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Konica Minolta India launches new range with four colour and three monochrome models

With the growing digital ecosystem from every aspect in India, organizations must change to the modification that evolving technologies bring to the table, particularly when it comes to making operations more economical. Konica Minolta, a leader in world-class printing technology, has launched a series of color and monochrome multifunction printers to go with the evolving technologies.

DISTORTION Done Right!

Distortion. The nightmare that keeps amateur photographers up all night. Sounds ominous, doesn’t it? After all, who would want to click a picture only to realize that it hasn’t perfectly captured the scene you witnessed with your own two eyes – whether it’s crooked lines of the buildings or people looking like they put on weight in the most unsavory places? Distortion has earned a lot of negative clout in the world of photography, and you may argue that it’s rightly so. But… not if it’s done right!

CREATIVE SHUTTER SPEED

The most important setting on your camera is the shutter speed, and it’s as important as the aperture and the ISO, if not more so. Shutter speed control can take your photography to the next level. Examples like light painting, action and sports photography, panning low shutter speed photography. In this article, we’ll learn the techniques and tricks that are required for creative shutter speed, and how you can take your photography to the peak with it. So let’s dive right into it!

The Manual Pro Setting

Are you ready to become an expert with the manual setting? Having a digital or a SLR camera is a terrifying experience. Many new bees play it safe with the auto modes, but if you want to step up your photography level, then you have to switch to the manual mode and master it. After shifting the settings; not only your shots, quality, perspective, will change, you may also become more creative and have total control over the amazing results. In this article, we’ll learn about the manual settings which will take your photography to the pro level. No colourful filters needed, nor any external lights needed to shoot a creative shot. How your shot should look is the key to get that exact desired result. In this article, we’ll provide you a small introduction about manual settings which will help you to shoot pro photographs.

Dog Photography Tips For Better Portraits

Every photographer’s urge is to frame everything that they find amazing and are close to their hearts, including their family members and pets. Dogs are subject which give some of the most beautiful, the funniest, and the most vibrant photographs. However, just like capturing kids, it can be very hard to capture really good images due to their unpredictable behaviour. Here are a few practical and helpful tips to make your images as easy and handy as possible for you and your lovely pet. Pet photography isn’t that tough once you learn how you can make your furry best friend feel comfy in front of the camera and how to capture high-quality images of them. Check out our tips below and you’ll be a great pet photographer with some time and practice.

Silhouette Photography Tips And Tricks

Silhouette is a solid and a dark shape, in outline of someone or something visible in light, opposite (against) a bright background. Silhouette photography shows subjects in a dramatic contrast, brightened scenes such as sunsets or studio backdrops. Silhouette effect is all about setting your lighting right. To create a silhouette effect, a light source is required which will be placed behind the subject, no light is needed in front of your subject. If you have placed your subject in exact manner, with the perfect camera settings, then you’ll be able to capture a gorgeous, sharp and detailed silhouette shot.

THE UNSEEN WORLD

Roshan was born and brought up in Ranchi. Professionally, he is a Gazetted Officer in the Judiciary Department of the govt. of Jharkhand. Roshan is fascinated by Macro Photography. “I used to get allured with the pictures covering delicate details of the unseen macro world- especially tiny insects, which ultimately triggered my passion towards macro photography. My journey as a Macro Photographer started in the last quarter of the year 2018. Though I rarely get time to pursue photography due to my profession, but, whatever time I manage, I love spending it with my ‘macro subjects’. Some of my favourite venues for Macro photography are Horhap Jungle, Ranchi, Birsa Zoo, Ormanjhi and of course my own garden.”, says Roshan. Instagram: @macro_roshan

TIPS FOR FLOWER PHOTOGRAPHY

Flowers bring a sense of freshness into our lives. Here are a few tips, which, when followed, can improve your flower photography.

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Tips on Photographing Sunrise/Sunsets

Everyone loves sunrise and sunsets. Let’s say, that you take a photo trip to an exotic location. Unless you know that area well, you may not know where exactly to go for the best sunrise/ sunset experience.

Santosh Sivan Partners with Canon

Canon has announced the on-boarding of Director, Cinematographer and Filmmaker Santosh Sivan as part of its Cinema EOS Ambassador programme. Sivan has been a part of the Indian film fraternity for over 30 years and has worked on various films across Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu languages. He has won 14 National Awards, and for his contribution to Indian cinema, he has been awarded with the Padma Shri, by the President of India in 2014. He has 21 international awards to his credit and his most recent films include, Lies We Tell, Chekka Chivantha Vaanam and Darbar.

Quick Adaptation is the Key to Success

Sony has launched its most advanced full frame camera recently, and like our readers, we are curious to know about the future of Sony’s Alpha line-up in the increasingly crowded Full Frame Mirrorless segment. Here we have Mukesh Srivastava, Head of Digital Imaging Business, Sony India, in conversation with Smart Photography.

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Sony Launches FX3 FullFrame Camera

Sony has launched the FX3 camera as the latest addition to its Cinema Line cameras. The FX3 flaunts a full-frame, back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor full-frame 10.2megapixel (approx. effective) count for movie recording (and 12.1 effective megapixels for stills) along with the BIONZ XR image processing engine.

Sony Announces New Additions to Xperia Series Smartphones

Sony has announced two new additions to its Xperia 1 and 5 flagships series line-ups with the Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III.

SHOOTING HANDHELD IN LOW LIGHT

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 well-known 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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जब लोग मुझसे पूछते हैं मैं कौन सा उपकरण प्रयोग करता हूँ, मैं कहता हूँ अपनी आंखें - अनजान

कैप्टन टेम्स फ्रांजी गेटी

भावों और शब्दों को एक खास रूप से संजों कर बनती है कवि की अभूतपूर्व कविता, उसी प्रकार विचारों, तरीकों, तरकीबों, रंगों इत्यादि को खूबसूरती से पिरो कर एक कैमरा पिक्टोरियलिस्ट एक तस्वीर बनाता है, ऐसा कहना था टीएफ गेटी साहेब का। स्टूडियो न्यूज का यह अंक 'लेजेंड ऑफ द पास्ट' सीरीज के अंतर्गत गेटी साहेब को समर्पित है।

शानदार और जबरदस्त है नया... EOS R6

नए EOS R6 है आपके लिए खास । इसमें है हाई रिज्यॉल्यूशन 20.1 मेगापिक्सल फुल फ्रेम CMOs सेंसर DIGICXइमेज प्रोसेसर के साथ, यह दोनों स्टिल व 4K UHD वीडियो रिकॉर्ड करता है। IS0 100-102400, ISO सेंसिटिविटी रेंज के साथ, यह अलग-अलग लाइटिंग परिस्थितियों में भी बेहद कारगर है।

Venus Optics Expands Laowa Series

Venus Optics has introduced additional variants to 2 of its popular Laowa lenses i.e. Canon RF mount for the Laowa 11 mm f/4.5 FF RL lens (Full Frame) and Nikon Z mount for Laowa 65 mm f/2.8 2x UltraMacro APO (APS-C).

Sony Releases New Full-frame Mirrorless Camera

Sony has announced the arrival of its new full-frame mirrorless Alpha 1 camera. The Alpha 1 comes with a 50.1-megapixel full-frame stacked Exmor RS image sensor. The image sensor is built with integral memory and paired with an upgraded BIONZ XR imaging processing engine.

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This write-up is primarily for beginners and the less experienced, but others may also find it helpful.

COLD NIGHTS AND NEW FRIENDS FROM NATURE'S FURY TO HER WARMTH

“Vimal, only a few seats are available, and I am going ahead and blocking two” I remember my wife saying something on these lines.

Oppo Launches Find X3 Pro Smartphone

Oppo has launched the Find X3 Pro smartphone.

Nikon Releases Firmware Update

Nikon has announced the release of firmware Ver. 1.10 for the Z 7II and Z 6II full-frame (Nikon FX format) mirrorless cameras.

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Full Frame for Videographers

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