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CONTENTS
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The masters of the craft share their insights and photographs
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Kaleidoscope Showcase Special
A platform for budding photographers A photographic profile of the person Hyderabad Heritage – Ramaa Naik shares
to exhibit their talent and get noticed behind the lens some images depicting the glory of Q utb
Shahi Dynasty
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horizontal. This permits readers to submit panoramic shots, which was not possible with the current size of 17 x 11 inches.

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Emerging Victorious
Dear SP,
It is almost a relief that the digital version of the magazine is
still available. I have spent so many years with the magazine
that it would have been weird if the magazine had stopped.
Although, I must say I prefer the print version. These are
definitely difficult times. We are all facing a pandemic and
holding on to dear life. The only thing more tragic is the ‘not
knowing’ part. A disease without a cure! However, we mustn’t
lose faith. F aith in ourselves that we will pull through and faith
in G od that he will keep us safe and sound. I hope we emerge
victorious.
Stay safe.
Ramanuj
“Much Needed Distraction”

Hello SP,
I’m really glad to see that at least the digital magazines are
available. It provides the much needed distraction during times
like this.
I had to abruptly cancel my trip to Ranchi because of the current
situation. It’s a shame because I was really looking forward to
using my latest purchase, the G5X Mark II by Canon, which I
hoped would be my first serious experience of photography.
Better late than sorry, I guess. I hope we get rid of this virus
soon. U ntil then, stay safe, stay indoors.
Abhishek Singh
Congratulations
Dear SP,
Congratulations on completing 15 years! May you continue to
flourish and keep bringing us good times as always. May you
also continue taking us to different corners of the world through
your pictures (all the while maintaining social distancing).
Good luck for another great year.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Huawei Announces P40

Smartphone Series
H uawei has announced the P4 0
ro , ro and , flagship
smartphones with cutting edge designs
It also features a new periscope design
that realises 1 x true optical oom.
and camera innovations. The advanced hardware is embedded
in a compact enclosure featuring the
The Huawei P4 0 series comes with a Huawei uad curve verflow isplay
1 1. inch sensor and a binned pixel si e with a curved edge on all four sides. The
measuring . micrometre for boosting display also features narrow be els and
light intake for enhanced low light streamlined round corners giving it an
performance. The M I 1 .1 operating ergonomic hold and borderless look,
system introduces a host of new features while an enhanced on screen fingerprint
such as Huawei MeeTime for video calls, reader offers percent faster biometric eica camera system, available in triple
Huawei hare for high speed file transfer authentication. camera, uad camera and penta camera
and a wide range of apps on AppGallery, configurations. It comes with ultra wide
Huawei’s official app marketplace. The P4 0 series is embedded with a angle, wide angle and telephoto lenses.
The ro features an ltra Wide Cine
Camera and To Camera alongside 5 x
uper ensing oom while the ro
features uper oom Array, which supports
1 x true optical oom and 1 x maximum
digital oom. ther features include Multi
spectrum Colour Temperature ensor with
AI AW algorithm, M A Camera with
IR epth, real time okeh effects, IR ace
nlock for device unlock, AI est Moment
and irectional Audio oom, available on
Huawei P4 0 Pro and Huawei P4 0 Pro+ that
allows users to oom in on an audio source
and amplify its sound at the same time.
The Huawei series is available

in three glossy glass finishes i.e. Ice
White, eep ea lue and lack and two
refractive matte glass finishes i.e. lush
Gold and ilver rost. Huawei ro
features a nano tech ceramic back panel
with a kilned and polished look that
comes in Ceramic White and Ceramic
lack colour.
Ricoh Announces HD Pentax-D FA

85mm f/1.4 SDM AW
R IC H has announced the
development of a new generation
high performance tar series lens, the H
ispersion glass optical elements to
compensate for the chromatic aberrations
and produce high contrast images even
e uipped with high tor ue ring type
ultrasonic motor. The lens is categorised
as AW (All Weather) and features a
TAX A 5mm f 1. M AW. at open aperture. The TAX A dustproof, weather resistant structure to
5mm f 1. is made of one aspherical prevent the intrusion of water and dust
This product is the second in its single lens to achieve correction of spherical into the lens interior.
focus lens line up following the H aberration, coma and field curvature.
TAX A 5 mm f 1. M AW. It also comes with a newly developed The TAX A 5mm f 1. is
The lens incorporates three xtra low M ( upersonic irect drive Motor) scheduled to be launched in late .

Fujifilm Releases Firmware Lenovo and
Update for X-T30, X-T3 and XF Motorola
Extend Global
16-80mm f/4 lens Warranty
F u ifilm has released firmware
camera systems and X 1 L

updates for its X T and X T
mm f R
on foreground sub ects. The update
also includes functions for starting and
stopping video recording, ad usting
enovo and Motorola are offering
a free global warranty extension
I WR lens. exposure settings and manual focus for for 5 days up to May 1, for all
video. Additionally, the number of photos enovo Motorola smartphones and
The firmware version 1. for the X T saved in a single folder in an card has accessories with warranties that are
has added many new features and been increased from to , . coming to an end between March 15,
functions such as improved autofocus and April , . According
performance and gimbal and drone The firmware version . 1 for the X T to reports, enovo and Motorola
support with . The firmware update and version 1. for the X 1 mm are making this effort in order to
improves A functions such as tracking f are both minor updates with no maintain service support and minimise
performance of the eye A frame, face specific bug fixes. These updates are any potential impact on customers
detection with different si ed faces in available for download on u ifilm’s worldwide during this challenging time
the same frame as well as autofocus support pages. of C I 1 pandemic.
Canon Releases Skyllaney Announces its

Firmware Update for First Lens for Leica M-mount
EOS-1D X Mark III S kyllaney has announced its first
product, a 5 mm onnar lens for
blade aperture diaphragm and an
aperture range between f and
C anon has released a firmware update (version 1.1. )

for its 1 X Mark III R.
eica M mount camera systems that
is scheduled to launch
in 1.
f . It will also come with bit
coding for transferring
XI data to M mount
This update corrects the lock up issue that previously cameras, minimum
caused the camera to lock the display in the viewfinder The 5 mm f ‘ ertele’ focusing distance of
when electronic level was set as ‘ how’ and the shutter is a ‘limited edition’ lens cm ( .5in) and a
or A was pressed. The update provides for other inspired by a 5 mm customisable engraving
bug fixes and comes with functions such as rowser f onnar design on the front ring.
Remote and safe image transfer. It also adds the made by r. udwig
option for a . p frame rate and provides improved ertele, a German The lens will come in
connectivity speed when connected via wired A . optician. According to reports, black (anodised aluminium) and
the lens is to be constructed of silver (chrome plated brass) and
The latest update is available for download on the glass elements with anti reflective will be limited to 15 units for the
Canon official website. (AR) coatings, with a round nine initial run.
Sony Sets Up $100 Mn COVID-19 Relief Fund

S ony Corporation has announced the
establishment of the ony Global Relief
und for C I 1 , a 1 million fund
greatly impacted by the spread of the virus.
1 million dollars will be devoted to the

prevent the further spread and contribute
to treatment of the C I 1 virus.
to support those around the world affected C I 1 olidarity Response und for In the area of education, where children are
by the C I 1 virus. WH powered by the oundation losing education opportunities as a result
and wiss hilanthropy oundation, as of school closures, ony will explore ways
Through this fund, ony will provide well as M decins ans ronti res (M ), to leverage its technologies in support of
support in three areas assistance for those nited ations Children’s und ( IC ) education activities.
individuals engaged in frontline medical and nited ations High Commissioner
and first responder efforts to fight the virus, for Refugees ( HCR) to assist medical ony also announced that employees will
support for children and educators who workers and others on the frontline of be able to provide their support through
must now work remotely, and support for response efforts to the virus. ony will also a matching gift program that is scheduled
members of the creative community in the work with its external partners to explore to be offered to its approximately 11 ,
entertainment industry, which has been ways that it can support activities that employees worldwide.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Tamron Announces
70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD
T amron has announced the launch of
7 0 -1 8 0 mm f/ 2 .8 Di III VX D ( Model
A0 5 6 ) , a large aperture telephoto zoom
Its short 0 .8 5 m ( 3 3 .5 in) MO D ( Minimum
O bject Distance) expands overall versatility.
The lens utilizes Tamron’s newly developed
compatible
with various
camera specific
lens for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless VX D ( Voice-coil extreme-torque Drive) features
cameras. The launch has been scheduled linear motor focus mechanism that including F ast
for May 1 4 , 2 0 2 0 , however, the release date produces a quiet and quick autofocus drive. Hybrid AF and
or the product supply schedule could be Additionally, a floating system is used to Eye AF .
delayed due to the spread of CO VID-1 9 . achieve improved optical performance at
all shooting distances. By simultaneously The lens also provides users with
The 7 0 -1 8 0 mm f/ 2 .8 features a compact operating two VX D units via electronic complete portrait-to-telephoto lens range
and light weight design with a mm filter control, the system produces clear and coverage. This new model joins the
diameter, same as Tamron’s 1 7 -2 8 mm sharp images of all objects near and far. 1 7 -2 8 mm f/ 2 .8 Di III RX D ( Model A0 4 6 )
f/ 2 .8 ( Model A0 4 6 ) and the 2 8 -7 5 mm f/ 2 .8 O ther features include Moisture-Resistant and the 2 8 -7 5 mm f/ 2 .8 Di III RX D ( Model
( Model A0 3 6 ) . The optical construction Construction for added weather protection A0 3 6 ) and brings Tamron’s total of f/ 2 .8
includes several special lens elements that and F luorine Coating for easy maintenance. zoom lens for full-frame mirrorless
contribute to the lens overall performance. In addition, the 7 0 -1 8 0 mm f/ 2 .8 is fully cameras to three.
ExpoImaging Releases Lomography

Launches High-
FlashBender V3 Contrast Black
E xpoImaging has announced the availability
of new Rogue lash ender v reflectors and
soft box kits. The F lashBender v3 is designed
head Profoto A1 X , G odox v1 as well as power-
pack based strobes. It is reported to attach and
detach more quickly and securely than previous
and White Film
to fit a wide variety of strobe shapes and si es
and includes numerous new features and
improvements over the v2 , including a new
versions. The new internal mesh combined
with the F lashBenders’ shapeable rods, makes
it easier to form a F lashBender v3 into a variety
L omography has released the
F antô me Kino B& W ISO 8 , a
high-contrast black and white
internal mesh structure and quick-release. of shapes and have it retain shape. Additionally, 5mm film stock.
the folds flat and can easily sit on top of
The attachment strap incorporated in the other gear or slide into a laptop slot in a bag, This film has been taken from a roll
lash ender v modifier can be ad usted to fit giving it portability. of G erman cinematic production
strobes as small as 6 .7 5 inches in circumference film and is being termed as
and as large as 1 inches. It can reportedly fit The F lashBender v3 is available for sale in 3 kits “ monochrome masterpiece” ,
flagship speedlites such as Canon X II RT, i.e. arge Reflector ( . 5), arge oft ox according to reports. L omography
the Nikon SB-7 0 0 AF and the Sony HVL -F 6 0 RM. it ( 5 . 5), mall Reflector ( . 5), has provided an exposure and
mall oft ox it ( . 5) and X ro development guide along with
The v ’s adaptable design also fits flashes of ighting ystem ( 11 . 5). the film stock to provide the users
different shapes, including the round- assistance in using this extremely
low speed film.
The film is scheduled to ship in

J une, 2 0 2 0 and is available for pre-
order ( at a discount of 2 0 % ) , in a
5 -pack which comes at a price of
5. or a 1 pack at a price
of 1. .
Additionally, L omography is
offering ten photographers the
opportunity to test the film by
filling out a Google form, before it
launches publicly.

Metabones Announces Panasonic
Speed Booster for Updates Firmware
Canon RF System for Lumix S1, S1R
M etabones has released a
new Speed Booster that
reduces the significant 4 K video
not intended for still photography
but will work if the camera is
configured to APS-C mode.
P anasonic has released a minor firmware
update for its L umix DC-S1 and DC-
S1 R mirrorless camera systems.
crop factor found on the Canon
EO S R full-frame camera systems. The new Speed Boosters use an The update ( version 1 .5 ) adds support for
According to reports, filmmakers advanced 5 -element/ 4 -group ProG rade Digital CF express Type B cards. It also
are now able to mitigate most of optical design incorporating ultra- adds a new 5 0 p/ 2 5 p video frame rate option for
the 4 K video crop factor of EO S high index tantalum-based optical NTSC region cameras. The update also disables
R ( 1 .7 5 x) and EO S RP ( 1 .6 3 x) glass to achieve extraordinary the ‘ Delete All’ touch control option in playback
and reduce it to 1 .2 4 x and 1 .1 5 x optical performance with improved mode to avoid accidentally deleting your data.
respectively. The field of view is corner sharpness, distortion and Now only the cursor buttons can be used to
now much closer to still photo reduced vignetting. It supports Delete All media.
mode. This new Speed Booster is dual-pixel autofocus, video AF , F irmware version 1 .5 is available for download on
has IS lens support, built-in Panasonic’s support page.
Control Wheel for accessing
functions like shutter speed and
ISO , L ED indicator and automatic
adjustment of the autofocus ProGrade Digital
Releases SD Card
speed. It is made from an alloy
of brass and aluminum along
with chromium plating and a
satin finish. The tripod head is
detachable and can be used with
Readers
ball heads from Photo Clam, Arca
Swiss and Markins. P roG rade Digital has announced the release of
two new card
readers, PG 0 4
The Speed Booster is compatible and PG 0 5 .5 , to its
with the Contax 6 4 5 NAM-1 product line.
adapter for Canon EF , but not with
Canon EF -S lenses or APS-C lenses. The PG 0 4 is a
Thunderbolt
The Metabones EF -RF Speed 3 reader for
ooster TRA . 1x is available at CF express Type
a price of . B and X Q D cards
that is capable of
transferring data
Loupedeck Introduces at speeds up to 4 0 G b/ s ( 5 G B/ s) . The PG 0 5 .5 is a

replacement for G 5 reader that has a
2 interface enabling simultaneous transfer of data
. Gen
New Profile Creator Tool from both card slots at up to 1 0 G b/ s ( 1 .2 5 G B/ s) . The

PG 0 5 .5 supports both CF express Type B and SDX C,
L oupedeck has announced a software update enabling users to

create custom profiles (version . or higher) for third party applications.
The new oupedeck rofile Creator allows the oupedeck CT owners to
H II cards.
The G includes a certified Thunderbolt cable

create custom profiles for applications like avinci Resolve, ogic ro X, while the G 5.5 includes both a . Gen type
Capture O ne etc. C to C and type C to A cables. J ust like the rest of the
ProG rade Digital reader line, these new readers have
According to oupedeck, rofile Creator can be used by anyone, with or a magnetic base and come with an adhesive metal
without programming skills, for making adjustments using simple tools such plate to solidly attach the reader to any work surface
as mouse movements, shortcuts keys, macros, run applications, links and text. such as laptop covers.
The update is available for download at a price of 5 , on the The PG 0 4 and PG 0 5 .5 are currently available for
oupedeck’s official website where the company also offers ser Guide purchase at a price of 1 . and .
downloads for general usage. respectively.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
OnePlus Launches 8 Series

Smartphones
O nePlus has launched
its ne lus series
smartphones. The camera
According to reports, the
fps video mode allows
detailed video capture
features a triple lens setup with with smooth motion and
an additional time of flight (To ) features H R video capture.
sensor that, reportedly, improves Additionally, the smartphone
depth estimation in bokeh mode offers p fps and
and fine tunes the autofocus. 1 p fps slow motion
settings as well as a time
The main camera is supported lapse mode. The camera
with ele and wide angle lenses. setup is completed with an
It features a 1 1. inch M flash and colour sensor.
ony IMX uad ayer In comparison to the main
sensor that uses pixel binning module, the front camera
to produce 1 M image output specs look pretty pedestrian.
with low noise and wide range.
The lens is optically stabilised The smartphone is available
and comes with a f 1. for purchase in Europe and
aperture and mm e uivalent orth America at a price of
field of view. The ‘super wide for the ne lus with
angle’ uses a smaller 1 . inch G RAM and for
sensor but is also of the M 1 5 G version. The ro
uad ayer variant which is model of 1 G variant is
meant to improve performance available for while
in dim light. The tele camera has the top end ne lus ro
a stabilised mm e uivalent with 1 G RAM and 5 G of
lens, e ual to x magnification. storage retails at .
Sony Releases Firmware Yongnuo Announces

Update for A9 II Autofocus Lens for Sony
S ony has released
its latest firmware
APS-C E-mount
update for the A9 II.
The firmware version

Y ongnuo has announced
the 5 mm f 1.
M lens for ony mount
A
2 .0 0 for the Sony A9 II A C mirrorless camera

adds a ‘ Hi F requency systems.
F licker’ function that
reduces the flickering ongnuo’s new ‘nifty fifty’
effect of artificial light autofocus lens is designed
sources by ad usting specifically for ony’s A
the shutter speed. It series mirrorless cameras. flares and ghosting. Its internal
also includes a new autofocus is driven by a digital
function that closes the shutter when you turn off the camera and The lens is constructed of eight stepping motor ( M) and the
minimises the chance of dirt or dust getting on the image sensor. elements in seven groups, lens comes with a micro
having one low dispersion port for upgrade. According
The . version also adds the ability to assign the ace element that minimises to reports, the lens is 5 mm
ye riority autofocus setting to a custom key that activates aberrations. The lens also long and mm in diameter. It
and deactivates the setting when pressed. ther fixes include features a seven blade aperture weighs roughly 1 g.
improved Remote Camera Tool function, improved T transfers, diaphragm, gold plated
the option to display the camera’s MAC address as a R code. The contacts with a metal bayonet o information has been
firmware version . is available for download on ony’s A mount and a ‘nanometer multi revealed as of now regarding its
II support page. layer coating’ that minimises price or release date.

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World Press Photo Awards 2020

T he World Press Photo F oundation
announced the results of the 6 3 rd
annual World Press Photo Contest on April
civilian rule, during a blackout in Khartoum,
Sudan, on 1 9 J une 2 0 1 9 .
of Algerian youth, who, by daring to
challenge authority, inspired the rest of the
population to join their action, giving birth
1 6 , 2 0 2 0 . The announcement included “ This moment was the only peaceful group to the largest protest movement in Algeria
the World Press Photo of the Y ear, World protest I encountered during my stay. I felt in decades.
Press Photo Story of the Y ear, as well as the their undefeated solidarity like burning
winners for each of the eight categories of embers that remain to flare up again, Romain L aurendeau said: “ It was
the photo contest. Chiba said. He is AF P’s Chief Photographer impossible for a part of me not to recognise
for East Africa and Indian O cean and is myself in these young people. They are
Y asuyoshi Chiba’s photograph ‘ Straight currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. young but they are tired of this situation
Voice’ was adjudged the World Press and they just want to live like everyone
Photo of the Y ear. The winning image The jury chose ‘ Kho, the G enesis of a else.” Romain has worked on long term
shows a young man, illuminated by mobile Revolt’ by Romain L aurendeau as World projects as a professional photographer
phones, reciting protest poetry while Press Photo Story of the Y ear. The winning in F rance, Senegal, Algeria, Palestinian
demonstrators chant slogans calling for series tells the story of the deep unease territories and Israel.
Winner Straight Voice

© Yasuyoshi Chiba, J apan, Agence F rance-Presse
A young man, illuminated by mobile phones, recites protest poetry while demonstrators chant
slogans calling for civilian rule, during a blackout in Khartoum, Sudan, on 19 June 2019.
3
Nominees
1. Relative Mourns Flight ET 302 Crash Victim
© Mulugeta Ayene, Ethiopia, Associated Press
2. Clash with the Police During an Anti-Government

Demonstration
© Farouk Batiche, Algeria, Deutsche Presse-Agentur 4
3. Awakening
© Tomek Kaczor, oland, for u y ormat, Ga eta
Wyborcza
4. Injured Kurdish Fighter Receives Hospital Visit

© Ivor Prickett, Ireland, for The New Y ork Times
5. Nothing Personal - the Back Office of War

© Nikita Teryoshin, Russia
5
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
World Press Photo Story Of The Year

Winner Title: Kho, the G enesis of a Revolt
© Romain Laurendeau, F rance

Viltrox Releases 33mm f/1.4 Lens for
APS-C MILCs
V iltrox has announced the release of its new
3 3 mm f/ 1 .4 APS-C autofocus lens for Canon
M mount, ony mount and u ifilm X mount
camera systems. It has also shared the details of
its forthcoming 2 0 mm T2 cinema lens for L -mount
camera systems.
The Viltrox 3 3 mm f/ 1 .4 APS-C lens is constructed

of 1 0 elements in 9 groups, including one Extra-low
Dispersion ( ED) element and one high-refraction
element.
Its features include Viltrox’s ‘ noiseless’ STM focus

motor, aperture range from f/ 1 .4 through f/ 1 6 , a
nine-blade aperture diaphragm, minimum focusing
distance of 4 0 cm and ‘ HD Nano’ multilayer coating
on an unspecified number of elements for improving
water resistance and minimising chromatic
aberration.
The lens weighs g and uses a 5 mm front filter

thread. It is available for pre-order on its website, at an ‘H ano’ coating on an unspecified number of elements.
a retail price of . . It has a minimum focusing distance of 2 5 cm and has an
aperture range of T2 through T1 6 . The lens uses a 1 4 -blade
The forthcoming 2 0 mm T/ 2 cinema lens is constructed aperture diaphragm with an mm front filter thread.
of 1 2 elements in 9 groups, including one Double-sided Reports also suggest that it will measure about 1 0 0 mm
Aspherical, four ED and one short wave-length highly- long, 8 0 mm diameter and will weigh 8 0 8 g. The pricing and
transparent element. The 2 0 mm T/ 2 lens also comes with availability of the 2 0 mm T/ 2 has not been shared as of now.
Canon Celebrates Venus Optics Announces Canon

17th Year as RF, Nikon Z Versions
Number 1 in ILC of Laowa 100mm
Market
Canon has announced that the company’s
V enus O ptics has announced the availability
of Canon RF and Nikon Z mounts for
aowa 1 mm f . X ltra Macro A lens.
interchangeable-lens digital cameras ( Digital SL R
and mirrorless cameras) have maintained the No. The lens has an apochromatic ( APO ) design,
1 share of the global market for 1 7 consecutive controlled longitudinal and lateral chromatic
years from 2 0 0 3 to 2 0 1 9 . aberration and comes with 2 pieces of extra-
low dispersion elements. The L aowa 1 0 0 mm
The company is currently developing the EO S R5 f . X ltra Macro A ens can cover a full
full-frame mirrorless camera, equipped with a newly frame sensor and is available in 5 different
developed full-frame CMO S sensor and featuring mounts ( Canon EF , Nikon F , Sony F E, Canon RF
high-speed continuous shooting for still images and and Nikon Z ) .
8 K video recording. Additionally, the company is
currently developing 9 RF lens models, including The suggested retail selling price of the new
the R 1 5 mm f .5 .1 I M, and plans to aowa 1 mm f . X ltra Macro A lens
release them throughout the course of 2 0 2 0 . Sony is pc (ex AT) and is available to
however, holds the top position in the full frame order from Venus O ptics authorised resellers
mirrorless cameras. and official website.

NATIONAL NEWS
Huawei Offers Doorstep Services for

Smart Watch Users
H uawei announced VIP
Customer Services
for the newly launched
Huawei will replace the
watch if it is in the warranty
period and as per its
of-warranty Huawei Watch
G T 2 ( 4 6 mm) and Huawei
Watch G T. The spare part
that the services will be
marked by a record speed
turnaround time with fast
Huawei Watch G T 2 and warranty policy. F or those charges for out-of-warranty and best-in-class repair time
its predecessor Huawei consumers whose watches repair can be checked on service along with dedicated
Watch G T. are out of warranty, Huawei Huawei India Website or expert support.
has introduced a special Support App. The company
The company has introduced repair solution for its out-of- is also offering a 9 0 days To avail these services
no-cost replacement warranty watches. warranty for the parts online, customers can
policy for Huawei Watch replaced during the out of access the dedicated IVR/
G T 2 and G T during the Huawei smart watch users warranty repair. Additionally, toll-free number 1 8 0 0 -2 0 9 -
warranty period. In case a can get spare parts, including Huawei will provide pick 6 5 5 5 between 9 AM and 9
Huawei smart watch shows strap, charging base, back and drop services for its PM, which is attended by
manufacturing defects or cover, screen and main smart watches in India. The expert professionals at the
performance related issues, board, replaced for the out- company has announced contact centre.
ASUS India
Itel Extends Smartphone Extends Warranty
Warranty due to Covid-19 for Covid-19
Lockdown Lockdown
I tel has announced the extension of
warranty period by two months for
all its smartphone models, owing to the
Covid-1 9 lockdown. The extension will
be applicable for all those models whose
A sus has announced an
extension of warranty support
for their customers amid the
warranty expires between March 2 0 and CO VID-1 9 pandemic.
May 3 1 .
The warranty extension will be
The warranty extension is automatically available for all smartphones,
applicable and the users may check laptops, desktops,all in one, and
the status by logging in on the CarlCare tablets whose warranty has expired
mobile application. during the lockdown period
between March 2 5 , 2 0 2 0 and April
Itel has taken this step as a gesture 1 4 , 2 0 2 0 for a period of 3 0 days.
of good faith and to ensure that their U sers can avail online support via
customers get extended warranty period chat on www.asus.com/ in and email
without paying any additional charge. to rc_ india@ asus.com.
Fujifilm India Extends Support to Combat

Covid-19 Pandemic
F u ifilm has announced the supply of
2 0 0 N9 5 respiratory and surgical
facemasks along with 4 0 PPE kits
providing these essential preventive
healthcare utility ( PPE) kits to doctors,
which include Surgeon G own, F ace Mask,
installing Computed Radiology, Digital
Radiology systems and imagers across
isolation wards at hospitals to ensure
to healthcare professionals at Post G loves, Preventive Eye wear, Hood Cap effective monitoring and controlling the
G raduate Institute of Medical Education and Shoe Cover. disease outbreaks. These technologies will
and Research, Chandigarh. To combat enable clinicians to improve efficiency and
the spread of the disease, u ifilm is According to reports, the company is expedite the early diagnosis of the disease.

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Fujifilm Wins Red Dot GoPro and VSCO Lay Off

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F u ifilm was awarded the Red ot esign Award roduct esign
2 0 2 0 ” for 2 3 of its products, including those in the “ instax”
series of instant cameras, “ X -series” and “ G F X -series” of digital
VSCO and G oPro have announced major business changes as a
result of the economic turndown.
cameras. The product design award program organised by Design According to reports, VSCO laid off 4 5 employees this week.
Z entrum Nordrhein Westfalen was based in Essen, G ermany. The company is giving its laid-off employees a minimum of two
Among other awards, the high precision lens film for ink et printing months of healthcare coverage and seven weeks of severance pay
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around the world to be judged by internationally-renowned roadmap, which includes new software releases, subscriptions
design experts. and hardware for action camera and smartphone owners.
Huawei Announces Q1 2020 Results, Covid-19 Measures

H uawei has announced its business
results for the first uarter of
During this period, the company generated
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walks of life during this public health crisis,
so ensuring normal network operations
is of paramount importance. Huawei is
have rapidly launched many 5 G - and AI-
powered medical applications. “ We are
using their expertise in communications
CNY 1 8 2 .2 billion in revenue, an increase doing everything in its capabilities to help technologies to help fight the pandemic and
of 1 .4 % year-on-year. The company’s net carriers ensure stable and secure network save more lives.” The company is aiding
profit margin in 1 was . . operations. Together, we are working the healthcare industry with AI-assisted
to meet the network demand created coronavirus diagnosis solution, 5 G -enabled
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the world, Huawei is taking proactive telecommuting, distance education, and thermal imaging devices in addition to
measures to ensure the safety of its e-commerce for daily necessities.” providing masks, test kits, and other
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MASTERCRAFTSMAN
A Challenging Task g We take it that your favourite for three football clubs (Chesterfield
genre of photography is sports. C, Mansfield C and oncaster
Shibu P. is an internationally
published photographer with What made you decide to opt for Rovers C).
exceptional knowledge on sports photography?
photography. Shibu’s passion
for photography has turned
My journey started with wildlife g o o o fin o t hich s ort
him in to a professional photography. I also possessed a is going to be held where and how
who guides and teaches strong interest in football and played do you manage the permission for
photography and post-
prossessing techniques. Shibu P. for my school and college teams. taking the photos? Do you go as
When I moved to the U K, I applied an official hotogra her or o o
He is well-versed not only in sports photography, but for sports photojournalism since I manage to shoot from the lines?
also in different genres like product, wedding and
wildlife photography. He aspires to create timeless had experience in photography and There is a website for each league
images – live photographs which have a story behind interest towards football. which provides all the details of
them. He says, “ I never wanted to be someone who
takes predictable, boring photographs! ”
the game, date, time and venue. I
g Where have your work been send my preferences based on the
published? game schedule to my agency and
I have had work published in The they book me in. I get access to pitch
Sun, The Star, Doncaster F ree Press, side, gantry, interview area, press
Mansfield Chad, erbyshire Times conference, press lounge, press
and many more. I currently shoot box and mixed one as an official

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photographer to the clubs assigned to published in the same newspaper. cover so that we don’t miss any
me. This also gives me extra access to action shots. There is no major
the players’ dressing room. Managing the equipment, coping up disadvantage if we work as a team
with weather conditions and internet other than chances that either one of
g What iffic lties o o generall connections are the minor issues us may miss the opportunity to get
face as a sports photographer? which I face as a sports photographer. our own images published.
Varies from match to match, as each
venue has its own issues. The main g Do you work solo or do you go as a g Several modern cameras are
difficulty we have at every game is team? Are there any advantages/ not always easy to understand
managing the deadlines – to get the disadvantages of working solo /as and use. Most have complicated
pictures to the newspapers in time a team? autofocus systems that take a
for the print run and publication. The Most of the time I work solo. U sually, long time to master. In sports
other difficulties include competition for a club game, we work as a team photography, it is easy to miss
from other photographers as all of two. The major advantage of this out on shots because of wrong or
are competing to get their pictures is that we can have a full ground not-the-ideal AF setting. Have you

MASTERCRAFTSMAN

undergone any special training directly out of the
in sports photography and how box or do they allow basic editing
do you stay informed about the like dust removal, contrast
new features introduced in the adjustment, colour corrections
latest models? etc?
I constantly update my knowledge As a sports photographer I ensure
by reading articles and magazines that my camera’s sensor is clean, so
of camera manufactures about that I don’t waste time in cleaning
the latest devices and software. I the dust during post-processing
have not attended any training or before sending it to the Press. I
courses on photography. I am a self- make use of advanced features
learned photographer. – like Picture Style – to enhance
sharpening, contrast, saturation and
g For obvious reasons, the use of colour tone in my pictures. These
any image editing program is features are now available in almost
generally not permitted in sports every camera. But I still do the basic
photography. Does that mean editing of colour correction and
that the images provided to the cropping before sending it to the
concerned authority/Press are press, which is allowed.

MASTERCRAFTSMAN
g Give us an idea of a sports

shoot. On average, how many
photos do you take, in what
format, how much is the time
given to you before you can get
the images to the Press? Please
provide any other information
that could help a potential sports
photographer.
O n average, I shoot around 2 0 0 0
images in J PEG L arge format with
three cameras. The expectation is to
send 2 0 to 3 0 images of the stadium
view (inside and outside), fans and
audience, players warming up and
manager shots before the start of
the game. In the first half, around
best action shots are sent and after
the final whistle, the rest of the best
action shots need to be sent in half
an hour. Irrespective of this, when
a goal is scored, we need to send
the goal and the celebration shots

A few tips
immediately. Approximately, I it is raining or snowing? l Choose a camera with a high frame rate
target to send around 9 0 images, As I mentioned earlier, weather (10fps or more)
with description and metadata, per is the biggest challenge as I have l Choose a lens with a wide aperture (f2.8)
game. Therefore, it is essential to to shoot in heavy rain, snow l Learn about the work- flow (Post-processing)
be proactive to get the best in the and sub-zero temperature. I use l Know the game; learn the rules of the game
limited time-frame. a Canon RC Rain Cover for (cricket, football, rugby etc)
my camera and lenses. L atest l Plan your shooting positions and always
g Does a sports photographer equipment is dust and weather remember to keep your back to the sun.
l Use a steady monopod
generally use his own resistant so it can withstand to
l Shoot using fast shutter speed
equipment? Or is the equipment some extent.
(min. 1/1000 sec)
provided by the association l Use available light and low ISO for
he/she is working for? g What advice would you like sharp photos
Most sports photographers use to give to our readers who l Take manyshots and anticipate actions
their own equipment. Some well- may want to pursue sports l Shoot from low angle
established agencies may provide photography? l Understand the AF system and Subject
the equipment but that is based on Keep up your concentration during Tracking
the game and the photographer. the match. Concentration is the l Use Back-button focus
greatest skill you need to be a l Capture interaction and emotions
l Keep ‘chimping’ to a minimum so as to avoid
g Sports photography in sports photographer, as everything
missing actions
inclement weather can be happens in a split-second. This
l Shoot in JPEG Large (with sports photography,
detrimental to the equipment. split-second can be the difference you’ll have no time to process your Raw captures)
How do you protect your between you getting the perfect l Use a fast memory card
equipment when, for example, image and an average image. |SP l Last but not the least, keep practicing!

SPECIAL
The Durbar Hall with

the ceremonial marble
platform and nineteen
Belgian crystal chandeliers
- Chowmahalla Palace
Hyderabad Heritage
Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah, a prince of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, founded the city of
Hyderabad in 1590 AD when water shortage forced the royals to move out of the Golconda
fort. Bhagyanagar, as the city was earlier called, embraced Islam after Bhagmati, the lady love
she is named after, became Hydermahal. The old city is a testament to the architecture of both
the Qutb Shahi and Asaf Jahi dynasties. Mosques, Ashurkhanas, Havelis, Palaces, and Tomb
co le es fin their lace aro n the central on ent the har inar
An education
management
professional with
the Tata Institute
of Social Sciences,
photography and
travel blogging
emerged as a recent
Ramaa “Image- hobby in Rama’s
Wrighter” life. She writes on
history and heritage
on ImageWrighter,
her nine month old blog. Her love for travelling,
especially road trips, makes her discover hidden
destinations.
An ornate mosque
- Qutb Shahi Tomb complex.

View of The
Charminar Chaubara
from the eastern
road, a monument
depicting the Persian
image of the cosmos,
Chahar Taq -
Charminar

SPECIAL
Posterior view of Khilwat

Mubarak, the Durbar hall.
- Chowmahalla Palace.

Intricate stucco work on the
walls - Khilwat Mubarak,
Chowmahalla Palace.
View of the inner

verandah with its ornate
pillars - Khilwat,
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Marble Projections on
the first floor balcony
– Charminar

Indo-Islamic and
Moorish architecture
influences in the
exterior design
- Paigah Tomb complex

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Calligraphic roundels
in Middle Eastern
style blue enamel
tile mosaics, with the
Asma al-Husna on
the walls
- Badshahi Ashurkhana
Nizam era furniture

on display on the
first floor of the
Durbar Hall –
Chowmahalla Palace

Hakim’s burial
chambers with
Commander’s tomb in
the background – Qutb
Shahi Tomb Complex

PHOTO FEATURE
VIGNETTES OF
HERITAGE
MADHYA PRADESH
M
adhya Pradesh. Besides being
the land of tigers, it is the
true heart of Incredible India.
F or travelers, its offering is diverse.
F rom nature to wildlife. F rom art to
crafts, from culture to heritage. In this
photo feature, I share some landmark
heritage icons. F east your eyes on it
and plan to be there soon after the
lockdown is over. |SP
Ajay Sood (Travelure)

OSM (Outlook Social Media)
Shutterbug of the Year 2016
· 2 0 1 8 Photoblogger of the Y ear

( G ujarat Tourism & ICIT)
· Pro Travel Photographer. Photo J urist.
Photo Educator.
SPEAKER ( Architectural & Travel Photography) :
· TBEX Europe 2 0 1 6 ( Stockholm)
· TBEX Asia 2 0 1 6 ( Manila)
· TBEX International 2 0 1 7 ( J erusalem)
· TBEX North America 2 0 1 7 ( Huntsville, AL )
· TBEX Europe 2 0 1 8 ( O strava, Czech Republic)
WINNER:
· India’s Biggest Blogging Contest - Cox & Kings’
G rab Y our Dream ( Season 2 )
· National G eographic Traveller’s G etO utThere
Photo Essay Contest
Web: http://travelu.re
As you go up the gentle climb leading to the G walior F ort, you come across G opachal Rock-
cut J ain monuments. These were created between the 7 th and 1 5 th century CE.

O ne of the largest
mosques in Asia,
Taj-ul-Masajid, is a
well-known landmark
of Bhopal, a city earlier
ruled by Begums. It was
built in the 1 9 th century.
L andmark Bundela
architecture dots the
skyline of a tiny border
town of O rchha. F rom
left to right, you can
see the O rchha Palace,
Raja Ram Temple, and
Chaturbhuj Temple.

PHOTO FEATURE
Earlier, G walior
was a princely
state ruled by the
Scindias. G walior
F ort was their seat
of power.
While Western
Temple cluster is the
most famous one,
even the Eastern
Temple complex has
some iconic heritage
structures. Here is one.

A 1 0 0 0 -year old elaborate sculpted panel from the faç ade of the Duladeo Temple, a part of the A sterling sculpture adorning the faç ade of the J ain Temples in Khajuraho. This sculpture
Western Cluster of Temples in Khajuraho. These temples are a U NESCO World Heritage site. appears as the mnemonic of the Incredible India campaign.
Western Temples
complex in
Khajuraho unleashes
its charm against a
glorious sunset.

PHOTO FEATURE
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Amongst the cluster of
1 4 cenotaphs built in the
memory of Bundela kings
who ruled O rchha, Raja
Bir Singh Deo’s cenotaph
is the most representative
of Bundela architecture.
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L ying just outside the
Western Temples complex
in Khajuraho is the
Matangeshwar Temple.
Though from the same era
as the Western Temples,
Vedic rituals and worship
are still conducted in this
Shiva temple.
O ne of the 1 5 rock shelters of Bhimbetka that is open to public. The Sanchi Stupa was created by laying layers of bricks to form
surrounding area is said to have over 7 5 0 caves that have paintings dating a dome-shaped structure. There is a stone railing along the
between 3 0 0 0 BCE and 1 2 0 0 CE. It is a U NESCO World Heritage site. circumambulation pathway reached by climbing a flight of steps.

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Chausath Y ogini Temple

near J abalpur was set up
as a part of ancient G olki
Math U niversity. The idols
set in a circular peripheral
verandah depict the 6 4
composite energies of
Mahashakti and are devoid
of any male consort.
Sanchi Stupa, originally commissioned in the 3 rd

century BCE by Emperor Ashoka, was built to house
a Buddha relic. It is a U NESCO World Heritage site.

PHOTO FEATURE The imposing entrance of the 1 3 th century Siddhanath Temple in
O mkareshwar. Prayers are still conducted in this ancient temple.

Madan Mahal is a
2 -room watch tower
that was built over
a huge boulder by
Madan Singh in Rani
Durgavati’s reign
during the 1 1 th
century. It is located
in J abalpur.
U daygiri, near Vidisha, is famouis for its 5 th Chanderi F ort is believed to have been built by Kirtipal, a Pratihar
century caves. Cave number 6 has Shaktism, King. It is interesting to note that there is no archeological record of
Shaivism, and Vaishnavism iconography. that king having ruled Chanderi, though.

PHOTO FEATURE Along the Mandhata Parikrama route
in O mkareshwar, is the 1 3 th century
Siddhanath Temple built in Brahmanical
architectural style. Prayers are still
conducted in this ancient temple.
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The most-celebrated sculpted panel of U daygiri Caves, near Vidisha, depicts The terrace of Baj Bahadur Palace in Mandu during monsoons.
Vishnu’s Varah avatar rescuing Bhumidevi in crisis. It is a colossal panel carved in
a shallow niche rather than in a cave.

1 1 th century Mamleshwar Temple in O mkareshwar boasts some exquisite sculpted
idols of gods and goddesses. Here is one of Shiva and Parvati.

CONCERN
A Common Sense
Approach to Safety during
COVID-19
( by Rohinton Mehta )
W e all know the current

devastating health issues
around the world. Y es,
I am referring to the infamous
Corona virus or CO VID-1 9 . Much
when we don’t hear of authentic
statements or rumors surrounding
the issue. People are worried,
people are disheartened – some
understand the implications,
many have died due to the Corona
virus and many more will. So
what can we do to save ourselves
from the grip of this killer? I am
neither a scientist nor a man of
has been said and much has been most don’t! medicine; so what advice can I give
written about it – sensible as you? My advice is not to panic but
well as stupid statements and The purpose of this write-up is observe on regular basis, some
comments from people from all not to send another bolt of fear commonsense precautions, which
walks of life. Not a day passes through your spine, but let’s face it, of course, have been mentioned

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CONCERN
before by several sane people. 4. Don’t use the towel/ napkin that 8. Y our phone ( mobile phone as
someone else has used. well as land-line phone) , iPad
If you are reading this in Smart ( and similar devices) , computer
Photography, then I can take it 5. Avoid touching your face; keyboard, computer mouse etc.
that you are either a photographer touching your face increases the are the storehouses of all types
or a lover of this art. My advice/ chances of you getting sick. of bacteria and virus. These need
suggestions also take this point to be cleaned regularly. And more
into consideration. 6. G roceries delivered to your important, every time you use
home – rather than you going these items, wash your hands
1. Don’t create a crowd. Stay out to get it – could reduce the thoroughly with soap and water.
indoors. In case you cannot avoid chances of the virus spreading.
going out of your home, keep This of course assumes that the What can we use to disinfect our
safe distance – at least six feet delivery guy, as well as all those household/personal use items?
between you and the next person. who handle/ pack the groceries
This also means that we avoid at the store/ shop, are taught the A household disinfectant ( L yzol,
touching/ hugging. basic safety rules. I believe the Presto, etc.) is freely available and
government is ensuring / trying to good for cleaning the floor.
2. F ace masks/ gloves have been ensure that this is being done. A little ‘ Dettol’ mixed in water also
suggested but I believe there is lot makes a good cleanser for floor.
of controversy on how effective 7. Door handles, toilet seats,
the face masks are against the stoppers, latches, etc. can be I read the other day that bathing
virus. Also remember that the cleaned using an antiseptic soap and water can be used to
face mask itself could become solution ( Dettol, Savlon, etc.) in a clean our mobile and landline
a breeding ground for the virus small mug of water. Mugs, drinking phones. O f course, you don’t have
– hence replacing / thoroughly water glasses, kitchen knives, non- to dunk the phones in a bucket of
washing the mask with soap and electric gadgets can be washed for soap water, though a few mobile
water is a good idea. Wash for at over 2 0 seconds using a good soap phones could bear that onslaught
least 2 0 -3 0 seconds. solution. Door handles ( especially for a few minutes. To clean your
handles on toilet doors) should be mobile phone, first switch it
3. If using face mask/ gloves, do cleaned every day; twice would be off completely. Prepare good
not let anyone else wear your better. Electric switches ( especially lather, dip a lint free cloth ( like
mask/ gloves. Make it a habit those in the toilet) need to microfibre cloth) in it, s uee e
to wash your hands, time and be cleaned too. Switch off the the cloth so that it stops dripping
again, with soap and water. The electricity to avoid the possibility and carefully apply the solution
soap should be on your hands of a shock; dip a cloth in Dettol to the phone. Take care not to
for at least 2 0 seconds. I believe, water, squeeze out the water and allow any solution to get into
this – washing hands time and wipe the switches carefully. Wipe the charging port. After 2 0 -3 0
again – to be one of the strongest with a dry cloth before switching seconds, wipe the phone dry
precautions against the virus. ‘ on’ the electricity. using dry lint free cloth.
IF YOU ARE A PHOTOGRAPHER: Some manufacturers have been quoted to say that
a light isopropyl solution can also be applied to
1 ) Do not share your photo equipment with lenses but I am not sure if that is true. L ens wipes
anyone else. ( available from Z eiss and some other reputed
suppliers) can safely be used to clean the exposed
2 ) Avoid using any equipment owned/ used by glass as well as the lens body.
other photographers.
6 ) Corona virus can remain alive on surfaces
3 ) Do not ask a stranger to take a photograph like metal or plastic for up to several hours. Keep
with your camera. the camera in sterile conditions for at least
several hours.
4 ) If you happen to be outdoors, keep your
camera covered as much as possible. All the precautions mentioned here are of no
use if you keep going out of your house time and
5 ) Clean your camera regularly if you are using again and/ or meet people and shake their hands
it. A light isopropyl alcohol solution may be or hug them. Make intelligent use of the soft
applied sparingly to clean your camera body. organ between your two ears! |SP

LEARNINGS
LEARNING
Setting Up Your
pictures quickly via Net use exclusively baked into the image like in a J PEG image. Some manufacturers call this as the
J PEG images ( with L arge + F ine option) . Y ou can apply them as it is or after your ‘ silent photography’ option.
While this is acceptable in these special own modifications using any standard
cases, please do not forget that you have Raw converter like L ightroom. Those are the important parameters that
very little latitude for error in exposure White Balance: This deals with you need to set. There are many others
Mirrorless Camera
and white balance. neutralizing the color of the light source too but I suggest you start with these and
to give correct colors. I suggest that leave the rest at their default state.
you use the “ Auto” setting and leave it
Pict re ontrols there. Y ou can set the white balance for With that introduction, you are now
Also called Picture Styles or Creative a specific light but if you change the light ready to set up your ML C. The first step
Part II Styles, these are pre-defined settings source and then you forget to change is to decide on the type of photographs
that control parameters like contrast, the white balance you could get ugly you want to take - is it portraiture,
saturation, brightness, etc. The usual color casts which will be very difficult to night/ low light photography, close-
RECAP: L ast month you read about some of the parameters that you need presets that camera manufacturers remove if you are not using Raw. up/ macro, sports, action, wildlife,
to set on your mirrorless camera. In this concluding part you can read about provide are Standard ( general purpose) , landscape, etc. It is not that you need to
Vivid ( for vibrant colors) , Neutral ( for h tter t e setting limit yourself to one or some of these.
some more and also learn how to setup your camera for specific photographic accurate rendering of colors and for This is a setting available on most of What is important is that you need to
situations like, landscapes, street, action, wildlife, portraits, etc. So, read on! post-processing) , L andscape ( for bright the new cameras. Instead of the usual appreciate that the settings needed to
colors with emphasis on green) and mechanical one, you can opt for the optimally use your camera for each of
Portraits ( for accurate skin tones) . Y ou electronic shutter option. Since there is these is different. Hence, you need to
can choose the appropriate one through no mechanical movement, the camera set up your camera accordingly. F or
These are: image into a monochrome one. a dedicated button or the shooting menu. operation is totally silent. This is each case, we will look at the important
shok an i alla has
been in the photographic • L evel meter ( to check if the camera is It is important to note that these affect very useful wherever minimal characteristics that make a good
field for over three level) . Also, use the maximum number of pixels only J PEG images. If you are using Raw disturbance or discreteness is photograph of that genre and then
decades and has extensive • Histogram. your camera can record ( after all you format, these settings are still stored required. Think of photographing in detail the camera settings to help
experience in both film
and digital photography. • U nder and overexposure warnings. have paid for it) . This is called the ‘ L arge’ in the image file but are not applied or places of worship, street, stage, etc. achieve them.
Being an electronics • WY SIWY G ( ‘ what you see is what you option. The next parameter that affects
engineer by profession get’) : This allows you to see in the the image quality of Raw files is the
and a photographer,
he possesses a unique viewfinder the DO F at the shooting compression. U se the ‘ no compression’
and deep insight into shok aperture and hence is useful for street or even better, ‘ lossless compression’
the technical aspects an i alla and landscape photography. However, as these two give the best quality. The
of digital photography
and equipment. He has published more than a 1 0 0 it may slow down AF . latter also gives smaller files ( in terms of
articles on photography and some of his writings
have also been published in the well-known
• Memory card capacity indication megabytes) with no loss of quality.
( number of frames or recording time
international magazine Popular Photography.
remaining for video) . If you do not want to process Raw files in
An avid collector of photographic books and
vintage cameras, Ashok has a keen interest in the
• Some video-specific functions like immediate future, then use Raw + J PEG
audio recording levels, depending on option so that if and when you want to
history of photography and a passion for sharing
his knowledge on photography through teaching your needs. process Raw files, you will have them.
and writing. He is the only Indian photographer O nce again choose ‘ L arge’ option to
to be featured on the Nikon Centenary website.
He is presently working as a Management and
Y ou can also set up your ML C to see record the maximum number of pixels.
Engineering consutant. He can be reached at the image playback in the viewfinder. J PEG compression is always lossy and
kashokk g ail co This is of tremendous help when you usually, three levels are provided, with
are shooting action, as you need not ‘ F ine’ giving the best quality ( with least
remove your eye from the viewfinder compression) . The ‘ Basic’ option gives
to check the image. It is also useful in the smallest file size but with the lowest
ie fin er settings bright ambient light when the image quality images. So, use this only along
Another major difference from DSL Rs is shown on the backside monitor may get with the Raw option to save space in an
the type of viewfinder which is electronic washed out. emergency.
rather than optical. Consequently, a
lot more information can be displayed ile for at an ile i e Raw files are much larger in size as
in the viewfinder. Apart from the These two together define the image they have more information compared
aperture, shutter speed, ISO and focus quality. I strongly recommend that you to J PEG s. Due to this, the frame rate
confirmation, a lot of other information always use Raw format though it involves may suffer and also the buffer which
can also be seen in the viewfinder. an extra processing step. Raw format is a very high-speed storage in your
While too many things can clutter the records a lot more information than J PEG camera before the images are written
viewfinder, you can set up the camera and it is invaluable when photographing into the memory card may get filled up
to display only certain important images with high brightness range. It also quickly, slowing down image capture.
information in the viewfinder. Consider allows accurate white balance correction Because of these reasons, photographers
displaying the following in addition to easily in post-processing. Plus, Raw is a shooting very fast action and also
those parameters already mentioned. must if you are planning to convert an photo-journalists who need to send their Pict re A candid capture. In grab shots like this, Pict re The eyes must be the sharpest in a portrait!
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you may not have the time to choose an AF point.
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Original Image
included) or you may use your own
sky picture. It is a good idea to build a
stock library of your own sky pictures.
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Take horizontal as well as vertical
framed shots.
In this sky replacement article, I will use

L uminar 4 .2 as a plug-in to Photoshop
and use one of the skies included with
the program.
O pen Photoshop. O pen the Layers

panel (F7). O pen the photo on which
you wish to replace the sky.
Make a copy of the Background layer

by dragging the Background to the
second icon from the right ( where it
says ‘ Create a new layer’) at the bottom
of the L ayers panel. In the L ayers panel,
you will see that as a Background copy
( Printscreen 1 )
G o to Filer > Skylum Software >

Luminar 4 (Printscreen 2 )
L uminar will open ( Printscreen 3 shows

the opening box) .
Fun with Luminar 4

(Sky Replacement) Rohinton Mehta Printscreen 2
P
hotographic situations most of them are not easy
are not always perfect – to implement.
something or the other is
often missing. L ighting may not Enter Luminar 4 from Skylum.
be ideal, the subject may not be The current version of the
in the best possible position, software is known as
you may not be having the right Luminar 4.2. The program
equipment, the sky could be can be used as a stand-alone
bald, and the weather could be or as a plug-in to Photoshop or
inclement. Anything is possible. L ightroom. I am not going to get
into the nitty-gritty of explaining
L et’s take the case of a bald the entire software and what
featureless sky. Everything else all it can do and cannot do. I am
is to your liking except the sky. A going to show you how easy it
bald sky ruins an otherwise good is for anyone to replace a boring
photo. There are several ways to sky. L uminar allows you to use a
replace a bad sky in a photo but pre-set sky ( several of them are
Printscreen 1 Printscreen 3
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ASK UNCLE RONNIE
Contributing to
Stock Photography
Ask your question to Uncle at s p @ n e x t g e n p u b l i s h i n g . n e t
Ask Uncle and such location for official

personal use. If you are lucky,
the long exposure, you are
good to go.
are not likely to match!
Sujith Gopinath
Ro n n i e
he may even send a policeman or the techies out there,
with you, ust in case. A lot Try setting your camera to computer monitors (like T
depends on how politely you Aperture riority at I 1 sets) are ‘device dependent’ So you are a photographer with several gigabytes of images on your hard drive and do not
speak to him, how decently you with an aperture of say, f 11 or (will show different colours know what to do with those? You have invested lakhs of rupees building your equipment system
are dressed, and whether at f 1 . The camera will indicate even with the same input). Walk and spent several hundred hours in carefully building up that image portfolio. But you are not
that point in time, the officer the shutter speed. If the shutter into a T showroom where sure what to do with those images because the typical photography market is swarming with
concerned is under some kind speed is not long enough, you some 5 odd T s are receiving established photographers and you always start at a disadvantage. Have you explored stock
of stress in performing his might not get the desired result the same input (same channel).
At a lot of public places, the pictures for obvious reasons. through satellites. atellite daily duties. (in which case you will need a Are the colours and brightness
photography as an option? If not, it is time to consider it now.
B
police don’t seem to allow you ome photos could possibly images can be very distinct eutral ensity filter). Check the same for all the T s elieve me, stock photography is and video footage. O nce you are accepted transfer the copyright to the purchaser.
Sh o u tol d take I Up pictures,
g r a d e ? especially if Or be used to instigate violence they can differentiate between What is a Key light in portrait the result and modify the I or not really a walk in the park. If as a contributor, the stock agency The copyright remains with the creator
I a m a you Ni k o look
n D 2 0 like
0 ( 2 a0 0 professional
6 m o d e l) or misrepresent what was twoNipersons
k o n D 7 5 0 walking on the photography? the aperture if re uired for the Computer monitors aren’t you think that you can upload all assumes the right to sell your selected of the original artwork.
u s e r, h o b b y is t p h o to g r a p h e r a n d 2 . Sh o u l d I c o n s i d e r your images via an automated interface work – images, art works or footages –
p l a n n armed
i n g t o u p with
g r a d e a m gadget
y c a m e bag and S. Kadam, Kanpur
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ut how are the police to know
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g e is a from taking photos but I don’t protection though sometimes, getting blurred? sun, and especially if the front
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a policeman for the wrong the police station of the could be several seconds. se a but also on prints. With a have your own reasons to like a
Another
Ni k o n D 8 1 example
0 could be reasons! particular area and identify firm tripod. If you cannot find calibrated and profiled monitor, lens flare!
of a law and order situation yourself and explain to the a tripod, place your camera on the colours you see on the
like controlling a mob. olice Note: The entire world is concerned officer that you a stable surface as long as the monitor and the print, will A lens flare can also be created
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LEARNING
Setting Up Your
Mirrorless Camera
Part II
RECAP: L ast month you read about some of the parameters that you need
to set on your mirrorless camera. In this concluding part you can read about
some more and also learn how to setup your camera for specific photographic
situations like, landscapes, street, action, wildlife, portraits, etc. So, read on!
These are: image into a monochrome one.

shok an i alla has
been in the photographic • L evel meter ( to check if the camera is
field for over three level) . Also, use the maximum number of pixels
decades and has extensive • Histogram. your camera can record ( after all you
experience in both film
and digital photography. • U nder and overexposure warnings. have paid for it) . This is called the ‘ L arge’
Being an electronics • WY SIWY G ( ‘ what you see is what you option. The next parameter that affects
engineer by profession get’) : This allows you to see in the the image quality of Raw files is the
and a photographer,
he possesses a unique viewfinder the DO F at the shooting compression. U se the ‘ no compression’
and deep insight into shok aperture and hence is useful for street or even better, ‘ lossless compression’
the technical aspects an i alla and landscape photography. However, as these two give the best quality. The
of digital photography
and equipment. He has published more than a 1 0 0 it may slow down AF . latter also gives smaller files ( in terms of
articles on photography and some of his writings
have also been published in the well-known
• Memory card capacity indication megabytes) with no loss of quality.
( number of frames or recording time
international magazine Popular Photography.
remaining for video) . If you do not want to process Raw files in
An avid collector of photographic books and
vintage cameras, Ashok has a keen interest in the
• Some video-specific functions like immediate future, then use Raw + J PEG
audio recording levels, depending on option so that if and when you want to
history of photography and a passion for sharing
his knowledge on photography through teaching your needs. process Raw files, you will have them.
and writing. He is the only Indian photographer O nce again choose ‘ L arge’ option to
to be featured on the Nikon Centenary website.
He is presently working as a Management and
Y ou can also set up your ML C to see record the maximum number of pixels.
Engineering consutant. He can be reached at the image playback in the viewfinder. J PEG compression is always lossy and
kashokk g ail co This is of tremendous help when you usually, three levels are provided, with
are shooting action, as you need not ‘ F ine’ giving the best quality ( with least
remove your eye from the viewfinder compression) . The ‘ Basic’ option gives
to check the image. It is also useful in the smallest file size but with the lowest
ie fin er Settings bright ambient light when the image quality images. So, use this only along
Another major difference from DSL Rs is shown on the backside monitor may get with the Raw option to save space in an
the type of viewfinder which is electronic washed out. emergency.
rather than optical. Consequently, a
lot more information can be displayed ile For at an ile i e Raw files are much larger in size as
in the viewfinder. Apart from the These two together define the image they have more information compared
aperture, shutter speed, ISO and focus quality. I strongly recommend that you to J PEG s. Due to this, the frame rate
confirmation, a lot of other information always use Raw format though it involves may suffer and also the buffer which
can also be seen in the viewfinder. an extra processing step. Raw format is a very high-speed storage in your
While too many things can clutter the records a lot more information than J PEG camera before the images are written
viewfinder, you can set up the camera and it is invaluable when photographing into the memory card may get filled up
to display only certain important images with high brightness range. It also quickly, slowing down image capture.
information in the viewfinder. Consider allows accurate white balance correction Because of these reasons, photographers
displaying the following in addition to easily in post-processing. Plus, Raw is a shooting very fast action and also
those parameters already mentioned. must if you are planning to convert an photo-journalists who need to send their

pictures quickly via Net use exclusively baked into the image like in a J PEG image. Some manufacturers call this as the
J PEG images ( with L arge + F ine option) . Y ou can apply them as it is or after your ‘ silent photography’ option.
While this is acceptable in these special own modifications using any standard
cases, please do not forget that you have Raw converter like L ightroom. Those are the important parameters that
very little latitude for error in exposure White Balance: This deals with you need to set. There are many others
and white balance. neutralizing the color of the light source too but I suggest you start with these and
to give correct colors. I suggest that leave the rest at their default state.
you use the “ Auto” setting and leave it
Picture Controls there. Y ou can set the white balance for With that introduction, you are now
Also called Picture Styles or Creative a specific light but if you change the light ready to set up your ML C. The first step
Styles, these are pre-defined settings source and then you forget to change is to decide on the type of photographs
that control parameters like contrast, the white balance you could get ugly you want to take - is it portraiture,
saturation, brightness, etc. The usual color casts which will be very difficult to night/ low light photography, close-
presets that camera manufacturers remove if you are not using Raw. up/ macro, sports, action, wildlife,
provide are Standard ( general purpose) , landscape, etc. It is not that you need to
Vivid ( for vibrant colors) , Neutral ( for Shutter Type Setting limit yourself to one or some of these.
accurate rendering of colors and for This is a setting available on most of What is important is that you need to
post-processing) , L andscape ( for bright the new cameras. Instead of the usual appreciate that the settings needed to
colors with emphasis on green) and mechanical one, you can opt for the optimally use your camera for each of
Portraits ( for accurate skin tones) . Y ou electronic shutter option. Since there is these is different. Hence, you need to
can choose the appropriate one through no mechanical movement, the camera set up your camera accordingly. F or
a dedicated button or the shooting menu. operation is totally silent. This is each case, we will look at the important
It is important to note that these affect very useful wherever minimal characteristics that make a good
only J PEG images. If you are using Raw disturbance or discreteness is photograph of that genre and then
format, these settings are still stored required. Think of photographing in detail the camera settings to help
in the image file but are not applied or places of worship, street, stage, etc. achieve them.
Picture 1: A candid capture. In grab shots like this, Picture 2: The eyes must be the sharpest in a portrait!
you may not have the time to choose an AF point.

LEARNING
treet DO F . When you talk to a person

This genre of photography you look at his or her eyes. F or
needs rapid action on part of the same reason and since a
the photographer to capture portrait communicates with the
what many call the “ decisive” viewer, the eyes in the portrait
moment. Y ou will probably must be the sharpest ( Picture 2 ) .
not have time to choose the Hence, switch on the face/ eye
AF point or carefully compose detect feature and leave the rest
( Picture 1 ) . Y ou should be ready to the camera. Y our intervention
to execute a grab shot. F or this, is needed only if the camera
it is best to have set AF Area chooses a face or an eye that you
mode to automatic selection don’t want.
and a moderate aperture ( like
f/ 5 .6 or f/ 8 ) for adequate DO F Another important point in
to compensate for any focusing portraiture is the capture of
errors. O nce again, a continuous expression. Since these are
release with about 3 F PS and often fleeting you need to use
a fast-enough shutter speed of continuous frame advance.
around 1 / 2 5 0 to freeze action We find that, 2 or 3 F PS is a
is recommended. F or street good frame rate for portrait
portraits, see next section. photography. L ater you can
always delete those images which
Portraits are not good. “ Portrait” Picture
In a portrait, the subject must be Control/ Style will be most suited
sharp, and the background must for portrait photography as this
be blurry ( less sharp) compared gives the best skin tones. These
to the subject. To achieve this, it settings are good for candid
Pict re Y ou need a fast shutter speed to freeze action and this
is necessary you use an aperture may necessitate the use of a high ISO value if the light is not enough. portraits too, whether in an event
of f/ 4 or wider to get a shallow Here a shutter speed of 1 / 2 0 0 0 sec was used with an ISO of 4 5 0 . or in a street.
Pict re The foreground rock creates a sense of depth. Y ou need a large DO F to keep
both foreground and background in focus. This was achieved by using an aperture of f/ 1 1 .

Pict re This photograph was taken with a macro lens. Though an aperture of f/ 1 4 was used you can see that the DO F is still very shallow.
orts ction Wil life or f/ 8 to give a little more DO F . The of depth. This is done with the help of
Examples of fast action are birds-in- minimum shutter speed you need can a property called “ perspective” . Due to
flight, speeding animals, cars moving at be achieved with the help of Auto ISO perspective, objects that are close to our
high speeds, sports, etc. In all these cases options explained earlier. Y ou can also eyes appear larger compared to objects
you need a fast shutter speed of at least use Manual exposure mode with Auto that are far away ( Picture 4 ) . Hence,
1 / 2 0 0 0 ( in fact 1 / 4 0 0 0 if light permits) ISO if you are confident of setting the perspective can be used to create a sense
to freeze action ( Picture 3 ) . Since you correct shutter speed yourself. If very of depth by keeping a close by foreground
will be probably using a telephoto lens high frame rates are needed you can object in the composition. Since you now
of a focal length of 3 0 0 mm or more, this opt for J PEG files but be aware of the have objects that are near and far and
fast shutter speed will have the double limitations it has. since all of them have to be in sharp focus,
benefit of preventing handshake. In fact, you need a large DO F . So, use Aperture
it is better if you switch off stabilization an sca es Priority and set a narrow aperture ( f/ 1 1
in your camera or lens as this reduces A photograph when viewed on a or f/ 1 6 ) . If the ambient light is not high
the camera reaction time. Also, use a fast monitor or as a print is “ flat” , having enough, this will force you to use a slow
enough frame rate, with a minimum of at only two dimensions – width and height. shutter speed which may not be hand-
least 8 F PS. However, our eyes see the world in three holdable. Y ou may have to resort to using
dimensions – width, height as well as Auto ISO setting or set ISO manually
The best way to handle this is to select depth. Hence, in landscape photography, high enough to overcome this. The best
aperture priority mode and choose f/ 5 .6 it is important that you create an illusion solution is really not a camera setting but

LEARNING
to use a tripod as this will allow a slow Hence, you need to use narrow available on your lens to allow
shutter speed and hence a lower ISO to apertures like f/ 1 1 or f/ 1 6 . These two maximum light. Switch on any type of
get the highest image quality. L ower ISO requirements– high shutter speed and stabilization your camera and/ or lens
values also give a wider dynamic range narrow aperture – demand that ambient may have. Even then you are likely to
which is important as landscapes often light is very high. If this is not the case get a shutter speed that would be too
have a very high brightness range. Y ou you need to use a high enough ISO or slow to handhold. The best “ setting” is
may even have to use high dynamic range better, a tripod. to use a tripod. If you don’t have access
( HDR) imaging if the latter is too high. to one, the only solution is to use a
Raw format is also essential. Night o ight Photogra h high enough ISO to get a reasonable
F irst disable your flash, if your camera hand-holdable shutter speed. This
lose acro Photogra h has one! A flash is good only for about may force you to use a very high ISO
This genre of photography involves high 1 0 to 1 5 feet and will work great if the ( much higher than what you would use
magnification ( Picture 5 ) . In these cases, subject is within that distance ( like a for landscape or macro photography)
the shutter speed as suggested by the person in a room) . However, if you are thus degrading the image. Night and
thumb rule does not suffice. It is better photographing a monument at night low light images often have very high
to use as high a shutter speed as possible or in general a nightscape ( Picture 6 ) , brightness range ( pools of bright light
( around 1 / 5 0 0 or higher) . Also, at high the subject is bound to be more than 1 0 with several dark areas) and it is a
magnifications ( viz., equal to greater feet away and flash is just useless! U se must to use the Raw format. O ften HDR
than 1 : 4 or 2 5 % of life-size) , DO F will Aperture Priority and set the widest may be required to get all the shadow
be minuscule ( only a few millimeters) . possible aperture ( lowest f/ number) and highlight details.
Pict re An ISO of 2 8 0 0 was used to get an adequate handholdable shutter speed. Due to the extreme brightness range, HDR imaging was also used to record both highlights and shadows.

onf se ith so an ara eters to set on t orr a le gi es the nee e infor ation in a
concise for an ill ser e as a han reference reat the contents as g i elines rather than r les
Table 1
Type of Photograph
Parameter
Sports/ Action/
Street Portrait/Candid Landscape Close up/Macro Low Light/Night
Wildlife
Aperture priority
Exposure Mode Aperture priority with Auto ISO or Manual with Aperture priority with Auto ISO
Auto ISO
An aperture of f/2 f/5.6 or f/8 (to An aperture of An aperture of As wide as your

An aperture of
Aperture (f/4 for candid for protect from AF f/11 or f/16 for f/11 or f/16 for lens and DOF
f/5.6 or f/8
more DOF) errors) adequate DOF. adequate DOF. permit.
Minimum hand-
Minimum hand- Minimum hand-
Shutter speed and 1/250 minimum, holdable shutter 1/2000 sec. mini-
holdable shutter 1/500 holdable shutter
type electronic shutter speed, electronic mum
speed. speed.
shutter
Auto with a shut- Auto with a shut- Auto with a shut-
ISO ter speed of 1/250 ter speed as per ter speed of at Auto with a shutter speed as per thumb rule
minimum thumb rule least 1/2000
Continuous with
Release mode Continuous with 3 FPS Single
8 FPS
Exposure Com-
As needed depending on the situation
pensation
Auto Area AF Auto-subject

Face and eye
AF Area Mode or Single point Tracking or large Single point manual selection.
detect
manual selection area AF
AF mode AF – Continuous; called AF - C (Nikon/Sony) or AI – Servo (Canon) with back-button AF
Focus priority or
Release Priority
Release priority release priority for Release priority Focus priority
Mode
candid.
On (off if you are

Stabilization On Off On (off if you are using a tripod)
using a tripod)
Picture Control /
Style or Creative Standard Portrait Standard Landscape or Vibrant Standard
Style
Raw (large) or
File format and
Raw (large) JPEG (Large + Raw (large)
file size
Fine)
ser ettings photography to U 3 . O nce this is done, you shok an i alla

L et us assume your favorite genres are can instantly switch all the settings from, CONCLUSION
wildlife, landscapes, and street. As you say wildlife to landscape by just turning The parameters that you need to set
can see from Table 1 , the settings are the mode dial from U 1 to U 2 . may look daunting. However, they follow
very different for these two. If would be a logical flow and are strictly based on
iagra s an i ages
very difficult for you to switch from one ortant the type of photograph (say a landscape)
configuration to another quickly as this We have made this article as generic as you want to take. Once you know that
will need changes in many settings. To possible and hence your camera may and the characteristics that need to
overcome this, manufacturers usually have some differences compared to what support it (for example, a landscape
provide on the mode dial itself user- we have written. Hence, please do not needs large DOF), the settings needed
definable settings called U 1 , U 2 and U 3 or treat this as a substitute for your manual. can easily be determined. Till you get to
something similar to that. With this you Reading fully and understanding your that, which we hope will be soon, you
ll te t
can program wildlife settings to say, U 1 manual is very important and please do can use Table 1 as a guide.
and landscape settings to U 2 and street not skip that. | P

LEARNING
Original Image
Fun with Luminar 4

(Sky Replacement) Rohinton Mehta
P
hotographic situations most of them are not easy
are not always perfect – to implement.
something or the other is
often missing. L ighting may not Enter Luminar 4 from Skylum.
be ideal, the subject may not be The current version of the
in the best possible position, software is known as
you may not be having the right Luminar 4.2. The program
equipment, the sky could be can be used as a stand-alone
bald, and the weather could be or as a plug-in to Photoshop or
inclement. Anything is possible. L ightroom. I am not going to get
into the nitty-gritty of explaining
L et’s take the case of a bald the entire software and what
featureless sky. Everything else all it can do and cannot do. I am
is to your liking except the sky. A going to show you how easy it
bald sky ruins an otherwise good is for anyone to replace a boring
photo. There are several ways to sky. L uminar allows you to use a
replace a bad sky in a photo but pre-set sky ( several of them are

included) or you may use your own
sky picture. It is a good idea to build a
stock library of your own sky pictures.
Take horizontal as well as vertical
framed shots.
In this sky replacement article, I will use

L uminar 4 .2 as a plug-in to Photoshop
and use one of the skies included with
the program.
O pen Photoshop. O pen the Layers

panel (F7). O pen the photo on which
you wish to replace the sky.
Make a copy of the Background layer

by dragging the Background to the
second icon from the right ( where it
says ‘ Create a new layer’) at the bottom
of the L ayers panel. In the L ayers panel,
you will see that as a Background copy
( Printscreen 1 )
G o to Filer > Skylum Software >

Luminar 4 (Printscreen 2 )
L uminar will open ( Printscreen 3 shows

the opening box) .
Printscreen 2
LEARNING
O nce L uminar 4 has opened, you
will see four vertical tabs on the right
of the screen. The topmost one is
highlighted. This is the Essentials tab
( Printscreen 4 ) .
U nderneath the Essentials tab is the

Creative tab ( second tab from the
top) . Click on AI Sky Replacement.
( Printscreen 5 )
A new dialog box will open. See

Printscreen 6 . Click on Sky Selection.
( As mentioned earlier, we will use one
of the sky images available within
L uminar 4 ) .
A new drop-down menu, showing

the available skies, will open. See
Printscreen 7 . I am going to use Blue
Sky 1. So click on Blue Sky 1 .
Y our original sky will be replaced by

the new sky. See Printscreen 8 on the
opposite page.
Printscreen 6 Printscreen 7 Printscreen 9

In most cases, L uminar 4 does a great
job right at the default settings, but, if
need be, you can fine-tune the new sky.
Check print screen 8 again. If the new

sky does not blend too well with the
foreground subject ( example would
be a mountain in the foreground) ,
the Horizon Blending slider can be
adjusted. Y ou could move your
new sky ( up or down) by using
the Horizon Position slider. The Relight
Scene slider attempts to match the
lighting between your subject and the
new sky. The Sky Global slider attempts
to improve the sky globally ( but I have
never been able to see much difference) .
If you click on Advanced Settings, you

Printscreen 8
will see a new drop-down menu. See
Printscreen 9 . Y ou can ‘ play’ with the was too strong. as a Stand-alone or as a Plug-in with
different sliders to see the effect. Most Photoshop/ L ightroom) .
of the time, you may not need to adjust If you click on the Edit Mask button,
any slider here as L uminar does a great you can further fine-tune/ enhance the O nce you are satisfied with the composite
job. The Sky Defocus is very useful composite image. Since this portion of image, click on Apply at the top left of the
in my opinion as you can defocus the the software requires good knowledge screen. Within a few seconds ( depends on
sky if you wish to. Y ou can also flip the of using Photoshop, in the interest of the power of your computer) , the image
sky horizontally if that improves your keeping things as simple as possible, I will open in Photoshop.
composition. To do that, just check the have avoided explaining the four tools
box next to Flip Sky. Y ou can increase available in the Edit Mask section. In Photoshop, you may do further edits if
the Atmospheric Haze, change the you want to. I cropped the sky from the
colour of the sky ( make it warmer or Note: I have noticed that the software bottom to place greater emphasis on the
cooler) by using the Sky Temperature tends to saturate certain colours. If you main subjects.
slider, and change the Sky Exposure feel the same way, you can tone down
( make the sky darker or lighter) . In our the saturation from within L uminar F inally, go to File > Save As and save
example here, I have lightened the sky 4 , or do the same thing via Photoshop your creation wherever you want to on
as I felt that the ‘ blues’ in the new sky ( remember, you can use L uminar 4 your computer. |SP
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At a lot of public places, the pictures for obvious reasons. through satellites. atellite
police don’t seem to allow you ome photos could possibly images can be very distinct
Sh o u tol d take I Up pictures,
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security issue, the police will think that these security guards they could be wrong in
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Ni k o n D 8 1 example
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of a law and order situation yourself and explain to the
like controlling a mob. olice Note: The entire world is concerned officer that you
generally stop us from taking regularly photographed are going to photograph such
likely to be replaced with another
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something new in the camera world is
and such location for official the long exposure, you are are not likely to match!
personal use. If you are lucky, good to go.
he may even send a policeman or the techies out there,
with you, ust in case. A lot Try setting your camera to computer monitors (like T
depends on how politely you Aperture riority at I 1 sets) are ‘device dependent’
speak to him, how decently you with an aperture of say, f 11 or (will show different colours
are dressed, and whether at f 1 . The camera will indicate even with the same input). Walk
that point in time, the officer the shutter speed. If the shutter into a T showroom where
concerned is under some kind speed is not long enough, you some 5 odd T s are receiving
of stress in performing his might not get the desired result the same input (same channel).
daily duties. (in which case you will need a Are the colours and brightness
eutral ensity filter). Check the same for all the T s
What is a Key light in portrait the result and modify the I or
photography? the aperture if re uired for the Computer monitors aren’t
S. Kadam, Kanpur next shot. Check that the streaks as bad as T s, but all the
(from the car headlights) are not same, if you are looking at
The ‘ ey’ light refers to the overexposed. the highest level of accuracy,
main light that is used in every monitor’s colour and
portrait photography. It is the I have just bought a colour brightness will improve after
light, which, when set correctly, monitor. Do I need to do calibration. on’t always
provides the ‘modelling’ (that monitor calibration? expect to see a world of
is, highlights and shadows) to Ritesh Gupta, Chennai difference after the calibration,
the sub ect’s face. The ey light because it also depends on the
could be a studio flash or even If you are never going to print tolerances permitted at the
the available daylight. your images (you are happy manufacturing plant.
seeing your pictures on the
The ey light is generally (but monitor), then you could do How can I introduce a hazy
not always) complemented by without a monitor calibration. lens flare in hoto
what is known as ‘ ill in’ light, However, if you send your Bhavesh Arora, Delhi
which lightens the shadow cast pictures to someone else, he
by the key light. she may not see the colours I for one would try to stay away
as you see on your monitor. from lens flare! If you include
How can I get long exposure Ideally, everyone should use a the sun in the frame, or shoot
light trails without everything calibrated and profiled monitor. very close to the edge of the
getting blurred? sun, and especially if the front
Ipshita Thakkar, Mumbai I would hate using a monitor element of the lens is dirty, or
that is not calibrated and the filter on it is dirty dusty,
ight trails are captured using profiled. I like to see proper you will increase the chances of
a slow shutter speed which colours not only on the monitor, lens flare. f course, you may
could be several seconds. se a but also on prints. With a have your own reasons to like a
firm tripod. If you cannot find calibrated and profiled monitor, lens flare!
a tripod, place your camera on the colours you see on the
a stable surface as long as the monitor and the print, will A lens flare can also be created
camera does not move during match without calibration, they during post processing!

ASK UNCLE RONNIE
Full frame
APS-C
I have a Nikon D3500 camera. How wide a lens do I need for

landscape photography?
Arun Choksi, Ahmedabad
The ikon 5 uses an A C (cropped) from mm to 5 mm focal length on a

sensor that has a crop factor of 1.5. full frame camera body. In your case, due
Without getting into technical argon, a to the crop sensor, a focal length of mm
photo shot with a lens of say, 5 mm focal (full frame) would be e uivalent to mm,
length on a 5 will give the feeling that which is ust enough (but not ideal) for
it was shot using a 5 mm lens! your purpose.
Coming back to your uery, there is no I suggest that for the time being, you get
hard and fast rule about how wide a lens the 1 55 mm kit lens (e uivalent to
should be for landscape photography. mm on a full frame format) which will
Generally, for landscapes, we use lenses serve your purpose well.

ho l se a filter on lens for rotection
S. D. Murthy, Coimbatore
epends on who you ask! There I would rather have an the filter gets scratched, it is
are some like me who have a imperceptible loss in image easy to replace if the front
filter on every lens and there are uality (if any) than let dust, element gets scratched, you
some who never ever use a filter. smudges etc. ruin my lens. If might need a new lens!
Those who never use a filter

feel that any extra glass in front
of a computer designed lens
reduces the sharpness. That
may be true up to a point. In
my case, I use only high end
filters and have never noticed a
drop in image uality. And even
if there were a drop, it can be
taken care of in post processing.
Please explain a lens’ f/stop.

Shwetank Patel, Ahmedabad
stop is also known as may start at f 1. and may end the maximum amount of light
aperture stop, or, ust, aperture. at f 1 . Another lens may start to enter, while f allows the
stops control the uantity of at f and may also end at f 1 . least. Also note that each f stop
light entering a lens and are a In other words, it depends on in the se uence shown above
part of the three fundamental the lens’ design. either halves or doubles the
‘controllers’ re uired to create amount of light and is a multiple
what is known as the ‘exposure’ lease note that there are of a factor of 1. which is the
(the other two being I and intermediate f stops too but for s uare root of two. or example,
shutter speed). the sake of simplicity, I have not f permits half the amount of
mentioned them. light to enter compared to f . .
ollowing are the f stops that . permits half the amount
you would find on a modern eep in mind that the smaller of light to enter compared to
lens 1. , , . , , 5. , , 11, 1 the arithmetical number f and so on. Going the other
and . lease note that not all denoting an f stop, the larger way, f allows twice the light to
the f stops mentioned here are the opening. In the f stops enter compared to f 5. . 5.
available on every lens. A lens mentioned above, f 1. allows allows twice the light compared
to f , and so on.
stops also help us to achieve

the re uired depth of field
( one of sharpness). arrower
the aperture (like f 1 , f ),
greater is the depth of field
wider the aperture (like f . ,
f , f 1. ), shallower is the
depth of field.

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I am a newcomer to photography and am undergoing a course at the moment.

Should I buy a D-SLR or a mirrorless camera?
F. S. Hussein, Lucknow
If money is not an issue, I suggest you buy a . ince there is no mirror, there is no loss of
mirrorless camera. There is nothing wrong image uality due to mirror vibrations as in a
with a R, but mirrorless technology is the R
future. o keep in mind though, that currently, . ue to its short flange distance design, the
availability of lenses for mirrorless cameras is manufacturer can design superior lenses with
far less compared to those for the R. ut you fewer artifacts
being a newcomer are not likely to buy several . ideo recording can be done through the
lenses anyway! electronic viewfinder. This provides steadier
video as compared to the video recorded
Also keep in mind that, currently, you can buy a through a R C (when, in both cases, the
R at a much lower cost than a mirrorless! recording is done without using a tripod).
5. ou can use many low cost older lenses that
A few advantages of a mirrorless camera are available at a very low cost if you are willing
1. ighter to focus manually. SP

LEARNING
Contributing to
Stock Photography Sujith Gopinath
So you are a photographer with several gigabytes of images on your hard drive and do not
know what to do with those? You have invested lakhs of rupees building your equipment system
and spent several hundred hours in carefully building up that image portfolio. But you are not
sure what to do with those images because the typical photography market is swarming with
established photographers and you always start at a disadvantage. Have you explored stock
photography as an option? If not, it is time to consider it now.
B
elieve me, stock photography is and video footage. O nce you are accepted transfer the copyright to the purchaser.
not really a walk in the park. If as a contributor, the stock agency The copyright remains with the creator
you think that you can upload all assumes the right to sell your selected of the original artwork.
your images via an automated interface work – images, art works or footages –
and expect money in your bank account to interested end users. O nce an image Types of Image Licenses
from the next month, you are going is sold, the agency pays you a certain Stock agencies sell images mainly with
to be disappointed. It is indeed a very amount as royalty. two types of licenses – Royalty F ree ( RF )
competitive segment similar to all other and Rights Managed ( RM) .
avenues in photography. However, the Image Licensing
advantage here is that the system does Any artistic work, including photographs, Royalty Free
not distinguish between an established video clips, illustrations and audio Royalty F ree ( RF ) is the most common
photographer and an amateur. So let us recordings, is protected by copyright type of license for microstock. This is a
explore the concept, rules, processes, laws. Hence using these without express simple license that allows the user to
tricks and pitfalls in stock photography. permission is illegal. Any person who use the media for a one-time fee without
intends to use an artist’s intellectual recurring royalty payments. This license
What is stock photography? property, needs to purchase a license. A does not provide an exclusive permission
Stock photography agencies are licensors license gives the holder permission to and hence many buyers can purchase
to photographers’ works. Most stock use the media within certain guidelines, the rights to use the same media at the
agencies deal in photographs, art works and at a set price. L icensing does not same time. The buyer does not need to

LEARNING
disclose any usage details while obtaining three types of contracts — being there are a few common requirements that
the media. It also allows you to include exclusive, image exclusive or non- can be applied across the agencies.
the media while desiging products exclusive. If you sign up to be an exclusive
for resale, subject to distribution size contributor, the agency will be your sole Image Resolution
limitations. Some agencies offer an RF marketing partner. Y ou won’t be able to Some agencies do not accept images from
Extended license, which increases these sell your work on any other agency. Image mobile phones, compact cameras and
size limitations for an additional fee. The exclusive means you cannot sell the same certain old D-SL Rs with low megapixel
simple licensing terms, higher volume of images on another platform. In a non- ratings while there are others that accept
sales and comparatively low price make exclusive contract, you can contribute even smartphone images. All agencies
RF the most popular licensing method. to as many agencies as you want. Need specify a minimum resolution for your
we say that the contributor fees also images; so keep this in mind while
Rights Managed reduces accordingly? Please go through cropping the images. Again, most agencies
Rights Managed ( RM) imposes certain the detailed terms and conditions before do not allow enlarging ( interpolating) the
restrictions in the usage of the licensed signing the contract. images to fit the specifications.
media. The buyer needs to specify in
advance how the media will be used. The How do you start Exposure
media is licensed for single use. So the contributing? Make sure that your images are properly
user has to pay additional fees every time Stock photography agencies have very exposed. Ensure that highlights are not
the media is used. Price depends on the stringent standards for image capture burnt and shadow details are not lost.
use and is significantly higher than RF . and post-processing. The first step is to
This is an exclusive license, which means submit a sample of images for evaluation. Post-processing
that no one else can license the media at If the agency finds it worth accepting, you All stock agencies expect you to properly
the same time. will receive a notification and you can post-process your images. Hence it is
start contributing. But the fact that you very important to learn proper image
Stock Agencies have been accepted as a contributor does processing and editing. Y ou can use any
There are various microstock agencies not guarantee that all your images will be image editing software, but make sure
that accept work from photographers. accepted by the agency. Each submission that you view the image at 2 0 0 % while
The popular ones that deal in RF images goes through careful evaluation and processing it and check every small
include Shutterstock, iStock, 5 0 0 px most agencies allow you to re-submit nook and corner of the image for detail,
and Adobe Stock among others. L arge the image after making the suggested sharpness, noise and artefacts. Make
agencies like G etty Images work with corrections. O f course there are other sure that any local editing does not leave
RM licenses in addition to RF images. requirements such as linking your bank obvious marks in the image due to the
5 0 0 Px has a licensing collaboration account, filling and submitting tax forms, brush being too hard or not feathering
with G etty Images and if you are lucky, uploading proofs for taxation etc. selections properly. Y ou can create
you have a chance to get listed by G etty multiple versions of the same image if
on their website. Image Requirements you feel that it would justify a separate
Every stock agency has their own quality submission, for example, one colour and
As a contributor, you can choose between standards for image submission. However, one black and white version.

Noise if you are submitting your images for situation, trend or occasion on camera.
Stock agencies do not accept noisy commercial licensing, you need to include Some times you will be surprised to find
images. Hence if you are shooting for property release if you shoot someone’s that an image that is not one of your
stock, make sure that you do not set too property. F or editorial license, these are favourites making it to the top of sales
high an ISO sensitivity so that noise is not necessary, but it is always better to chart for you. Agencies periodically
kept to a minimum. Y ou can use a noise- have these licenses handy. publish a list of images that are trending
reduction software such as Topaz Denoise and high on demand. Subscribe to their
or Adobe Photoshop to reduce some Tricks of the Trade contributor newsletters to find out more.
noise, but make sure that you do not Images that Sell
over-do any such editing. F or example, If you are a landscape, nature or wildlife Keywords
too much noise reduction can make the photographer, chances are that you will This is probably the most important
image soft, without any detail. L earn to not make much money in stock. This is skill you need to learn in stock
distinguish between noise and texture because these are quite common and photography. Keywords are those words
in an image and to correctly judge the your images are vying for attention that people are likely to search to arrive
optimum level of noise for each section of among millions of such images. A few at your image. Make sure that you use
the image, especially the shadows. types of images that are in high demand as many relevant keywords as possible
include portraits, group shots depicting in the keywork field during submission.
Model and Property releases a situation or a business, workplace and Most stock agencies provide keyword
If you shoot portraits or capture images industrial images, services and transport suggestions while you upload the
with identifiable people in the frame, etc. If you are seriously into stock images. Pick only the ones that are
you have to include appropriate model photography, be ready to go out with relevant to your image. F or example,
releases along with each image. Similarly, your equipment and capture any new if your image is that of a sunset on a
beach, the keywords can include words
and phrases such as beach, sea, sky,
clouds, sun, sunset, sunset on beach,
orange sky, yellow sun, waves, setting
sun etc. Always remember that the
keywords help buyers navigate to your
image. If you misguide them, you may
not be able to sell your images.
G etting into stock photography involves

lot of hard work. Being stuck in home
under lock-down provides the best
incentive for working on those images
that have been dumped and forgotten.
Spend this Covid1 9 -related lockdown
period and the subsequent lull to
prepare your images for stock and
read up on the terms and conditions of
various agencies. |SP

QUIZ
Test Your
Photo
Knowledge
1. In 1932, two Japanese 5. Zeiss collaborated with Yashica b) Built In through the lens
manufacturers independently to produce a new brand. What metering
e elo e the first a anese was it called? c) Interchangeable pentaprism
production lenses. Who were a) Contarex b) Praktina d) Interchangeable screens
they? c) Exakta d) Contax
a) Nikon 9. In the socialist days, National
b) Asahi Pentax 6. Which of the following is not a Instruments Co, a public sector
c) Topcon camera company? company announced a tie up to
d) Konishiroku ( Konica) a) G omz b) Wray produce compact cameras. Who
e) Petri c) Rectaflex d) L ada did they tie up with?
e) Kowa a) Alpa b) Miranda
2. Braun cameras were a brand c) Regula ( Kamerawerk King)
from: Which as the first ca era d) L eica
a) G ermany b) Austria with a fully integrated auto
c) America d) Switzerland focus system built into the he first in the orl ith
body? an extra slow shutter speed of
3. The brand Voigtlander is now a) Minolta Maxxum 7 0 0 0 60 seconds was:
owned by b) Canon EO S 6 5 0 a) O lympus O M 2
a) Z eiss b) Rollei c) Nikon F 5 0 1 b) Canon EO S A2 E
c) L eica d) Cosina d) O lympus O M 7 7 AF c) Nikon F A
d) onica Autoreflex TC
4. The famous Praktica range of he o con er la nche e) L eica R 5
cameras were produced in : in oaste a orl first 4. b, 5. d, 6. d, 7. a, 8. b, 9. c, 10. a
a) J apan b) East G ermany What was this feature? N W 1. b and d, 2. a, 3. d,
c) Russia d) U SA a) orroprism finder

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