Month: June 2018

NYC The Photography Lover’s Dream

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New York City is a culture enthusiast’s dream, boasting everything from world-class museums and galleries, to a famed theatre and performance arts scene. It’s therefore no wonder that the city draws countless visitors each year, to experience an eclectic mix of cultural treasures alone. One such treasure is undoubtedly found in NYC’s photography galleries, displaying some of the most gripping photographic works in the country.

There are virtually countless venues you can visit to experience New York’s City’s superb photography scene. However, one of the most prominent of the bunch is the International Center of Photography. While small in size – usually displaying three exhibits at any given time – the Center is renowned not only for its photographic pieces, but also for its community programs and lecture series. It’s also popular because, due to its size, visitors are usually able to appreciate every exhibit without feeling rushed.

The Aperture Gallery is another famed spot to enjoy photography displays, boasting Ansel Adams as one of the six founding members of the Aperture Foundation. The gallery also publishes a magazine and a range of books, in addition to holding a number of lectures and panel discussions. Soho Photo and the Photographic Gallery are two others that shouldn’t be missed on an NYC photography tour. Soho Photo was created in the early 1970s as a cooperative for amateur and professional photographers, while the Photographic Gallery focuses on photos pertaining to New York, political issues important to New Yorkers, and the port and marine traditions that shaped the city.

Finally, while the Metropolitan Museum of Art carries a number of forms of artwork, it is home to three well-known photo galleries: a permanent exhibit, the Howard Gilman Gallery, and another with rotating exhibits.

Of course, there’s even more reason for photography lovers to head to NYC. Aside from offering a string of acclaimed photo galleries, the city’s iconic urban landscape beckons photographers to bare their lenses. With everything from a host of towering skyscrapers to the city’s most famous landmark – the Statue of Liberty – there’s always something intriguing for photographers to capture on camera. Another popular spot in the city for photographic opportunities is none other than Central Park – boasting over a square mile of stunning greenery and wildlife.

So, why not plan a trip to NYC to experience the city’s many photographic offerings – and much more? Just remember that if you’re planning to travel to the city during peak seasons – such as summer – you’ll want to make reservations for your New York hotels early, since they can fill up quickly – particularly in the city’s most famed districts.

Maternity Photography – It Is Your Right, Enjoy It

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Expectant parents assess the importance of pregnancy photography according to prevailing conditions and environment in family, house or community. But the importance of maternity photography is same for everyone whether it is first, second or third. However, it depends upon the expectant parents how they interpret it. Last year in CapTown I met with Luice and her husband Allen. I know the family since last 3 years, when they got married. Two years back, Allen lost his job. Though he started his home business but still he is not earning well. However, Luice is employed but with not a decent salaried job. Therefore, they try to cut the expenses at every stage. Last month, Luice got the confirmation report of first pregnancy. It was the great news for both of them as well as for their family members. As both are quite matured, so they were well aware about the new responsibilities related with the addition to their family tree. Both wanted to make this development memorable by having maternity photography but it involved many issues which seemed to be complicated to be dealt:
Lack of basic knowledge and experience about the photography
Budget
Opposition by elder family members
Preparation
Distant location from city

They called me to discuss the matter. All the points they raised were of common nature and I think most of couple who decide in the favor of maternity photography face same issues; however, degree of intensity differs in each case. The solution to each such problem lies in the firm determination and in strategic, customized and professional approach. Solution depends upon how you identify the causes and how you do value to those causes. But, it is sure that with very little effort, you can enjoy your right of having maternity photography.

Numerous sites give practical tips to make the maternity photography a pleasant experience. However, these tips are framed considering ideal living conditions while everyone lives in different social and economical conditions. What I suggest is that we should use these tips as guidelines to plan the entire course of pregnancy photography. We should analyze the suitability of tips to our own social and economical conditions. The most important thing to find out the solution is to make the whole exercise stress free. For example, you may use the maternity albums of some close relative or friends to convince the elder family members. Similarly, you can fix the numbers of photographs, sessions and locations etc prior to start your search for the maternity photographer to keep the whole exercise within budget limits. If the budget is too tight, do not compromise with the experience or repute of photographer; better do it yourself. For this you do not need to be professional photographer; just go through some maternity photography sites.

About the Author :- Barak V. is writing article for maternity photography. He says that maternity photography is becoming quite popular day by day and women from almost every terrain of the globe simply love this idea of unique photo session. However, a photo session in the outdoor will really make the mama feel free.

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Interview With The Director Of Photography For ‘ajintha – An Untold Story’ ‘ajintha’ Cinematogra

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Interview With The Director Of Photography For ‘Ajintha – An Untold Story’

‘Ajintha’ cinematographer/ dop Rajeev Jain talks about what it was like working with Nitin Desai and the rest of the cast, as well as his inspiration for the overall visual look of the film.

The guys over at Cimices were given the opportunity to speak with Rajeev Jain, the director of photography for ‘Ajintha’. He goes into detail about his inspiration for the visual look of the film, and what it was like to work with Nitin Desai and the rest of the cast.

Ajintha story takes place in two different times: during 1819 (Captain John Smith time) and in 1844 (Major Robert Gill time). In the case of 1819, can you describe to us, in terms of lights and shadows, how did you portray Ajinthas realm?

Well, we had to create a Utopian world in 1819 and many of the influences for the lighting came from paintings that had these references: a shadow less, glowing world; one where there are no obvious sources of light other than fire, moon and sun. Earth is a mix of cyan mercury lamps, fluorescents and incandescent light coming from all directions… 1844 has the opposite… single source, soft glow that wraps around our characters faces and has an intangible origin. I was also very inspired by yours underwater photography at waterfall, it’s amazing how deep space and the ocean have a similar mystery.

In a movie like Ajintha, that is played in cinemas, is there any extra problem for a cinematographer? How does your job proceed in this case? What kind of tools did you use for Ajinthas cinematography?

We decided to convert effects in post and found that what creates depth and dimension in tradition photography creates great dimensionality when it is converted… you can’t give depth to a flat image. Minor adjustments were made but this method of post conversion does not create any problems during the shoot. We used a veritable arsenal of tools, we shot on Red Epic cameras and Arri Master Prime lenses, liberal use of Steadicam, Jimmy jib, remote heads and 2 megatons power of lighting to name a few.

As your job concerns the final look of the film, did you use as reference some of the thousands pages from the book produced in these last decades?

Yes I got read books upon books for work!!! I was particularly inspired by the triply and imaginative illustrations of ND Mahanor , his boldness of poetry was our main source of inspiration.

What was it like to work with the cast? In particular Philip Scott Wallace and Sonalee Kulkarni?

The cast was superb, both in talent and in their humanity and sense of team spirit. I think everyone on the film was happy and inspired to be there and we all gave our utmost to its creation. Ultimately having this calibre of artists to light and photograph is the ultimate in film making.

Tags: Philip Scott Wallace, Sonalee Kulkarni, Ajintha, Nitin Desai, Director of Photography, Cinematographer, Rajeev Jain, Rajiv Jain

Best Photography Workshop In Bangalore

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Creative people run after expressing their ideas always. There are various paths which one can follow as per the interest like writing, designing, film making and photography. These all have various further sub-divisions as well. Many people now are running after photography. Photography is an area, which demands good observation and spontaneity to capture. Creativity is in environment, as a creative person does nothing, but observes the unobserved. A good photographer also emphasizes in bringing up the ideas from the environment.

There are many people who are interested in photography. They have purchased a new SLR camera, but are confused where to learn the art of photography. Many workshops are held in country but the best photography workshop in Bangalore take a lead. These are dedicated workshops where amateurs are converted into professionals. The professionals of this domain conduct these workshops and thus their expertise is transmitted in students. These workshops are said to be the best photography workshop in Bangalore because here one learns a lot more than any other workshop in the country.

One who is looking for a good career in photography should go for such workshops because here you learn inside out of photography. That is from knowing the camera you are owing to clicking a standard style. Here not only the support of professionals you get but also you get the environment to work. A person who is highly interested in photography may not always get the same kind of interested people. But at these workshops you get the same kind of interest holders with whom you learn more.

The best photography workshops in Bangalore teach you the kind of photography you are interested in. Photography courses are further divided into fashion photography, wildlife photography, face photography and travel photography courses. So, the kind of photography you are engrossed you gain excellence in that. The most excellent thing in photography is you have no limits to work. There is no office where you stick to perform your job. These workshops are great to either learn photography or to brush up your skill sets. Here beginners are given a session how to take good photographs, whereas those who have experience get professional comments to enhance their proficiency.

If you are creative and you hold interest in photography, then these workshops can surely help you. Here you learn with fellow photographers who are guided by experts. This helps in grasping in a better way. Be it fashion, wildlife, face or travel photography courses you can pursue as per the interest.

Trick Photography And Special Effects 2nd Edition Review-you Should Buy It

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The eBook is 295 pages long, and is accompanied by 9 hours of supplementary video. There is a huge range of subjects here. It starts with long exposures. It goes into motion blur, and different ways that you can record lights in motion for dramatic effect. Laser pens, flash lights, LED lights, and external flash are some of the things you learn how to use in order to create highly unique images through the technique called light painting.’ Here is an example of how light painting can be applied.

Trick Photography and Special Effects also goes into a mode of photography called high dynamic range,’ or HDR for short. This is one of my personal favorite subjects. If you take a photo that has high contrasts with lighting, the end result will be that one part of the photo will be either under or over exposed, which can ruin the color. For example, photos taken in broad daylight or against the sun will have really dark shadows which will drown out much of the image. You can use HDR to moderate the extremes in exposure. You get blue skies instead of white. You have a well lit, well defined foreground instead of just shadows. This eBook has detailed instructions about getting a high dynamic range’ image with even exposure and rich color.

The Readability of the Book
Trick Photography and Special Effects Is a Great Book For Beginners
Perhaps one of the most pleasant aspects of this book is that it is truly intended for those who haven’t yet learned much about photography. It makes it quite clear that you don’t need too much advanced knowledge in order to take photographs that will be able to impress.

While the almost 300 pages of instructions and guidelines present the various special effect techniques in a friendly manner, the book is not always “light” to read. It is, however, extremely engaging, and the way in which the freeze motion photographs and dynamic range landscape shots are presented can make a lasting impression on even some of the most experienced photographers.

The Videos
Trick Photography and Special Effects Comes With More Than 50 Videos In Addition To The Book
You will probably like many of the videos provided in addition to the book. They are mostly between 5 and 20 minutes long, and are quite orderly organized, so you will not have a hard time figuring out where to get everything from. The quality is also flawless, so that you can listen to the instructions without any confusion, and see the results easily.
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