As told to Unnati Sagar Born in 1979, Udayan Sankar Pal grew up in Canning (WB, India), the gateway of the Sunderbans. He has been dabbling with photography since he was 13 years old. Since the time he started working with his first camera, a Canon AE-1 Program, to his current gear Canon EOS 5D Mark III, he has explored the myriad images that Indian villages have to offer. … [Read more...]
From the memory archive: World Photography Day
We all know that 19th August is celebrated as the World Photography Day, world wide, as on this day in the year 1837, the photographic process invented by Joseph Nicèphore Nièpce and Louis Daguerre. On January 9, 1839, The French Academy of Sciences announced the daguerreotype process. A few months later, on August 19, 1839 the French government purchased the copyright from … [Read more...]
With a Longer Reach – Sony RX10 III
Sony is one camera manufacturer that has a clearly defined ‘professional’ line-up of compact cameras. The RX-series, consisting of three distinct line-ups, the RX100, RX10, and the RX1, has broken new grounds in image quality when it comes to compact cameras. The RX10 III (officially known as the RX10 M3) is an improved version of the RX10 II with an extension of 3x optical … [Read more...]
Sylvester, Sumit win ‘Face of India’ Contest
Sylvester Singh and Sumit Paliwal, students of Interactive Animation and Graphics at IMS - Design and Innovation Academy, Noida (IMS DIA), has won the prestigious “Face of India" photography competition organised by NDTV in association with Getty Images. After winning the competition, Sylvester and Sumit jointly said, “We would like to extend our thanks … [Read more...]
BenQ Unveils Monitor for Professional Photographers
BenQ has launched its new colour management monitor for photographers, the SW2700PT. The monitor comes feature-packed with a 27-inch QHD (2560x1440) display, 99% Adobe RGB colour space, IPS technology, hardware calibration,14bit 3D Look Up Table (LUT), Delta E≤2, Palette Master calibration software, ambient light-blocking shading hood, OSD controller and Black-and-White … [Read more...]