Prasenjeet SC Gautam Photography Blogs

  In the ever-evolving world of digital content creation, bloggers and content creators are constantly seeking ways to gain visibility and engagement for their work. One crucial aspect of this endeavor is ensuring that your blogs are indexed by Google, the world's most popular search engine. Recently, I stumbled upon an important revelation: if your blogs are not indexed in Google, your hard work, knowledge, and creativity might go to waste. In this blog post, we'll explore the significance of Google indexing, how to check if your blogs are indexed, and the advantages and disadvantages of this issue. What is Google Indexing? Before we delve into the consequences of non-indexed blogs, let's clarify what Google indexing means. When Google indexes a web page, it means that the search engine has added that page to its database, making it searchable for users. In simple terms, indexing ensures that your blog can be found when someone types relevant keywords into the Google searc...

  Shapes & forms are quite interesting and confusing topic to understand. But it is highly in-depth content of the photography. I am sure hardly a photographer ever discuss this topic to understand photography better. Every scene contains both shapes and forms because everything is a mixture of both, which is more interesting for a photographer that matters for him to capture. Let's discuss both the concept in little details to clarify the confusion of both. Shapes -  A two-dimensional ( length, breadth but no depth)  outline of the subject or object that you capture. Light coming from the front and fall off on the subject, make more flat and two-dimentional image. See the below-posted image, an example of a two-dimensional image. Forms  - Forms is also connected somewhere with the shapes, A three-dimensional ( length, breadth, and depth .)  aspect created by lights and shade is called forms whears as light falls off on the subject from right, left side ...

  There are endless techniques, tips, creatives, light's condition, framing and composition, photography equipment, locations etc to create one good photograph. Every content is equally important to photography. But there is one important content is called COMPOSITION, If this content is not treated so well then the entire photograph can be spoiled. Must view other photograher's composition and feel the difference.  What is photography composition - How do you arrange all the elements in the photograph to capture. Combination of all the existing element and put all together beautifully/creatively is called a better composition. I must mention here that all the beginner photographer are never worried about composing the scene, all of them are in hurry to capture or keep on pressing the shutter button. There are special classes on photography composition in the advanced courses of photography. Photographers spend a hell of a lot of time finalizing all the important element i...

 Professional Photograph (Sample- My shot) Hobbyist/freelancer Photograph (Sample- My shot) What is the difference between a professionally shoot and a hobbyist/freelancing shoot? Both of this option carrying one thing common that is photography and the rest is all uncommon. I have always interacted with lots of my clients. They are always asking me to shoot and when I discuss all the requirement before the shoot or preplanning of the photoshoot. My client always ask why all these things are required? They suggested that I should come along with the camera and shoot quickly, delivered the photographs to the clients on the same day. But for a professional photographer, it is not possible.  The reason behind this attitude, They always got their job done by the hobbyist photographer and Hobbyist photographer are not having any professional attitude, they are only doing these shoot only for pocket money, they are not concerned with post-processing, preplanning etc even they ar...

Today is WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, It is our responsibility to protect our environment for longer and healthier life. On this occasion, I have chosen a topic which is related to our environment. Finally, I am writing on flower photography on this great day. But to be honest flower photography is as tough as other photography genres, Please do not take this genre very lightly because flower must create emotions and feelings for your viewers  Let's discuss how can we shoot flower and their natural beauty. Must plant a flowering plant, tree etc - We must plant more and more trees today to have healthier life for us and for an upcoming new generation. At least we must plant good plants in our home gallery too etc. Everyone should be a nature lover. Check the wind speed - Whenever you planning to move out to shoot flower spacially then the first things to be checked that is none other than THE WIND. The wind is capable to shake flowers here and there. Check with google weather ...

Being a photographer or when we start photography, In the beginning, we look forward to having better equipment, better location, better techniques, better teachers, better, exclusive, beautiful and impressive subject etc. We had already the mindset that only a beautiful subject can be looked beautiful in the photographs or only the celebrities can be looked beautiful, dashing etc in the photographs. We spend lots of time, energy and sometimes years to find out the better subject to shoot. Due to this habit or attitude most of the photographer dilutes and never become a better and creative photographer. Here we need to change our fixed mindset. Somebody quotes " Photography is an art to convert normal and ugly subject to beautiful subject" In my humble opinion I too agree with this quote. I wish every beginner photographer must believe in this if they are looking better future in photography.  Let's discuss a few important points to become a more creative and better ph...

  Finally, whenever we are out to shoot, most of us try to explore the content which is visible in front of our eye level. We try to shoot wide-angle, we try to shoot a close shot of species, we try to capture those which is highly far away from us. We never notice or explore the things which are near your footstep. We never notice those content that is fallen down, which is on the road, land etc. Because we never ever cultivated the habit of LOOK DOWN to find out the interesting content.  This topic is about to look down to shoot. Let's discuss this interesting topic. Be strict to look down to shoot - Plan a day to shoot, finalise the photography kit and Shoot those content that is near to your feet, on the road, on the land etc. make sure you do not shift your focus from down to up. Be strict to your plan and shoot by looking down, exploring down. Once the shoot is done you may found the better content shot for your photography portfolio. see the below-posted photograph ...

  Great framing and bad framing plays a major role to create an interesting story for the viewers,  It is purely the photographer's responsibility to create an interesting framing, What is inside the photograph is called framing, whatever content you capture, how do you compose the content in the framing and once captured the shot then what does it speaks to your viewers, Does your photographs really convey the strong message. How long your viewers stay on your photographs. That exercise altogether required for better photography  Let's discuss, how we can improve the framing to deliver stunning photographs to the viewers/clients etc Use your creative hands - There is no need to take out your camera and shoot to know the framing content. Convert your hands into framing style (see above-posted hand image - Image Courtesy Google) and observe all the contents that are coming in your hand frames. Give lots of try to your hand to choose the perfect framing, change location ...

Focusing on your subject, manipulating them into a better appearance is quite common for photography and we all photographer spend most of the time for this job. It's our first requirement to shoot our subject in a better way, there is no harm with that. But how many of you know about creating an interesting background for the subject. If I guess, hardly 2 out of 10 photographers spend their time creating an interesting and great background for the shoot. I have interacted with those few beginners photographer who has completed their basic and advances photography courses but still, they are unaware of this creating background topic. well no problem, life is always a learning process.  The photograph is a mixture of foreground, Middle ground and background not only shooting the subject by keeping it in the middle of the frame. Seriously you have to think beyond that point. this will improve your level of photography. Let's discuss a few important techniques for creating an...

As we all know that Light is the backbone of photography, Good quality light creates a stunning photograph that is also true that good quality light creates magical photographs. But there is one more truth that also exists. That is low key light photography also contribute to creates stunning photographs. In a pathway, the photographer must know which light factors will capture a better shot and which shot require low or high key light treatment.  What is low key light photography - A mixture of Low and High key lighting that help to create a mood. We set up all the lights, backdrops to highlight a particular area of subject or as per the shoot's requirement. Shooting low key light photos requires a strong creative eye and technical knowledge of photography and its equipment. I must mention that the Low key light photography highlights the emotion and convey the strongest message of the photographs to the viewers.  The filmmaker, TV serial maker, products, portrait  phot...

  Sometimes light leak create a big problem when you start post-processing, you do not even know how it has happened and entered into your images. A good article to read and will always help you to save your time, energy and money. This is something carrying an umbrella before rains. WHAT IS LIGHT LEAK - A unwanted glares of any colour shapes, sizes occurs anywhere in the photographs, It may occur in any place of the frame because it is an uninvited guest which ruins your photograph along with your tour. A miscoloured spot or shapes covers sometimes the entire framing of the photographs. The most painful thing, you cannot post-process at all for these problems.  it means all scrapped. see the above-posted image of the famous monument - Safdarjung Tomb, New Delhi. The entire image is ruined.  Important NOTE- when you realize that this light leak problem is happening repeatedly then you must rush to the authorised camera service centre to diagnose the problem with your c...

  Wildlife photography is an absolutely UNPREDICTABLE photography genre, which is out of your imagination, out of your control and sometimes it is risky also. Managing all your photography equipment + handling safety features + Photography creatives and technicality + photographer knowledge + Animal behaviour etc. These all efforts produce one better image or stunning photographs for your viewers. Whereas few things never exist in other photography genres. There are few important tips, which always contribute better to your wildlife photography. Wildlife photography demand photographer's better requirement and arrangement. If the photographer loses any required thing and action then he may lose/skip the entire wildlife photography.  Let's discuss the few basic important tips before anybody plan to shoot wildlife Less but correct photography kit - We must carry a better lens, better camera body and avoid unnecessary photography kit which increases your responsibility. Choose yo...

  Anybody has a plan to shoot lake, river, beaches, sea etc then this article is for you. There are so many things that are required to take care of your expensive photography kit, so many tips are required to capture water and its flow etc. The most important task is to find a perfect lake, sea, ocean etc where you can shoot safely. I am sure not everyone may find the water location near their home, you need to travel so long to find out the perfect water location. It is advisable to finalised your water location before you move out. So that accordingly you can plan your tour and your photography kit and other essentials.  I am mentioning few important tips which help you capture better water location (lake, river, beaches, ocean, sea etc) photographs.  Follow Safety tips Must find the closest water location if possible, It's hard to explore but we have to find out if we are keen to shoot lake, sea etc Always carry a camera rain cover to protect your camera, there is a p...

Whenever a photographer captures stunning, excellent, amazing photographs. What are the reasons behind these mind-blowing images? There are predictable answers as always we have like these,  high-end camera and expensive lense,  expensive accessories,  professional photographer's long time experiences etc. We always try to find out the reasons for better photographs. Every photographer has their own opinion about taking better photographs. But every pro and experienced photographer has a strong observation quality before shooting the subject. Observation is a strong backbone for creative photography. A strong observation creates a difference between normal and captivating photographs. A difference between well developed and under-developed photographs. A difference between highly communicating and no communicating photographs.  How a photographer can develop an observation quality in his photography career for capturing better or stunning photographs. Let follow few ...

I guess, most of the photographer spend most of their time to find out which photography accessories can capture stunning photographs, Which tricks and tips are more important to bring out the best shots. There are endless baseless thoughts that always travel in their back of the mind of the beginner/hobbyist photographer. Whenever I interact with new beginner photographer, all of them are more curious to know the pricing of the lenses, camera body and Megapixel etc. But I would like to mention here that We should not always waste our time on tools because tools and tricks always keep on changing from time to time.  Photography means, Photo is Light, Graphy in writing, the moral of the story is we must focus on the light always. Lighting is the backbone, key factors for the successful, stunning, wow, amazing photographs. Light is not only exploring the brightness or darkness but It also brings out the mood, tone, atmosphere, expression, detailing etc. Now it's the photographer'...

  The pollution killing us all over the world and also creating a big problem for the photographer.  Light pollution killing astronomy photography, stars, star trails and other hidden creatives of nature. Pollution becoming a global problem and leaving a deep impact on human's health, even animal too.  Now the question is? What is Light pollution? I am not sure that most people must have heard about Light pollution.  Light pollution is excessive artificial light in an outdoor environment, this excessive artificial light washes out the night sky, its colour, and bring out the polluted particle, which kills your photography. Disrupt ecosystem and even your high DSLR's 14-bit technology fails to capture the real stars clearly. We must address this global problem.  In some countries, These stars have completely gone and people hardly notice them. Sometimes I scared about the next generation who might have missed these beautiful stars in the sky. The problem with the...