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Setting Up Your Mirrorless Camera - Part II

RECAP: Last month you read about some of the parameters that you need to set on your mirrorless camera. In this concluding part you can read about some more and also learn how to setup your camera for specific photographic situations like, landscapes, street, action, wildlife, portraits, etc. So, read on!

Metabones Announces Speed Booster for Canon RF System

Metabones has released a new Speed Booster that reduces the significant 4K video crop factor found on the Canon EOS R full-frame camera systems.

Fun with Luminar 4 (Sky Replacement)

Photographic situations are not always perfect – something or the other is often missing. Lighting may not be ideal, the subject may not be in the best possible position, you may not be having the right equipment, the sky could be bald, and the weather could be inclement. Anything is possible.

A Challenging Task

Shibu P. is an internationally published photographer with exceptional knowledge on photography. Shibu’s passion for photography has turned him into a professional who guides and teaches photography and post-processing techniques. He is well-versed not only in sports photography but also in different genres like product, wedding and wildlife photography. He aspires to create timeless images – live photographs which have a story behind them. He says, “I never wanted to be someone who takes predictable, boring photographs!”

Contributing To Stock Photography

So you are a photographer with several gigabytes of images on your hard drive and do not know what to do with those? You have invested lakhs of rupees building your equipment system and spent several hundred hours in carefully building up that image portfolio. But you are not sure what to do with those images because the typical photography market is swarming with established photographers and you always start at a disadvantage. Have you explored stock photography as an option? If not, it is time to consider it now.

Pictures influence my work, not the photographers

FROM BEING A GRAPHIC ARTIST TO BECOMING A FULLTIME PHOTOGRAPHER, RARINDRA PRAKARSA HAS HAD A JOURNEY THAT TRANSCENDS FROM ANALOG TO THE DIGITAL ERA IN PHOTOGRAPHY. HE SPEAKS TO ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHY ABOUT HOW THIS JOURNEY HAPPENED AND ALSO HOW PICTURES INFLUENCE AND INSPIRE HIS WORK AND NOT PHOTOGRAPHERS.

PHOTO SCAPE

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ONE WITH THE MONKS

FROM RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME AT THE AGE OF 16 TO HAVING HIS PECULIAR STYLES IN PORTRAITS, JIMMY NELSON EPITOMIZES EVERYTHING THAT YOU EXPECT FROM A TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER. HUMBLE, HARDWORKING AND OVERALL AN AFFABLE GUY. HIS PHOTOGRAPHS COMMUNICATE THE SUBJECT’S SENSE OF BEING. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHY HE SPEAKS ABOUT HIS PROCESS AND HOW PATIENCE ALWAYS.

PHOTO MONTAGE

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COMMON TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY MISTAKES TO AVOID

NO MATTER HOW FAST TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING, ONE CAN NEVER GO BACK IN TIME AND CAPTURE A MOMENT AGAIN (UNLESS WE INVENT TIME TRAVEL). SO, IT IS IMPORTANT TO CAPTURE THOSE MOMENTS RIGHT AT THE FIRST TIME. NO ONE WILL BE HAPPY TO LOOK AT BLURRY OR OVER-EXPOSED IMAGES OF LOVELY PLACES. IF YOU WANT TO CAPTURE GOOD PHOTOS ON YOUR NEXT TRIP THEN ENSURE THAT YOU AVOID THESE COMMON MISTAKES OF TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY AND YOU WILL COME BACK WITH A BUNCH OF PERFECT MEMORIES AND WITH A HAPPY SMILE TOO.

Nikkor Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct Lens

NIKON RECENTLY RELEASED A BEAST OF A LENS AT CEIF 2020, THE NIKKOR Z 58MM F/0.95 S NOCT LENS AND WE (ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHY) WERE THE FIRST IN INDIA TO RECEIVE AND REVIEW THIS LENS. WHAT MAKES THIS LENS SPECIAL IS NOT ONLY ITS APERTURE VALUE OF 0.95 BUT ALSO A WHOPPING PRICE TAG OF ₹7,29,995

Travel Tips From The Pros

There is a lot you can read and learn about travel photography. But practical knowledge from the professionals who have been shooting this genre since a longtime amassing experience over decades is always something that comes in handy in every situation. So we thought in this month’s issue we would ask two varied travel photographers, Myriam Casper and Amit Vakil, who have covered an array of national and international locations between them for some practical tips that can be helpful to you.

Xiaomi Launches First Wireless Power Bank in India

Xiaomi has expanded its portfolio of Mi Power Banks and launched its first wireless power bank in India.

Wedding Photography with GoPro

Fixing a ‘specialist’ tag on a device can sometimes hamper its proper utilisation, and GoPro is one such under-utilised device, thanks to the ‘action camera’ label that goes with it. However, there are a bunch of photographers who use GoPro cameras for professional photography and capture amazing perspectives. Smart Photography interacted with Magic Weavers to learn more about their work with GoPro devices. Here are some details they shared with us.

Type-C Mothership

Kingston Nucleum USB-C Hub

Sony Launches FE 20 mm F/1.8 G Lens

Sony has launched the FE 20 mm f/1.8 G, a compact, lightweight, ultra-wide prime lens and the widest full-frame prime lens in Sony’s E-mount line-up.

Setting Up Your Mirrorless Camera

There it is, in front of you – that shiny box with your dream gadget –a new mirrorless camera (MLC)! You are all excited to start using it and maybe you start off with an unboxing video to share it with your friends.

Nikon Releases Firmware Update for Z6 and Z7

Nikon has announced the release of firmware Version 3.00 for the Nikon Z 7 and Z 6 full-frame mirrorless cameras and Version 1.10 for the Z 50 DX-format mirrorless camera.

Magnum Opus

by Ashok Dilwali

Motorola Launches Foldable Display Smartphone

Motorola has launched the Motorola Razr in India, the first-ever clamshellstyle foldable display smartphone in the world.

Mighty Himalayas

My passion for landscape came from my passion to explore the Himalayas.

Mangrove Forests of Langkawi, Malaysia

Langkawi, one of Malaysia’s most popular destinations, is a beautiful archipelago consisting of 99 islands, situated about 30 km off the coast of Northern Malaysia.

Micro SD Gets Faster

Kingston Canvas Select Plus Micro SD Card

Magic Moments

Dr Batra’s Foundation conducted the 15th edition of photography exhibition Magic Moments in Mumbai with the theme ‘An Aussie Dream of Sunny Sands and the Offbeat Outback’.

LONDON & AROUND

Travellers put this place on top of their bucket list and dreamers plan their future here.

Excellent lens, Reasonable price - TAMRON 28-75 MM F/2.8 Di III RXD ₹63,500

Excellent lens, Reasonable price - TAMRON 28-75 MM F/2.8 Di III RXD ₹63,500

Bring Them On...! - Poco X2 ₹15,999

More than a year after Xiaomi announced the Poco series in India, they have launched the Poco X2 with some impressive features including 8GB RAM, quad camera setup and fast charger. The specifications surely look impressive. Let’s find out.

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कैनन E0S 90D : फोकसिंग और स्पीड का मास्टर

कैनन E0S 900 अपनी श्रेणी का आधुनिक तकनीक से लैस पहला कैमरा है जो क्रॉप व अनक्रॉप 4K रिकॉर्डिंग व फुल HD 120P हाई फ्रेम रेट वीडियो रिकॉर्डिंग भी करता है। E0S 90D, DIGIC8 इमेज प्रोसेसर एवं 32.5 मेगापिक्सल APS-C सेंसर द्वारा बेहद हाई रिज्यॉल्यूशन की इमेज प्रदान करता है।