Posted in experimental, lighting, Photography on May 22nd, 2011
My attempt at light-painting…. Nikon D3 on tripod, WB set to 5880K, ISO 100, 35mm f/2.8 MF lens, manual exposure set to 1/8 sec at f/22 in a semi darkened room, used a normal flashlight [with a tight beam] to selectively light-paint the pieces in a horizontal motion with the light; and then a quick circular [...]
Posted in Amman Rashid, DIY, flash, lighting, Nikon, Photography, Strobist, Wireless on Mar 24th, 2010
Volunteered to shoot some hand-made jewelry for a catalog and as promotional material for a friend. Never have done “product photography” so this is a first. Made a DIY light-box with a cardboard carton, with 3 cutouts [one each on either side and one on top] with translucent white paper taped over the cutouts. Inner [...]
Posted in flash, lighting, nature, Photography, Strobist, Wireless on Dec 8th, 2009
A book I picked up back in the mid ’90s changed the way I saw and photographed subjects in nature [flowers, plants, insects and also landscapes]. After having read and re-read this book, it was John Shaw’s “Closeups In Nature” I went on to his “Landscapes Photography“, “Nature Photography Field Guide“, “Focus On Nature” and “Complete Guide [...]
Posted in experimental, lighting, Natraj, Photography on May 26th, 2009
Experimenting with a cool white-balance and warm light source to simulate evening sunlight at a really slow shutter speed to help blur and burn-in the background ambient light. Worked pretty well. Would like to do some portraits [real people] with a similar lighting setup and even move and shake the camera a bit more than [...]
Posted in AISD, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Halloween, lighting, Mannat on Nov 2nd, 2008
Progression from fairies and butterflies; to bugs, to scary monsters; to pop-stars…. you can tell what age your kid is from that! Halloween once again, and the excitement to be there at the Carnival at school in the evening. Mannat could hardly contain herself! A Pop Star carved pumpkin [complete with a microphone made from [...]
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Fish, natural light on Aug 10th, 2008
This should have been a really nice shot! The Shutki / Chutki-traders [Dried fish trader] store was really interesting [and did I mention that it stank to high-heavens? yes I did], the trader had a nice face to photograph, the light was nice but low….Instead of taking my time I shot at high ISO and slow [...]