Human nature is what it is! When something is right, we like to take credit for it; when something is wrong, we rarely accept the fact that the problem could have something to do with us. I was photographing a dew drop at the end of a leaf. I setup my camera on my trusty Gitzo tripod, manually focussed my macro lens for maximum sharpness, ensured that the image appeared … [Read more...]
Flash Fundamentals
Well, we all know what a ‘flash’ is. For the sake of records, when we talk of ‘flash’, we are referring to an electronic flashgun. A flash is our carry-anywhere-source-of-light, our portable sun. Colour Temperature of Daylight and Colour Temperature of Electronic Flash The colour temperature of daylight changes with the time of the day and the weather conditions. The colour … [Read more...]
Before the Dawn
Our Imaging Expert No one can take a picture that everyone likes. But, almost every picture can have scope of improvement. Often, we are not our best critics, while others can immediately point out the faults. In If I were you, our expert comments on how your pictures could be taken to another lev Rohinton Mehta, Technical Editor, Smart Photography Before the Dawn This … [Read more...]
Importance of Food Styling
Having crossed over 20 active years in commercial photography, Dilip Yande says his forte is Fashion and Portrait photography. He believes variety is the spice of life, and to keep himself motivated he does a lot of tabletop as well. For Dilip, names like Rembrandt, Renoir, Gauguin, Picasso, Turner, Monet are household names because of his childhood that was spent in a lineage … [Read more...]
In Praise Of Live View
What exactly is Live View? Why do we need Live View, especially when we have lived without it for so many years? Is it just one of the newfangled features that puts some more pressure on our learning curve? Or, is it really a useful feature that could enhance our photography? Read on... Live View is a function of a digital camera that allows us to ‘pre-view’ a subject/scene … [Read more...]
