Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, sarod maestro

This is an available-light portrait of the late Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, the famous sarod maestro and Indian classical music teacher.

The picture was taken at the Ali Akbar College of Music (AACM) in San Rafael, California, on Guru Poornima day, July 8, 2001.

The original photograph was taken on Kodak TMZ-3200, rated at ISO 1000, exposed for 1/30 second at f/3.5 This picture was scanned from a print and levels were adjusted in Photoshop CS2.

This image is part of my ongoing series of portraits of Indian classical musicians. All comments and ratings are welcome. Thanks for looking.

lighting is good but the soft focus is my objection

Meir:

 

Thanks for your comments. I agree that the soft focus (and grain) are problematic.

 

This portrait was made under rather difficult circumstances, and I am just glad that I managed to get an image of the maestro in his lifetime.

Yes, I agree. Shots such of this we want to keep no matter the small problems. As for the grain? The grain in this photo appeals to me.