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The Thrill Of Adventure

After playing around with photography as a kid, he picked up his first professional camera at the age of 19. He started exploring the hills and mountains with his camera, and not much later began shooting adventure sports photography. He has shot numerous renowned climbers and adventure sportspersons. This month, we speak to adventure and landscape photographer Nadir Khan, who tells us about the thrill behind adventure photography, and how it gets his adrenaline pumping.

Shooting Extreme Wide Angle

While most photographers prefer to use prime and mid range zoom lenses for their day to day photography, extreme wide angle shots are stealing the show slowly but surely. With manufacturers pushing for and producing ultra wide and fish eye lenses the consumers are attracted to this ‘new’ point of view! Keeping that in mind we decided it was imminent that we gave out some tips to shoot amazing wide angle pictures!

Going Back To Film

In the current digital age, shooting images has become as easy like breathing and literally, the cameras these days are more capable of doing things that other photographers once had a hard time figuring out.

Backing up & Saving your Images

There would be very few photographers who can claim that they haven’t even once accidentally deleted an image or lost an important file, yet so many of us neglect the need to back up our work.

Is Photokina losing its charm?

There’s more to the show then what meets the eye: Rumours, product launches and more

Canon Unveils EOS 5D Mark IV in India

Canon is continuing with its run of innovations and particularly so for the Indian market.

Capturing The Legends, Statements And Stars

A trained actor from New York City who professionally took up photography in 2004, Mark Bennington has since then earned a reputation for his unique style of photography. He worked as an actor for over 10 years in America, and has even tried his hands out as an actor in Bollywood with two feature films including Dibakar Banerjee’s Detective Byomkesh Bakshy. His latest work comes in the form of a unique photography book titled fwhich has recently been published and released as a coffee table book by Harper Collins India. We speak to the photographer about his journey from being in front of the camera to being behind it, the concept behind his latest book, and how his experience has been working in India.

Great Family Vacation Pictures

Often we come back from a trip to some of the most beautiful places on earth and find that all the family vacation pictures that we have taken, are either framed badly during shooting, are overexposed in the sunlight, or underexposed due to harsh back light etc. In this article we will discuss the different problems and talk about different ways to take beautiful family pictures while on vacation.

Slow Shutter Photos While on Vacation

Summers are just around the corner and we hope you have already planned your next vacation! In the spirit of summers and also photography, lets learn a bit of both in this article about slow shutter photography while on vacation.

How to Maximise Your Point & Shoot

Point & Shoots are one of the most widely used categories of cameras. Owing to camera’s low price and ease of use, many beginners prefer to use these small wonders. Professionals also prefer a powerful point and shoot as a second camera, as it is easy to carry and fits snugly into one’s pocket. But these features come with a price, and these cameras are not without issues in their own way. In this article we will take up each issue and discuss how we can try to overcome them.

Tips to Shoot in the Sun

Taking photos in direct sunlight is often a challenge, right? For a lot of beginners, and even advanced photographers, direct sunlight is a no-no when taking photographs and they often avoid it. That is to say that if you can avoid taking pictures during times when the sun is at its brightest, then maybe you should. There are usually the problems that crop up when you take pictures under the direct light or rays of the sun.

Underwater Photography Tips

Since it’s vacation time and a lot of people are heading for the beach. Many photography enthusiasts will also be trying their hands on underwater photography and we thought this would be a great opportunity to give our two cents on the topic to help our readers out! So, lets get into the basics of underwater photography.

Canon G9X Mark II

In a world that is dominated by big budget DSLRs and mirror less cameras, oftentimes the smaller cameras are ignored and left unsold. Consumers tend to forget the amount of innovation these cameras go through every year and are oblivious of the true potential of these cameras. We got our hands on one such camera recently as Canon sent it’s G9X Mark II for review. We put it through the tests, let’s see how it performed.

Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM review

Canon has been making products for its mirrorless camera segment for some time now. The EOS M5 is an example of how Canon has focussed to deliver good performance to the mirrorless camera consumers. To make sure that the given performance does not fall short of anything. Canon is always trying to keep its mirrorless segment more user friendly and also equipped with compatible lenses. This month we get to try out the Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM lens attached to the Canon EOS M5. Let us see how this lens performs.

Chasing Colours

Finding colours in India

Colours are not Scary

We have come a long way since black and white film photography. Ever since colour films came in the market people have used it to create images that look and feel more natural. But in recent times we have seen photographers avoiding colour and opting to shoot or edit images in black and white. In this article we try to understand the implications of the recent spike in the use of black and white and why photographers should not refrain from shooting in colour.

Capturing the Essence of Life

Hailing from a small town named palermo e trapani in western sicily, giovanni cassarà is a 41-year old middle school teacher. But teaching is not the only thing that drives him. Cassarà’s passion for photography helps him express creatively, and feeds his soul. We speak to him about his journey, his love for the art of capturing images, and his style of shooting.

Sports Photography for Amateurs

Sports Photography for Amateurs 

Understanding Digital Camera modes

For photographers who have just shifted to a DSLR from a point and shoot camera, the different modes and dials can be quite daunting.

Low Light Photography

The biggest challenge that an amateur faces when shifting from a digital point and shoot camera to a DSLR is shooting in low light. While the theory of setting exposure remains the same as when you shoot in bright or decent lighting conditions, it is quite a challenge to apply that theory when shooting in low light. In this article we will discuss different ways of shooting in low light and explain the challenges that you will face while doing so.

Photography For The Soul

She got her first ever C in her photography course in high school, a far cry from the straight As she otherwise garnered. “I don’t know if I saw this as some sort of challenge but something stuck,” she says. And it really did stick indelibly as she is now an avid photographer who admits to working on five bodies of work simultaneously. Her photography reflects the intricate workings of a mind that accords significance and meaning to everything and sees beyond the superficial, surface layer that people normally can’t see past. In her own words, she delves into the who, what, when, where, and why of being, compounded by her interest in the sociological nature of people. This month, we are speaking to Lois Bielefeld, a native of Milwaukee in the Midwestern United States, who has carved a niche for herself as quite a maverick photographer. She is a member of the Portrait Society Gallery, a contemporary art gallery dedicated to the issues surrounding the genre of portraiture.

Storytelling Through Movies - A Photography Exercise

When we were studying in a photography school, our teacher assigned us an exercise, which immensely helped us understand storytelling and documentary.

How To Get Film Like Burn On Your Digital Images

For most parts of digital photography, technology has played its role very well in being developed and preceeded over by new everytime.

Making The Most Of Natural Light

Learning to use natural light efficiently is essential for all photographers; there is no substitute for understanding how light works and appreciating how to use it to one’s advantage within their work.

10 Tips To Get Your Photography Game Started

Ever wondered why so many new cameras are being launched almost every other month? Because people are buying cameras every day.

Surrealism In Photography

Surrealism is an avant-garde movement started in the 1900s which explores the creative potential of the unconscious mind by going beyond realism in art.

The FuTure - Will Print In 3D

3D printer is a revolutionized concept that has the potential to change the world one print at a time.

Reflection And Photography

Reflection photography, also known as mirror photography is the use of reflective surfaces to create artistic images.

How Has Technology Influenced Photography

Technology is changing rapidly as every day, something new pops up and makes news.

Raksha Bandhan

The blind faith in brothers