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Click a Portrait

15 Oct 2011 | 4 comments » Add a comment

A portrait! What could be more simple and more complex, more obvious and more profound.
Charles Baudelaire

Equipment

1. A DSLR Camera (like Canon 550D camera)

2. 50 mm lens (1.8f 50 mm lens), Why this lens? cause this ensures you get a good depth of field. In simple terms this means that some parts of the image will be sharp and some blurred. so eg for a portrait the eyes will be the sharpest, and as you move away the ears will be slightly blurred, and the background will be a lot more blurred. Why is this

The 50mm magic

16 Aug 2011 | no comments » Add a comment

If you have bought yourself a canon SLR camera sporting the default 18-55mm lens, and are now wondering which should be the next lens you pick up, I seriously suggest the cheap 50mm f/1.8 lens from canon. The reasons are simple

1. Sharpness
The Canon 50mm f/1.8 is one of the sharpest lens Canon has to offer, some say even sharper than the expensive 24-70mm lens (which is known for sharpness). However I have noticed that at f/2.8 and

Vagator beach Goa 180 panorama

26 Jul 2011 | 6 comments » Add a comment

Panorama images are fascinating. And with little ease you can create your own. Click here to download the original full size image at 72 DPI and 70% quality size 20756×3039.

1. The first step is to find a location which will be

Sunset lighting and zoom

06 May 2011 | no comments » Add a comment

Ok 2 points here, Lighting and Zoom

1. Lighting: The sunset conditions offer nice lighting for clicking snaps and no, not of the sunset. Use the sunset light to click other scenes around and see how they come. Notice the shadows in the sea

Dim light photography

08 Sep 2010 | 4 comments » Add a comment

For good dim light photography 4 things are important. Flash, ISO, aperture, and exposure time.

Flash: There are 2 reasons we want to avoid flash.

1. Its irritating for others when the flash blinds them. Its also easier for us to click snaps quietly without making anyone conscious or aware that