Author Archive "Raj Lalwani"

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The Art of Saying Goodbye

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Photographs are like goodbye notes. We press the shutter and bid farewell to the moment that’s elapsed. But they are greetings as …

I spotted this set of shapes and colours while eating lunch—I just had to get up from my table for a minute to get the framing perfect. Photograph/Raj Lalwani
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Where Walls Meet

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Compact cameras and even some DSLRs struggle to lock focus in low light, thus making it important to use manual focus. Exposure: 15sec at f/8 (ISO 100). Photograph/Raj Lalwani
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The MF Advantage

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Let’s Be in a Hurry to Slow Down

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I have always wanted to fly, and sometimes, when I have a camera in my hand, my imagination takes flight. That is …

Shoot against the light while shooting translucent objects like plants, paper or cloth. Use lens flare innovatively to make the image more dramatic. Exposure: f/3.5, 1/750sec, ISO 100 Time: 9am. Photograph/Aditya Anupkumar
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24 Hour Special: Glorious Morning Light

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Zeiss Milvus 135mm f/2: Meet the Portraitist

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We’re All Photographers. Are We All Photographers?

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Once Google Glass takes off, people may utter, “Glass, take a picture,” more often than talk to each other. It is already …

Rest to Rust The composition in Victor’s images is classical, but he always finds a unique perspective in every situation. Photograph/Victor George
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Remembering Victor George

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How Late is Too Late?

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There are times in life when we want to say something. The words are in our hearts and at the tip of …

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Gods on the Screen

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Surround sound filled my office as we turned up the volume. “Sachinnnn, Sachin!” was the cry as he walked out to bat, …

Shot at Bandra station, Mumbai. A local train was entering the station during rush hour. I used the edge of the platform to divide the frame into two halves, one showing a crowded train rushing by, and the bottom half showing the people on the platform, awaiting their turn to get into the train. The shutter speed used here was 1/30sec. Photograph/Raj Lalwani
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Blur in the Urbanscape

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A long exposure and a moving source of light can create unique lines and shapes that you can use within your frame. Exposure: 1sec at f/22 (ISO 200). Photograph/John Nyberg
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Artistic Abstracts with Long Exposures

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