About
About
Navasothan Banushanth
Jaffna based Wedding & Portrait photographer
"Only photograph what you love"
Navasothan Banushanth, the principal photographer and owner of the studio, is a multi-award-winning wedding and portrait photographer. Based in Jaffna, Banu has over 10 years of experience in the photography industry. Started his venture into the wedding photography business back in 2012 as a part-time photographer. In 2018 he quit his profession in the engineering field and became a full-time photographer.
“MY REPORTAGE SHOOTING STYLE CAPTURES THE DAY WITH A STORYTELLER’S EYE FOR DETAIL – A GLIMPSE THROUGH A WINDOW, A PEEK OVER THE SHOULDER, A PRIVATE SMILE. I FOLLOW THE ACTION; I DON’T DIRECT IT.
I’M A PRIVILEGED GUEST WITH A CAMERA.”
Banu has shot more than 200 weddings
“I KNOW HOW MUCH LOVE GOES INTO A MARRIAGE AND HOW MUCH PLANNING IT TAKES TO PULL OFF A WEDDING – I DON’T MISS A MOMENT.”
Banu photography
Our Services
If you’ve found this website, chances are that you’re looking for a photographer. Whether you’re getting married, celebrating a saree ceremony, planning a party, looking to get a headshot taken, wanting a portrait session, or something else entirely, you’ve come to the right place!
Thank you so much for the wonderful job you & your team did at our wedding. You made everyone so comfortable on the day of the wedding – including the pictures you took are just perfect. We have received so many compliments and we love them. Thank you for helping to make our wedding so special.
"Such a professional passionate talented young photographer. Huge thanks for unique stunning captures which received many compliments.
We greatly appreciate all your effort in making the album and video so beautifully. It is an amazing, perfect & memorable record of precious moments .
And thank you for the excellent services you offered"
"We are happy that we selected a passionate photographer for our big event, his work is amazing. He has put whole effort in making every photo count. Videography is also stunning. Would recommend him without any doubt, you will have a real WOW factor in your albums."
"Banu photography is the one of the. best option that I have chosen to my wedding. Most creative and friendly team"
"We have just received our wedding photo book is priceless. We absolutely love it. Every time we look at the images we are reminded of the emotion, the laughs and beauty of the day.Thank you so much 💐, banu! Thanks a million for making our day extra special"
Wonderful job you did at our wedding. You made every pictures so amazing & perfect. Thank you for helping to make our wedding so special. The photos are truly incredible.
You are a true artist & magician to create those beautiful images. Good luck for you and your team
"Photographer with a unique and creative ideas. I’m so happy for the artistic moments he has captured on my pre wedding shoot. Best wishes and recommending his work"
"We just wanted to say a huge thank you for our photo album.
The photos are absolutely stunning and the album itself has received so many compliment from those who've seen it.
Banu and his team work with great respect; through the way they work and what they have produced, definitely shows how passionate they are with their job"
FAQs
I FIND THAT A BEAUTIFUL MIX OF DOCUMENTARY AND TRADITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CREATES A BEAUTIFULLY WELL–ROUNDED GALLERY FOR MY CLIENTS. MOST OF THE MOMENTS ARE DOCUMENTARY IN NATURE AND PHOTOJOURNALISTIC IN APPROACH. I ROUND THAT OUT WITH SOME GORGEOUS, WELL–PLACED TRADITIONAL MOMENTS TO CREATE A RICH COLLECTION OF IMAGES FOR MY WEDDING CLIENTS.
YES. TO SEE EXAMPLES OF OUR VIDEOGRAPHY SERVICES, CLICK HERE
I ALWAYS BRING AT LEAST ONE OTHER PHOTOGRAPH TO PHOTOGRAPH THE ENTIRE DAY WITH ME SO THAT NOTHING GETS MISSED! IF YOU ARE HAVING A LARGE OR LOGISTICALLY COMPLICATED WEDDING, I MIGHT HAVE TWO OR THREE ADDITIONAL SHOOTERS, AND/OR ASSISTANTS TO HELP AS WELL. I ALWAYS ENSURE THAT I AM WELL–STAFFED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR WEDDING IS CAPTURED IMPECCABLY AND THAT NOTHING IS MISSED.
OF COURSE! MY PACKAGES INCLUDE CAPTURING YOUR DAY FROM THE END OF YOUR HAIR/MAKEUP THROUGH THE LAST MAJOR EVENT OF THE RECEPTION. ADDITIONAL COVERAGE IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE NO MATTER HOW MUCH MORE YOU WOULD LIKE COVERED.
IT DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF WEDDING/EVENT YOU ARE HAVING! IF YOU ARE PLANNING A FORMAL, I’LL BE DRESSED IN MOSTLY BLACK OR GRAY. MYSELF AND MY STAFF ALWAYS DRESS PROFESSIONALLY AND APPROPRIATELY FOR THE LOCATION AND EVENT WE WILL BE SHOOTING.
No we don’t. Raw, unedited files are an unfinished product. We only provide our clients with completely edited images.
ENGAGEMENT AND FAMILY PHOTOS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE VIEWING APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AFTER THE SHOOT. WEDDINGS NORMALLY TAKE 2–3 WEEKS.
YES, OF COURSE! I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE BEING PHOTOGRAPHED AND I’M HERE TO HELP. THROUGH MY EASY SHOOING STYLE AND NATURAL POSING, I MAKE SURE THAT YOU LOOK NATURAL AND LOVELY IN YOUR PHOTOS. SOME PEOPLE TAKE A LITTLE LONGER TO WARM UP, AND IN THOSE CASES I MAKE SURE THAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE AND RELAXED WHILE WE ARE SHOOTING. I PROMISE, I MAKE IT PAINLESS AND FUN, AND IT WON’T BE NEARLY AS BAD AS YOU THINK!
GREAT! THE NEXT STEP IS TO EMAIL ME OR WHATSAPP ME TO LET ME KNOW YOUR DATE SO I CAN CHECK MY AVAILABILITY. ONCE WE SELECT THE BEST PACKAGE FOR YOU, I WILL SEND YOU A QUOTE AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PAY THE RETAINER. I CANNOT HOLD ANY DATE FOR EITHER A PORTRAIT OR A WEDDING WITHOUT BOTH THE RETAINER AND CONTRACT COMPLETED. I CAN’T WAIT TO WORK WITH YOU!
Weddings, at their core, are two families coming together to celebrate the beginning of a life long relationship. We understand how important family is to our clients, and ensure that we spend our time capturing the precious moments between our clients and their families. So if you’re here because you love our art, just wait until you see how well we cover family!
We have a 90 day delivery guarantee. Though majority of our weddings are delivered between 4 to 8 weeks. THE PROCESS PRIOR TO PLACING THE ORDER VARIES IN DURATION DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY YOU RESPOND TO THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ALBUM DESIGN AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF CHANGES YOU REQUEST AFTER THE INITIAL DESIGNS. SOME BRIDES COMPLETE THIS WITHIN A MONTH OR TWO; OTHERS TAKE OVER A YEAR.
SIMILAR TO THE POST–PRODUCTION PROCESS, IF YOU REQUIRE RUSH PROCESSING(ONE week delivery), A FEE OF 25000.00LKR WILL BE CHARGED
WE BACK UP THE IMAGES TO A LOCAL SERVER, AS WELL AS COPY THEM TO AN OFFSITE HARD DRIVE. AT ANY GIVEN POINT BEFORE DELIVERY OF THE IMAGES, THERE ARE TWO COPIES OF THE FILES IN SEPARATE LOCATIONS.
Of course, we do. we professionals, and we’ve collected an ever–growing arsenal of equipment. On your wedding day, we carry redundancy across the full spectrum, from our camera cases to lighting and all foreseeable contingencies.
Being a professional means being prepared for contingencies. Thanks to our incredible network of industry relationships, should anything ever happen when you book and your wedding, they have our back. We help others and know our friends will do it for us
CONTACT US AT +94772811999 OR EMAIL us
I WOULD LOVE TO DISCUSS RATES WITH YOU! SEEING AS THAT NO TWO WEDDINGS ARE ALIKE AND THAT I HAVE DIFFERENT PRICING FOR COLOMBO WEDDINGS AND WEDDINGS THAT REQUIRE TRAVEL, THE BEST WAY TO VIEW AT MY PRICING IS BY CLICKING ON THE CONTACT ME BUTTON AND EMAILING ME SOME DETAILS ABOUT YOUR PLANS! IF I AM AVAILABLE ON YOUR DATE, I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO EMAIL YOU MY RATES FOR YOUR LOCATION, AS WELL AS CHAT ABOUT PUTTING TOGETHER A CUSTOM PACKAGE THAT SUITS EXACTLY WHAT YOUR WEDDING REQUIRES
OUR PACKAGES HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY CURATED AND PRICED ACCORDING TO THEIR VALUE, SO THE SHORT ANSWER IS “NO”. HOWEVER, NO TWO WEDDINGS ARE ALIKE AND AS SUCH, WE WOULD LOVE TO CREATE A CUSTOM PACKAGE THAT SUITS EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED! IF YOU ARE WORKING ON A SMALLER BUDGET, WE HAVE INCREDIBLE COVERAGE AVAILABLE BEGINNING AT 99999LKR. YOU WILL RECEIVE THE SAME SIGNATURE SERVICE AS ANY BANU PHOTOGRAPHY CLIENT AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY BANU WHO HAS TEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR DETAILS!
