Digital art-tractions

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He is an avid traveller and loves to visit beautiful places all across the world. But his travel isn’t complete without capturing memories in pictures. Ishaan Suri, a 32-year-old businessman, has had a fascination for photography since he was a teenager. And that fascination has now reached another level. Now, he doesn’t only click pictures but adds to those pictures his own artistic touch digitally, which he calls Artfoto.

“Artfoto is a world where the camera is the paintbrush and the photo is the canvas and can be created into something as magical as a painting,” says Ishaan, whose works were exhibited last year and received appreciation. Now, he is ready with a second edition of the exhibition titled, “Carpe Diem” that will have 45 works displayed in the capital.
The idea, Ishaan says, is to create his own signature style. “While each picture obviously needs to be captured in the right frame and at the correct time, the editing part is more important while creating an art photo,” he says and adds that a picture may take almost 12-15 man hours to create the proper effect.
Ishaan’s photography is a combination of reality and dreams. He gives his images a semi-realistic touch, steering clear of abstraction. As far as the themes of his photography are concerned, he never shoots with a goal or final concept in mind. He clicks pictures while walking on the streets, travelling with friends, and whenever he finds something interesting.
The photographs that will be displayed at the exhibition are mostly of central Europe and a few from Asia. “But the imaging won’t give any description of the place,” he says.
Ishaan, who is professionally trained in photography and has a knack for the technological advancement in the art, thinks the Indian market for photography needs to grow. “In India, the market for photography is lagging behind because we don’t have proper technology, especially in digital photography. The quality of printing is also very limited,” he says.
However, he tries to experiment wherever he can. Some of the pictures to be displayed at the exhibition, have also been taken on an iPhone. “I like experimenting and pushing technology to the limit. I have got really nice result of this picture of a cinema hall (Le Champo) in Paris taken on an iPhone 4. It has been taken using an app called Camera Plus,” he concludes.