Model: Yenara Sanuki
HMUA: Insiya Mansoor of Salon In-C
Date: 26-Mar-2021
Location: Studio Shashin, Colombo, Sri Lanka
For a number of years my interest in photography had been inclined towards street photography. During a book-exhibition in the late 2019 I stumbled on to a book that teaches creative aspect of studio portrait photography. The inspiration hit me, and then I started exploring. For about two years I consumed as much material as possible on this subject. I spent hours studying different photographers, watched their videos on YouTube, and mentally prepared myself for this next adventure in my photography journey.
This shoot was my first introduction to Yenara. I hired her for the shoot through a modeling agency. This is also the first time I collaborated with Insi. She and I connected through Instagram and we were already discussing about a collaboration when this shoot came up. It was also the first time I was working in this studio. The experience was so great, I ended up returning to this studio with Yenara for two more shoots, and continue to be friends with Insi to this day.
