Dhritiman Lahiri is a professional photographer. He specialises in architectural, travel, landscape & wedding photography. His love for photography began when his father gifted him a Kodak KB10 film camera while in junior college, back in 1998. He has worked in the corporate sector for 18 years before making the critical decision of turning his hobby into his profession. He … [Read more...]
Sigma 100-400mm f/5 – 6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary
The 100-400mm focal range is much sought after by all nature and wildlife lovers. All the major manufacturers have such a lens in their range. With us this month is Sigma’s 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary. In recent times, every Sigma lens tested by SP has been special. Will the 100-400 repeat the success? Design & Build Quality The Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG … [Read more...]
If I Were You – July 2017
Our Imaging Expert No one can take a picture that everyone likes. But, almost every picture can have scope of improvement. Often, we are not our best critics, while others can immediately point out the faults. In If I were you, our expert comments on how your pictures could be taken to another level. E-mail your images at sp@nextgenpublishing.net Rohinton … [Read more...]
Tell a Story
Why is it that some pictures appeal to us and some don’t? Let’s first take ‘why some pictures don’t appeal’. The reasons could be varied – the subject could be uninteresting, the composition (framing) could be wrong, the lighting could be ‘flat’ or having too much contrast, the exposure could be less than perfect, the image could be shaky or out of focus, the subject could … [Read more...]
Miniature Art
Umesh Thakker is a self-taught freelance hobbyist photographer. He started a few years ago with portraiture and landscape photography and soon graduated in the art of editing. On occasions, he used to create greeting cards for his doctor-son but he wanted to create ‘something different’. One day, as he was watching the movie ‘Honey I Shrunk the Kids’, it struck him with an idea … [Read more...]
