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  There are many things we can do to increase our happiness and love for life, photography is one such way. Engaging creatively with the world around us can lead to a heady euphoria. Getting out into the natural world is another great way to increase our zest for life. Just spending a few minutes a day in a sunny green place has been shown to have a wondrously transformative effect upon our mental state.                                   So just like any other non-standard career option - standard ones include engineers, doctors, lawyers, CA, MBA etc - photography can also be considered a good career option in India. Clicking a photo has become as easy with the DSLRs available in the market and the kind of results they generate and also there are numerous softwares available now to correct any flaws in post processing. But, the true beauty of a photograph lies in the composition, timing, l...

  Travelling makes me feel refreshed and alive! Meeting new people, learning about different cultures and languages, trying different cuisines, looking at the sky from different places, and most importantly clicking photos of new experiences and making them memories excites me like no other thing that I do! At the age of 11, it was my very first time travelling to another country. In fact, it was the very first time I had ever sat in an aeroplane! We landed in Bangkok, Thailand at around 4 a.m . As a child I was excited by even the smallest of things, like looking at so many different looking faces, hearing people speak so many different languages, looking at the roads and the vast infrastructure. I was amazed at how different yet similar it was from back home.   According to the itinerary that was filled with surprises and adventures we left for the beach. It was my first time seeing the sea and I was stunned by that vast body of water right in front o...

  “You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.”   – Ansel Adams And, the places you have travelled! There is no other experience richer than travelling places and permeating in the placid beauty of nature. Just like its cultural diversity, India offers diverse landscapes with snow, desert, forest, mountains, rivers and sea all in one place. Once you have soaked your soul in the idyllic art of nature, these places in India give you the opportunity to weave a story out of your experience; moment by moment, photograph by photograph.                                           Places To   Visit For Photography : Rajasthan The forts in Rajasthan  are built in a golden brown colored stone. In broad daylight, the ...

  We’ve all had the experience of driving through a beautiful landscape when we stop at every scenic overlook to take photographs to capture the greatness of what we see. Landscape photography will get you out of your everyday busyness and into the stillness of, wide open and wild spaces. Whether in the rugged mountains, the dry deserts or perhaps the mysterious coastal forests, or the wind-blown prairies. No matter which direction you are headed to, eventually you will find nature in all its beauty. It's out there, just waiting to be captured.  It's up to us to be there and be prepared to bring but a minuscule part of it in our images.   I remember looking at incredible landscape photography images on social media and my thought was that now that I have a “good” camera, I can take pictures like that. But my images absolutely didn't look anything like those. It quickly became evident that its not just about the gear but a whole lot more. The “more” include...

  I’ve always had a fondness for nature and the great outdoors, so it’s only natural that my photographic interests have moved in that direction.  Furthermore, if there is 1 aspect of nature that just seems to grab my attention and draw me in for a closer look, it is flowers. There is just something about the natural beauty of a flower, the wide variety of colours, shapes, and patterns that provides interest to the landscape. Whether growing wild in a field or prairie, in the back yard or deep in the forest, flowers are all around to showcase the beauty of the natural world. Flowers are the subjects that lend themselves quite well to being photographed.    This much is evident when you look at the numerous photos of flowers posted daily on social media and photo sharing sites.    However, not every flower photographs are treated equal.    As with any type of photography, there are general rules and guidelines, and tips and tricks to make the bes...

  There exist very few things in life that excite you and makes you forget all your worries and tensions. You get so absorbed into its thrill that you wouldn’t want to be anywhere else but there. For some people, it may be dancing, singing, painting or even just scrolling down on their mobile screens. For me, that is photography . It makes me feel refreshed and alive! I consider myself an  enthusiastic amateur  photographer. I don’t aspire to becoming a professional photographer in any way, it’s just not for me. However, what I  do  aspire to is taking great travel and holiday photos to look back on. Some years back my parents bought a DSLR camera for me so that I could take better holiday photos! Me and my family lugged that thing around, snapped and snapped and snapped, but were generally disappointed in what we got. So, we put it in the cupboard and forgot about it. What a waste of money! In 2017, I stumbled across the camera while looking for somethin...