Say hello to my little friend …..

The day with my lil friend neenu…

<a

Seven Tips for Church Photography

Reblogged from VIDHYAA'S BLOG:

• 

I would agree that shooting in church is the most stressful assignment, moreover I did several task in the church, so i am sharing few tips with you. If you are beginning to work, I would like to share few of the photo tips which I experienced and these tips will help you to navigate some of the pitfalls of church photography.

Read more… 272 more words

Seven Tips for Church Photography

I would agree that shooting in church is the most stressful assignment, moreover I did several task in the church, so i am sharing few tips with you. If you are beginning to work, I would like to share few of the photo tips which I experienced and these tips will help you to navigate some of the pitfalls of church photography.

1.Know about the Event

Before event start or previous day, check about the procedure, rituals of the event. Communication is very most important aspect I believe. You have to be aware about the event and procedure; it will help you to give better output. Every church have different rules for the photographer, many churches prohibit flash during the event, better to check with client or inside the church.

2.You are a professional – Dress that Way

Even if you are freelancer, if you go for a shoot, dress professionally, decently, it will give better impression to the client and to the guest.

3.Study the Location

Before photographing an event it is very important you scout the location. Check the light, direction, where to position yourself and take few test shots, this will gives you more confident at your work.

4.Avoid Tension

Carry extra batteries for all cameras and flashes. Using multiple memory cards reduces the risk. (Carry Cards, Batteries). Wear a multiple pocket jacket, to keep small accessories, which will help you to not dig your camera bag all the times.

5.Turn Off Camera Sounds

Turn off your camera sounds when photographing. It will irritate during the mass.

6.Always Go RAW

Church light condition is always tricky one, better to go Raw, so that you can recover the good exposure and details in an image under unpleasant lighting conditions with RAW than with JPEG files, So always GO Raw.

7.Apply the basics:

Understand basic rules; apply when you are shooting and but then remember that’s not a time to experiment shutter speed and aperture, composition:-)

Think wisely, Act smartly, Frame perfectly

Visit to Al Aqha- Fujarah

My very first visit to Al Aqha ,Fujarah after 10 years in UAE, really beautiful place.

Open sea, cool breeze, alone me and my camera no words to explain,after a while I enjoyed like a kid, splashing the water, catching the tiny fish, throwing the stones,searching for pebbles etc..but then i did not forget to shoot some of the moments, i did some self shot using the self timer.

Result as follows Here are some of my trail and error, experimental shots

Anyone called me …:-)

<a

Namaskar

Thought process of Capturing a Photograph

Yesterday i went to the desert called Al Bidayer, Dubai. Before reaching the place, i planned many things to shoot but then hazy sun,windy,disrupt patterns, i was really upset.

I was roaming here and there and started playing in silky sand. My eyes flick over the scene, looking for shapes, patterns, colours, light and form and last i found light and burnt wood(shape),sand texture in the desert and i shuffle these element and thought to create many photographs in that.

How do I do this? Below you will see different scenes.

I found it like this

I was looking for light direction …

Composed in different ways….

Finally I got it …..

The morning light dazzle in between the burnt wooden piece, texture of the sand,light,shape of the wood,so on ..
Which i thought and composed the photograph.

How to visualize

When you go for shot, flick your eye to look for Light,Color,texture,shapes,form.

Shuffle these elements in the mind’s and visualize how they fit together to create a good photograph.

If you feel the scene is perfect , composing the photo becomes natural and freeze the moment.

Received Certification – NYIP

I am very much happy to receive my graduation certificate of professional photography from the New York Institute of Photography. I started my photography 2010(September) tats the time I bought my Nikon D90,at present, I added giant 70-200,2.8, tiny but powerful 50mm 1.8, SB 910 flash etc and early 2011 I signed for the course in NYIP. I learned tons because I knew nothing. I don’t know where to start and what to learn, really this curriculum helped me to systemize. If I remember correctly one of their major selling points is that you will learn to take better photos. They were right on the mark with that one for me. Time and circumstances didn’t allow me to complete the course soon. Though it was all based on film, digital materials were included. Other than developing your own film, I feel course is pretty awesome and informative.

The course has 6 units and they teach the basics of how cameras work, including DSLRs and view cameras. They cover all the basics including things like composition, shutter speed and aperture, exposure, lighting, traditional and digital darkrooms, plus the basics of architectural, advertising and glamour photography. Along with the reading material, I received DVDs and CDs with each unit, with really good information pertaining to that unit. Each unit had a project assignment and online exams, which successfully completed to acquire this certification and to hear a feedback, critique from professionals, really it helped to improve in many ways.

It not an “outdated” course. It gives you overall information. The technology of photography changes all the time. But the basics are the same. If you are a good photographer, you can take a good photo with an old Polaroid if that’s all you have. By the same token, if you don’t know the basics of photography, you can have the most expensive digital camera in the world and your photos will still suck. Really this course given me a basic idea to understand the photography but to develop the creativeness in photography, no other institute or course will help us I believe, we have to develop our eye by practice only.

NYIP given me a journalist pass which always helps me to get a media access for many events. On-line aspect of NYIP is fantastic as well !

My next level I am planning to master in portraits and later like to learn cinematography. Learning is endless in photography.

I got every penny of my money’s worth right there

Dragging Shutter

Recently, I read a book and found many interesting phrases in photography, dragging shutter speed is the one of the term which I come across newly, these day I was not serious user of flash, but now it’s a high time for me to learn flash in-depth.

Hope this will be helpful for beginners.

Want more detail in background when using flash ? then try — Dragging Shutter ..

Use a slower shutter speed(known as dragging the shutter). This leaves shutter open longer and gives you more ambient light.
Change in shutter speed affects the ambient light only, and not the flash exposure.
What I did:
I tried using Manual flash exposure, shutter speed from 1/250th to 1/60th and thereby bringing a huge change in the background, which appears clearly . Since shutter speed (largely) has no effect on flash exposure, it becomes our immediate choice in controlling our ambient exposure when using manual flash.