For Online Subscription Digital Subscription As Smart Photography completes 20 years of publication, a pertinent question that we should ask ourselves is whether photography will continue to interest the younger generation as it has in the past. Times are difficult across the world and the cost of living presents a big challenge. Photo gear has also become expensive. … [Read more...]
February 2025
For Online Subscription Digital Subscription Artificial Intelligence (AI) is beginning to play a stronger role in the photographic industry. AI is now appearing in many photo editing programs and apps. This raises the question of how much AI will change photography. Will one be able to see and track the extent to which AI has changed the image that has been taken? … [Read more...]
January 2025
For Online Subscription Digital Subscription Cameras and photography have experienced an interesting roller coaster ride since the 1960s. In 1960, there were an estimated 10 crore cameras worldwide and these produced upto 80 lakh photographs everyday. Learning film photography from shooting to developing took the best part of twelve months. Learning the intricacies of … [Read more...]
December 2024
For Online Subscription Digital Subscription As we enter the last month of 2024, let us review the major trends that emerged during this period. In the beginning of 2024, it was assumed that both DSLRs and Compact cameras were either dying or dead. Whilst DSLRs are sinking rapidly, compact cameras have staged a smart revival following the launch of the Fujifilm X 100 … [Read more...]
November 2024
For Online Subscription Digital Subscription These days a new lens announcement from Chinese manufacturers every week has almost become a routine affair. The likes of Viltrox, TT Artisan, Meike, 7 Artisans, Laowa and Youngnuo have made a flurry of launches and each successive launch has revealed improved quality and keen pricing. Fast, full frame, autofocus prime lenses … [Read more...]