Fun Tricks With Flash

Manipulating the flash’s light with a gel or filter is a key technique, when combining flash with fire or light trails. Photograph/ Raj Lalwani Light Only the Foreground Did you know you can adjust the on-camera flash’s intensity, such that it only illuminates what is immediately in front of the camera? This is a good… Continue reading Fun Tricks With Flash

Seeing Just One Colour

Not Only B&W Unlike what most photographers believe, monotone or monochrome images do not only equal to black and white pictures. In fact, the term ‘monotone’ means the use of either a single colour throughout the frame or different shades of the same colour. For instance, the lush greens of a tea plantation, a blue… Continue reading Seeing Just One Colour

Take Your Product Photos to the Next Level: Add Depth and Special Effects

When it comes to photography, depth refers to the balance of what is in and out of focus. The right depth creates a sense of space and helps draw the viewer in, and adding depth to your product photography will help the product pop. The easiest way to achieve it is with a foreground, middle… Continue reading Take Your Product Photos to the Next Level: Add Depth and Special Effects

At the Break of Dawn

Wake up early to capture the changing colours of daybreak. Experiment with white balance settings to enhance the mood of the image. Exposure: f/4, 1/13sec, ISO 400 Time: 6am. Photograph/Ram Morrison The very first rays of the sun are great not just for your health. Start off early at daybreak, and you can end up… Continue reading At the Break of Dawn

15 Ways to Get Rid of Cluttered Backgrounds

Aditya Nair and Raj Lalwani tell you several tricks you can try, to ensure that a weak background does not distract from that otherwise perfect photograph you wish to make. How many times have you captured the perfect moment and later, realised that there is a tiny element in the background that is really distracting?… Continue reading 15 Ways to Get Rid of Cluttered Backgrounds

Tripod Techniques: The Veiled Beauty

The night sky offers a whole host of opportunities that can be explored with long exposures and some patience. Good foreground elements such as this aquaduct work really well with star trails made at the extreme wide end. Exposure: Details Not Available Photograph/Chirag Each night the stars shine right above our heads. Yet, we rarely… Continue reading Tripod Techniques: The Veiled Beauty

20 Simple Secrets For Fun Holiday Photos

Pay special attention to kids. The memories you capture will become extremely important to them in the future.” Photography/Rajiv Kumar K Madhavan Pillai tells you how to get an album full of happy summer holiday memories by using some easy picture making practices. The bags are packed. You are about to leave for a fun-filled… Continue reading 20 Simple Secrets For Fun Holiday Photos

Personal Reflections

This image is my interpretation of the chaos of people in Mumbai through a window which acts as a story telling medium. Photograph/Vinit Gupta Vinit Gupta peers through reflections on the street in an effort to portray all the activity taking place around him. My Assignment Description: To use reflections to show a kaleidoscope of… Continue reading Personal Reflections

It’s Party Time!

On birthdays, children may go through a variety of emotions, from exhilaration to sombreness, and it is these expressions that make a difference between a mere competent picture and a memorable one. Photograph/Rajiv Kumar Raj Lalwani tells you seven unique ideas that will help you make your party photographs a lot more fun and interesting. Christmas… Continue reading It’s Party Time!

Wondrous Waterscapes: A Quick 5 Step Guide

The Silhouette on the Ganges Basin Photograph/Rahul Sharma Do you like exploring, trekking, camping, river-rafting or swimming? Have you ever looked at water-bodies during your expeditions and felt the need to click a photograph? Have you clicked photographs of waterscapes which have looked plain and ordinary? Here is a quick guide on improving waterscape photography. Capture… Continue reading Wondrous Waterscapes: A Quick 5 Step Guide