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Tamron Launches Telephoto Zoom Lens

Tamron has announced the launch of the 70-300 mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD (Model A047), a telephoto zoom lens for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras.

Photographer's Professional Monitor

BenQ SW321C ₹1,87,600

HP Updates Envy and Z Series

HP has unveiled its latest portfolio of Envy with the Envy 15, Envy 13 and Envy x360 13, along with ZBook Studio and ZBook Create in its Z series.

Luminar 4 A Smart Photo Editor Part I

A month ago, we reviewed Affinity Photo – a full-featured yet cost-effective photo editor.

Fujifilm Expands X Series Line-up

Fujifilm has announced the launch of the Fujinon XF 50 mm f/1.0 R WR lens, an autofocus lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.0, designed for mirrorless cameras. The XF 50 mm f/1.0 R WR is the 35th interchangeable lens for the line-up of X Series digital cameras.

Old is Gold

A Still Life | Louis Daguerre | 1837

MANDALA The Circle of Life

Jayesh Visave is a fine-art photographer based in Mumbai,India.

Book Review Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions

What if somehow a bibliophile and a photographer get to know about the oldest book on photography?

Movie Review Bill Cunningham New York

Bill Cunningham: A Follower of Henry David Thoreau

K2 The Impossible Descent

‘K2: The Impossible Descent’ tells the story of Bargiel’s historic ski descent. A new feature-length documentary on Red Bull TV (released on July 22) reveals what happened behind the scenes of Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel’s world-first mission. Bargiel was an athlete keeping a low profile when he summited K2 without oxygen and skied from peak to base without removing his skis in 2018. This seemingly impossible challenge had never been completed before or since.

Being A Pet Photographer

Pet parents usually fail, even after many attempts, in getting good pictures of their beloved pet, and these furry ones are not the kind of models who will act according to given commands; one cannot control their next move. Whether it’s a trained pet or untrained, struggle for getting good pictures is quite similar in both cases. In such situation, role of pet photography comes into play. Good and professional photographs are very impactful and create such eternal memories, which take us back to the moment.

सिनेमा/सिनेमेटोग्राफी

वैसे भी सिनेमेटोग्राफी या फोटोग्राफी दोनों ही नियमों और बन्धनों के दायरे से बाहर निकल कर निरन्तर रचनात्मक प्रयोगों के ओर अग्रसर होने वाली प्रक्रिया है।

कोरोनाः काफी कुछ खो गया, काफी कुछ खोएगा

हम एक वैविक स्वास्थ्य संकट से जूझ रहे हैं जो 75 वर्ष के इतिहास में विश्व ने नहीं देखा। इसमें लोग अपनी जान गंवा रहे हैं, पीड़ा में हैं, जिंदगियां खत्म हो रही हैं। यह महज एक स्वास्थ्य संकट नहीं, बल्कि उससे कहीं ज्यादा है।

चाइल्ड फोटोग्राफी और इंडोर लाइट्स

हेलो दोस्तों। उम्मीद है आप सब अच्छे होंगे और संयम और धैर्य से चल रहे वक्त का सामना कर रहे होंगे।

स्मोक फोटोग्राफी

स्वप्न के कुछ रंग कलर स्मोक के माध्यम से चित्रों में भरे जाते हैं।

Oppo Launches Oppo F17 Pro In India With Sleek Design

Oppo recently launched its most awaited phone Oppo F17 Pro with a sleekest design of 2020. Oppo F17 Pro runs on Android 10 with ColorOS 7.2 on top. It features a 6.43-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,400 pixels) Super AMOLED display with 90.67 percent screen-to-body ratio and 20:9 aspect ratio and a 60Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, the phone has an octacore MediaTek Helio P95 SoC, coupled with 8GB of RAM.

Samsung Unveils Galaxy Devices

Samsung has introduced a new suite of power devices in its Galaxy Note20 series. The Note20 series comes with an all new S pen, Samsung notes app, Nearby Share, Microsoft’s Your Phone app and advanced gaming features that extend to Galaxy Tab S7 and S7+.

Fujifilm Announces Shoe Mount Flash EF-60

Fujifilm has announced the launch of Shoe Mount Flash EF-60, adding another accessory for the X Series and GFX Series of digital cameras. The EF60 is a compact hot-shoe mount flash, offering the maximum guide number of 60. It can be combined with Fujifilm’s Wireless Commander EF-W1, to enable wireless off-camera flash operation. This allows users to control lighting for creative photographic effects.

Digitising your old films

Having been into photography, since the early 70’s, I have built up a collection of negatives and slides that were filed away and had not seen daylight for decades. Many of these images are memories of friends, family, celebrations and events. Some of them were images that I exhibited in Salons in the 70’s.

Sony Launches Alpha 7S III

Sony has announced the long-awaited addition to its acclaimed Alpha 7S full-frame mirrorless camera series, the Alpha 7S III (model ILCE-7SM3).

Finding New Opportunities in Every Crisis

The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown it has induced, does not appear to ease any time soon, and its impact on businesses is still far from over. Smart Photography spoke to C. Sukumaran, Director, Consumer System Products and Imaging Communication Products, Canon India, to find out about Canon’s strategies to overcome this crisis.

Unchartered Vistas

Rajiv is an electrical engineer by profession with a passion for photography. He loves to travel and explore the world.

Superior performance for creative professionals

Well-designed technology can simplify life by making it more efficient. As photography enthusiasts, you would agree that the right equipment brings composition, angle and lighting to life. An ideal camera adds soul to your images by working efficiently with your creative thought.

A Flash of Brilliance

Canon announced the EOS 90D, a replacement to the 80D, with a new and more powerful DIGIC 8 processor worldwide, by mid-2019. However, the roads to the Indian test benches seem to be a challenging one for some devices to traverse. We are glad to finally be able to get our hands on this important upgrade from Canon. Here are our observations.

A compact, lightweight, travel lens!

Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3 Zoom Lens

Affinity Photo A Low-Cost Photo Editor

Perhaps your first reaction on seeing the title would be – “I am already using Photoshop (or some other editing package) and I am happy. Why should I learn and use another one?”

Go Under, Take that Picture

WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF MYSTERY AND THERE IS ALWAYS SO MUCH TO LEARN AND TO EXPLORE. TECHNOLOGY, WHICH HAS EVOLVED WITH TIME, HAS GIVEN US IMMENSE OPPORTUNITIES TO CAPTURE THE BEAUTY OF THIS MYSTERIOUS WORLD AND WHY LET GO OF THAT OPPORTUNITY? HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED ABOUT THE HIDDEN WORLD THAT EXISTS BELOW US? WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF GOOD WATERPROOF CAMERAS AND CASINGS, IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO CAPTURE EVERY SINGLE DETAIL OF THE UNDERWATER WORLD. BUT BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY, LET’S EXPLORE THE ART OF UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE GADGETS IDEAL FOR THIS GENRE OF PHOTOGRAPHY.

Low Key and High Key Photography

PHOTOGRAPHY AS AN ARTFORM HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER. VARIOUS LIGHTING TECHNIQUES, UNIQUE CONCEPTS, DIVERSE STYLES, PHOTOGRAPHY GENRES, AND EDITING TECHNIQUES BRING VARIETY IN THE PIECE OF ARTWORK. PHOTOGRAPHERS BRING SOMETHING NEW TO THE MARKET EVERY DAY. LOW KEY AND HIGH KEY PHOTOGRAPHY IS A UNIQUE STYLE THAT INVOLVES PLAYING WITH LIGHT. IT IS AN AMAZING WAY TO SHOWCASE YOUR WORK. LET’S UNDERSTAND WHAT EXACTLY THESE LIGHTING TECHNIQUES ARE.

Painting with Light

IF YOU ARE IN THIS FIELD THAN YOU WOULD’VE EITHER TRIED OR THE LEAST HEARD ABOUT THE LIGHT PAINTING TECHNIQUE. BUT WHILE YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE EXAMPLES OF SUCH IMAGES, WE BET YOU’VE NEVER SEEN THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN. JOIN US AS WE SPEAK TO ERIC PARE, THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING US THE MESMERISING IMAGES IN THIS GENRE INCLUDING THE BULLET-TIME TECHNIQUE. EXCERPTS:

Tips to start your Real Estate business

Starting a photography business is a big step and requires proper planning. But even more important is finding the right genre. There are some important steps when starting a photography business and every genre has its requirements.