NJB'S PHOTOGRAPHY

After seeing my portrait images my lot of friends & visitors asks me about my used equipments & where that shot was taken? I found most of them are having keen interest to know which was the lens I have used. But I guess sometimes they miss important thing about the expression of the subject. In portrait photography that is most important. Did you take care your subject is comfortable or not? It's not a major concern when you are shooting your family members but not is the case while shooting strangers. People photography requires a special skill & it comes with practice. I know whenever two strangers meet it's difficult to crack the bottleneck of not being comfortable with each other unless you have some work. I  have found most of the people (at least in India) are eager to be get photographed. As I have written in the description of my many images on Flickr I try to have conversation  with them. I take their early shot knowing that they are not my best one ...

In practical condition while shooting many times it is not possible to frame your subject as one is visualizing the shot. There may be number of reasons like the situation doesn't permit, limitation of lens zoom, the shortage of time etc. My best advice to novice photographer always is take a breath & stop for 1 second before pressing the shutter button on the camera. After that do the followings: 1. Look along all the corners & frame of your viewfinder & think once is it all ok? 2. Whatever they are seeing want in the frame or not? 3. Is any change in angle is going to avoid background distractions? 4. Is any change is going to avoid exposure problems like bright sky? 5. Is any change is going to give you more contrast with subject? 6. Is your Point of view is Ok with the subject? .... & much more can be asked. It comes with practice & practice. A beginner may ask like how can I see all that in 1 second? It comes with practice & until then you can ...

Taking portrait in bright light is quiet tricky & most of the time photographers avoid to take images in such conditions. The major reason for this is the harsh light creating unpleasant shadows, bright highlights & more contrast. Sometimes it is unavoidable to do so & you may miss really good shots. The simple tricks which can be used under such circumstances. Try to use a shade if available nearby.This will provide you for getting nice exposure & soft light. The image on the left is taken in afternoon in open space. I kept the person in the shadow of vehicle which really helped me to get rid from harsh lights & shadows. I was to take portrait of a villager & I noticed he was having the umbrella with him. I requested the person kindly use it. It helped me not only for getting good exposure but also composing the image. It is good practice to put an soft white umbrella in your gear box if possible. Somebody can assist you by holding it for creating shad...

Today I am going to share with you about my inspiration for the portrait photographic work. I have no shame to tell boldly that all my portrait photography work is highly inspired by the master in this field Manny Librodo. I always believe that everyone might be inspired from something & one should not feel ashamed to get inspired. Most of you might be very well familiar with his name & work. I still remember the first day when I visited his gallery on Pbase .It was a holiday morning & I can never forget that experience which I felt while surfing his work. I almost spent 2-3 hour just observing his amazing work. Believe me it was too late to sense that I have yet to take lunch. At that time I found more hunger in me to do such kind of work than the taking just a lunch. The best thing which I liked is his work is how beautifully he has captured the emotions! He is master in creating good lighting & post processing. In some image He has created such a magical work o...