was supposed to be a quick 3-hour drive turned into a 5-hour haul as the highways were packed with all the umbraphiles, a term I just learned that refers to eclipse-chasers like me!

I heard experts say there is not much difference whether a partial eclipse is 90% or 99%, but the total eclipse is a whole different ballgame. I used to think this is all hype but let me tell you, folks, it is not. The bright corona, the outermost part of the sun’s atmosphere, suddenly comes into view at the instant the sun gets completely covered by the moon, technically known as the 2nd contact! And you get to view with your naked eye a bright halo around a dark sun with occasional orange sun flares coming out of its corona. You experience sudden darkness, a drop in temperature, and a very unusual 360-degree twilight all around the horizon! You can even see stars near the darkened sun! I was as awestruck as anyone and lost track of time as I was frantically trying to capture the unfolding celestial event with my camera. Suddenly I got jolted back into reality when a ray of sun peeked from behind the moon signalling the third contact and the total eclipse ended just like that! The show went on for another hour or so when the sun gradually asserted its prominence over the silly moon and emerged back with its full glory. But most of the eclipse watchers left as soon as the total eclipse was over. Only a few umbraphiles like me were still hanging around until the end.

The return drive was no joke. After countless re-routing by Waze through rural Vermont and New Hampshire to avoid the clogged highways, we reached back home well after midnight. It took us more than 7 hours to get back home but all of us were extremely happy and felt privileged to have witnessed one of nature’s greatest spectacles! What an amazing experience. One more bucket list item checked off.

03/25/2024

As New England is coming out of its winter hibernation and spring is just around the corner, I felt the need to update my website brochure with some new images…..
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02/21/2024

A fashion photoshoot in my studio!
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02/16/2024

What a fantastic photoshoot in the snow! Kudos to the model who braved the snow and cold in her elegant red dress!
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01/27/2024

I am enjoying portrait sessions in my studio a lot more now with my newly painted backdrop. I chose a neutral gray background for her professional headshots that I posted a few days ago. But after the headshot session, I asked her to pose against my newly painted backdrop for a few more shots. She happily agreed. And the resulting images came out amazing! Folks, when was the last time you had a portrait session for yourself? Probably never. Please click on the link below if you would like to book your own headshot/portrait session:
http://www.kirtaniaphotography.com/contact........

01/26/2024

Another beautiful headshot photo session last week in my studio!
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01/21/2024

It has been a wonderful start of the new year for my business! My newly painted earth-toned backdrop has injected new life into my photography! And my clients are loving it as much as I am. I had a wonderful family photo session last weekend. After the session was done, I asked the mom if they have a bit more time so that I can get a few shots of the daughter with a matching flowy fabric that I happened to have in my collection. She happily agreed and I was able to add my creative touch to this otherwise predictable photo session. Folks, when was the last time you got a professionally done family photoshoot? I bet you can't remember. Please contact Kirtania Photography for your next family photo session. Capture life's fleeting moments through artistic imagery NOW and cherish them FOREVER!
http://www.kirtaniaphotography.com................

12/11/2023

Family Photo Session: I had the pleasure of doing a photo session with this beautiful family in my studio last weekend. The goal of the session was to create some gorgeous family portraits that are worthy of going up on the wall as wall art! I used a classic 3 light setup for the session. Do you want to have gorgeous family portrait like these for your own family. Text me at (978) 807-4857 or follow the link for my website (in the bio) to book your family photo session.
https://www.kirtaniaphotography.com
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