Places for photo shoot in Chennai

Sunrise/ Sunset Photography locations in Chennai:

Thiruvanmiyur Beach: A Peaceful Sunset at Thiruvanmiyur BeachCertainly one of the most isolated beaches in South India, Thiruvanmiyur is a perfect place to sit back and relax, enjoying a lovely sunset.

Pulicat Lake: It is a ‘must visit’ place in Chennai and taking a time to be at Pulicat Lake becomes all the more important to photoshoot. Pulicat Lake is located on Tamilnadu’s border. The atmosphere is serene and you can have a relaxed day here. Boat rides are very popular here. While at boat, you are allowed to indulge in fishing. This is a great place for bird watching. You can also visit and take click at Nellapattu Bird Sanctuary located near Pulicat Lake as you will find rare species of birds such as flamingoes, kingfishers, pelican, ibis and many more. You could also find the ruins of a 17th century Danish fort.

Breezy Beach: Chennai has many beaches and, Breezy beach holds attraction for the unpolluted atmosphere. It is situated in Valmiki Nagar in Chennai. This small beach can be the best photo shoot place and remains untouched by commercialization and hence very serene. This is a perfect place for a breezy walk and the sunsets are picturesque. The sea is clean and hence water sports are popular. People love to swim here. You could also go on a boat ride.

Places along east coast road

Covelong beach: Covelong Beach is the place in the East Coast where wind surfing takes place. There is a surf school with resort in the beach. Kovalam (Covelong) is a fishing village in Chennai, India, 40 kilometres south of Chennai, on the East Coast Road en route to Mahabalipuram. Covelong was a port town developed by the Nawab of Carnatic, Saadat Ali. It was taken over by the French in 1746, and destroyed by the British in 1752.

Nettukuppam beach: Situated at almost northern-most tip of Chennai, Nettukuppam enjoys the solitary symphony with the clean sea water and cool breezes. Mostly deserted and not being visited much by the people except the locals, for photography-buff, this place is for you. The beach offers a vantage point from where one can enjoy the contemporary and former history of the city. It does not only offer the historic perspective but also, one can see the geographical differences over the period.

For shooting monuments and Heritage sites

• Cholamandalam artist village along East Coast road

• Dakshinchitra a heritage village along east coast road

• St. Thomas Basilica, Adyar, a big church in Adtar

• RamaKrishna Mutt, Mylapore

• Isckon Temple on east coast road

• Armenian Church

For temple photography in Chennai

• Thyagaraja Temple,

• Tiruvottiyur

• Marundeeswarar temple 

•  thiruthuraipoondi

• Parthasarathy temple, triplicane

For shooting nature and greenery

semmozhi poonga: For shooting nature and greenery this garden features eight subgardens displaying flora of different varieties, such as a tree court, mural walk and bonsai, herbal and exotic gardens, in addition to an artificial duck pond. Incorporating elements of an Indian-Buddhist garden, the garden has a wide variety of indigenous species across 22 exclusive areas including palm court, tree court, golden garden (featuring plants that flower in different shades of gold), water and rock garden, butterfly garden, fern garden, sunken garden and theme garden. Twenty-five thematic gardens, including herbal, aromatic, maze and cascade adorn every corner of the park. The garden boasts several exotic herbal species and 90-odd spiral-shaped and multi-branched miniature trees grown in containers.[11] The Bonsai garden is dotted with trees whose height range from 1 foot to 4 feet. At the fag end of the park is the Cascade garden.

Chetput Lake: It is the only existing lake at the centre of the city. The lake belongs to the Department of Fisheries of the Tamil Nadu government.  It is located to the north of Chetpet railway station in chennai and it is the best location for photography.

Adyar Eco Park: Adyar Eco Park is also known as Adyar Poonga or Tholkappia Poonga and is an ecological park set up by the Government of Tamil Nadu

For shooting birds around Chennai

Vedanthangal Bird Sancturay – 90 kms from Chennai 

Vedanthangal is the oldest water bird sanctuary in the country. Vedanthangal in Tamil language means 'hamlet of the hunter'. This area was a favourite hunting spot of the local landlords in the early 18th century. The region attracted a variety of birds because it was dotted with small lakes that acted as feeding grounds for the birds. Realising its ornithological importance, the British government undertook steps to develop Vedanthangal into a bird sanctuary as early as 1798. This was established in 1858 by the order of the Collector of Chengalpattu.The pathway in Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary.

The best time to visit this sanctuary is from November to March. During this time, birds are seen busy building and maintaining their nests.

Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary: Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, India, near the village of Nelapattu. It has an area of 458.92 hectares. It is an important breeding site for spot-billed pelicans (Pelecanus philippensis). Nelapattu village sarpanch B.Vijaya Bhaskar said that Fleming festival done every year first or second week of January Month. Before undertaking by Govt of Andhra Pradesh, the local villagers protected the birds sanctuary. It will be better Govt of Andhra pradesh to adopt the village to develop and protect birds sanctuary.Nelapattu has two major plant communities, Barringtonia swamp forests and southern dry evergreen scrub.

Guindy zoo: uindy National Park is a 2.70 km2 (1.04 sq mi) Protected area of Tamil Nadu, located in Chennai, South India, is the 8th smallest National Park of India and one of the very few national parks situated inside a city. The park is an extension of the grounds surrounding Raj Bhavan, formerly known as the 'Guindy Lodge', the official residence of the Governor of Tamil Nadu, India. It extends deep inside the governor's estate, enclosing beautiful forests, scrub lands, lakes and streams.

For shooting busy market places

Royapuram Fishing harbor: Royapuram famous for the first railway station to be constructed in south India, is also popular for its fish. A visit to the Royapuram fishing harbour befor dawn, to capture the lively life there, may be an exhilarating experience to photoshoot. The right place for fish lovers to see fish piled in little mountains in all directions, women selling fish as early as five in the morning.

T. Nagar: Thyagaraya Nagar, popularly known by its abbreviated form T. Nagar, is a neighbourhood in the city of Chennai, India. T. Nagar T.Nagar's bazaars are frequented by a number of shoppers. On a typical weekend, the number of people who move about on Pondy Bazaar, the suburb's principal commercial area, might soar up to 500,000. During festival season, because of the discounts and reductions offered by dealers of silk sarees and jewellers, this number might reach 2 million. Even on a lean day, about 200,000 pedestrians traverse the roads around Panagal Park, the central part of the neighbourhood.T.Nagar's bazaars are frequented by a number of shoppers. On a typical weekend, the number of people who move about on Pondy Bazaar, the suburb's principal commercial area,Thyagaraya Nagar is one of the busiest shopping districts of Chennai. The neighbourhood is considered to be the biggest shopping district in India by revenue.There are a number of apparel, jewellery and utensil stores based in Thiyagaraya Nagar. By some estimates, the shops in the neighbourhood together accounts for revenues of nearly

Flower market-George Town: George Town is a historical neighbourhood of Fort Saint George in Chennai (formerly Madras), India. Also known as Black Town during the colonial period,The name of this area 'Black Town' was renamed as George Town in 1911 in honour of King George V when he was crowned as the Emperor of India. George Town has a dense congregation of shrines of different faiths within its boundaries. The first Hindu temples of British Madras were built in the neighbourhood between 1640 and 1680. Many of the temples were built since then by the leading merchants of the city, mostly dubashes (middlemen) of British merchants and business establishments. Several of the streets in the neighbourhood are named after these dubashes.

Pondy Bazaar: Pondy Bazaar, officially called Soundarapandian Angadi, is a market located in T. Nagar, Chennai. It is one of the principal shopping districts of Chennai.

For photography inside malls

• Express Avenue malls

• Fountain Plaza

• Abirami Mega mall

• Spencer plaza