In this issue

New Section - Festivals of India - Capturing the Legends Statements and Stars

Tips to take Great Family Vacation Pictures.

Tips to Shoot in the Sun.

How to perform basic operations in photoshop.

10 Photographic Places you should Travel to this summer.

Capturing The Legends, Statements And Stars

A trained actor from New York City who professionally took up photography in 2004, Mark Bennington has since then earned a reputation for his unique style of photography. He worked as an actor for over 10 years in America, and has even tried his hands out as an actor in Bollywood with two feature films including Dibakar Banerjee’s Detective Byomkesh Bakshy. His latest work comes in the form of a unique photography book titled fwhich has recently been published and released as a coffee table book by Harper Collins India. We speak to the photographer about his journey from being in front of the camera to being behind it, the concept behind his latest book, and how his experience has been working in India.

7 mins

10 Photographic Places You Should Travel To This Summer

It’s the time of the year again when the sun is blazing bright. As the heat rises up, we will soon be enjoying summer holidays or a summer break. Most of us who work in offices or other engagements that would keep us busy, are in the look out for places that can be visited during the holidays. Add your camera to the equation and everything will seem to be in a perfect sync. Wait no more and plan your vacation immediately. It’s time to hit the sand and take a lot of pictures and make memories. 

8 mins

Great Family Vacation Pictures

Often we come back from a trip to some of the most beautiful places on earth and find that all the family vacation pictures that we have taken, are either framed badly during shooting, are overexposed in the sunlight, or underexposed due to harsh back light etc. In this article we will discuss the different problems and talk about different ways to take beautiful family pictures while on vacation.

4 mins

Slow Shutter Photos While on Vacation

Summers are just around the corner and we hope you have already planned your next vacation! In the spirit of summers and also photography, lets learn a bit of both in this article about slow shutter photography while on vacation.

4 mins

How to Maximise Your Point & Shoot

Point & Shoots are one of the most widely used categories of cameras. Owing to camera’s low price and ease of use, many beginners prefer to use these small wonders. Professionals also prefer a powerful point and shoot as a second camera, as it is easy to carry and fits snugly into one’s pocket. But these features come with a price, and these cameras are not without issues in their own way. In this article we will take up each issue and discuss how we can try to overcome them.

3 mins

Tips to Shoot in the Sun

Taking photos in direct sunlight is often a challenge, right? For a lot of beginners, and even advanced photographers, direct sunlight is a no-no when taking photographs and they often avoid it. That is to say that if you can avoid taking pictures during times when the sun is at its brightest, then maybe you should. There are usually the problems that crop up when you take pictures under the direct light or rays of the sun.

5 mins

Underwater Photography Tips

Since it’s vacation time and a lot of people are heading for the beach. Many photography enthusiasts will also be trying their hands on underwater photography and we thought this would be a great opportunity to give our two cents on the topic to help our readers out! So, lets get into the basics of underwater photography.

3 mins

Tips To Maximise Your Phone Camera Abilities During Vacations

Not everyone is a compulsive shooter considering the fact that they might not have a dedicated camera like a point and shoot or a DSLR to take pictures.

4 mins

Canon G9X Mark II

In a world that is dominated by big budget DSLRs and mirror less cameras, oftentimes the smaller cameras are ignored and left unsold. Consumers tend to forget the amount of innovation these cameras go through every year and are oblivious of the true potential of these cameras. We got our hands on one such camera recently as Canon sent it’s G9X Mark II for review. We put it through the tests, let’s see how it performed.

3 mins

Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM review

Canon has been making products for its mirrorless camera segment for some time now. The EOS M5 is an example of how Canon has focussed to deliver good performance to the mirrorless camera consumers. To make sure that the given performance does not fall short of anything. Canon is always trying to keep its mirrorless segment more user friendly and also equipped with compatible lenses. This month we get to try out the Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM lens attached to the Canon EOS M5. Let us see how this lens performs.

2 mins

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Asian Photography, the flagship of SAP Media Worldwide Ltd., is the only premier Business to Consumer (B2C) photography magazine in India that caters to the art and science of photography with a persistent emphasis on photographic segment as well as talent. Since its inception 27 years ago, Asian Photography embodies the uniqueness of the Asian spirit and culture both in the professional as well as amateur sector of the growing population of photographic enthusiasts.

Bedsides the technical aspects of photography, it also motivates its readers to explore photography as an Art, as a hobby and as a culture. With the most comprehensive content, which has been appreciated by both the enthusiasts and the industry alike. Asian Photography truly represents the Asian Continent and with its Asia Pacific edition from Singapore, it is being distributed in entire Asia-Pacific region. The unrivalled success of the magazine lies in the unstinted patronage and support extended by the global majors like, NIKON, CANON, SONY, FUJIFILMS, EPSON, PANASONIC, OLYMPUS, TAMRON, PHOTOQUIP and other leading photographic players.