We were at Jimbaran fishing village on the evening of the 3rd day. The plan was to shoot the sunset and have a BBQ seafood dinner at one of the restaurants nearby. We had a blast of a time and so did the returning fishermen coming home after a bumper catch.
One of [...]
This is one of the many dancers that we had an opportunity to shoot "behind the scene" at our specially arranged tour of this village. I have more to share in the days to come. To all of you celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year I wish you to have a Happy and posperous one…and [...]
This time in black & white. I was going through the files and found this one with the interesting lighting. Hope you like it.
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You have seen the results of the various techniques I frequently use in my post-processing. Today I would like to share with you a totally new technique which I thought is worth sharing. This involves the use of different blend modes, use of a monochrome image, play with Curves, Levels and Hue/Saturation all done to [...]
After everyone had arrived at Bali on July 19th and after lunch, we proceeded to pak Jingga’s house to start our safari. Pak Jingga was so happy to see us. And what a sport he was.
We did the shoot at his house compound. I identified a few areas there for the shoot and here are [...]
Trying to get the Hmong people of Sapa to pose for a photo during my trip there was usually declined unless you buy something from them. This lady was an exception.
I simply love the lighting of this photo. Taken with Nikon D3 + Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 Aperture Priority @ f/3.2 1/640s ISO400.
What is available light photography? This is with special reference to portraiture as that is mainly what I do.
Available light photography is the form of photography where, as the term suggests, one captures an image in available light with or without the help of reflectors and/or diffusers. Some call it ambient light photography but it matters not as the means and the [...]
I had the privilege to join a group of photographers to Siem Reap, Cambodia where we had a 5-day photo-safari around the ruins of Angkor. It was an annual affair that being the 5th installment a.k.a Crossing Bridges 5.
This photo was taken at a temple just outside Siem Reap. This disciple monk was curious as [...]
Photography is a hobby to many of us. Some want to be very technical about it but to me I would like to be as simple as possible and concentrate on getting better images. Having said that I am of the opinion that we have to get our photography basics right to fully enjoy this [...]