Metro Doodles

Samar Khan reveals his love for cartoon characters, and how it has inspired his doodles inside the Delhi Metro. While I take plenty of inspiration from popular culture, a lot of my characters are ideas that I have conjured up at that given moment, depending on the scene in front of me. My Assignment Description… Continue reading Metro Doodles

Five Simple Flash Techniques To Try

Aditya Nair shows you the basic problems you can encounter while using a flashgun and how to overcome them. 1. Accidental Overexposure: While flash lets you illuminate subjects, it is quite easy to overexpose, especially the highlights. Use flash compensation to reduce the power of the flash or a white cloth to diffuse the flash… Continue reading Five Simple Flash Techniques To Try

What’s In Your Bag? An Inconspicuous Kit…

…is one that allows you to be unobtrusive. Earlier, I used to carry two bodies with two lenses, but people would get very conscious of the gear. Pattabi Raman is a biologist-turned photojournalist based in Pondicherry. His work on the aftermath of the Sri Lankan war has won him plenty of critical acclaim. Here, he… Continue reading What’s In Your Bag? An Inconspicuous Kit…

Brooke Shaden: Finding Reality

Brooke Shaden’s images reconstruct reality with a tinge of fantasy that defies gravity and the continuum. prefer timeless costumes devoid of patterns. I also like rich or desaturated colours. My Assignment Description: Figuring out how our world can be transformed into something more inspiring. Duration: I created these images over the course of five years Notes: Shooting… Continue reading Brooke Shaden: Finding Reality

Make Food Look Yummy!

Who doesn’t enjoy a good meal? Be it teatime or a scrumptious feast, there is barely anyone who does not find solace in a full plate. Now you can exhibit your appreciation of food through your photographs by keeping a few simple, hearty tips in mind. Always try different angles to make your food look… Continue reading Make Food Look Yummy!

What’s In Your Bag? A Comprehensive Wildlife Kit…

…is one that helps me prepare for any eventuality. In the wild, where nature rules the roost, situations can range from the tricky to the bizarre. Sudhir Shivaram is one of India’s leading names in wildlife photography. Despite working as a Senior Project Manager at an MNC, he manages to find time to fuel his… Continue reading What’s In Your Bag? A Comprehensive Wildlife Kit…

Portrait Special: Weave a Story

If the subject feels comfortable in the pose, it will reflect in the photograph. Photograph/Rajesh Kumar Chaurasia Ambarin Afsar explains how the final photograph eventually depends on important narrative devices like aesthetic framing, graceful poses and props. The crucial part of any good portrait is the pose and the composition. Do not think of these… Continue reading Portrait Special: Weave a Story

What’s In Your Bag: An Editorial and Personal Kit

Bandeep Singh has a longstanding experience of 20 years and is known for his stylised editorial work and fine art photography. His personal work is deeply layered and conceptual. He speaks about the studio lighting setup that he uses on location. An editorial and personal kit is one that enables me to produce extremely stylised pictures… Continue reading What’s In Your Bag: An Editorial and Personal Kit

Timeless Weddings

Remember that the viewer’s attention is drawn to the subjects in the frame. Ensure that you keep the background as uncluttered as possible. Photograph/Riddhi Parekh Invoking Nostalgia Take a look at your grandparent’s wedding photographs. What do you feel? This is the effect that black and white images have over their viewers. The medium adds… Continue reading Timeless Weddings

Wedding Photography Tips: All You Need is Love

Participate in India’s biggest wedding photography contest, the Canon Better Photography Wedding Photographer of the Year Awards 2016-17. To submit your photographs visit www.betterphotography.in/wpoy Your pictures should be such that they make the wedding day seem as fresh as yesterday, even after years have passed. Photograph/Lovely Dua The bride and groom are the stars of the wedding. It… Continue reading Wedding Photography Tips: All You Need is Love