Tip of the Week: Shoot Shadows from a Height

Shooting shadows from a height gives the photograph a sense of distance and space. It also allows you to include more than one thing in the frame along with the shadows. Shooting from a height makes your image seem flat, abstract and sometimes surreal.

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IPF Portrait Prize—Winners, Finalists & Honourable Mentions

A showcase of the winners, finalists and honourable mentions of the Indian Photo Festival Portrait Prize 2021. The Indian Photo Festival Portrait Prize 2021 recently announced the winners of its annual contest. Sujata Setia was declared as the main winner, while the second and third prize went to Kushal Gangopadhyay and Ritagnik Bhattacharya, respectively. This year, the… Continue reading IPF Portrait Prize—Winners, Finalists & Honourable Mentions

10 Tips: Shooting Sports Like A Pro

A photograph has a number of elements that work together in synergy to make final outcome a treat to see. Photographing sports is no different as Jehan Lalkaka discusses ten tips to become a champion at taking sports photos. Your Tools A telephoto lens would do wonders at a sporting venue. In most sports, photographers are… Continue reading 10 Tips: Shooting Sports Like A Pro

Beauty in Abstraction and Intimidation

Photograph by: Paul Strand Image Source: The J. Paul Getty Museum The photograph above, titled New York (Wall Street), is one of Paul Strand’s most famous and widely produced images. Its eminence originates from Strand’s departure from pictorialism to straight photography, the latter defined by the sharp focus and detail maintained in the image. Shot… Continue reading Beauty in Abstraction and Intimidation

Want a 35mm Lens for Sony FE Cameras? Look Here!

If you were to look at the 35mm lens lineup for Sony FE cameras, you’d be shocked. There are tons of 35mm lenses for Sony FE cameras. That means that there’s some overlap, as well as a large variety of options. Want something cheaper? It’s available. How about something more premium? Well, there are options… Continue reading Want a 35mm Lens for Sony FE Cameras? Look Here!

4 Ways for a Portrait Photographer to Get a Different Look

The modern world of portrait photography is very sterile. We shoot with a modern camera and lens that gets rid of all the fun. And then a portrait photographer needs to spend hours grinding away in post-production to get what they want. But seriously, you don’t have to do it. Want that cool vintage lens… Continue reading 4 Ways for a Portrait Photographer to Get a Different Look

Portrait Special: The Light of Life

    In unpredictable lighting situations, wait for your subject to turn towards the light. Photograph/Anirban Brahma     Ambarin Afsar discusses how to control and experiment with the one element that breathes life into every photograph—light. Regardless of whether you are shooting indoors or outdoors, light can make or break your portrait. There are… Continue reading Portrait Special: The Light of Life

A Creative Challenge! 5 Fun Lenses for Creative Photographers

The modern photography world is filled with camera lenses that are incredibly sterile. Couple that with the image quality from cameras, and it gets even more boring. We can tell you from experience that it’s sometimes hard to tell the difference between one 50mm lens and another. That’s why so many folks reach for vintage… Continue reading A Creative Challenge! 5 Fun Lenses for Creative Photographers