Saturday, August 28, 2010

'FORM' IN PHOTOGRAPHY


A PHOTOGRAPH IS A MULTIPLE ASSEMBLY OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS FOUND IN THE OBJECTS AROUND. SINCE WE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO SEE THEM REGULARLY, WE DO NOT FEEL THE IMPRESSION THEY CAN CREATE, WHEN SHOT THROUGH A CAMERA. Thus it look rather amazing when the photographs come before us on the print form. However, it has become an old part of history. Our craze is now the latest developed digital photography. Digital photography too represents 'forms' in nature when shot thru camera.
2. In other words every object consists of a 'form' bound by lines. The forms can be regular or irregular, angular, geometrical, non-geometrical, in flow or in the nature of 'curve'. They all come in the category of mixed and intermediate forms. Basically a photographer is interested in the beauty of these forms and not directly in the objects, before photographying.
3. It is a common experience that to someone this form attracts more and to other fellow, other form has more attraction. Why? If analysed clearly, there we find rhythm...that manifests in many ways in nature and in life e.g. the curving tips of creepers, the rhythmic lines of sea waves, the petal arrangement of roses, in home the sweeping curves or wavy margins of dishes and vases. Wonderful outline the fish has with its forked tail, the distinct forms of a melting wax from a candle., and innumeral examples we come across. However, important thing is what we capture in our cameras. These forms are a part of our life but we recognise them distinctly when shot on the sensor and interpreted in full form in the form of images in computers, and/or in prints.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

FEW PHOTOGRAPHY TERMS.


-PHOTOGRAPH: A reproduction of scene, object or person, by means of registering a permanent image thru the combined agencies of lenses and the sensor.
-PHOTOGRAPHER, Professional: Generally a person who clicks through his camera or the one who derives 75% or more of his/her income from the sale of their photographic work.
-PHOTOMACROGRAPHY: Photography of small objects in large size ratio. Usually regarded as coming between 1/4 and 10 times natural size.
-PHOTOMETER: A light measuring instrument or the meter built-into the camera to measure the amount of light before the lens.
-PHOTOMICROGRAPHY: Photography of minute objects (like germs in water) with the aid of a microscope. Image size ratio may range from 10 to 10,000 diameters. (now the term is mixed with photomacrography).
-PHOTOMONTAGE: A picture made from many images (like collage) usually made by successive enlargements without definite boundaries between the various elements........next

Friday, August 6, 2010

SELFUPP PHOTOGRAPHY:WHILE ON ENVIRONMENTAL SHOOTS

PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT A LIMITED SUBJECT in the present global changes. The outlook of people is changing so changing is the DIGITAL CAMERAS INDUSTRY....It is a dry photography days now. U can shoot and no need to go to darkroom for printing images from a dcam. Now load on a CD/DVD/PENDRIVE or direct camera, get the image uploaded to computer for instant printing. DO NOT WANT PRINTS. Upload your images onto your computer and view and let friends view the slideshows of your hard efforts....However my point here is that when you intend to shoot environmental photographs, you should have a good knowledge of the location you plan to visit. It will save a lot of time thinking in the mid-way about your shoots. You should have advance knowledge of the place, understand what kind of hardships people have faced. This will help you build up a good understanding to make it more easier to figure out exactly what are your goals before your camera. There may be places far and near and I think once you are out for your job, nothing to hinder except time factor, the most important element in doing environmental photography....Time of the day counts, time of your stay counts to have the best maximum of area covered and maximum use of your memory cards, the more images u have the better....All time is not composing time, therefore shoot and with all good memories make use of the photoshop at home/office. Some people are of the opinion that they compose finally on the site itself betrays the art of photography. It may be good for still, studio(here children will fail them) or less movement and predictive photography, but it may not go on all sites, subjects and objects too......next