Quotes
So they say
“Do you know how much a professional wedding photographer earns per wedding abroad? Let me not tell you. Find out for yourself through the internet. Think positively. Weddings cost lakhs of rupees, so why can’t you, the wedding photographer, earn a lakh per wedding? The reason is simple. We in this country underestimate our
potential; we feel scared to ask for a decent amount!”
Rohinton Mehta, technical editor, Smart Photography, November 2010
“Wedding photographers have to be very quick. It’s not easy dealing with so many things happening at the same time. Time is always the issue. Clients are usually never on time — either it’s the traffic, someone’s forgotten his wedding ring, someone has left his bag in the car and misplaced the keys!”
Arish Patel, photographer, Smart Photography, November 2010
“Preparation is ideal because then I get to know what kind of characters they are, how much I can or cannot push them, how
they react to stimulus and so on. Once you know this, then you know which kind of brides will buckle under the pressure of their moms, and those types I would maybe take a little extra effort at keeping things peaceful.”
Roohshad Garda, photographer, Smart Photography, November 2010
“I find too much politics creeping into areas where it shouldn’t be. For instance, if you approve a syllabus I don’t understand how you can withdraw it. Sadly we have no accountability.”
Maureen Wadia, businesswoman, DNA, October 31, 2010
“Explain to the students over tea and biscuits that you
completely understand the hurt other people’s negative opinion of them might cause; but in a democracy and particularly in a place of learning, they must learn to accept diverse views.”
Shanta Gokhale, suggesting an alternative route to vice chancellor Dr Rajan Welukar who hastily withdrew Rohinton Mistry’s Such a Long Journey from the BA syllabus,Mumbai Mirror, October 14, 2010
“There is no unemployment in India or Maharashtra, there is
only unemployability.”
Adi Godrej, chairman, Godrej Industries, The Times of India, September 24, 2010
“Earlier, several Parsi families would cut off ties completely with their children if they married outside the community. They would then leave the property to the BPP instead of their children. Today, though, this stance has softened and some people have changed their way of thinking.”
Mehli Colah, chief executive, Bombay Parsi Punchayet, Mid-Day, October 8, 2010
potential; we feel scared to ask for a decent amount!”
Rohinton Mehta, technical editor, Smart Photography, November 2010
“Wedding photographers have to be very quick. It’s not easy dealing with so many things happening at the same time. Time is always the issue. Clients are usually never on time — either it’s the traffic, someone’s forgotten his wedding ring, someone has left his bag in the car and misplaced the keys!”
Arish Patel, photographer, Smart Photography, November 2010
“Preparation is ideal because then I get to know what kind of characters they are, how much I can or cannot push them, how
they react to stimulus and so on. Once you know this, then you know which kind of brides will buckle under the pressure of their moms, and those types I would maybe take a little extra effort at keeping things peaceful.”
Roohshad Garda, photographer, Smart Photography, November 2010
“I find too much politics creeping into areas where it shouldn’t be. For instance, if you approve a syllabus I don’t understand how you can withdraw it. Sadly we have no accountability.”
Maureen Wadia, businesswoman, DNA, October 31, 2010
“Explain to the students over tea and biscuits that you
completely understand the hurt other people’s negative opinion of them might cause; but in a democracy and particularly in a place of learning, they must learn to accept diverse views.”
Shanta Gokhale, suggesting an alternative route to vice chancellor Dr Rajan Welukar who hastily withdrew Rohinton Mistry’s Such a Long Journey from the BA syllabus,Mumbai Mirror, October 14, 2010
“There is no unemployment in India or Maharashtra, there is
only unemployability.”
Adi Godrej, chairman, Godrej Industries, The Times of India, September 24, 2010
“Earlier, several Parsi families would cut off ties completely with their children if they married outside the community. They would then leave the property to the BPP instead of their children. Today, though, this stance has softened and some people have changed their way of thinking.”
Mehli Colah, chief executive, Bombay Parsi Punchayet, Mid-Day, October 8, 2010
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