Photographer or artist?

Well, I have often felt that there is a stigma associated with the term “Photographer” in some social circles. The term “Photographer” means different things to people based on preset notions and social situation. Simply said, A photographer is someone/anyone who uses a camera to capture pictures. However, thats not the end of the story… Read More


Notes on ultra long exposures

A while ago – I had written about long exposures and have also provided a handy PDF cheat sheet (See references below for link). For a new series that I am working on, I needed to quickly figure out shutter values for for stacking filters. I thought I will share that table with fellow photographers who


HDR Field notes: The middle exposure…

Well, I am talking about the exposure for the middle image – the one correctly exposed image So, whats so special about this middle image? For starters – this is the one exposure that determines the extent of the +/- EV data captured. Almost everyone who has attended a workshop knows that every photographer pointing


Product review: HDR Expose

Let me start by saying that I normally dont write reviews. In some ways, I feel one shouldn’t be constrained with the choie of tools, but to rather use all available tools as required to generate your final image. So, Why did I write this review? Simply because – after using the software on a


Understanding Art

My recent trip to Philadelphia Museum of Art to see the works of Picasso and his contemporaries has been an epiphany  in some ways. The exhibit I am of course referring to is the Picasso exhibit.  As a photographer – I find these exhibits very enlightening.  If you are an aspiring fine-art photographer, I would


On critique

When you post an image for critique on one of the several photography forums – and ask for critique. Most likely chances are – You will get it. There are at least 50% of the population out there that don’t like you shit. Then there are others that may offer some tips to make it


Observations…

As a photographer – I am often looking at all things or possibly everything  subconsciously from the eyes of a photographer…. I recently watched the movie Alice in Wonderland with my kids. As a photographer – this is a wonderful movie – visually and technically compelling – keeping your eyes glued throughout the movie. I