by Anand Chaudhuri | May 31, 2015 | Photography Techniques
Livingston Oval July 4 Fireworks Photography Who doesn’t like to watch fireworks? It even make adults discover the inner child within, looking at the sky lit up with brilliant colorful patterns. With little effort you can capture all that beauty in images...
by Anand Chaudhuri | May 28, 2015 | Photo Composition, Photography Techniques
Create Depth in Photographic Composition The still photographer is constantly challenged to take the viewer beyond the confines of the 2 dimensional frame. Thankfully the eye and the mind can be tricked to suggest depth and luckily we have proven tools to create depth...
by Anand Chaudhuri | May 27, 2015 | Photo Composition, Photography Techniques
The still photographer faces a challenge in a world where we are used to see life in motion. A single frame must capture the spirit of a dance. Failure results when the dancers become statues. A little creative thinking on how to use motion in photo composition helps...
by Anand Chaudhuri | May 27, 2015 | Photography Techniques
2 Still Photography Problems A photograph is judged for its technical and aesthetic qualities. We need to care about aesthetic qualities only after the technical levels have been met. In my opinion and based on my experience, thi means, in most cases photographers...
by Anand Chaudhuri | May 26, 2015 | Photography Techniques
Photographing Children Using Window Light Photographing children using window light is a great idea since a big window is a fantastic source of soft, directional, natural light. On a bright sunny day the indirect light through the window creates very pleasing lighting...
by Anand Chaudhuri | Jan 5, 2015 | Photography Techniques
Part 3: Understanding Tonal Contrast 18% Gray Understanding exposure metering is the final part of the series of articles on photographic exposure. Almost all cameras have automatic exposure these days and those meters perform pretty well. While that is a convenience...
by Anand Chaudhuri | Dec 26, 2014 | Photography Techniques
Part 2:Understanding Shadow and Highlight Detail In this third part of the series on photographic exposure, we deal with understanding tonal contrast. Strictly speaking contrast is not exactly about exposure, but it is very closely related. In this topic we...
by Anand Chaudhuri | Dec 23, 2014 | Photography Techniques
Part 1: Understanding Photographic Exposure Reciprocity Understanding shadow and highlight detail requires us to ask the simple question of what constitutes detail. Look at one of your photos for dark and light areas where you can gather any texture or color or form...
