Arts and Culture Portrait Travel Reflection of a Kathakali artist doing make-up December 29, 2013 Kathakali make-up | Trivandrum, Kerala, India Read more: Kathakali | Kathakali Make-up Share thisClick to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to email (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related #India#Kathakali#Kerala#Make-up#Reflection#Thiruvananthapuram Post navigation ← At leisure Joy in a day’s labour → 97 thoughts on “Reflection of a Kathakali artist doing make-up” Awesome!! Great lighting Reply ↓ I love the vibrant colors and how personal it feels through the mirror. Reply ↓ Fabulous shot! ~SueBee Reply ↓ this again is a fantastic capture.. keep enthralling us with your photography Reply ↓ Wonderful colors and selective focus. Reply ↓ Brilliant capture! Reply ↓ Stunning… cool reflection !!! Have a wonderful Holiday ! Reply ↓ In this pic I like the brightness only on Mirror and opacity at background.This click is awesome Reply ↓ A wonderful shot! Reply ↓ So striking and unusual! Reply ↓ Lovely perspective! View thru mirror :) Reply ↓ Just a very good picture !… Reply ↓ Awesome… Lovely play of colours.. Reply ↓ beautiful capture… Reply ↓ Gorgeous Daniel! Complimenti! Reply ↓ A colorful motive, indeed! Reply ↓ A splendid photo! Reply ↓ fantastic image Joshi!! Reply ↓ Wonderful moment captured ! Reply ↓ nice snap :) Reply ↓ Nice… Interesting they do most of the face painting themselves Reply ↓ Loved the shot :D Reply ↓ Awesome shot :) Reply ↓ That is interesting. Reply ↓ Wonderful ! You got a remarkable sense of photography. Carry On. Reply ↓ Beautiful image Joshi- Reply ↓ Well spotted. Great composition and use of limited DOP. The colours are very nice also. Reply ↓ interesting snap bro :) Reply ↓ Breathtaking colors! Reply ↓ Great portrait……..AGAIN :) Reply ↓ wonderful!!!! ♥ Buon Anno 2014:-) Reply ↓ Awesome photo as always!! I love the perspective! :-) Reply ↓ Great photo! Reply ↓ Fantastic colours! Reply ↓ Magnificent capture Joshi! Reply ↓ Great photo!! I love good shots of India and this is really good. Do you know the work of Steve McCurry? Reply ↓ Oh what a shot! You are so talented!! Reply ↓ Very nice photo … Reply ↓ This is so neat. Love the point of view…and the colors, of course. Good work, Joshi. Reply ↓ Wow! Great perspective and colors. Reply ↓ Color for a change :) Reply ↓ Wow, interesting snap, takes out the old face to usher in a new with lot of colours :) voted JD Reply ↓ Love the colours. Did you have to do anything to the original photo? Reply ↓ exploding colors, great one! Reply ↓ Great shot :-) Reply ↓ It’s almost an illusion, Joshi…like an empty frame looking through to his face…. Reply ↓ Fantastic capture. Reply ↓ Extraordinary image. A superbly creative photo. Reply ↓ Great pics. Reply ↓ Well shot. Nice color and POV Reply ↓ Nice color! Reply ↓ way to end the year Joshi…I think this is one of my favourites of yours now. Happy 2014 my friend. Reply ↓ A super shot! ;-) Reply ↓ Cool shot / great colors! Reply ↓ Great perspective. Reply ↓ Excellent photo! Reply ↓ Superb shot, Joshi, very well composed. Reply ↓ Excellent pic..:-) Reply ↓ Fantastic capture! Reply ↓ Happy New Year, Daniel! :) Reply ↓ Fabulous image..WOW! WIshing you all the best in the up and coming new year! Reply ↓ Lovely colorful click! I’ve always wondered how long it takes them to do the whole makeup. Their dedication to their craft is admirable. Reply ↓ Quite an intense look! Reply ↓ Is he an actor in a play? It reminds me of the makeup used in Kabuki and Noh dramas. Reply ↓ Sad eyes,joyfull colors, beautiful picture. I wish you a happy new year Joshi, all the best ! Many hugs from me, Marie Reply ↓ oh pinneyum kathakali make up … very vibrant colors n cool.. Reply ↓ WOW! I like this. Such a perfect photography! Reply ↓ How do you do this ? *sigh* Every photo is sheer magic. I must say I absolutely love your work!! Happy New Year to you and yours! Reply ↓ Outstanding as always. Wish you a very happy and colorful new year Joshi. :-) Reply ↓ Awesome angle! Reply ↓ fantastic!! Reply ↓ Again, a fantastic portrait Joshi!! Reply ↓ Beautiful tone & lighting. Reply ↓ Great one! Preparing for what? Reply ↓ A rainbow and hues of sunlight all at once Joshi – lovely pic!! Reply ↓ Fantastic reflection shot, the sea of colors makes it a wonderful portrait. Reply ↓ So much detail..what a concentration . Interesting to see behind the scene! Reply ↓ I think I like this one more than the other make-up photos. ;) Reply ↓ Great composition and colours! Reply ↓ Lovely colours and a creative viewpoint which makes for a more intimate image. Reply ↓ Fabulous! The eye is so still and part of the decoration. Reply ↓ Very colorful and a great shot! Reply ↓ lovely contrasts and DoF Reply ↓ Beautiful effect with this framing… Reply ↓ very nice colors and composition. Reply ↓ this is so interesting!!! Reply ↓ Beautiful details! Reply ↓ nice effect [: Reply ↓ j’aime ces maquillage qui sont témoins d’un passé historique ,belle journée Reply ↓ Brilliantly done. Reply ↓ Love this shot Reply ↓ excellent work! Reply ↓ nice click Arts and Culture Reply ↓ The strongest part of this photograph is the way it captures the character of the artist! Wonderful work! Reply ↓ Love this Reply ↓ Captured the mood, the gravitas, of Kathakali make-up beautifully. Great! Reply ↓ NIce series. Reply ↓ Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here... Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email (required) (Address never made public) Name (required) Website You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 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In this pic I like the brightness only on Mirror and opacity at background.This click is awesome Reply ↓
Great photo!! I love good shots of India and this is really good. Do you know the work of Steve McCurry? Reply ↓
Wow, interesting snap, takes out the old face to usher in a new with lot of colours :) voted JD Reply ↓
way to end the year Joshi…I think this is one of my favourites of yours now. Happy 2014 my friend. Reply ↓
Lovely colorful click! I’ve always wondered how long it takes them to do the whole makeup. Their dedication to their craft is admirable. Reply ↓
Sad eyes,joyfull colors, beautiful picture. I wish you a happy new year Joshi, all the best ! Many hugs from me, Marie Reply ↓
How do you do this ? *sigh* Every photo is sheer magic. I must say I absolutely love your work!! Happy New Year to you and yours! Reply ↓
The strongest part of this photograph is the way it captures the character of the artist! Wonderful work! Reply ↓
Awesome!! Great lighting
I love the vibrant colors and how personal it feels through the mirror.
Fabulous shot! ~SueBee
this again is a fantastic capture.. keep enthralling us with your photography
Wonderful colors and selective focus.
Brilliant capture!
Stunning… cool reflection !!! Have a wonderful Holiday !
In this pic I like the brightness only on Mirror and opacity at background.This click is awesome
A wonderful shot!
So striking and unusual!
Lovely perspective! View thru mirror :)
Just a very good picture !…
Awesome… Lovely play of colours..
beautiful capture…
Gorgeous Daniel! Complimenti!
A colorful motive, indeed!
A splendid photo!
fantastic image Joshi!!
Wonderful moment captured !
nice snap :)
Nice… Interesting they do most of the face painting themselves
Loved the shot :D
Awesome shot :)
That is interesting.
Wonderful ! You got a remarkable sense of photography. Carry On.
Beautiful image Joshi-
Well spotted. Great composition and use of limited DOP. The colours are very nice also.
interesting snap bro :)
Breathtaking colors!
Great portrait……..AGAIN :)
wonderful!!!!
♥
Buon Anno 2014:-)
Awesome photo as always!! I love the perspective! :-)
Great photo!
Fantastic colours!
Magnificent capture Joshi!
Great photo!! I love good shots of India and this is really good. Do you know the work of Steve McCurry?
Oh what a shot! You are so talented!!
Very nice photo …
This is so neat. Love the point of view…and the colors, of course. Good work, Joshi.
Wow! Great perspective and colors.
Color for a change :)
Wow, interesting snap, takes out the old face to usher in a new with lot of colours :) voted JD
Love the colours. Did you have to do anything to the original photo?
exploding colors, great one!
Great shot :-)
It’s almost an illusion, Joshi…like an empty frame looking through to his face….
Fantastic capture.
Extraordinary image. A superbly creative photo.
Great pics.
Well shot. Nice color and POV
Nice color!
way to end the year Joshi…I think this is one of my favourites of yours now. Happy 2014 my friend.
A super shot! ;-)
Cool shot / great colors!
Great perspective.
Excellent photo!
Superb shot, Joshi, very well composed.
Excellent pic..:-)
Fantastic capture!
Happy New Year, Daniel! :)
Fabulous image..WOW! WIshing you all the best in the up and coming new year!
Lovely colorful click! I’ve always wondered how long it takes them to do the whole makeup. Their dedication to their craft is admirable.
Quite an intense look!
Is he an actor in a play? It reminds me of the makeup used in Kabuki and Noh dramas.
Sad eyes,joyfull colors, beautiful picture.
I wish you a happy new year Joshi, all the best !
Many hugs from me, Marie
oh pinneyum kathakali make up … very vibrant colors n cool..
WOW! I like this. Such a perfect photography!
How do you do this ? *sigh* Every photo is sheer magic. I must say I absolutely love your work!! Happy New Year to you and yours!
Outstanding as always. Wish you a very happy and colorful new year Joshi. :-)
Awesome angle!
fantastic!!
Again, a fantastic portrait Joshi!!
Beautiful tone & lighting.
Great one! Preparing for what?
A rainbow and hues of sunlight all at once Joshi – lovely pic!!
Fantastic reflection shot, the sea of colors makes it a wonderful portrait.
So much detail..what a concentration .
Interesting to see behind the scene!
I think I like this one more than the other make-up photos. ;)
Great composition and colours!
Lovely colours and a creative viewpoint which makes for a more intimate image.
Fabulous! The eye is so still and part of the decoration.
Very colorful and a great shot!
lovely contrasts and DoF
Beautiful effect with this framing…
very nice colors and composition.
this is so interesting!!!
Beautiful details!
nice effect [:
j’aime ces maquillage qui sont témoins d’un passé historique ,belle journée
Brilliantly done.
Love this shot
excellent work!
nice click
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The strongest part of this photograph is the way it captures the character of the artist! Wonderful work!
Love this
Captured the mood, the gravitas, of Kathakali make-up beautifully. Great!
NIce series.