Portraits of Kavita Oberoi OBE for Rolls Royce Magazine
Rolls Royce magazine photographs
I shot a series of portraits for a feature of the entrepreneur and business woman Kavita Oberoi for Rolls Royce magazine in the St Ermins Hotel in London. The portraits were a few hours prior to Kavita receiving her OBE at Buckinham Palace for her work for charity and business enterprise.
You can read more about the lovely Kavita here on her website.
The shoot was interesting, and Kavita was lovely and obliging.
My remit was to create a set of portraits and show the beautiful Kavita in the oppulence of this London hotel. The tricky thing was it wasn’t as grand and as oppulent at the design company imagined, or the hotel’s brochure showed.
Still, I think it worked pretty well. My photography assistant, Marc and I had scouted out a few different areas in the reception to give the design group, ArchantDialogue, options to choose from later. They were lit and ready to go when Kavita arrived. This is generally how we would work when we are up against it. We’d come in early, do a reccy and set up.
We also had a Rolls Royce to shoot in which we did outside the hotel entrance. Managing expectations: The design group really wanted an image of Kavita inside Buckingham Palace, stepping from the Roller.
I had checked with the police on the gates of Buckinham Palce the day before and on the day, whether that was at all possible and they gave me a very clear, '“no chance mate”! It was a real shame. Outside the actual date wouldn’t work eiether as there was no clear shooting opportunity as the police would not let anyone stop. Some you win and some you have to let go. I was pretty pleased with how the shoot went; see what you think?
Kavita Oberoi OBE is a British entrepreneur. She founded Oberoi Consulting, an IT and Business Healthcare Consultancy in 2001. Oberoi is also known for her appearances on the Channel 4 TV series The Secret Millionaire and the BBC's The Apprentice: You’re Fired.