Shooting portraits of strangers in an unknown land is probably one of the most difficult of challenges that a photographer can face. Notwithstanding the inherent challenges of having to work in an alien environment, one also has to tackle the problem of shooting absolute strangers and making good photos in the process. Read more...
Even with a wide angle lens you need to realize that there is no way that you can shoot a wide panorama without photo-stitching. So, evidently you will need to make several shots and then stich them together in Photoshop or other photo editing software for the right effect. Read more...
In this article we shall go through a basic 7 step post processing routine that I personally follow for my landscape photos. Please note – this technique does not involve any local adjustments, though it is highly recommended that you attempt a few to tweak your images to closely match what your vision was. Read more...
A question that most amateur DSLR users seem to ask is what is the correct use of the pop-up flash on their camera? The pop-up flash, as you know, is the one that springs into position when you push that tiny lightning marker at the top of your camera. This tiny flash fires an intense beam of light that illuminates subjects that are within a distance of 10-15’. However a major problem with the pop-up flash is that they are difficult to control and to focus with pin point accuracy. Thus most professionals and senior photographers prefer not to use this flash. Read more...
These days with smartphones, camera phones and advanced pocket sized Point & Shoots everybody can aspire to be a photographer. As a matter of fact most do. Thanks to all the social media platforms that are also available now to fuel our ego these amateur photographers start to believe that they are real good at taking photos. Read more...
You may have heard professionals talking about the right focal length and how choosing anything less than the ideal length can adversely affect the background of your photos. Now, why does the wrong focal length affect your background? To understand this we need to first have an understanding of what each of the focal lengths tend to do.
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Summer in India is legendary for all the wrong reasons. So much so that there is actually a phrase “Indian summer.” I, like every other staunch Indian is never too perturbed about summer. Inside, though, I long for an escape to the cool breeze of the sea or the lower Himalayas for a week’s holiday. But taking a week’s break at this time of the year, is unimaginable. So, I do the next best thing- a short and sweet weekend trip. It just happens to be that I just came back from one such weekendbreak. Read more...
Last Monday it rained the entire morning. It was a particularly off day for me too as I spent about half an hour staring at the laptop screen and nothing seemed to come out of my head. I realized it was one of those days when Mother Nature conspires with lady luck so that I would be forced to take my eyes off the digital screen and spend some time appreciating the wonders of nature around me. Read more...
I am a photographer who loves making photos of people and places. So every now and then I pack my bag, pick up my camera and head for some destination that I have never been to. My objective is to explore, to interact and to make photos. I am sure there are many among you who are just like me. Read more...
Wedding photographers are often hard-pressed to produce works of art standing in the midst of utter chaos. If I were to define what I think a wedding is, I would definitely say it is the most chaotic of events that I am ever going to be in. Even then, wedding photographers are expected to not only keep pace with the break-neck speed at which a wedding flows but also produce stunning images. If you take one wrong move, you ruin the best day in the lives of two people. This is one of the prime reasons why I consider wedding photography to be second to only war photography. The hazards are the same the pay is better.
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Shooting portraits of strangers in an unknown land is probably one of the most difficult of challenges that a photographer can face. Notwithstanding the inherent challenges of having to work in an alien environment, one also has to tackle the problem of shooting absolute strangers and making good photos in the process. Read more... 
