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A Buyer’s Guide to DSLR Camera

June 16th, 2010 gaurav 7 comments

So you had enough of point and shoot(P&S) camera and now are ready to step into the DSLR territory. You feel your current P&S is somehow limiting your potential as a photographer & wish to unleash your creativity by purchasing a DSLR camera. You’re right on getting a DSLR camera but purchasing a new DSLR is not so easy as to hit the store, throw cash & come home with the camera. It requires a lot of planning & research on your part, to get the DSLR camera which is just right for you. Buying your first DSLR can be daunting task. You ask your friends for advise, each one of your folks lend you their biased advises. In utter confusion you post your query on online forums only to get a response to try cameras at a store yourself & buy which you feel comfortable with. If not this then, the usual “search the forums as this has been answered several times” or once again get ready to hear biased replies from fan-boys. You decide on a particular model & finally hit a store to make a purchase. The salesperson again throws a googly which rattles your pre-decided choice & you end up buying a camera which you regret of buying later on. To avoid getting a wrong DSLR camera, the following guide should come handy.

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5 ways to get rid of Photographers Block

May 23rd, 2010 gaurav 4 comments

Like a writer, a photographer too has to face a block at times. At such times, the photographer is unable to produce captivating photographs. It can be called as hibernation period, the limit of which is unknown. Bouncing back into the flow often gets difficult at such times. It requires great amount of patience along-with self-confidence on the part of the photographer. Following are some of my tried & tested ways by which one can get rid of this syndrome known as ‘Photographers Block’.

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Set your Creativity free with Light Painting Photography

May 7th, 2010 gaurav 3 comments

Light Painting is an captivating form of Photography. In simpler terms, Light Painting deals in creating abstracts images with light source. In Light Painting the Photographer is free to express himself. The outcome of the photography depends entirely on the mind of the photographer. The more creative the mind the more beautiful his photographs will be. The technique behind Light Painting is easy & anyone can do it. Let’s have a look at the requirements & technique of Light Painting Photography.

Light Painting

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Snap Good Photographs with your Camera Mobile

April 19th, 2010 gaurav 2 comments

Convergence in mobile phone technology has lead to mobile phones which can be used for much more than calling. Now Camera phones as they are called are a breed of mobile phones which apart from communicating can be used for snapping photographs. There have been innovations in this field & now one can find sensors upto 12MP incorporated in mobile cameras having features like smile shutter, face detect, panorama etc. Though inspite of such advancements still a lot of mobile cameras can’t compete with standalone camera due to the size factor which bring limitations. Still one can’t deny the utility of small digital camera in your pocket in scenarios when you forget or do not bring your digital camera along. Here I’ll share my tips & experience on taking good photographs from the digital camera of your mobile phone.

Shooting with Camera Phone
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How to take a perfect Moon shot

January 4th, 2010 gaurav 11 comments

Moon is a beautiful body in our solar system. Its various phases are so picturesque that one often feels to capture its beauty with a camera. Capturing moon is not easy at it sounds & more often you will get nothing but a white orb if you don’t know the right technique to capture the moon. In this guide I’ll explain intricately to get a perfect moon shot which will elicit ‘wows’ from your friends & colleagues.

Moon

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