‘You can see a photographer’s mastery over his craft in a single shot. Ask him to shoot a white egg against a white wall!’. - Adding the third dimension - Travelure ©

Adding the third dimension

‘You can see a photographer’s mastery over his craft in a single shot. Ask him to shoot a white egg against a white wall!’. - Adding the third dimension - Travelure ©
The Zoom Burst Photography technique can infuse photographs with a burst of energy or dynamism; lend them an abstract, artistic quality or a sense of mystique; or create a focus or strong leading lines that draw the viewer’s eyes to the core subject. - Energise your shots with Zoom Burst - Travelure ©

Zoom Burst: Energise Your Shots

The Zoom Burst Photography technique can infuse photographs with a burst of energy or dynamism; lend them an abstract, artistic quality or a sense of mystique; or create a focus or strong leading lines that draw the viewer’s eyes to the core subject. - Zoom Burst: Energise Your Shots - Travelure ©
...a technique that uses optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it is... - Have fun with the forced perspective - Travelure ©

Have fun with the forced perspective

...a technique that uses optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it is... - Have fun with the forced perspective - Travelure ©
Salzburg Panorama - Let us stitch a panorama - Travelure ©

Let us stitch a panorama

I started shooting from one end of the edifice and twisted my upper body and continued capturing the frames. It gave me shots that had an overlapping view of the spread-out step-well - Let us stitch a panorama - Travelure ©
If you tilt the camera up or down, a vertical distortion occurs. And, if you tilt the camera to the left or right, the shot will have a horizontal distortion. - Capturing Architecture without Distortion Part-2 - Travelure ©

Capturing Architecture without Distortion Part-2

If you tilt the camera up or down, a vertical distortion occurs. And, if you tilt the camera to the left or right, the shot will have a horizontal distortion. - Capturing Architecture without Distortion Part-2 - Travelure ©
The only way to shoot any structure distortion-free is to keep the camera parallel to the ground. For that, you need a vantage that brings you up midway to the height of the building. But the ground realities do not always allow us to keep the camera parallel. - Shooting Architecture without Distortion Part-1 - Travelure ©

Shooting Architecture without Distortion Part-1

The only way to shoot any structure distortion-free is to keep the camera parallel to the ground. For that, you need a vantage that brings you up midway to the height of the building. But the ground realities do not always allow us to keep the camera parallel. - Shooting Architecture without Distortion Part-1 - Travelure ©
...the biggest challenge to embrace this technique in travel photography is our own sense of aesthetics. - Photojournalistic Technique in Travel Photography - Travelure ©

Photojournalistic Technique in Travel Photography

...the biggest challenge to embrace this technique in travel photography is our own sense of aesthetics. - Photojournalistic Technique in Travel Photography - Travelure ©
Though they may turn out green in photographs, in reality, most low-intensity aurora activity is grey - almost like swathes of fog moving fast across the night skies. - How to Shoot Auroras - Travelure ©

How to Shoot Auroras

Though they may turn out green in photographs, in reality, most low-intensity aurora activity is grey - almost like swathes of fog moving fast across the night skies. - How to Shoot Auroras - Travelure ©
The unpredictability of pyrotechnics makes them an exciting, yet challenging subject to shoot. You seldom know at what height it will burst and release its magnificence. - Simple Steps to Shoot Fireworks - Travelure ©

Simple Steps to Shoot Fireworks

The unpredictability of pyrotechnics makes them an exciting, yet challenging subject to shoot. You seldom know at what height it will burst and release its magnificence. - Simple Steps to Shoot Fireworks - Travelure ©
The Beauty of the Blue Hour - Travelure ©

The Beauty of the Blue Hour

...this Dynamic Range of the human eye is from X to 1,048,576X (20-stops). It means we are able to see the darkest and the brightest part of the scene vividly, while the camera struggles to do justice to this wide range of reflected light in a frame. - The Beauty of the Blue Hour - Travelure ©
United Way Navratri Celebration Vadodara - Cutting the Clutter for a Balanced Frame - Travelure ©

Cutting the Clutter for a Balanced Frame

Crowds clutter a frame. Not always, but often. When we shoot, our challenge is to keep the crowds out of the frame or ensure we balance the frame despite the crowds. With aesthetic sensibility and presence of mind, you can manage a good frame at most times. - Cutting the Clutter for a Balanced Frame - Travelure ©
We like a shot and we feel it would look good in Black & White. The challenge of choosing Black & White over colour and vice versa foxes us. So, the big question is - which of the shots may we render in Black & White? - Black & White vs. Colour - How to Choose - Travelure ©

Black & White vs. Colour – How to Choose

We like our shots and feel they will look good in Black & White. But not every shot may stand out after conversion. The challenge is ascertaining which shot will look good in Black & White! And thereby choosing the right ones to convert. - Black & White vs. Colour - How to Choose - Travelure ©
More often than not, the darkness within a church will force you to pump up the ISO on a wide-open aperture for capturing the details inside. And the back-lit stained glass will threaten over-exposure. This requires a precarious exposure balance. - How to shoot back-lit stained glass - Travelure ©

How to shoot back-lit stained glass

More often than not, the darkness within a church will force you to pump up the ISO on a wide-open aperture for capturing the details inside. And the back-lit stained glass will threaten over-exposure. This requires a precarious exposure balance. - How to shoot back-lit stained glass - Travelure ©
How to shoot illuminated buildings - Travelure ©

How to Shoot Illuminated Buildings

After the recce, the window of my fourth-floor Novotel room and the widest lens I had, became the partners for this shot. To capture light trails, I mounted the camera on a tripod for a steady shot. And used a remote to eliminate any camera shake caused by pressing the trigger. - How to shoot illuminated buildings - Travelure ©
There are times during our travels we end up shooting against the light. Few such instances are a wrong-time-of-the-day visit to a landmark, music concerts, sunrises/sunsets, public functions or processions, etc. - Making a shot against the light - Travelure ©

Making a shot against the light

There are times during our travels we end up shooting against the light. Few such instances are a wrong-time-of-the-day visit to a landmark, music concerts, sunrises/sunsets, public functions or processions, etc. - Making a shot against the light - Travelure ©
Thiruvalluvar Statue, Kanyakumari - Shooting Flowing Water - At Dawn, Dusk, and Day - Travelure ©

Shooting Flowing Water – At Dawn, Dusk, and Day

While many photographers may propagate the use of Half ND filter, I don’t use it as the horizon line is never straight, but is jagged. Also, it is preferable the horizon line is closer to the one-third level rather than at the exact middle of the frame. - Shooting Flowing Water - At Dawn, Dusk, and Day - Travelure ©
Shooting Grand Ceilings - Cathedrals, Tombs, and Palaces - Travelure ©

Shooting Grand Ceilings – Cathedrals, Tombs, and Palaces

These ceilings pose a different challenge. The distance between the floor and ceiling is not large enough for normal lenses to capture the entire grand ceiling or the dome ceiling. Also, these structures are not well-lit. A camera shake blur could also be a concern. - Shooting Grand Ceilings - Cathedrals, Tombs, and Palaces - Travelure ©
Adding mystique to glamour - Sydney show window - Travelure ©

Adding mystique to glamour – Sydney show window

In Fashion Photography, mystique enhances the glamour. While props and sets can give a vanilla shot, the true embellishment comes from adding a dash of pizzazz by getting the viewer to do a double-take. - Adding mystique to glamour - Sydney show window - Travelure ©
Composing spiral staircases - Travelure ©

Composing spiral staircases – Cathedral of Our Lady, Kutna Hora

You may recall the Fibonacci spiral or the golden ratio/spiral gives photography the rule of thirds but is better than that rule. - Composing spiral staircases - Cathedral of Our Lady, Kutna Hora - Travelure ©
Capturing snow texture - Prayer flags, Khardung la - Travelure ©

Capturing snow texture – Prayer flags, Khardung la

Modern-day cameras seem intelligent. In reality, they are dumb. No matter where you meter, the camera-meter tries to provide you exposure settings that turn the metered area 18% grey. - Capturing snow texture - Prayer flags, Khardung la - Travelure ©
The challenge was to shoot the subject against the light and still exposing it well enough to capture the aesthetics of the setup. - Shooting dark interiors against bright ambient light - Tea service, Radun Chateau - Travelure ©

Shooting dark interiors against bright ambient light – Tea service, Radun Chateau

The challenge was to shoot the subject against the light and still exposing it well enough to capture the aesthetics of the setup. - Shooting dark interiors against bright ambient light - Tea service, Radun Chateau - Travelure ©
Shooting light trails - Sydney Harbour Bridge - Travelure ©

Shooting Light trails – Sydney Harbour Bridge

Given the traffic speed, the cars took about 13 seconds to give me seamless light trails. So, I took the final shot at those settings and cropped it square. The square composition allowed for a perfect diagonal that embellished the final shot. - Shooting light trails - Sydney Harbour Bridge - Travelure ©
Capturing the sunset colours and silhouettes - Travelure ©

Capturing the sunset colours and silhouettes – Camels at Pushkar

Around sunset, the sky has intense light. Even more so in a desert. In a photograph, it looks washed out and too bright. As a result, we lose these magnificent colours. The challenge? Get them right in the shot. - Capturing the sunset colours and silhouettes - Camels at Pushkar - Travelure ©
Here's a successful attempt to capture speed in a still - bareback rider trying to catch up with the race leader - Travelure ©

Capturing speed in a still image – Bareback Rider, Kila Raipur

A normal photographic frame is not dynamic. While we may freeze a moment, capturing the excitement and speed eludes us. Besides, to bring alive a story, you need a spur-of-the-moment judgement call on what or who to focus on. - Capturing speed in a still image - Bareback Rider, Kila Raipur - Travelure ©

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