Saturday, June 26, 2010

"Photo Feature" : Blissful Monsoon

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After the long phase of unbearable summer, we call for the cooling showers of monsoon. Even a small thought of the downpour generates a feeling of joy in our heart. And when monsoon arrives, it thrills all the creatures on the earth equally. It results into infinite mental and physical relax and delightful greenery all around, and proves to be a boon for farmers by ensuring their livelihood.
Monsoon has arrived to many parts of India. Goa is observing pleasing showers. Chandan D. N. Gaonkar of Panaji (Goa) has tried to capture the mood of this joyous season through his camera. These images will certainly give relief to the viewers, especially to those who have not witnessed the monsoon in their region till date.
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---Dr. Pankaj Sharma
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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Profile : A Kind-Hearted Lensman: William Gaarde-Nissen

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William is a trade agent with his office in Copenhagen, Denmark. Apart from his professional life, he has a big passion for photography for last many years. He loves human beings and places and thus concentrates on “life on earth”. He has organised a number of Photo-exhibitions during last 10 years. Some of his photographs have been selected for Danish National Photo-Exhibitions during this phase of time. He feels affection for seeing good pictures and experiences immense contentment in making pictures with his camera. His favorite camera is Nikon D300. He is the chairman of a Photography Club in his city as well. William is a kind-hearted person. He likes to interact with the people of creative taste.

--Dr. Pankaj Sharma
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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Article - Travel Photography Tips

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Visiting beautiful places is an instinct of human beings. Numerous people photograph gorgeous places every day. But a very few succeed in making excellent photographs. Those who don’t get success in doing so, also have a desire of achieving stunning pictures. With a few points kept in consideration, everyone, who loves travelling and photographing places, can achieve desirable images.
1. One must have good knowledge of the key characteristics* of the particular place, such as, flora and fauna, geographical features, historical background, people and their culture etc. This helps in taking the photographs with a proper approach. Any such information can easily be collected through internet and travel guide-books.
2. We should always aim at portraying the places in their true manner with above mentioned characteristics*. If we do so, our photographs wouldn’t need any explanation. They will convey their message well.
3. The ideal time for shooting good travel shots is that of early morning or late evening. The angular/soft light of this period enables us to find gentle images with vivid colours and fine details. Of course, we achieve satisfactory results during the peak of the day as well, but with a handful limitation.
4. A travel photograph should convey some story with liveliness. If our photograph is dormant, nobody, including us, would like to see it passionately.
5. The role of good equipments is equally important. A SLR Camera with one standard zoom (such as, 18-55 mm, 18-70 mm, 18-135 mm, etc.) and one tele photo zoom (such as 70-200 mm, 70-300 mm etc.) is enough for our purpose. If having two different zoom lenses is not convenient, we can go for some long-ranged zoom lens, such as, 18-200mm, 28-300 mm etc. SLR camera is not affordable for everyone. There is a good range of basic and advanced digital compact cameras in market. These cameras are good enough to record fine travel shots.
The use of a firm tripod is advisable for shooting during low light conditions. This prevents camera shake.
6. The great depth in the scene makes an ideal travel photograph. For this purpose we should use a small aperture (32, 22, 16, and 11) and set the shutter speed accordingly. If we have a digital compact camera, landscape mode will serve up our purpose.
7. To freeze the flow of a water stream or fall, use of high shutter speed (1/500 sec. or above) works friendly. Sports mode of a compact digital camera is very useful in such situation.
8. The composition of our photographs ought to be simple. We should not involve so many subjects in our photograph. We have to concentrate on one or on a few subjects. Disturbing objects, like, electric poles/wires, discarded items etc. should be avoided while clicking the image. If we wish to involve a human being or a structure (like hut or temple) in a landscape, we have to avoid placing this in the center of our frame. It is wise to place this type of subject a little away from the center. This will add balance to the picture. Furthermore, the horizon of the scene should be straight.
Above all, there should be freshness of approach in our composition.
9. We must keep extra and fully-charged camera-batteries with us. This helps out evading disappointment during crisis.
10. Our camera is very important during a trip; we have to take extra care of it. An irresponsible approach can damage our gear.
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Sunday, June 6, 2010

Profile: A Lensman With Distinct Vision: Dilip Lokre, AIIPC

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.... Born on 7th July 1960, Dilip Lokre, AIIPC completed his schooling at Bhopal and Indore. During his Graduation in Arts he started sketching and cartooning. In the year of 1979 he felt in love with Photography, which was later followed as a career. Presently he is working as Photo Editor with leading English Daily, FREE PRESS at Indore (India). His creative photographs have earned him laurels at National and International levels and have been put on view in a range of prestigious exhibitions.
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--Dr. Pankaj Sharma
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