Dear Vivek, We met after a long time, eleven long years to be precise, almost as your dream come true. Now that I am here, I see that you keep me safe and protected most of the times. While I understand your concerns for my safety, I would also want to not stay in myContinue reading “A Letter from My Camera to Me”
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A Beginner’s Guide to Product Photography
While I do not have keen interest in product photography as such, I have learnt few things from my experiences and experiments with product shoots. More than anything else, it helped me understand lighting better and use the same techniques for fashion photography and portraits. This post is not for the experts but for thoseContinue reading “A Beginner’s Guide to Product Photography”
Panasonic Lumix S1 – Test Shots
Landscapes Ever since I got a taste for making photographs originally in black and white and see this world through shades of grey, I always craved to buy a camera which can do justice to such images by revealing all the shades of grey. I knew, only a full frame camera with high dynamic rangeContinue reading “Panasonic Lumix S1 – Test Shots”
How to Decide the Best Full Frame Camera to Buy
Buying an expensive camera is a tough decision, and with your hard-earned money and competing financial priorities, even tougher. Let me tell you why it is so by first describing some of the challenges and dilemmas I faced before making my decision to buy a full frame mirrorless camera, and then offer a few solutionsContinue reading “How to Decide the Best Full Frame Camera to Buy”
My Most Favourite Quotes on Photography for Inspiration
While there is no dearth of quotes on photography, for this post, I have thoughtfully curated some of my most favourite and inspirational quotes on photography that you may be able to relate to and get some inspiration from. “When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall beContinue reading “My Most Favourite Quotes on Photography for Inspiration”
How to Choose the Best Camera for Yourself
This question, though very simple, has a profound answer that goes beyond marketing gimmicks and a simple comparison of camera specifications. It is probably the most difficult question, particularly when you are investing your hard-earned money into buying an expensive camera with even more expensive lenses and accessories around it. Having a modest background withContinue reading “How to Choose the Best Camera for Yourself”
How to Set up a Website
Why you should have a website? Social media handle has its major limitations in terms of design, layout, content, and functionalities; Your client takes you more seriously as a professional; More insights from traffic analytics and user behaviour; Can moderate comments and avoid hate speech and spam. How WordPress is better than Wix? There areContinue reading “How to Set up a Website”
Regulations for Using Drone in India
While flying drone in India is not illegal, there are certain regulatory restrictions in India that you must be aware of before you make a hefty investment in buying a drone. Further, you must have a clear understanding of all operational and regulatory issues, to avoid landing into deep trouble, like, your drone being confiscatedContinue reading “Regulations for Using Drone in India”
Trademark for Photographers
What is Trademark? A trademark is a source identifier in the form of any indicia (sign, design or expression) that is capable of distinguishing a product/service of a certain company or person from the products of others. It can be in the form of word marks, stylised marks, logos, labels, product packaging / trade dress,Continue reading “Trademark for Photographers”
Difference between assigning and licensing a photograph
When you assign your rights in a photograph for a valuable consideration (fee), that is a complete transfer where you do not retain any rights. On the other hand, when you license somebody to use your photograph, that is merely a permission to use your photograph in certain ways, for a certain period, within certainContinue reading “Difference between assigning and licensing a photograph”
Copyright in a Photograph: Protection and Infringement
How do I protect my copyright in a photograph? Owning a camera does not mean that you will have copyrights in the photographs produced by it. The ownership of a photograph can be with other individuals as well, if the photograph is taken in the course of employment, under a contract of service, apprenticeship, forContinue reading “Copyright in a Photograph: Protection and Infringement”
Creative Genes 