There are tomes of advice on how to take better photos. I’ve written some photography tips myself over time, and while I will continue to share those and do think they are helpful, for truly improving your photography, you need to know how to think about photography beyond simple recipes. To think on this subject […]
I don’t take many pictures in Dubai. The more I’ve travelled to India over the years, the more I have realised that my enthusiasm and success with taking good photographs in Dubai is a mere shadow of its potential self. When I returned from my last trip to the visual assault that is Mumbai, I […]
After my little experiment to show that good cameras are not essential to taking good pictures, I still felt the point could be made clearer with more real-world examples. If I could show good photos taken by other people with less than stellar cameras that would be a big step in the right direction. It […]
If you have a serious interest in photography, in a professional capacity or as an enthusiastic amateur, you’re sure to have been greeted with this line at some point: Great Pictures! Which Camera did you use? On your less understanding days, there can’t be a more irritating thing to be asked, because the person asking […]
I‘ve had my Canon G9 camera for almost 2 years now. While I’ve put up a fair selection of photos taken with it from my sojourns in India, I’ve rarely shown much of what do with it for the rest of the year, when I’m in Dubai. The truth of the matter is, I probably […]
After my Sunday visit to the Mahim Nature Park, during my recent trip to Bombay, I spent a week doing a lot of hopping around through the city. My transport of choice is usually a public bus, and that week I was on buses a lot. Most of the time, I had my camera with […]
We arrived in Mumbai just before the weekend. After the requisite day of lazing, and a mandatory visit to my favourite part of the city, we had our first Sunday there. Since everyone was free, my cousin arranged that we spend the morning at the Mahim Nature Park. She, her husband, and their friends are […]