For Online Subscription Digital Subscription Monsoons offer endless opportunities for photography. Unfortunately, most photographers fear damage to their equipment and pack away their gear during the rainy season. This need not be so; with basic care and a little ingenuity, one can protect one’s equipment and still enjoy his favourite hobby. So, this monsoon season, … [Read more...]
JUNE 2016
For Online Subscription Digital Subscription As they say, time and technology waits for no one. One of the more interesting developments of the last few months is the introduction of 360º photography. The new virtual reality headsets like the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift, transport you to a new ‘virtual’ world making you the centre of the subject. Imagine the … [Read more...]
MAY 2016
For Online Subscription Digital Subscription One of the problems with photography is that people simply do not use their cameras enough. The initial excitement of buying a new gadget dies out soon enough, the camera is put into a cupboard and quite simply, forgotten. Modern cameras, however, carry a host of features and are complicated creatures. They are designed to … [Read more...]
APRIL 2016
For Online Subscription Digital Subscription In the eleven years that SP has been in existence, photography and imaging have evolved at the fastest pace in its history. Our first issue in 2005 heralded the launch of Nikon’s F6, its last professional film SLR. Since then the digital wave took over resulting in some game changing moves from the leading players. The … [Read more...]
March 2016
For Online Subscription Digital Subscription Remember the days when mirrorless cameras were first launched? With no need for a mirror or even a mechanical shutter, we would have thought that even the basic design of a camera would change. But that has not happened. Mirrorless cameras are increasingly looking either like D-SLRs or like rangefinders of an older era. Look at … [Read more...]