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Portrait Tip: Don’t Fill the Frame |
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Written by Gaurav Birla
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Friday, 04 May 2012 20:42 |
“Fill the Frame with your subject!”
I still remember my high school photography teacher instructing our class with this rule. He drummed it into us week after week and his words have echoed in my ears ever since – 20-something years – almost every time I raise my camera to take a portrait.
The rule was well intentioned and good advice. As I think ... |
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BLUE: Weekly Photography Challenge |
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Written by Gaurav Birla
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Saturday, 05 May 2012 01:18 |
This week your challenge is to take and share an image or two on the theme of BLUE! It’s been over two years since we went blue in a challenge and last time was very popular. Like last time I’m sure we’ll see lots of blue skies, eyes and other blue things. Let your imagination run wild! Once you’ve selected the ‘Blue’ image that you’ ... |
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Nikon Coolpix P510 Review |
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Written by Gaurav Birla
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Sunday, 06 May 2012 01:04 |
In this reviewing business you occasionally get waylaid: in preparing a new camera review I usually begin with the text sources and specs data to feel my way. In this case, I did so, quite carefully, but dug into the wordage of the Nikon Coolpix P5100. Wrong! The way model numbers run these days, the shorter the better, the more highly specced. To ... |
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Lessons Learned in a Colombian Orphanage |
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Written by Gaurav Birla
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Saturday, 05 May 2012 20:26 |
It has always been a dream of mine to work at an orphanage. I know. It’s a little bit random, and not exactly typical for an American girl. But it’s true: working at an orphanage was my earliest dream job. I think I was 9 years old. I don’t remember what put the idea in my mind, but it was that time I told my mom that I wanted to work at an orpha ... |
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8 Tips To Take Better Travel Pictures |
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Written by Gaurav Birla
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Sunday, 06 May 2012 21:01 |
Ever noticed how some people’s vacation pictures are often an imitation of the postcards they could have easily bought at the airport on their way home? Whether it’s the Eiffel Tower or the Sydney Opera, it’s common to try to capture those iconic images. After all, it’s one reason why we chose to travel to these exotic locales in the first place, r ... |
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