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...]

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...]

During my school years we had a Konica Minolta point and shoot film camera which was mostly used during functions, festivals and trips. It was my duty to take the photos and I gradually became interested in photography. I wanted to know how an SLR works and what is the photography process. When I was in an art school I learnt about camera manufactures like Pentax, Nikon, … [Read more...]