Wide Angle Photography
Wide Angle Photography Wide angles as the name suggests are angles that cover a wide breadth, large distance on the horizontal plane. This technique is largely used by photographers when they are shooting subjects that are wide or the composition of the frame is wide. The nature of the photographs produced and its characteristics also […]
Quick Tips to Wildlife Photography
Quick Tips to Wildlife Photography Wildlife photography is a specialized field with professionals and amateurs pursuing it in equal measure. For the professionals it is a very competitive field, but also one that is driven by passion for photography, wildlife and nature. The tribe of amatuer wildphotographers is a growing one. This is a […]
Creating the Picture Perfect?
Creating the Picture Perfect? An image is good as the subject in most cases, but seldom can you find the images being cooperative, or for that matter the weather or the immediate surrounding of the subject. Though there is a rustic charm in capturing images in its natural best, the surroundings can often mar […]
Bringing Life Back To Old Pictures
Bringing Life back to Old PicturesThanks to technology today, one can think of bringing back to life old photographs and with it fondmemories and a sense of history. Aged photographs are at times part of a family heirloom, fadedwith time, aged and damaged over the years. Methods of rejuvenating them have existed for along time […]
Shooting pictures with slow shutter speed
Shooting Pictures with Slow Shutter SpeedsBefore we get into shooting with slow shutter speeds let us quickly recap what shutter speedsdo and their implications and applications. The shutter controls the amount of light that falls onthe lens. The longer the shutter is open more the light, conversely shorter the shutter is openlesser the light. The […]
Photographing Heritage Buildings & Houses
Photographing Heritage Buildings & Houses Shooting historic buildings, tagged as heritage sites is an art by itself with its own nuances. Depending on which part of the world these buildings are and how they are placed, shooting the images might be tricky. Most heritage houses are dimly lit and lighting becomes a critical component, […]
Virtual Tours
Virtual Tours Using Still Images What are virtual tours and why are they important in the world of real estate? As the word signifies a virtual tour of a property or a home is an attempt to replicate the experience of a physical tour of the property or the house. Here in, one captures images […]
Photo Manipulation
Photo Manipulation Photo manipulation though articulates the process effectively, seems to have a negative connotation, the most popular and oft used term would be photo editing or photo enhancement. It is more manipulation though, greater so in professional photography, where in most photographers choose to shoot in the RAW format, where in all the elements […]
Point & Shoot Vs DSLR Cameras
Point & Shoot Vs DSLR Cameras As more and more people are buying cameras and the camera becoming affordable this is an oft asked question, not by the first time buyer but others too – Point & Shoot compact cameras or the DSLR? One of the reasons this question is being asked more frequently is […]
Lens Hoods
Lens Hoods In photography and cameras probably the least understood, underused and underestimated piece of equipment is possibly the lens hood. It is made worse by a perception that it is an accessory used by photographers for them be perceived as more serious. All of this is far from the truth. The lens hood is […]