recently, i’ve seen a lot of stories where people being fined or arrested for taking photographs of places which are forbidden in the country. i was one of them.
Categories: composition 101 - pattern,life in dubai,tips and tricks
Tagged: abu dhabi, documentary, rant, still life, uae, yas marina
during the eid holidays, i managed to attend three photo sessions. one of them was a portrait of a baby turning one. her mother needed the shots for her daughter’s birthday. as i started to setup the equipment, i realised that i forgot to bring my backdrop. without it, i had to improvise.
“think and don’t panic.”
Categories: assignments,composition 101 - color,composition 101 - depth of field,composition 101 - pattern,composition 101 - scale,compostion 101 - rule of thirds,lighting setups,tips and tricks
Tagged: animals, dubai, lighting, ocf, portrait, silicon oasis, two lights
i never tried star trails before until i joined a recent photography competition. we were given certain cameras and the first challenge was taking photographs on a low-light desert landscape. while waiting for my “competition” gear to expose the scene on the north, i tried my personal cam facing south.
there are ways of taking star trails and you can find them all over the internet. the most common are single exposure shot and set of short exposures for stacking. i used the latter since light pollution caused by big cities was strong. south was the only direction with less glow and took a lot of 30-sec exposures and later combined it using a specialised software such as startax.
Categories: composition 101 - lines and curves,photography,tips and tricks
Tagged: bawadi, desert, dubai, landscape, long exposure, sand dunes, star trails
one of enjoying moments during our visit to india is experiencing cultural shows such as kathakali and kalaripayattu. after seeing much of the stunts, swordfights and fighting, the performers played with fire.
Categories: composition 101 - lines and curves,composition 101 - motion,tips and tricks,travel
Tagged: documentary, india, kalari, kalaripayattu, kerala, munnar
few weeks back, it was a first for me to photograph baby twins. the parents asked me to do a small session for aidan and adam. i lost the opportunity to photograph few days after they were born due to health issues. after three months, i got my chance.
Categories: assignments,composition 101 - balance,composition 101 - depth of field,lighting setups,tips and tricks
