An interview of Raja sir - EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN ART

EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN ART

An interview of Raja sir By Aryan Raj Dhawan (VIII-A) and Ekansh Bharadwaj (VIII-B) of Step by Step School, Noida. 

A1. The students were asked to make a short, one to two minute video with any topic that they desired. In this video they had to express their technical and aesthetic skills. A panel of 3 judges was set up to select the most talented students. They judged the students on the presentation of the video along with the creativity shown by the student in the field of editing and lighting. At the end of the selection process 14 students were selected out of the 48th who auditioned from middle school.

Q2. How can someone make his/her videos and photos, great? 
A2. If one expresses oneself through one’s original thoughts and ideology, a great work of art will be created. One must also click candid pictures which will make the picture look even more gorgeous and natural too. Different camera angles can also be used to bring out different perspectives from which the object can be seen.

Q3. Do you think students should be selected on the basis of their interests or talents? Should they be given a chance even if they don’t excel in photography? 
A3. This time around, 48 students from middle school auditioned from photography. We had to cut down on such a huge number, so that students could have a better and calmer learning experience. Form Evening is a big show and that’s also the reason why we can only take the most talented for the form evening. In our school, we learn photography in a different way as compared to the other school. We focus more on aesthetic skills rather than technicalities and treat photography as a tool of art. We want to teach students how to express through photography. This method makes learning very interesting and so many people wanted to take it as their role in the form evening. These people should also get a chance since they have an interest in photography. We are giving them a chance in the form of an option to join photography as a work experience.

Q4. What inspired you to pursue photography?
A4. I was brought up in a family of artists, which is from where I got most of my inspiration, since photography is also a form of art. I also took sculpture when I was in the College of Fine Arts. There I met these budding photographers who are now my close friends. After hearing them clicking pictures and talking about photography for forever and a day, a fire to pursue photography was stoked inside me.

Q5. What aspect of photography do you like?
A5. I like experimental photography as I get to explore the vast world of creativity which is one of the key features of fine arts.