Pankaj Dhoot Photography

Pankaj Dhoot Photography is based in Pune. I have been taking photos around the city for quite a while now. I don't have a massive studio with white walls and expensive backdrops. I prefer going out to where the action is. Most of my work involves weddings, family gatherings, or small local events. I spend a lot of my time charging batteries and cleaning my lenses before a shoot. My bag is always heavy and my back usually aches by the end of a long day on my feet. Pune has some great locations for shoots, but the traffic makes it hard to get from one side of town to the other on time. I do all the editing myself on an old laptop that gets a bit hot when I run the software. It takes hours to go through all the files after a big event. I don't use any of those fancy filters that make everything look fake. I just try to catch people when they are actually smiling or talking. Sometimes the lighting is terrible at the venues, and I have to get creative with a small flash. It is a one-man show mostly. I like the freedom of being my own boss, even if it means I never really have a day off. I just enjoy the process of looking through the viewfinder.