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 level. E-mail your images at sp@nextgenpublishing.net Rohinton Mehta, Technical … [Read more...]
Image Size-Ask Uncle Ronnie
Did you know... Ronnie has over 40 years of experience in photography? In fact, he has taught several thousand photo-enthusiasts in various institutions and through workshops, as well as judged many national and international photo contests, including a prestigious International Photo Contest held at Colombo, Sri Lanka. So, if you have any photo-queries, whether conventional or … [Read more...]
A Lesson to Learn
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...]
