http://nishantratnakar.com Documentary Photographer | Wedding Photographer | Multimedia Producer | Bangalore, India Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:15:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/flash-mob-slutwalk-bangalore/ http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/flash-mob-slutwalk-bangalore/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:51:16 +0000 nishant http://nishantratnakar.com/?p=1194 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }   I had last covered a Flash mob three years ago, when dancing ban at public places in Bangalore was making fresh headlines. It had got some of the city’s dancing enthusiasts to assemble at a public square with music quietly streaming from their portable players. The confused security guards at the square were struggling [...]]]> http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/flash-mob-slutwalk-bangalore/feed/ 6 http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/spirit-bangalore-dna/ http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/spirit-bangalore-dna/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:26:15 +0000 nishant http://nishantratnakar.com/?p=1054 http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/spirit-bangalore-dna/feed/ 0 http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/people/snake-catcher-shivappa-composition/ http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/people/snake-catcher-shivappa-composition/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:23:47 +0000 nishant http://nishantratnakar.com/?p=995 http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/people/snake-catcher-shivappa-composition/feed/ 4 http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/best-photo-tcs-world-10k/ http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/best-photo-tcs-world-10k/#comments Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:33:54 +0000 nishant http://nishantratnakar.com/?p=969 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Awards, come and go… But they are always welcome. I have been a professional photographer for last 5 to 6 years. And in this short span of time recognition to my work have come in the form of scholarships and fellowships. And I have even won an award for making a short-film! But I had never [...]]]> http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/best-photo-tcs-world-10k/feed/ 2 http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/dont-leave-me-now/ http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/dont-leave-me-now/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:17:55 +0000 nishant http://nishantratnakar.com/?p=901 http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/dont-leave-me-now/feed/ 6 http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/notes-from-the-fieldpolitics-media/ http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/notes-from-the-fieldpolitics-media/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 19:18:39 +0000 nishant http://nishantratnakar.com/?p=808 http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/notes-from-the-fieldpolitics-media/feed/ 0 http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/few-frames-behind-the-lens/ http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/few-frames-behind-the-lens/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:43:13 +0000 nishant http://nishantratnakar.com/?p=779 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } As an assignment for my Advanced News Photography class held during my Diploma in Photojournalism scholarship program I did an audio slideshow featuring my photographer colleague K Anantha Subramanyam at his home and at work.]]> http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/few-frames-behind-the-lens/feed/ 1 http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/talking-few-singles/ http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/talking-few-singles/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:49:21 +0000 nishant http://nishantratnakar.com/?p=772 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } As an assignment for my course, I am talking about some fifteen single news images taken during the scholarship year.]]> http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/talking-few-singles/feed/ 0 http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/the-park-bench-stories/ http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/the-park-bench-stories/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:25:55 +0000 nishant http://nishantratnakar.com/?p=759 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } A multimedia assignment for my course at ACFJ at Ateneo De Manila University.]]> http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/the-park-bench-stories/feed/ 0 http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/a-classroom-experiment-on-soundslides/ http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/a-classroom-experiment-on-soundslides/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:28:25 +0000 nishant http://nishantratnakar.com/?p=755 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Multimedia, audio, video… seems to be/is the emerging mantra for photojournalists. Convergence of different mediums have created a whole new world of opportunities for visual story-telling. Also, from this year World Press Photo has instituted a new contest to recognize multimedia photojournalism. Multimedia is here to stay. This multimedia slideshow was produced by me as [...]]]> http://nishantratnakar.com/blog/a-classroom-experiment-on-soundslides/feed/ 0