Celebrity Life
#WTFNaina : 5 Minutes of Your Time
The subject of this email was “URGENT”. In my experience, it never is. It is usually someone passing on their incompetence to me. And I’m never interested. But it…
#WTFNaina : We Make Money But You Don’t You Silly Photographer You
The offending email ( from an internationally renowned, India-based design school no less ) : Dear Naina, Thanks for your response and Greetings from India! India is coming up…
#WTFNaina : Cordially Invited to Work for Free
In today’s edition of #WTFNaina, I give you an email that is representative of a large number of emails I receive on a weekly basis : Hi! You are…
#WTFNaina : We Love Bloggers
Email received : Hi Naina, My name is <redacted> and I am the co-founder of <redacted>. <redacted> is a fashion QnA platform that helps bloggers as well. For our upcoming…
#WTFNaina : Need To Meet You
No you don’t. Now that that’s out of the way, here’s a longer explanation. Email from stranger : Hi Naina, I need to meet you regarding a brand…
#WTFNaina : Press Releases
Would you be ok with me sending you an email each time I published a blog post on this blog? Some of you might say yes. Some of you…
#WTFNaina : All Expenses Paid
The number of emails I receive about “FAM” trips is NUTS. For those of you unfamiliar with this term, “FAM” is short for “Familiarization”. Brands have been known to…
#WTFNaina : You Tell Budget, No You!
Them : Hello, we like your work, we want you to photograph our product. Me : Great, please tell me more about your product and any other details that might…
Better Blogging Twitter Chat with #BlogChatter
It started with a generic question to all participants of the chat, which I think is a great way to do a soft start. Like a “Hello, I’m so and…
Girls are Cheap. Obviously.
There is so much about the above message that infuriates. Then amuses. Then provides a humbling view into the daily experiences of millions of women who don’t have the option…
#09 The Naina Redhu Experience : Gender wage gap
The Jennifer Lawrence essay. The Ronda Rousey interview response. From the emails I’ve received so far : “I really liked your video about monetization. Since I’m kind of a newbie…
#08 Weddings, Photography, Blogging & life choices #Video
These were the questions – thank you so much for asking Siddharth! 1) 3-4 years ago, you were into Wedding Photography. Why did you choose weddings, and what was your…