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UNDERWATER - WORLD OF BALI

Bali’s underwater world is a heaven for underwater photographers.

LADAKH THE LAND OF LAMAS

There is no doubt in calling Ladakh a paradise for travellers. Every season from January to December, is an opportunity for landscape photographers.

INTO THE WILD

I’m not sure what made me enter into wildlife photography.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN PRINT

In the conventional photo film era, photo printing and general commercial printing were two separate water-tight compartments.

Boundless Beauty

'Boundless Beauty' is a three-book set of breath-taking photographs of the birds of India. It is the culmination of labour of love over several years. The books are co-authored by Vidya Kulkarni (photographer and columnist), Shobha Karnik (photographer) and Sathya Vagle (professional wildlife, landscape and fashion photographer)

Mumbai Moments 2023 Winners

Mumbai Press Club has Ma of the annual Mumbai Moments photo contest.

Sigma's 60-600mm Now for Mirrorless

Sigma has announced the 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports lens, made specially for mirrorless cameras.

Nikon Developing Two Prime Lenses

Nikon India has announced the development of the Nikkor Z 85mm f/1.2 S, a fast mid-telephoto prime lens, and the Nikkor Z 26mm f/2.8, a slim wide-angle prime lens, for the full-frame/FX-format mirrorless cameras for which Nikon Z mount has been adopted.

Lumix GH6 Bags Innovation Award at CES

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) named the Lumix GH6 a CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honouree in the Digital Imaging and Photography category.

Samsung Showcases ViewFinity Monitor

Samsung unveiled their latest monitor line-up at the CES 2023. The latest line-up includes ViewFinity and Odyssey models along with a Smart Monitor.

CES: Panasonic Unveils Lumix S5II, Ultra-wide Lens

Panasonic has announced two new hybrid full-frame mirrorless cameras, the Lumix S5II and S5IIX, at the recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at Las Vegas. The company also unveiled the Lumix S 14-28mm f/4-5.6 Macro lens for L-mount.

Lenovo Launches P11 Premium 5G Tablet

Lenovo, the global technology leader, debuted its first premium 5G tablet, the Tab P11 5G in India.

Lenovo Yoga Slim - Travel Pro

The Lenovo Yoga Slim series have been quite popular, being slim, lightweight, and easily portable laptops. However, it is rare to find a competent professional laptop with this ultra-slim design, and the Yoga Slim 7i Pro has been quite a surprise find for us, who were reviewing this device for our sister publication.

Digitizing and Restoring Prints

Most of our readers, we believe are longtime photography enthusiasts. Consequently, they would be having many photographs with some of them preserving priceless memories.

A DAY TRIP TO UDVADA

Udvada is a small town in the Valsad district of Gujarat in India. It is known for its Zoarastrian Fire Temple – the Atash Behram – revered by the Parsi community.

IN LOVE WITH PORTRAITURE

Aniruddha Das is a Kolkata based photographer. He underwent a basic plus advanced training course conducted by ‘The Frame’, under the able guidance of renowned Kolkata based photographer Arghya Chatterjee from 2000-2003.

THE TRANSITION FROM PHOTO ALBUMS TO PHOTO BOOKS

During the colour film era, most colour labs handed over a free album which would accommodate prints from one roll of film (36 prints).

PHOTO BOOKS

An independent marketing consultant and digital print evangelist with over 36 years of experience in the imaging industry.

Sandisk Showcases Latest Pro-Grade Storage Solutions

Western Digital has unveiled new innovations from its SanDisk Professional brand for content creators and professionals in India.

OnePlus Ventures Into Monitor Space

OnePlus has announced the launch of a new product category with OnePlus monitors, which includes two variants, the X 27 and the E 24, featuring 27 and 24-inch displays respectively.

PSP National Digital Salon 2022

The Photographic Society of Pune (PSP) recently organised the PSP National Digital Salon 2022 in November 2022.

DCP Expeditions Annual Photo Exhibition 2023

DCP Expeditions, India’s one of the fastest growing Photography Training Academy will be exhibiting its 8th Grand Annual Photography Exhibition 2023, on 20th, 21st and 22nd January 2023 from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm at Bombay Art Society, Bandra.

Versatile, Brilliant and Speedy Sony Alpha 7 IV

Maulik Patel, photographer extraordinaire, takes you through his experiences using the exceptionally adaptable Sony Alpha 7 IV, a full-frame hybrid camera that smoothly transitions between photography and videography for breathtaking imagery.

Laowa Unveils 6mm f/2 for Still Photography

Venus Optics has announced a still photography version of their previously released 6 mm T2.1 cine lens. The new 6 mm f/2 Zero-D MFT now features electrical contacts which allow users to control the aperture through the camera body and have EXIF being recorded.

Xiaomi 13 Series get Leica Cams

Xiaomi has unveiled their 13-series in its annual flagship launch event in China.

Good Value for Money

The Canon EOS R7 was introduced in India towards the end of May 2022. It incorporates a 32.5 megapixel APS-C size imaging sensor that could be the answer to photographers wanting a ‘wildlife camera’ at a reasonable cost. Let’s see how this beauty fares on our test bench…

A Fast, Compact, Ultrawide Lens!

Nikkor Z 17-28 mm f/2.8 ₹1,05,995

INFRARED (R) PHOTOGRAPHY

Visible light is a spectrum of seven colours (380 – 700 nanometers) – violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. Beyond red is ‘infrared’, which we cannot see. But between red and infrared, lies ‘near-infrared’ which also we cannot see. When we say that an image is an infrared capture, we are actually referring to the capture of nearinfrared. Near-infrared spectrum lies between 700 and 1200 nanometers. (1 nanometer is equal to one-billionth of a meter).

Lightroom Ver. 12 and ACR Ver. 15 Updates

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

THE SOUL OF MASAI MARA

Dr. Dilip Shah is a Consultant Diabetologist at the Indus Diabetes Centre and Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai, as well as the CEO of Vijay Vallabh Hospital.