Of the five film making companies (Agfa, Fujifilm, Kodak, Konica and Orwo), only one could survive the digital holocaust. Not only did Fujifilm survive, it even became a much stronger company with interests in medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, graphic arts and imaging products. The successful turnaround of Fujifilm makes for a compelling business school study. Mr. Hoshang S. … [Read more...]
My Life with Cameras…
My father was a wedding photographer for almost five decades. During my college days I used to help my father with photography and in developing his b&w films. We used to have a Rolleicord and Rolleiflex camera with Bunny flash gun. So photography has always been in the family. After doing my art teacher training diploma in JJ School of Art, I joined the Raheja School of … [Read more...]
Desert Rangers
Hailing from the City of Joy, Kolkata, India, Sanak Roy Choudhury is currently a practicing optometrist in Muscat, Oman. His journey as a photographer started as a child while travelling to different cities in India. The rich culture and the varied landscape of the Indian continent formed the initial impressions on Sanak and motivated him to frame and capture the beauty through … [Read more...]
Five Portraitists
The word ‘portrait’ does not necessarily refer to a photograph of a person; it can be a sculpture, a painting or even an artistic representation of a person or an animal, wherein importance is placed on the face and its expressions. The idea is to reflect the mood and the personality of the subject. Portraits can be of various types. Studio Portraits: As the name … [Read more...]
ODE TO ODISHA
R Srinivasan Some destinations for the avid tourist from the land of the Kalingas, by R Srinivasan. There are far too many must-see destinations in Odisha, so let’s take a look at some random sight-seeing options for the avid tourist... Ramchandi On the confluence of the river Kushabhadra and the Bay of Bengal and around 5 km away from Konark, the beach with silvery … [Read more...]
