H. S. Billimoria The photography industry has been through a highly exciting but tumultuous century. During this period, many corporates have entered and exited the camera business. The industry has been severely competitive in the nineteen sixties, seventies and eighties and this inevitably took its toll. SP tracks those companies that did indeed play a part in the fortunes … [Read more...]
Late Evening
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...]
My Life with Cameras…
I am known as ‘Kakubhai’ to my friends, family, associates and customers. My first trite with a camera was in 1955, when I was 14 years old. My father, who was a dealer in photo goods, had come to our native place with a Agfa Clack camera, which is a German camera and not to be confused with Agfa Click camera which was made in India for the local market. So, in 1955, I took my … [Read more...]
Bruce Craig’s Monsoon Rig
In response to the June 2016 issue of Smart Photography (page 43, A Monsoon Query), SP reader Bruce Craig has sent us details about the rig he has made to photograph in the rains. We thought that some DIY SP readers might want to make one for themselves. This is what Bruce has to say: “This is my umbrella rig. I fabricated an umbrella handle holder using PVC sheet stock and … [Read more...]
Through A Traveller’s Lens
Born and brought up in Delhi, Nakul Sharma is a professional traveller and a photographer. Exploring different corners of the world, Nakul believes that through his experiences he can bring people from across the globe closer and through his photography he can present to them a world which is unseen by them. By sharing different stories from around the world, he tries to … [Read more...]
