ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!7th ANNIVERSARY 200 + Pages MASTERCRAFTSMANVikram BawaFemme FataleSHOWCASEVickky IdnaaniNikon D800INDIA EXCLUSIVE!LEARNINGS* Basics: Using the Built-in Flashof your D-SLR (Part III)* Create Strobe Effects in Photoshop* How to Blur the Background* Create a Fog Effect* Let’s Correct a Tilted Building* Lens Hoods & Light Cutters* How to Setup Photoshop … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2012
Affordable Storage-Mediaman 32GB SDHC Card
SD cards have become standard removable memory modules for most digital devices. Falling in line with the latest trend, Mediaman Infotech Pvt. Ltd has launched the 32GB SDHC memory card, which conforms to Class 10 specifications. Mediaman’s line-up includes SD cards from with 2 to 32GB capacity. Being a Class 10 card, the 32GB SD offers a minimum read/write speed of 10 MB … [Read more...]
Collectors’ Special – Fujifilm X10
Fujifilm has been synonymous with innovation right from the silver halide days, and the EXR sensor has been their strong point in the digital segment. With a flexible processing algorithm, this sensor has been designed to improve the dynamic range or sensitivity of the camera as the situation demands. Yet another EXR model, the Fujifilm X10 is a retro-looking compact camera … [Read more...]
Incident Light Metering
This small ‘learning’ stems from a query sent in by SP reader Amol K. from Amravati. Amol wrote, “A friend of mine, who is a bird photographer, prefers to use an Incident Light Meter. He says that he gets better exposures with it. Can you explain if that is correct, and if so, how does an Incident Light Meter provide better exposures?”Let me put it this way; an Incident Light … [Read more...]
How Steady Are Your Hands?
The ‘best lens’ in the world (if there was any such thing) would no longer be the best if your shooting techniques are poor.There can be several reasons for your pictures not being sharp – poor focussing, poor lens contrast, poor lens resolution, subject movement, and camera movement. The biggest culprit is often the camera movement during ex-posure. Camera movements … [Read more...]