About Me

My name is Rajiv Chopra. I am a photographer, educator, and storyteller specializing in street, travel, and landscape/nature photography. In addition, I do portrait photography, where my specialty is in natural light portraiture and headshots. I am based in the National Capital Region of Delhi, India.

I started photography in 1983 with my Olympus Om-2n camera. Companies did not pay graduates well those days, even people like me who graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology! I could not afford to travel or buy color film, so I started street photography with black & white photography. This early choice has been significant, and even today, my brain works better in black & white than in color.

Film is costly to buy and develop; at the turn of the century, I switched to digital cameras. My first digital camera is the Nikon D70, which I still own. I also retain my Nikon D200, which I use for digital pinhole photography.

My cameras of choice now are the Nikon D810 for portrait and landscape work; and the Fujifilm X-T4 and Fujifilm X100 V for street and travel photography. 

My Approach

I adopted a documentary approach to photography when I was young, and I still use this approach for some of my work. However, you grow as a photographer when you continue to push the boundaries of your work. A photograph must be simple, and it is critical not to make your images complicated.

I have become convinced of the importance of storytelling, and this is the foundation of my approach to photography. Whether I choose to edit an image in a straight manner; create a vintage look; or abstract, the story remains at the heart of my images. 

Coaching

I coach beginners and help them advance on their photography journey. 

My Gear

Digital Cameras

  • Nikon D810. My lenses for this camera are the 
    • 18-300 mm. 
    • the 14-24 mm.
    • the 50mm f1.4 prime lens.
    • the 85 mm f1.4 prime lens.
    • the 60 mm Lensbaby Twist lens
  • Nikon D200, which I use for digital pinhole photography. The lenses are:
    • 28-200 mm lens
    • 60 mm micro lens
    • 12-24 mm lens
    • 105 mm Sigma micro lens
  • Nikon D70 with a 18-70 mm lens
  • Fujifilm X-T4
    • 35 mm f2 prime lens
    • 16-80 mm zoom lens
    • Lensbaby 28 mm Trio
    • Lensbaby 16 mm Obscura 
    • TT Artisan Pro 17 mm f1.4 lens

Fujifilm X100V with a fixed 23 mm f2 lens

  • My mobile phone is always with me. Mobile phone photography is now a critical part of anyone’s photography gear.

Analog Cameras

  • Olympus OM-2n. This camera is the first one I bought.
  • Nikon F-75
  • Holga 120N
  • Voigtlaender 120 mm camera, from the 1950s
  • Zeiss 120 mm camera, from the 1950s
  • Ensign Selfix 120 mm camera from the 1930s
  • 35 mm pinhole camera
  • 120 mm pinhole camera

Affiliations

Software Used

  • Adobe Photoshop / Lightroom / Lightroom Classic
  • The Nik Suite
  • DXO ViewPoint and DXO Film Pack
  • Luminar Neo
  • The Topaz Labs Image Quality Packs
  • Adobe Premiere Pro, Audition
  • Final Cut Pro & Logic Pro
  • Affinity Publisher, Affinity Designer, Adobe InDesign

I am an affiliate of

  • DXO Labs
  • Topaz Labs
  • Skylum
  • CleanMy Mac
  • Envato

Membership

I am a member of the Photography Society of America. 

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