Category Archives: USA

Lessons from the field…

Having recently traveled to Santa Fe, NM – Here are a few things on what worked and what could have been done better. I had borrowed a Nikon 25mm PC-E lens for this trip. My intention was to capture those adobe buildings (Architecture) with least distortion. I also wanted to take panoramic shots with the

Thoughts for this week

Well, I recently taught a workshop on HDR at the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. One of the things that i was asked about was what camera was best suited for this work?

Introducing yourself

When you attend small group focused workshops, this is often the first thing everyone starts off with. Introducing yourself to the group.  I am often very surprised on how people open up and speak about their personal lives in this brief duration of their “lime light”.

Lesson from “The American Idol”

Watching “The American Idol” today (Yes, i do sometimes watch this…) made me realize a valuable lesson that probably applies to Photography as well. Especially  when it comes to “timing” about answering the question that we always have – “Are you ready to be Professional/Solo show” etc… You get only one chance to impress. It

Information overload!

This past week has been too much for me to handle in terms of new product announcements (Photokina, Upcoming Photoplus etc) With the economy going south, it makes me wonder – who is buying these things and how are they able to afford it anymore? Do amateur photographers need backup SLR cameras and powerful P&S

Thoughts for the week…

Well, its been a while since i updated the blog. Several things have happened since my last update, and i felt i needed to write them, or else i would forget about it. I have a new exhibition coming up. Read all about it here. The preparations to get the pictures to an exhibit requires

Work of Love

There are several great images on flickr! and other various online sources, and the trend is that people often print very few images from their collection. Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson and other great photographers all printed their own images, and in a way, were known for their prints, not online scans. I personally