Shishir Gaire
I'm a mechanical engineer in Texas. When I'm not getting hardware onto a production floor, I'm photographing people, cutting short films, or building an iPhone app.
Photographs
Mostly people, unposed and in natural light, plus the landscapes and night skies I chase on weekends.
Films
Short pieces shot on the Nikon ZR and graded in Resolve. Hover to preview, click to watch.
Projects
Things I build after work.
| Item | Name | What it is | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tempo | A local-first workout tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch, built in SwiftUI. | In progress |
| 2 | [Template app] | Instagram post and story templates you fill with your own photos and video. | Planning |
| 3 | Color looks | My DaVinci Resolve grading setup for Nikon ZR footage: five looks I switch between. | Write-up soon |
| 4 | shishirg.com | This site. Plain HTML, CSS and a little JavaScript, hosted on Cloudflare. | Live |
About
I was born in Nepal and moved to the US when I was six. I grew up between Dallas, Tucson and Austin, studied mechanical and energy engineering at the University of North Texas, and have been building hardware ever since.
My favorite problems are the ones that look impossible at first. At work that means taking a design from CAD to a working production line. Off the clock it means waiting an hour for the right light, or rebuilding an app for the third time until it feels right.
I swim, hike when I can, and drink too much espresso. If you want to say hi, my email is below.