THE NEW PHOTO DOC. Bengaluru Books

Creating a new photo essay or story or a documentary on Bangaluru aka Bangalore without any big stuff (means no DSLR or CSC Camera) only a smartphone A1000 Lenovo 

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How to make a 360 degree polar panorama

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Polar panoramas are fun takes on the traditional panoramic ‘strip’. The principle is the same – take a sequence of images that you then stitch together in software – it’s just that you create a circular ‘world’ image at the final stage of the process.

As with other types of panoramic photography, you need a methodical approach to taking the individual frames. Take test shots of the brightest and darkest parts of the scene and work out the base exposure from these results. Use manual mode to set the aperture and shutter speed, and set the white balance and focus manually too, as this will ensure consistency across the sequence of pictures.

Make sure the tripod and head are level and, when you move the camera, allow for approximately 1/3 overlap between each frame. Shooting enough frames to cover a 360 degree image will mean your final panorama ‘globe’ won’t look stretched or have an obvious join.

Use panorama software such as Photoshop’s Photomerge option to stitch and blend the frames together. The next stage involves flipping the panorama photo vertically and resizing it to create a square image. To do this, use Image > Image Size in Photoshop. Make sure the ‘Constrain aspect ratio’ link box is unchecked and then change the width and height to the same value.

The final step is to use Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates, selecting Rectangular to Polar in the dialog box that appears.

9 creative photo ideas to try in April 2015

As part of our ongoing series to help you get more creative with your digital camera, each month we publish some fun, seasonal, creative photo ideas to help inspire your imagination. Along with some amazing images, we’ve also provided some quick photography tips by both amateur and professional photographers who are experts in these fields.

We’re introducing April with a new list of exciting photo projects like brooding landscapes, portraits of mothers and babies, creative forests and even selling your images!

Creative photo ideas for April: 01 Shoot brooding landscapes

Trying to come up with new ways of shooting landscapes is always a good idea. It’s all too easy to fall into clichés with the landscape genre, and rely too much on tried and tested techniques that produce rather predictable images.

Kartik Rawal went to the popular landscape Jungle of Sirohi-KalkaJi, but managed to come back with something very special indeed by shooting with an DSLR, then doing some creative experimentation afterwards in Photoshop.

Kartik, whose project on deserted roads has also attracted lots of attention, explains he has been taking pictures most of his life, but became a little more obsessive about it 10 years ago while filming a documentary for Surat city.

“Getting lost is half the fun,” says Kartik of his photographic travels.

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#1   Converting your camera to infrared can yield great results – but do bear in mind that it’s a very bold step to take, as the process cannot be reversed.
#2   “Once you have found the subject you wish to shoot, be aware of its surroundings – how do they interact with your subject?” says Kartik.
#3   Kartik points, you should think carefully about how light affects the subject. “Will waiting for the ‘right light’ helps you much? A different time of day maybe, if you’re lucky?”
#3   “Then use these elements to help build a narrative for the image,” Kartik adds. “These are the stepping stones that help the viewer navigate the image and hopefully make them come back and see something different on the second viewing.”

Photoshow Day-3

Day-3

Second View Of SIROHI

Location: Sirohi

Photoshow Day-2

Photoshow day-2

Colorful nature show

Shot of GP(Gandhi Park ) Sirohi