No other category of imaging excites photographers as much as wildlife. Capturing wildlife in their natural habitat is a challenge and sometimes requires skills other than photography. Some research into animal behaviour can be helpful and the photographer should be skilled at concealing his presence as well as be able to stalk animals or birds. In the olden days, getting the … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
Super King-NIKON COOLPIX P900
With the ever-increasing costs of long focal length lenses, most photographers, not born with a silver spoon, opt for bridge cameras that moreor- less serve their purpose. Nikon’s latest is the Coolpix P900 – which boasts of a mind-boggling equivalent focal length from 24-2000mm! Before the Coolpix P900, the P610 with its 24-1440mm equivalent lens was the one that many … [Read more...]
For the Priceconcious Buyer-TOKINA AT-X 11-20 F2.8 PRO DX
Tokina has been known for its pro-quality optics at an affordable price. It now adds one more super-wide-angle zoom to its existing super-wide-angle 11-16mm which has been much appreciated by travel and landscape photographers throughout the world. Tokina DX lenses are designed only for APS-C sensor camera bodies, while Tokina D lenses can be used on full-frame (35mm), APS-C … [Read more...]
Selfies – Boon or Bane?
A selfie refers to a self portrait taken by a photographer with a smartphone or a digital camera held at the end of the selfie stick. In a world looking for novelty and thirsty for new gadgets and gizmos, the selfie stick came in very useful for smartphone manufacturers to carry their marketing pitch to a newer level. The word ‘selfie’, which essentially was an internet slang … [Read more...]
Game of Colour
Using a proper colour scheme is very important to the success of a photograph. In this article, Dilip Yande tries to expand on the theme. Having crossed over 20 active years in commercial photography, Dilip Yande says his forte is Fashion and Portrait photography. He believes variety is the spice of life, and to keep himself motivated he does a lot of tabletop as well. For … [Read more...]