Kolkata: After closing the door to the amateur photographer since the beginning of the pandemic, the Kumartuli craftsmine association has begun to allow in a shutterbugs at a small cost to survive the Blues Pandemic and have some additional funds, which rose to Rs 50,000 a year, useful for the emergency needs of medical pottery and their families .
Every year in run-up to Durga Puja, Kumartuli turns into a paradise photographer with amateurs and professionals crowding to capture idols in making – the subject is too profitable for every photographer to fight.
But time and more, craftsmen complain that interference created by photographers – both local and foreigners – interrupt their work flow.
Pandemic gave them the right reason to prevent their entries as Kumartuli Mritsilpa Sanskrity Samity stopped issuing permission cards to fully limit Outsiders in the Hub Idol.
However, with the price of deducted idols and profit runs low, Samity has reconsidered his decision and began to allow photographer entries again.
Not only is the photographer, they also allow photographic shooting of commercial videos that pick up more money.
“We have stopped photogroint who entertained during the Covid period considering safety issues.
But now we have started to allow them to return at the cost of Rs 50 because we need money for the welfare of the craftsmen,” said Babu Friend, Secretary Samity.
Starting from mid-July, photographers began clustered Kumartuli in the group.
The recommended study tour for amateurs is ready to take a steep learning curve in photography, Kumartuli became a shutterbugs who haunted the epic proportion while running to the pujas who left idolmakers in the colony of Potters who scare.
Shutterbugs armed with cameras, lenses, and tripods can be seen squeezing themselves into the smallest gap between idols to capture a unique frame for grandchildren.
According to Veteran photographers, Kumartuli is a challenge for every photographer who wants to learn to shoot interesting subjects in low and narrow spaces.
“All photos of photos and club photos choose Kumartuli for giving photographers the opportunity to learn about various formations, patterns, and light conditions.
It is also favored by experienced photographers for presenting challenges of shooting something new in a place that has been captured by thousands of others for years Year, “said Sudipta Chakraborty, a veteran photographer.
If “Likes” on Facebook is a gift for striking images, craftsmen complain of interference, disorders and sometimes destruction.
“Many times, flash lights are a disorder while painting a fine line of idol eyes.
Some even break their hands or fingers and go only after the argument.
Many photographers also don’t regret about their behavior and enter our studio and even our homes without permission,” said a veteran idol maker.
Another city-based photographer, Sutirtha Basu welcomed the decision but asked the photographer to be more polite and made sure not to disturb the craftsmen or damage their work when photographing at the Hub Potters.