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Macro Photography Simplified

Posted by Harmeet Gabha on 12 May, 2012 in Article | 0 comments

I’ve been shooting some Macro Photographs with my first Macro Lens the Canon 100mm USM IS F2.8 L lens which is fantastically sharp. The setup was quite simple just the standard IKEA lamp as the main source of light with a white piece of paper folded up for fill in light. Shooting flowers can be a bit hard outdoors in their natural surroundings because of wind, light direction and obscure backgrounds. Therefore I find it easy to bring the flower indoors where I can easily control these things. The background is just a black canvas bag and as I don’t light it, it remains dark and...

Google Plus Curators for Photographers

Posted by Harmeet Gabha on 1 May, 2012 in Article | 0 comments

A selection of some great Curated projects by some great people on Google Plus (Google+) for photographers. Submit you photos, see what others post and learn together in this great photography community on Google+. Detailed Curated list at Ericleslie.com. Thanks to Eric for putting this together and for Mykal Hall for sharing this link. So far my favourites are below, but there are many themes to get into: Macro Monday: Share a macro photograph. Curators are Kerry Murphy, Jennifer Eden, and Kelli Seeger Kim. Use #MacroMonday tag in your post. Floral Friday: Share a photo where flowers...

Shoot Bracketed for Better Landscapes

Posted by Harmeet Gabha on 4 Mar, 2012 in Article | 0 comments

To capture the beauty of a Landscape there are certain guidelines that you have to remember. The most essential is shooting at dawn or dusk when the run is near the horizon. However, not everybody has the luxury of getting up early or staying back late to shoot at these times. Those who do that’s great you can probably stop readying here but if you are like me (balancing family, work and household chores) you should keep reading. So if you are reading on that means you normally will shoot later morning, noon and even late afternoon. This means that the sun is going to be relatively high...

Emphasise the Jaw line for Portraits

Posted by Harmeet Gabha on 4 Mar, 2012 in Video | 0 comments

Significance of accentuating the Jaw line of your subject to create a strong head shot or portrait image. How to get rid of the second chin of your subject…watch this video. I am going to apply this technique in general portrait shooting also. Amazing video by +Peter Hurley below. It’s all about the Jaw from Peter Hurley on...

Reflecting back on 2011

Posted by Harmeet Gabha on 9 Jan, 2012 in Article, Video | 0 comments

A reflection on 2011 and a look at some of my favourite photos from the year taken in various locations such as Paris, Lyon, Punjab, Dubai and Sydney. All the photos range from different photography techniques such as Macros, Water droplets, smoke photography, lensbaby composer, HDR, light trails, super wide angles, silhouettes, motion trails, landscapes, fire/light painting and bokeh. Shot using Canon EOS 400D and 7D, Lensbaby Composer, 8-16mm F3.5 Sigma lens, 24-105mm F4 Canon Lens, 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 Canon Lens, 30mm F1.4 Sigma Lens, Kenko Extension tubes. Credit: Free Music...