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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.

Huawei Announces P40 Smartphone Series

Huawei has announced the P40 Pro+, P40 Pro and P40, flagship smartphones with cutting-edge designs and camera innovations.

A Common Sense Approach To Safety During Covid-19

We all know the current devastating health issues around the world. Yes, I am referring to the infamous Coronavirus or COVID-19. Much has been said and much has been written about it – sensible as well as stupid statements and comments from people from all walks of life. Not a day passes when we don’t hear of authentic statements or rumors surrounding the issue. People are worried, people are disheartened – some understand the implications, most don’t!

OnePlus Launches 8 Series Smartphones

OnePlus has launched its OnePlus 8 series smartphones. The camera features a triple lens-setup with an additional time-of-flight (ToF) sensor that, reportedly, improves depth estimation in bokeh mode and fine-tunes the autofocus.

Tamron Announces 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD

Tamron has announced the launch of 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD (Model A056), a large aperture telephoto zoom lens for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras.

Sony Releases Firmware Update for A9 II

Sony has released its latest firmware update for the A9 II.

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!”

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.

4 Rules Of Wildlife Photography

Who doesn’t like photographing wildlife? I mean, most people do. You just have to take a safari to a wildlife sanctuary to find the number of people from all walks of life trying to capture the animals with their cameras. In this short ‘help’ article, I will try and guide you with some ‘do’s and don’ts’ that could possibly make you a better wildlife photographer. Do keep in mind that not everything is covered and what may work for one photographer may not necessarily work for another.

On The Rocks

(The images you see here – Rocks – were part of the Rocks and Waves photo exhibition by Vaibhav Jaguste and Prakash Dudhalkar at the Jehangir Terrace Art Gallery about two months ago. The ‘rocks’ images are by Vaibhav Jaguste).

Tilt and Shift Movements-Part II

Recap : Last month you read about the basics of tilt/shift movements and their effect on images. You also looked at various types of equipment that can offer movements. In this concluding part you can read how tilting and shifting the lens can solve specific photographic problems and also add artistic effects.

Imaging Specialist Monitor

BenQ PD322OU is another specialist monitor from BenQ targeted at photography professionals.

The Small Package

Fujifilm has carved a niche in APS-C mirrorless camera market with superior optics and retro design.