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Welcome to my photography Blog!

Hi there! My name is Bharat and I am a wedding and portrait photographer from Auckland, New Zealand, who specializes in capturing relaxed portraits, amazing details and real moments for the coolest brides and grooms and families in New Zealand, Australia and Africa.

This blog follows my professional life, and features business and educational information for current and potential clients, some personal blurb, and images from a) the weddings and portraits I shoot, b) wedding album and portrait album layouts I design and c) digitally painted images I create through my art and photography knowledge on latest technology.

It's basically like my own personal photo album combined with an information source for the visitors. This site is a little informal and I just want to give everyone a sense of who I am, and what I am all about.

When I am not shooting wedding and portraits, I work with images to enhance and restore including making some dramatic changes, under the umbrella of PhotoDoctor. (www.photodoctor.co.nz). More recently I have moved onto digital painting of portraits - a unique product line in NZ. Stay tuned to see some examples.

Thanks for visiting.

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Lasting Impressions and me

March 2, 2009 Posted in Info

Lasting Impressions is the current public face of Bharat Paima, an obsessive-compulsive image capture-r of people from all walks of life spanning over 40 years. BP has spent most of his waking and dreaming hours in pursuit of his beloved vocation, photography. His photography is ever changing as time change and keeping up to date...

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April 20, 2009 - 12:14 am jenny murray - Hello Bharat! Surprise! I have enjoyed working my way through your website and images. I would love to see more! Really enjoyed the richness of colour and texture and the relaxed co-operation that you achieve from behind the lense. I know what you mean about detail and quality- my fine Art degree was in etching on zinc and copper--on top quality paper etc.I have continued with this 600 year old technique for many many years. Your images esp of your self leave a lasting impression with metta, Jenny

April 20, 2009 - 8:33 am Bharat - This is a real surprise. Thank you Jenny. I won't ask how you found me here. But it is good to know you did your research. Your comments on my photography sum up most of what I do. Your degree in Fine Art makes your observation highly valuable. Wow, I would enjoy and treasure this surprise. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. With metta it is. Bharat.

April 20, 2009 - 5:12 pm jenny murray - Bharat, your comments on 'beautiful' are very interesting- you have the ability to draw that spark out from people and (objects!) by the strength of your warmth and of your 'eye'. No artist is complete if they do not have 'the eye'. It can be taught, but the best comes innately. I believe Beauty comes from inner confidence- belief in oneself- shining so naturally and easily in children, often has to be re-discovered or bought out later on in life. So this is what you are wonderfully doing!-- giving that person the confidence in themselves before the camera, so that they can lose their self-consciousness, and let themselves shine thorough. No small task. And I see it in your photographic journey through your life. with metta, Jenny

April 29, 2009 - 1:19 pm Jenny Ferguson - This site is soooo amazing!! :) I love how you have potrayed Neil & I throughout the photos. You are an amazing photographer with a full-of-life attitude towards your work. I enjoyed every moment working with you and love your spirit... You bring great character & individuality in everyone with your amazing photos. I look forward to the "bump & bub" shots too - to see your style and creative flair. Look forward to your blogs to come. Your good friend, Jenny Ferguson

April 29, 2009 - 1:54 pm bharat - Jenny, you are so much fun yourself. You Neil, and Mele are all becoming family members of Lasting Impressions. It is so lovely to have you on board. You have introduced the 'bump and bub' style to our ever expanding portrait style. That is so exciting and exhilarating. Thank you ever so much. You know, Desiree' - our 'lighting director' loved working with you. She thought you were all 'so cool' people. She hasn't stopped talking about you. First I am looking forward to your Wedding Album. It is going to be so incredibly unique. I am very pleased about that it will be an incredibly pride article in your growing household. Oh, so lovely :}, wedding, bumps and bubs plus more to come.... can't wait. Keep me posted, please. I would love to be part of happenings in your life. You guys are so unique. That makes it doubly doubly fun to work with you. We look forward to, as the catch phrase goes.... "YOUR LIFE IN PICTURES".