Chaotic state of thinking

They are a few questions that I have been asking myself lately. Why am I doing this? What are my goals? Who am I and most importantly who am I as a photographer? Although I love technology, I am not a gear head. I have been using the same camera for as long as I…

Thinking beyond composition in photography

You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved. – Ansel Adams The idea of this blogpost came to my mind when I came across the above…

Getting out of my comfort zone

As an individual with a very short attention span, I try new things often in photography. I have never shared them until now. The reason why I try new is because I hate feeling complexent with my work. So when I start to feel stagnant or whenever I feel like I am going around in…

Minimal Gear For My architectural Photography

After purchasing my first DSLR, I distinctively remember being very excited and my choice. Since my aim was to learn, I purchased every magazine out there that had a “How To……………” on the cover. Inside every one of these magazines, I found a new camera or new lens review, a camera comparison and with all…

Learning to see beyond the obvious

Ever since I was a child, I’d always have a book in hand. My earliest memory of books was of my grand mother reading to me at bedtime and teaching me to read when I was about 4 years old. I still remember fondly the many folktales that read to me and as an adult,…

The Making Of The Fine Art Architectural Image – Edge

A lot of things have happened this year and all unforgettable. While it has been a difficult year for all us, I’ve been lucky enough to have some blessings. A memorable one for me has to be my photography. It has definitely been a very productive creative year for me. During this year, I have…

The benefit of practicing our photography

Although I’ve picked up my first camera for almost ten years, they are still many aspects of photography that I still love and many aspects that keep me curious. One thing that I often do is practice my photography. In this instance, I am not talking about capturing images but practicing different aspects of my…

Can photography make a difference?

Many of the images that we see on the daily basis are images of exotic and far away places. Places that we wish that we could be there or one day be able to see for ourselves. If I were to make a book, I would surely pick images from such places too. The more…

Fast, Quick and Easy – Is this what we want?

Numerous times a year, we are subjected to the release of new cameras with faster shutter speed and lots and lots more of megapixels. So much megapixels that I wonder if we really need all that. Faster computer with more performance and better graphics than we know what to do with. Our phones are now mini…

Reminiscing

During the lockdown, I spent some days shooting some still. This is something that I’ve been wanting to get better at so I used the time on my hand o practice. Unfortunately, they are not anything that I am able to share yet. I’ve always wanted to shoot some still, but like with everything else…