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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.

Get that Sports Shot!

Life is incomplete without adventure. Every photographer knows the importance of fitness, health, dedication and passion in photography. If you are a sports fan and a photography lover, then get ready to start a new adventure.

Canon's looking to move forward

WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE EOS R5 AND R6, CANON IS LOOKING TO MOVE FORWARD IN ITS FULL-FRAME MIRRORLESS RANGE. WITH THE FIRST OF ITS KIND LAUNCH, BHAVYA DESAI SPOKE TO C SUKUMARAN, DIRECTOR, CONSUMER SYSTEM PRODUCTS & IMAGING COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS, CANON INDIA ON THE IMPACT (IF ANY) DURING THIS TIME ON THE PRODUCTS, THEIR AVAILABILITY AND MORE: EXCERPTS:

Do's And Don'ts For Landscape Photographers

While clicking landscape images may look effortless to the inexperienced eye, but it takes many years of experience to be a good landscape photographer. This involves learning the gear and capturing techniques that give you the best outcome. So if you are looking to shoot landscapes then here is a list of few dos and don’ts of landscape photography:

Fixing Your Auto-Focus Problems?

Owning a camera isn’t hard, but managing one surely is. Everyone always wants amazing sharp images and tend to get upset with smooth or defocussed images. This can be caused due to a number or reasons and if you’re troubled with poor auto-focus in your gear and want to know how you can improve or fix it, then this article is filled with bunch of ideas that can be applied

How To Capture The Milky Way?

You will hardly find anyone who is not going to be amazed at the night that is full of stars. There is something mesmerizing about staring at the billions of years old stars that are millions of miles away. We usually stand out in the dark open sky and look at the skies without any help leaving a basic telescope. But it is not only interesting to view them, it is also great fun capturing them as well. And with the broad range to access the digital cameras, anyone can photograph the world. And one of the effortless astrophotography subjects to click is also one of the most amazing: the Milky Way. If you want to capture some mind-blowing milky way photographs then you will probably want to go beyond the comfort level and give up on your sleep. Let’s look at exactly on how to capture the milky way. Here are some tips to capture the Milky Way for yourself

Postcards from Vasai Fort

Mumbai’s northern suburb of Vasai is a quaint amalgam of old-world charm and modernity.

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.

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.

Unchartered Vistas

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Sony Launches Alpha 7S III

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

Olympus Announces 100-400 mm f/5-6.3 IS Lens

Olympus has announced the M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400 mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens, a compact, lightweight super-telephoto zoom lens that covers a telephoto focal length of 200-800 mm equivalent and is compliant with the Micro Four Thirds System standard.

EISA Photo Maestro 2020 Winners

The Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) has announced the winners of Photo Maestro 2020. The contest was started with a view to encourage both amateur and semi-professional photographers creating series of pictures who are connected to each other.

Affinity Photo A Low-Cost Photo Editor

Ashok Kandimalla has been in the photographic field for over three decades and has extensive experience in both film and digital photography. Being an electronics engineer by profession and a photographer, he possesses a unique and deep insight into the technical aspects of digital photography and equipment. He has published more than a 100 articles on photography and some of his writings have also been published in the wellknown international magazine Popular Photography.An avid collector of photographic books and vintage cameras, Ashok has a keen interest in the history of photography and a passion for sharing his knowledge on photography through teaching and writing. He is the only Indian photographer to be featured on the Nikon Centenary website. He is presently working as a Management and Engineering consutant. He can be reached at kashokk@gmail.com.

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