ISO vs Under-Exposure - A Noisy Battle Imagine yourself in a tiger reserve at the fag end of the day with light going low rapidly. You are struggling to keep up the shutter speeds (cranked the ISO […]
Category Archives: Advanced Photography Tips
KYC #5 : Lock it up - Mirror?
There are a lot of features in your camera that we do not use often and don’t know much about. Today we talk about ‘Mirror Lock-up’. Did you know that your camera comes with a […]
The Monsoons and your Camera - Part 2 : Rain
Here is the 2nd part of my Camera Care in Monsoon series. If you haven’t gone through the first part, do check it Here. For this part, we concentrate on Rain. Rain is a time to pack […]
Manual Exposure/Exposure-Lock : Flying Birds and more
So how does one go about planning to shoot birds in flight? There are times when you actually might want to turn the dial to ‘Manual Exposure’ for this one. Getting a Bird in Flight […]
KYC #3: Why doesn’t my Camera Auto Focus & Focus Preset/Memory
Todays blog post covers two topics. One for people just starting off with photography and the second for the more experienced ones. So let’s start with the basics first and then look at advanced ways […]
Bring Back the Sky in your wildlife images
Photography is all about adding your own perspective to images and today I would want to talk about the Sky and how it can bring about a different perspective. Now, we all know the beautiful […]
Where is the Light Coming From?
Where is the Light Coming From? Using light well is a trademark of most successful photographers. Lets take a slightly closer look at one of the key components of light. Its direction! There are four […]
The Foreground Block
In wildlife photography, everyone craves for that fantastic creamy smooth background. Comments such as Lovely Bokeh What a background Smooth BG Clean nice BG do the rounds of social media every minute. I have also […]
Less is More
This topic can probably be divided into two parts Part 1 - Using more of the surrounding, going wide-angle Part 2 - Using a lot of empty space in the image For this blog i’ll concentrate […]
Red Light Photography
Before you digress too much, this deals with the time of the day when the sun appears almost RED. Have you ever given it a thought why this occurs only in the late evening or early mornings? […]
Heat Waves!!
There are a lot of parameters that photographers need to keep in mind while out on the field clicking. Here is one of the lesser known ones. On my last tour to LRK (Kutch - […]
The Lying Histogram ?
The Histogram comes in a variety of flavors. The one that is most famous and mostly used is the luminosity histogram. Take a look at the following image and the Luminosity histogram that accompanies it. […]
Low-key Images
An image of the moon in the dead of the night is generally qualified as a Low-Key Image. Just like a High-Key image which has a completely white background, a low-key image is one that […]
Seeing before you See
Seeing Before you actually see….the key to strong images!! Let me start this one with a simple question. Can you list down the steps that you go through while planning a trip? Here are the […]
Shutter Sink
Read the “Second Curtain” blog before this one to make sure you understand the basics of the camera shutter mechanism. The Shutter Sync speed is the minimum shutter speed that allows for the flash to […]
Release or Focus Priority
The Modern cameras from both Nikon and Canon come up with very advanced AF controls. One of those controls is the Release/Focus Priority control. Both Nikon and Canon have it enabled for AF-C/AI-Servo. This menu […]
Shutter Limit Option and Manual Mode
When one starts photography, it is a great practice to stick to the Aperture or Shutter Priority modes. It gets you used to the system and ensures you don’t get bogged down with too many […]
The Second Curtain
Where does a curtain come into play in your camera? Think about it. What acts like a curtain to your sensor? Correct, its the Shutter. Now, how does the curtain/shutter work? Lets together come up with […]
Back Button Focussing !!
A lot has been told about the Back Button Focusing in the past and there are people who are staunch supporters of it and people who completely ignore it. I have been using the back […]
