Shivanand Sharma

Digital Noise — 10 Classy Examples Of ISO Grain Effect

Photography is a blend of various moods. Each and every setting of your camera produces a different effect. As you capture the motion with high shutter speed and obtain narrow DOF with aperture settings, you can add grainy effect to your pictures by shooting them at high ISO. Let me take a minute here to [...]

11 Tips On How To Get Razor-Sharp Photographs

Sharpness in the photographs tends to elude even the most seasoned photographers. That’s because sharpness is a perception; and that it is affected by many factors adds to the confusion. Also, note that sharpness and focus are different entities — an image can be in focus yet not sharp. Sharpness is controlled by many factors [...]

18 Tips On Night Photography — Capturing The Beauty Of Night

Night time provides excellent opportunity  for photographers to get creative and explore unusual light conditions. Shooting during the night can be very challenging because of the limitations that the light poses. Here are some tips to help you take some excellent, colorful and beautiful shots during the night: Flash: The first thing a beginner will [...]

Fine-Art — The Complete Guide To Female Photography

This is a multi-part post on photographing fine art nudes. Due to the nature of the topic some people may find this topic offensive. So if you are underage or feel uncomfortable with this topics you may want to skip this post. Several readers have expressed interest in this particular photographing fine-art-nudes. So here’s a [...]

Serious Photography — 10 Advanced Form Of Photography

While photographing day-to-day scenes are fun, there are several special, unique, artistic and field-specific forms of photography which require art and skill beyond photography itself. Here are 10 such advanced forms of photography which are relatively unfamiliar. Aerial photography This involves capturing the earth’s structures as viewed from elevated positions. Don’t be confused with the [...]