Anyone who has tried his hand at photographing food knows that it is certainly not easy. Even more difficult is the styling – the art of arranging food in a manner that the viewer’s eyes stay fixed on the mouth-watering goodies. If you fall into that category, fear no more! Plate to Pixel, a very informative study on digital food photography and styling, by Hélène Dujardin, … [Read more...]
E-books-by Roger Hicks
E-books by Roger Hicks is an annex to the series on every-thing you wanted to know about photography by renowned writer duo, Roger Hicks and Frances Schultz. In fact, the first two titles in the e-book series, ‘Black and White Step by Step’, and ‘The Accessory Book’ are approximate-ly of the same length as that of the traditional printed books; bundled with over 80,000 words … [Read more...]
Birds of the Himalayas-by Dr. Caesar Sengupta
‘Nature is a revelation of God, Art is a revelation of Man’- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The author Dr. Caesar Sengupta through his maiden effort of compiling the book “Birds of the Himalayas’, has tried to establish the connection between man and nature. This is because while growing up he was fascinated by the outside world and over time this interest contributed towards … [Read more...]
The Black White Edition – A Retrospective
by Ayesha Taleyarkhan“Writing is not about words. Painting is not about pigments. Music is not about tones. As long as pho-tographers insist that photography is about photographs, the art is limited and self-containing.” These words by Brooks Jensen reflect in the images presented in the coffee- table book ‘The Black & White Edition, A Ret-rospective’ by professional … [Read more...]
Gujarat’s Vibrant Wildlife by Diinesh Kumble
Gujarat’s Vibrant Wildlife- A Pictorial Journey, is an annex to the series of wildlife books by author and award winning photographer Diinesh Kumble. Gujarat, often associated with the majestic Asiatic Lion, has a rich geography to boast of. Flamingos, desert cats, sea cows, you name it and you’ll be amazed at the variety the state holds. In this book, the fauna of Gujarat … [Read more...]