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Kingfisher Calendar 2021

Kingfisher, the King of Good times is back with the 19th edition of its legacy property — Kingfisher Calendar. Breaking the tradition of shooting the calendar at exotic overseas locations, this year’s calendar has been shot at an equally exotic location within India. Explore God’s Own Country, Kerala with celebrity photographer Atul Kasbekar.

Make a Calendar

Ashok Kandimalla has been in the photographic field for over three decades and has extensive experience in both film and digital photography.

Naturalists Surya Ramachandran and David Raju Release New Book

Renowned naturalists Surya Ramachandran and David Raju have released their new book ‘Photographic Field Guide – Wildlife of South India’. This is the first-of-its-kind comprehensive field guide covering all mammals, birds, butterflies, dragonflies, reptiles and amphibians of the six states (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) of South India.

Fuelling your Wanderlust

Sweta Baruah

Sony Vlog Camera ZV-1 ₹67,990

A Vlogger’s Delight

Nikon Z6 II ₹1,64,995 for body only - On Target!

As everyone knows, the Nikon Z6 II is the new ‘avatar’ of the Nikon Z6. It is a hybrid ‘still’ and ‘video’ mirrorless camera.

Mivi Launches New Speaker

Mivi, a home-grown electronics brand, has launched its first Made in India product.

Google Pixel 4a ₹31,999 - Small Wonder

Pixel 4a comes in one size and one variant and a pocket-friendly price tag that helps it to get noticed.

FUJIFILM X100V ₹1,17,999 - Mini Superpower

Let’s see how this lightweight, feature-filled camera turns out in our review.

Exploring Odisha: The North-Central Expedition

Having had our taste of the wild side of Odisha with a visit to Tikarpada during the previous leg of this journey, we couldn’t wait to see what other secrets the state’s dense forest cover had in store. So, we headed straight for the Similipal Tiger Reserve. Before venturing into the forest, though, we learned about the legendary tigress Khairi and the equally legendary Indian Forest Service officer, Padmashri Saroj Raj Choudhary, who raised her and kept a pet python and hyena alongside.

Content-Aware Tools In Photoshop

Photoshop is one of the most widely used photo-editing software packages in the world.

MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY

Ashok Kallagunta is a software engineer who started his photographic journey in 2016. Generally, he likes travelling and capturing images on his mobile phone. On realising that he needed a break from his routine work, he purchased a D-SLR camera and started travelling to nearby places. He met a lot of amazing photographers. He then started attending seminars on photography and the genre of macro photography peaked his interest. Amazed by the world of macro photography, he decided to start exploring it further.

Archives of Nature

Himadri is a professional photographer from Assam, with an academic background in Geography and Environmental Planning (double masters). “Photography has been an integral part of my life since 1998. However, my first major travel and photography experience happened in 2006 when I travelled to Gujarat, Odisha, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh for work. The experience in itself was ‘ground-truthing’ and somewhere between shifting jobs and moving across cities during 2009-2013, I realised that my true calling is photography and creative arts. I have worked with several genres in photography like - wedding, product, industrial, events and festivals, documentation etc., but my heart and soul lie in Landscape and Portraits. My first major achievement was getting published in ‘Daily Dozen’ by NatGeo Your Shot (Apr, 2014) and being one of the winners of their assignment ‘Nature in Black and White’. The assignment winning image was later published in the book ‘Getting Your Shot’ and the National Geographic Magazine. Since then, I haven’t really kept a track of my achievements as every single one of them has been a stepping stone to attain the next milestone, until recently, when I received ‘The Night Sky Award’ in ILPOTY 2020” says Himadri.

Canon Expands RF-Mount Series

Canon has announced two new lenses that will expand the offerings for the RF-mount system.

Flawless Indeed

Canon EOS R6

GoPro Hero9 Black on Sale

GoPro has announced that its newly launched camera, the Hero9 Black, is available for purchase.

Sony Introduces Alpha 7C Fullframe Camera With Zoom Lens

Sony has announced a new addition to their imaging line-up, the Alpha 7C full-frame camera (model ILCE-7C) along with the FE 28-60 mm f/4-5.6 (model SEL2860) zoom lens.

Brilliance in a Small Package

Canon RF 35 mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM

A Versatile Ultra-Wide

Sony FE 20 mm f/1.8 G

Samsung Launches Galaxy A21s Variant

Samsung has announced the launch of a new variant for Galaxy A21s with 6GB RAM and 128 GB storage.

Sennheiser MKE 200 ₹8,490 - A Sound Solution

Sound gives meaning to visuals as also the silences within those visuals.

Scenic Terrains

Senaritra— fondly known as ‘Sena’ to his friends—is a software engineer by profession.

Samsung T7 Touch `Rs.16,999 (500GB) - Precious Little Packet

As photographers, we are always in the need for backup solutions that can store our images securely and without hassles, especially when we are out in the field. The Samsung Portable SSD (PSSD) T7 Touch provides an ideal solution, considering that it can work with both computers and smartphones.

Nikon Unveils New Z Series Cameras

Nikon has unveiled the next chapter of the Z series with the arrival of two new full-frame mirrorless cameras, the Z 7II and Z 6II.

Poco Launches C3 Smartphone

Poco has launched its newest smartphone C3, for the Indian market, in the sub-10K INR segment.

Mi Expands Mi10 Series

Mi has announced the expansion of their premium flagship Mi 10 series, with the launch of 10T Pro (5G) and 10T (5G).

Motorola Launches Razr 5G Smartphone

Motorola has recently added the Moto Razr 5G to its Razr series of smartphones.

Luminar 4 A Smart Photo Editor - Part II

Recap: Last month you read about the architecture of Luminar 4 as well as its features. You also read about the DAM functions that it offers. In this concluding part, you can look at the various tools it offers (many of them unique) and see how they can ease your post-processing tasks. So, read on.

Fujifilm Launches X-S10 Camera

Fujifilm has announced the launch of X-S10, the newest addition to the X Series family of compact and mirrorless APS-C digital cameras.

Yearning for that Perfect Sound!

Imaging, especially video, cannot be treated in isolation without considering its accompanying audio. Even a moment of silence is meaningless without the sound that precedes and succeeds it. An imaging publication like Smart Photography cannot ignore the importance of sound and audio products in the industry. Here we are, in a chat with Vipin Pungalia, Director, Professional Segment, Sennheiser India, who elaborates on the company’s journey in India.