sweet imprints...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChAZYdJ-oBkvjRzfq3jD88QwbxLHsOofqKbDmCYDt1m_RswRNeEnWtB3UxyXh1y1LayO7U9UxHA6Y1TA3CWdwhIiZ_LyS2YHnb22mdGRhZJdkWDK3HycckjzuC-H-hHm2THCzlojJenk/s1600/sandesh1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480304834795633282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChAZYdJ-oBkvjRzfq3jD88QwbxLHsOofqKbDmCYDt1m_RswRNeEnWtB3UxyXh1y1LayO7U9UxHA6Y1TA3CWdwhIiZ_LyS2YHnb22mdGRhZJdkWDK3HycckjzuC-H-hHm2THCzlojJenk/s400/sandesh1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">I recently became the owner of these beautifully crafted <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandesh_(confectionery)"> </a><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandesh_(confectionery)">Sandesh</a> </i></b>moulds, that my mother found while clearing her old trunks.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480304827139628562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjlw3spWzesf2ct4s7GdaHAr5tC6pxljGz6irFyoUXUlruleZeSwMPO-o601jS7vzyWZBmScHmPyqxaGSN-TCDJvCeEADAiI8Py78-51EHhsCGcpZVdf0B_KlIik89ZgHWaf0f1LhuMI/s400/sandesh3.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span>Having spent most part of my childhood summer vacations in Calcutta, <i>West Bengal</i> where my grandparents lived for decades, my love for <i>Bengali sweets</i> and especially <i><b>Sandesh</b></i> is interwoven with my memories of days spent lazying around in the wrought-iron balcony with smooth red-oxide flooring... <i>( more on that later;-)</i><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480304818541116018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjY0OwrGCCx1ukbzu9jk7hK0URC976k7Q7QoUxLvITQn-PS-XabE9lHWWKnfOYcAH1mHFLvKHxZG1Bit3S8hV3sKuJpfGv86HhSA-fRMkcxn7cCK9YLNn4cZ0bMQJ9BH_E9wH7IolAK8/s400/sandesh4.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px; " /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480304811812752738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_O-W91V6MbjxOdELKYfwapsHkbQVOMDje1MEIYZPROmy1HgooVghuDOMraXcd9I_tY1Hc577rB_X5ANBWnLA1VGe8QQCcpPwdhtzyXH828SE44c-lGM21N5Zks2b_rhPE4P2CWV6Ulk/s400/sandesh5.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px; " /></span></div><div>So when my mother brought these precious little pieces of terracotta moulds I was thrilled.</div><div><br /></div><div>I just had to share these photographs with all of you.</div><div>Hope you like them.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>( images by Arch)</i></div></div>

sweet imprints...

I recently became the owner of these beautifully crafted Sandesh moulds, that my mother found while clearing her old trunks. Having spent ...

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My foray into product photography...

Things have been rather quiet here at <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rang Dec</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">or</span> and I am sorry about that. Thanks to all you lovely readers who come back often to check on the blog.<br /><br />Many of you know about my love for photography, I post regularly on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">flickr</span></a> and occasionally in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rang Decor</span>. When a beautiful opportunity came my way, I just had to explore it:-)<br /><br />I have recently started shooting for a <span style="font-style: italic;">Luxury handcrafted Bedding</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> & Linens store</span>~ <a href="http://www.saffronmarigold.com/catalog/index.php"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saffron Marigold</span>.</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LiQsDiQJ6PC08IbO3Dql0m0_3a8IqSRd7f6BUCjSEyHDa6BECBtW_UfV1J4GVQ_dDdUPiu-egZyCW3cl3p3u47LerK7Rm7dazWddTaAfP5_8xkKSrQYJh0n8zf6M08ywNSoRH5juo9eO/s1600-h/or3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347371872822851410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LiQsDiQJ6PC08IbO3Dql0m0_3a8IqSRd7f6BUCjSEyHDa6BECBtW_UfV1J4GVQ_dDdUPiu-egZyCW3cl3p3u47LerK7Rm7dazWddTaAfP5_8xkKSrQYJh0n8zf6M08ywNSoRH5juo9eO/s400/or3.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 348px;" /></a>I have been styling and shooting the gorgeous products for <a href="http://www.saffronmarigold.com/catalog/index.php"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saffron Mar</span></a><a href="http://www.saffronmarigold.com/catalog/index.php"><span style="font-weight: bold;">igold</span></a>. The recent one being the<a href="http://www.saffronmarigold.com/catalog/org_yellow_blue_bedding.php"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Morning Dew</span></a> print that they have recently launched.<br /><br />Here are some of the frames from the shoot. Hope you like them.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2R0oczxDGdLCdsWv4-Jd6g98iE-J10utGNsFdFC5b_TVaA-UrJ21Vc1_a883YoymmJ7nnJYw512FTDITeRjnyA5d2fS9GP1KUTE2jNTKiNppwGoTA166YHOOYo46Bg4z_xU8xCjs9x1ua/s1600-h/run1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347371880372485314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2R0oczxDGdLCdsWv4-Jd6g98iE-J10utGNsFdFC5b_TVaA-UrJ21Vc1_a883YoymmJ7nnJYw512FTDITeRjnyA5d2fS9GP1KUTE2jNTKiNppwGoTA166YHOOYo46Bg4z_xU8xCjs9x1ua/s400/run1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Morning Dew Table Runner</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZZpf0S0NxbKQYF5_a7eg6c6fYqZSVFRT6taF1h82Df9ZbBXx1jmnc_8N0eyGyDSrcFii8C41lCqq2sw2UG1kEBViJXBDS13hvSRGzf3B4r2FWKcU3OEWPlniXM2uwNBq5TKuH0xv7ATU/s1600-h/flo4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347375108601436322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZZpf0S0NxbKQYF5_a7eg6c6fYqZSVFRT6taF1h82Df9ZbBXx1jmnc_8N0eyGyDSrcFii8C41lCqq2sw2UG1kEBViJXBDS13hvSRGzf3B4r2FWKcU3OEWPlniXM2uwNBq5TKuH0xv7ATU/s400/flo4.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 362px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Morning Dew European Pillow Sham</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAatneKss9dfastpYC66KyHmta-o56O-ej1HE-s-Nt6IWQl5eHr08xuA_DlfZ_1uj5in5SPe37JzwbATngzQBqY0qg_s4xLVhw6eLtIzBWMSAcla0l0Ja5M34HpOoHJurJimWJGt1RMOm/s1600-h/tc3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347375112402552386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAatneKss9dfastpYC66KyHmta-o56O-ej1HE-s-Nt6IWQl5eHr08xuA_DlfZ_1uj5in5SPe37JzwbATngzQBqY0qg_s4xLVhw6eLtIzBWMSAcla0l0Ja5M34HpOoHJurJimWJGt1RMOm/s400/tc3.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 382px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Morning Dew Table Cloth</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sroMa41Q9537woBqds2iAW1ZOPbvj7JdgmgGxtbu9AJQ83VxF-40XUOiASiJljoKjTaEFWVRfQCwqVrvpfbKPFDcj_DSwnTMp8tWDw4UwOl4MA8yOgrnt54N4-eY8n-19FWJjWTrG2hm/s1600-h/sheer4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347375115262708370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sroMa41Q9537woBqds2iAW1ZOPbvj7JdgmgGxtbu9AJQ83VxF-40XUOiASiJljoKjTaEFWVRfQCwqVrvpfbKPFDcj_DSwnTMp8tWDw4UwOl4MA8yOgrnt54N4-eY8n-19FWJjWTrG2hm/s400/sheer4.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Morning Dew Sheer Curtains</span><br /><br />The behind the scene experiences, the styling and other photographic features I will be sharing soon on my other blog~ <a href="http://www.rang-thecoloursoflife.blogspot.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rang: The Colours of Life</span></a><br /><br />Have a great day!<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>

My foray into product photography...

Things have been rather quiet here at Rang Dec or and I am sorry about that. Thanks to all you lovely readers who come back often to check ...

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