Digital Landscape Photography

Landscape photography needs no introduction. Thanks to digital revolution, people these days use mobile phones to large format cameras to make images of beautiful landscapes of mother nature. Landscape photography often involves making images of a grand natural landscape in front of us. How much of wide scene (angle of view) we can capture is determined by the focal length of the lens (measured in millimeters (mm)) we use on our cameras. It is said that angle of view of human eyes is approximately equivalent to that covered by a 50mm lens in traditional film cameras.
Landscape photography is an extremely challenging artistic pursuit and if you just “point-and-shoot” you’ll capture only the most rudimentary representation of your subject

About Photography

A leading Indian photographer was once asked why people should pay high prices for photographic works considering that anyone could click a pretty picture. His matter-of-fact retort was: “Everyone can paint so why pay for a good painting.”

But the thought behind the question illustrates one reason why photography is not top-of-mind even for veteran collectors.

Internationally you have photographers like Richard Prince whose photographs can cost between Rs 2.5 crore and Rs 3 crore. Closer home there’s Rashid Rana with his iconic Veil series which is a collection of hundreds of pornographic images that form a veil. Also, his Red Carpet series is a collection again of hundreds of images of an abattoir that make a red carpet. Some of his works can sometimes cost almost Rs 2 crore a piece.

Collection of Photos

Still, with a few exceptions, most people are still uncomfortable about collecting photography. Perhaps it’s time to change our pre-conceived ideas and open our minds to the wonderful world of top-class photography.

It’s important to divide the world of photography into two distinct parts. There is, on one hand, documentary photography which captures images of scenic landscapes, city life, everyday life and situations. Then, there’s message-based photography in which a photograph conveys a message or is a satire on our times, thinking or attitudes.

Artist Shilpa Gupta is perhaps the best example in the message-based category. She had people carrying bags wrapped in white canvas with the words “There is no explosive here” printed on them. She then photographed these people in different situations like at a metro station or getting out of a car in London. This was a clear satire on how everyone after the London metro blasts carrying a bag was treated with suspicion.

Black and white photos

When people look at a black and white photograph, they often remark how “classic” and “elegant” it looks. For example, it remains to this day a popular choice for weddings. Headshots of CEOs and company presidents – destined for some annual report or other investor brochure – are also often shot in black and white.

Black and white prints have a refined quality about them. The simplicity and uncluttered look give the subject a polished, high-class feel. Without the distractions of color, the picture begs each viewer to recognize the individuality and uniqueness of the subject.

Black and white digital photography

Filmless photography using a digital imaging camera. Digital photography eliminates many of the steps and costs of traditional photography. Using traditional photography, a catalog company has to first test their photo composition, styling, and lighting using Polaroids and then do an actual photo shoot, wait for film development, review transparencies, and finally select the final shots or reshoot. Digital photography eliminates the test shots, the expense and long wait for development, and the cost of film. Digital photographs are available instantly for review and distribution. Digital photographs are easily reused in other formats such as using print catalog images to update a Web site. Digital photography is more commonly used for studio shots of products than for location shoots using live models where mobility and variable lighting present greater technical challenges.

Female Figure Photography in India

The focus of fine art female figure photography is primarily on nude female poses that are created for artistic expression. The lighting, the set, the poses and the expressions on the model’s faces all play a part in the finished product. However, nudity is not necessarily required for fine art female figure photography. What is required is that the photo tells a story. A mere naked photo of a woman will not provoke artistic image, will most likely be seen as pornographic and may offend.

 

The most important tip in female figure photography is setting the right mood. Choose a secluded location for the studio that is away from wife and children. Play soft music and have a bottle of wine on hand for a new or nervous model. Share the wine with the model as most likely she doesn’t like drinking alone.

Abstract photos in Indian Photography

Abstract is usually opposed to representational or figurative in art. You might say that an abstract image only represents its own form, and that form might in some way “represent” some larger concept (e.g., in the way that Malevich’s _Tumbling Cube_ might be said to represent “instability”), but it doesn’t represent an object (like, say, the Eiffel Tower).

Some works (Andy Warhol’s Brillo boxes, for example) raise the question of what is abstraction. You might say that such works tend to be “figurative” on a literal level, but they are not really about the thing they are a figure of.

The creation of abstract images has often been undertaken as a form of visual research in order to understand better the principles and significance of images. Strictly speaking, abstract photography is defined by the techniques employed and the resulting effects, not necessarily the photographer’s intention. Early examples include Henry Talbot’s contact prints of plants made in the 1830s, and Étienne-Jules Marey’s late 19th-century chronophotographs.

About Indian Photographers

Indian photography has a long history. It began with FW Champion of the Imperial Forest Service who set camera traps for tigers in the beginning of the British Government in India adopted photography as the official mode of documenting local buildings.

Though photography is just 150 years old in India, it has become inseparable from human life. In fact, it is a must for the very existence of mankind. Photography plays a major role in education, publicity, industries and scientific and technical.

Street & Cityscapes Photography

Street & Cityscapes Photography 

 

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Still Life Photography

Still life photography is the depiction of inanimate subject matter, most typically a small grouping of objects that are either human-made or “natural.” 

Still Life Photography Compositions, Still Life Photography, Still Life Photos, black and white still life photos by Dheeraj Paul, Sandeep Biswas, Manoj Kumar Jain, Udit Kulshrestha and others.