I am a beginner to photography. I have a Canon EOS 1000D and a borrowed flashgun. Pictures taken with the flash appear unnatural and harsh even though I have tried manual exposure. The subject gets too bright and the background goes too dark. Please note that I am not technically minded. Is there a way out? D. F. Kalyaniwala, Mumbai We’ll first take the background … [Read more...]
Light of Divinity
Sonali Pal Chaudhury from Kolkata is the author of this image. She wants to know if this picture could be improved. Though not perfect, I like the interplay between the light and shade.Sonali, in any picture, the background is as important as the subject. In your photo, the background, which is lighter in tone, partially takes away the attention from the main subject. The … [Read more...]
Nature Photography
The term ‘nature’ refers to anything that is not made by human beings, or, in other words, whatever is created by that unfathomable force we call ‘God’ or ‘Almighty’. Hence nature photography broadly relates to photographing landscapes, birds, animals, insects, human beings, rivers, mountains, valleys, trees, etc. Nature photography represents a challenge to document the … [Read more...]
Speed King!-Silicon Power 32GB CF Card
Silicon Power claim to be the world’s leading manufacturer of flash memory cards, USB flash drives, DRAMS, and card readers. With headquarters at Taipei, and branches worldwide, it is the first company to announce a lifetime warranty for memory cards. These CF cards are available in 16, 32, and 64GB capacity. This First Look looks at the 32GB CF Type 1 card (Type 1 cards are … [Read more...]
A Photographer’s Best Friend!-Slick Pro 500DX
Tripods, without an iota of doubt, are a photographer’s best friends. Your most expensive super-duper high-end lens, used hand-held, cannot provide the biting sharpness that is possible using a good tripod. Tripods also allow you to frame your subject better, frees you from the nagging worry of fuzzy pic-tures, and lets you concentrate on your shooting.This First Look takes … [Read more...]
