Photography
Smart Photography
POSTCARDS FROM SALZBURG
‘How do you solve a problem like Maria?’ marked Julie Andrews’ first appearance on screen in The Sound of Music.
1 min |
July 2020
Smart Photography
Fujifilm India Unveils X-T4
Fujifilm has announced the launch of Fujifilm X-T4 in its flagship X series range of mirrorless digital cameras.
1 min |
July 2020
Smart Photography
Buying Second-Hand Photo Equipment
Let’s face it. Photography equipment has never been cheap. And, with the onslaught of smartphones almost wiping out the compact camera market, manufacturers had no choice but to pass on the burden of loss to the mainstream gear – camera bodies and lenses.
5 min |
June 2020
Smart Photography
In Love With Macro
Uday Hegde is a SAP Technical Architect by profession and is currently living in Bangalore. He hails from a small village called Sirsi in the North Canara District of Karnataka. He is married and has a 9-year-old son. Says Uday “I was lucky to have been born in the midst of the natural beauty of the Western Ghats which I always wanted to capture the way I see it. And it was 12 years back that I finally got that chance when I bought my first camera. At the age of eight or nine, I used to take wild shots using my dad’s old camera never knowing the perfect angle. But that got me so interested that it became my dream to buy a camera for myself when I grew up and got a job.
4 min |
June 2020
Smart Photography
Close-Up & Macro Photography
How often do we spot that ladybug resting underneath a blade of grass while walking along a grass-covered path? We do not often acknowledge the existence of this teeny, but colourful world. However, a peek into this world of tiny living and non-living things is surely exciting and immensely satisfying to a photographer. This month, let us help you explore this world with a few tips.
9 min |
June 2020
Smart Photography
Computational Photography
Ashok Kandimalla has been in the photographic field for over three decades and has extensive experience in both film and digital photography. Being an electronics engineer by profession and a photographer, he possesses a unique and deep insight into the technical aspects of digital photography and equipment. He has published more than a 100 articles on photography and some of his writings have also been published in the well-known international magazine Popular Photography. An avid collector of photographic books and vintage cameras, Ashok has a keen interest in the history of photography and a passion for sharing his knowledge on photography through teaching and writing. He is the only Indian photographer to be featured on the Nikon Centenary website. He is presently working as a Management and Engineering consutant. He can be reached at kashokk@gmail.com.
10+ min |
June 2020
Smart Photography
UNIQUE MADAGASCAR
Randeep Singh, whom we have featured earlier too, is a wildlife photographer. He has travelled over 75 countries worldwide to pursue his love for wildlife photography. Arshdeep Singh, Randeep’s son, is 13 years old but is well known as a young wildlife photographer from Jalandhar, India. Arshdeep has already won several wildlife awards, including the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 (10 years and under, at world level), Young Comedy Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 (under 16 years), and Young Asian Wildlife Photographer 2018 (under 18 years). He is passionate about bird photography and has been to most national parks in India and in African countries.
9 min |
June 2020
Smart Photography
Sandisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD
Rugged Storage
1 min |
June 2020
Smart Photography
Vivo Announces V19
Vivo has announced the launch of Vivo V19, the latest addition to the camera focused V-series portfolio.
2 min |
June 2020
Smart Photography
Microsoft Surface Pro X
Portable 2-in-1
2 min |
June 2020
Smart Photography
Lensbaby Releases ‘Velvet 28,' Wide-angle Prime Lens
Lensbaby has released its latest wide-angle prime lens, the ‘Velvet 28’.
1 min |
June 2020
Smart Photography
Fujifilm X-T4 in Stock and Shipping
Fujifilm X-T4 in Stock and Shipping
1 min |
June 2020
Smart Photography
Contributing To Stock Photography
So you are a photographer with several gigabytes of images on your hard drive and do not know what to do with those? You have invested lakhs of rupees building your equipment system and spent several hundred hours in carefully building up that image portfolio. But you are not sure what to do with those images because the typical photography market is swarming with established photographers and you always start at a disadvantage. Have you explored stock photography as an option? If not, it is time to consider it now.
6 min |
May 2020
Smart Photography
Huawei Announces P40 Smartphone Series
Huawei has announced the P40 Pro+, P40 Pro and P40, flagship smartphones with cutting-edge designs and camera innovations.
1 min |
May 2020
Smart Photography
A Common Sense Approach To Safety During Covid-19
We all know the current devastating health issues around the world. Yes, I am referring to the infamous Coronavirus or COVID-19. Much has been said and much has been written about it – sensible as well as stupid statements and comments from people from all walks of life. Not a day passes when we don’t hear of authentic statements or rumors surrounding the issue. People are worried, people are disheartened – some understand the implications, most don’t!
4 min |
May 2020
Smart Photography
OnePlus Launches 8 Series Smartphones
OnePlus has launched its OnePlus 8 series smartphones. The camera features a triple lens-setup with an additional time-of-flight (ToF) sensor that, reportedly, improves depth estimation in bokeh mode and fine-tunes the autofocus.
1 min |
May 2020
Smart Photography
Tamron Announces 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD
Tamron has announced the launch of 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD (Model A056), a large aperture telephoto zoom lens for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras.
1 min |
May 2020
Smart Photography
Sony Releases Firmware Update for A9 II
Sony has released its latest firmware update for the A9 II.
1 min |
May 2020
Smart Photography
Setting Up Your Mirrorless Camera - Part II
RECAP: Last month you read about some of the parameters that you need to set on your mirrorless camera. In this concluding part you can read about some more and also learn how to setup your camera for specific photographic situations like, landscapes, street, action, wildlife, portraits, etc. So, read on!
10 min |
May 2020
Smart Photography
Metabones Announces Speed Booster for Canon RF System
Metabones has released a new Speed Booster that reduces the significant 4K video crop factor found on the Canon EOS R full-frame camera systems.
1 min |
May 2020
Smart Photography
Fun with Luminar 4 (Sky Replacement)
Photographic situations are not always perfect – something or the other is often missing. Lighting may not be ideal, the subject may not be in the best possible position, you may not be having the right equipment, the sky could be bald, and the weather could be inclement. Anything is possible.
4 min |
May 2020
Smart Photography
A Challenging Task
Shibu P. is an internationally published photographer with exceptional knowledge on photography. Shibu’s passion for photography has turned him into a professional who guides and teaches photography and post-processing techniques. He is well-versed not only in sports photography but also in different genres like product, wedding and wildlife photography. He aspires to create timeless images – live photographs which have a story behind them. He says, “I never wanted to be someone who takes predictable, boring photographs!”
4 min |
May 2020
Smart Photography
Xiaomi Launches First Wireless Power Bank in India
Xiaomi has expanded its portfolio of Mi Power Banks and launched its first wireless power bank in India.
1 min |
April 2020
Smart Photography
Wedding Photography with GoPro
Fixing a ‘specialist’ tag on a device can sometimes hamper its proper utilisation, and GoPro is one such under-utilised device, thanks to the ‘action camera’ label that goes with it. However, there are a bunch of photographers who use GoPro cameras for professional photography and capture amazing perspectives. Smart Photography interacted with Magic Weavers to learn more about their work with GoPro devices. Here are some details they shared with us.
2 min |
April 2020
Smart Photography
Type-C Mothership
Kingston Nucleum USB-C Hub
1 min |
April 2020
Smart Photography
Sony Launches FE 20 mm F/1.8 G Lens
Sony has launched the FE 20 mm f/1.8 G, a compact, lightweight, ultra-wide prime lens and the widest full-frame prime lens in Sony’s E-mount line-up.
1 min |
April 2020
Smart Photography
Setting Up Your Mirrorless Camera
There it is, in front of you – that shiny box with your dream gadget –a new mirrorless camera (MLC)! You are all excited to start using it and maybe you start off with an unboxing video to share it with your friends.
10+ min |
April 2020
Smart Photography
Nikon Releases Firmware Update for Z6 and Z7
Nikon has announced the release of firmware Version 3.00 for the Nikon Z 7 and Z 6 full-frame mirrorless cameras and Version 1.10 for the Z 50 DX-format mirrorless camera.
1 min |
April 2020
Smart Photography
Magnum Opus
by Ashok Dilwali
2 min |
April 2020
Smart Photography
Motorola Launches Foldable Display Smartphone
Motorola has launched the Motorola Razr in India, the first-ever clamshellstyle foldable display smartphone in the world.
1 min |