A printed photographs has a charm that can’t be matched by a digital version of it. Look at that wallpaper on your smart phone or laptop screen. Maybe it is a brilliant candid moment from your wedding, or a portrait of your loved one, or some valuable memory frozen for posterity. Touch that screen with… Continue reading Say hello to Snapbook : A Mini Photo Book
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A week with Sigma 50mm f1.4 Art series lens
Somebody asked me what is that one good affordable zoom lens that every photographer must have. My reply was that the best affordable zoom lens is a 50mm prime lens. You can use your legs to zoom in and zoom out effectively. Any fast 50mm focal length lens can serve a variety of applications from portraits,… Continue reading A week with Sigma 50mm f1.4 Art series lens
Encounter with A Giant Pufferfish
It was the first time in my life that I went Scuba diving. And what happened next was an unbelievable experience, something which I’ll never forget in my lifetime.
A Photo Book for someone you love
In this digital age, most consumers of photography will probably never print their photographs. Today, most of the visual communication takes place online over internet and social media networks. I have an old suitcase at home. It contains stacks of picture albums with photographs of our family, friends and relatives. The newest album in the… Continue reading A Photo Book for someone you love
The 30th Wedding Anniversary – A reason for portraits
When someone mentions the words ‘portrait shoots’, the most common images that conjure up in our minds is of couple portraits. And in the market of couple shoots, a huge majority of assignments in today’s democratic world of photography business are of youngsters getting their portraits taken just before they get married. Hence, one of… Continue reading The 30th Wedding Anniversary – A reason for portraits
The Andaman Journal
Chennai Airport Terminal “Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again” ~ Joseph Campbell I agree with the above quote attributed to the late American writer Joseph Campbell. For many of us, it is a lifelong quest to find that sacred space. Maybe, our individual sacred space is not confined to one… Continue reading The Andaman Journal
Notes From the Field: Representation of the Marginalised in a game won by the majority
Last week, I traveled to various locations of the city (Bengaluru/Bangalore) on an assignment for an NGO. The assignment involved making portraits of people from a marginalized section of our society – the working class sexual minorities. The assignment would continue for some more time and I will be traveling to remote districts of the… Continue reading Notes From the Field: Representation of the Marginalised in a game won by the majority
Remembering T S Nagarajan
Renowned Indian photographer T S Nagarajan passed away in Chennai on Tuesday morning. He was 82 years old. He was the younger brother of late TS Satyan, who was an equally accomplished photographer too. Both of them originally hailed from Mysore. T S Nagarajan lived in Bangalore till recently. He was ailing for a while and… Continue reading Remembering T S Nagarajan
A Portrait assignment at Yarada Beach with Fujifilm x100s
While packing my camera bag for an assignment at Vishakhapatnam (Vizag), I was contemplating whether to carry my Fujifilm x100s mirror-less camera along with my regular assignment gear. It was a split second decision to consider it as a possible second camera and include it in the kit. And I am glad I did that,… Continue reading A Portrait assignment at Yarada Beach with Fujifilm x100s
Sachin Tendulkar : A Photograph that I wish had a Different Script
A greater part of my early childhood was spent playing the game of cricket. It was not always a big playground where I played. Sometimes it was the corner of the street, a veranda, or sometimes even indoors. Summer vacations meant choosing between grandparents home or summer cricket. I chose the latter. The idea of… Continue reading Sachin Tendulkar : A Photograph that I wish had a Different Script