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A Guide to Taking Critique

By On April 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Deep down, no matter what anyone says, we don’t like to be told that our pictures are no good. We love the pictures we take – the ‘art’ we make – no matter how lame it may actually be. I’ve got nothing against that.

There are some people who upload their work for others to [...]

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Lose Yourself, Find Things to Photograph

By On April 18, 2010 · 2 Comments

Often people mistakenly believe that they need to go to a strange new land to discover new things to photograph. I discovered otherwise just yesterday.

Yesterday, I deliberately got lost in my city, Chennai. I went into a section of Chennai that I’d not been to before, and I discovered a whole new [...]

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Video: Ducky Photo

By On June 25, 2009 · 2 Comments

James Burger has shared a video taken in timelapse / stop-motion of a photoshoot that he had, with a certain plasticky friend. Watch it below.

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20 Beautiful Images that Work – Because of Symmetry

By On June 22, 2009 · 4 Comments

Let me close off this batch of posts about symmetry with a few images that I think are really beautiful. Each of these photographs have at least of the four kinds of symmetry to thank, because that is why they work… Even if the [...]

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Lessons in Creativity that you can learn from Parkour

By On November 30, 2008 · 2 Comments

You’ve watched Casino Royale, or Babylon A.D.? Yes? Then you’ve seen traceurs in action.

Photo: amfdesigner

 

They’re the guys who run around cities, jumping over walls, climbing the outsides of buildings and generally doing ‘impossible’ stuff. Their ‘sport’ is called

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19 Radical Skateboard Photography Tips

By On November 29, 2008 · 51 Comments

This guest post is by Brian Auer – a photography enthusiast, blogger, photoblogger, and podcaster.

Skateboard photography can be quite interesting and exciting for a photographer. Skaters can be found in most cities and towns, either in skate parks or out on the streets. Below, you’ll find a collection [...]

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7 Ways To A More Observant Life

By On November 28, 2008 · 9 Comments

photo credit: Lapsklaus

Every single person can benefit from being more observant. Not just photographers, though photographers have the most to gain from being observant… (this is such a ‘duh’ moment… but humour me and do read on)

This is [...]

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The Fine Art of Observation

By On November 25, 2008 · 10 Comments

Photography is as much the art of observing and appreciating things as it is the art of capturing them on film. No matter which branch of photography you prefer, you will find that the best photographs are a result of a photographer seeing things that most people miss out on.

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Kung-Fu For Your Photography

By On November 24, 2008 · 5 Comments

Kung Fu is the martial art weapon of the masses. It’s inception took ‘force’ out of the exclusive domain of the rulers, and empowered the common man.

Photo: TCM HitchHiker


Similarly, with amateurs putting their work alongside professional photographers on websites like Flickr, the line between [...]

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It Pays to Know Your Equipment

By On November 17, 2008 · 6 Comments

Three weeks ago, my MacBook Pro crashed. It had seen a year of good service, and because it was my first ever Mac, I’d just about set it up to workexactly the way I wanted it to; and it crashed. The Apple service provider in my city said that the logic board had died, and [...]

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