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...]

Colour Photography might have taken some charm away from the world of monochrome, especially in amateur photography, but there are still some aspects that can only be replicated by the time-tested Black and  Whites. This issue of Smart Photography is dedicated to Black and Whites, and what better way to celebrate the power of monochrome than to dedicate a section to some … [Read more...]

Ashish Langade is a Pune based Photographer who takes immense pleasure in capturing beautiful moments around him. Born and raised in a small town of Maharashtra, Vaduj, Ashish begun clicking pictures of his beautiful town using his mobile camera. He graduated as an Engineer from Sinhgad College of Engineering, whose campus was beautifully located amidst the mountains. This … [Read more...]

As a young kid, I watched with amazement my father taking photographs with a folding plate film camera, and then colouring the prints with a paint brush. The camera was a pre-war Goertz made by C.P. Goertz and Co. (now defunct). My elder brother (elder by six years) inherited the camera, and in the fifties it was still possible to find a photo store who would cut and load … [Read more...]