Banu Prakash Photography

You have to walk up to the second floor at No. 11 on 1st Main to find where we work. We are located right there on the corner where 1st Cross meets 2nd Street. Banu Prakash Photography is mostly just a couple of rooms filled with cameras, heavy tripods, and a few different colored backdrops that we pull down from the ceiling. It can get pretty hot in here once we turn all the big studio lights on, so we usually have a noisy fan running in the corner to keep things comfortable. I spend a massive amount of my time sitting at the computer editing files after a shoot is finished. It involves a lot of staring at a glowing screen, which can be tiring for the eyes. People come in for all sorts of photos, ranging from simple ones for their documents to larger family groups. We have a small, slightly cracked mirror on the wall so people can fix their hair or straighten their collars before we start clicking. Sometimes the little kids get cranky and we have to wait a while for them to calm down. That is just part of the job. The stairs leading up here are quite steep, which some of the older folks complain about, but it is a good space for us once you get inside. I have lived in this neighborhood for a long time, so I know how the light changes outside. We try to keep the gear organized, but wires always end up in a tangle.