More about Pratyush S....
What do you love about your job?
I love being able to show the normal and mundane things we see every day and ignore in a more dramatic manner, being able to meet people and talk to them and shoot them in their natural habitat or make them comfortable in mine makes me happy and just being able to see the joy that your ability to bring to the viewers face when they see what you have been able to capture makes me really happy. Personally, I can not have a 9-5 desk job where you walk into the same place and do the same thing every day, having the chance to be completely flexible with my shooting hours makes me enjoy doing this more and just being able to always explore new places, see things from an angle that maybe not many people have seen before and being able to share that is what I love about my job.
What types of shoots have you done and how did you make them special?
I love doing portrait shots of people, and couples or even families, as it allows me the chance to get to know the people I'm shooting a little bit better, I usually try ask the client beforehand if they have any favourite music they listen to so I can play it during the shoot to bring them into a more comfortable state when we are working as not many people are comfortable when a camera is in front of their face. Or I try to talk with the clients for a little while before taking the camera out and shooting so that we are able to connect a little and be more comfortable with each other when we are working together.
Awards, honors, and recognitions received
Food photography posted on Eater Chicago, Photography works exhibited at Weinburg Gallery Chicago, Featured photographer on a few reputed Chicago Instagram pages. Won an Emmy with Lucid Creative Agency in 2021 for a project we did with The Illinois Education Association.
A fun fact about this photographer
I love to travel, meet and interact with people, have new and exciting experiences whenever and wherever I can. I am also a big-time foodie and thus taught myself to cook ever since I was a kid and still trying to learn. I also played the violin and piano when I was younger.
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