Interview with Celebrity Photographer: VijatM

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Vijat Mohindra

Go deep into the heart of Young Hollywood and you will find VijatM as one of the most sought after photographers on the scene. His work alone garners him worthy of a Star on the Hollywood walk of fame.  He is known for his beautifully made Celebrity portraits  and amazing editorial work. His work has been described as Neo-Pop and Hyper-Modern. He is breaking barriers with his photo’s of Plus-size women and Transgender people such as Sharon Gualt and Amazon Ashley. This bad boy is Bff’s with Miley Cyrus and is certainly a force to be reckoned with. He should come with a Caution sign, because he will  suck you into his world with his boyish charm and mad skillz. ~xo Sugar

 

 

 

 

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Miley Cyrus

Nicki Minaj

Kim Kardashian

I’m so so so excited to share with you one of my dear talented  friends VijatM’s photographic works of Art. Vijat took time out of his crazy hectic schedule to talk on the phone, the first thing he said to me was “Thank you so much for doing this for me”, as sweet and sincere as you could imagine.  It was a fun chat like talking to your bff  you haven’t seen in forever, but when you do see each-other it’s like no time has passed at all.  Here are the questions Vijat answered for us ladies at The Curvy Fashionista!

We started with a cute Q&A of Vijat’s Favorite’s and Stats in the collage below

 

Interview:

What inspired you to become a photographer?

“I fell in love with photography when I was really really young. I have always had an appreciation for Art. When I was young my Mom did a series of “Black and White” photographs, I was so in love with them, they inspired me to play with a camera, pick it up experiment. My mom saw that I took an interest to the Camera and she got me my very own Camera. From the first flash I loved shooting, I would shoot everything and anyone: cousins, sisters, friends etc.
So yeah i got started really young. When I went to Art Center College of Design, that is when I started thinking ok what Am I going to do with my life? What type of Career do I want for myself? This is when I really started focusing and that became my path and now career.”

Gwen Stefani by VijatM

What Photographer has influenced you the most? 

“I have 3 who have been a major influence:

• David La Chapelle-“With David La Chapelle, I have looked up to him since I was  young.  I just love the little worlds he creates, these real believable characters with his photography. Of course, he has photographed every famous Celeb ever.”

• Mert and Marcus

• Miles Aldridge

Behind the scenes: Vijat in his Hollywood Studio 

How would you describe your signature style of photography?

“My photography is allot of color, I do mostly color photography and love “Black and White” photography as well, but I’m soooo into Color. ”

Where do you draw your inspiration for a shoot from?
“Everything around me…online…anything I can find really.”

Do you prefer indoor shoot’s at your studio or outdoor location shoots?
“I prefer any work related jobs at my studio because I have all my set equipment, lighting , pro photo flash, on cam flash units, old school movie lights, every kind of light you want to do a shoot with I can do at my studio.
I love on location shoots for the natural lighting.”

 

 

 

 

What is your fav subject to work with?
“Transgender models are my number one favorite type of person to shoot, like Amanda Lepore and Amazon Ashley.”

What is your favorite Genre to photograph?
“I have my top two favorite genre’s to shoot, which are Plus-size and Transgender. LOVE Plus Size…plus size is an Art form, it’s beautiful. I dream of shooting more transgender people for everything.”

Who is your favorite Plus Size beauty you have photographed?
“Sharon Gault who as you know is a muse to David La Chapelle.  She is a 90s art icon. She has so much confidence and is really fun to shoot with”

 

Favorite Plus size girl currently?
@Brandebtw “Brande by the way, she does nails in Hollywood she is amazing! Love her!”

modeling for Wacky Wacko

 

More Plus Size Pretty portraits by Vijat:

 

Felicity Hayward                                                      Priscilla Ono

Hot Boys by Vijat 

Black and White Photography by Vijat

Who is your Dream Plus Size Celebrity or Model you would like to Shoot?
“Beth Ditto from the band Gossip.  I would love to shoot her,  She is EVERYTHING! She is so talented and it would be amazing to work with her. I love her band.”

pic via pinterest

As an experienced photographer, do you have any advice for Plus size women going to their first photo shoot?

 3 tips for new models

1. Practice in heels. It’s common practice to elongate a woman’s leg in Cinema and Art. Usually wearing a platform or stiletto, be prepared.
2. Know your angle and work with the photographer to showcase your best self.
3. Do not be insecure, we are shooting you because we love you.. no other reason.
   “If your getting paid it’s because something about the job makes you want to model.
   Don’t give me insecure, your there as a model who is putting yourself in the spotlight.                    You are there basically saying exploit me for business..exploit my looks to make money and remember to be your best, learn from the greats like Sharon Gault.”

 

What have you been up to? Do you have any cool new projects for us too look at ?
“The Other Pictures is my New Project: it’s using an on camera flash, which is a paparazzi flash. What I’m doing is capturing every day items, and elevating the everyday item to celebrity status turning it into Pop Culture.”

Thanks so so so  much to VijatM for the Interview!! ~Xo Sugar

Last Spring with VijatM and Model Felicity Hayward in Santa Monica!

 LINKS!!!!

ArtMixCreative

VijatM

TheOtherPictures

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