Prasenjeet SC Gautam Photography Blogs

  Have you ever try to shoot LIGHTENING ever or ever planned? I think shooting lightning hardly matter for most people. Shooting lightning is one of the difficult genres in photography. It requires lots of pre-planning & patience to shoot because you have a second to shoot this speedy lightning. The PRO photographer takes lots of pain to shoot this lightning because the location, the weather is the strong enemy for you to capture lightning sometimes it is a dangerous affair if you are shooting miles and miles away from you home location and spending a hell lot of money to capture the lightning. We all must remember that according to NASA.GOV,  the light generated from a lightning strike travels at a constant 186,000/second. And you have to get ready and well equipped to capture that incredible speed of beautiful lightning.  Let's discuss the few important points to shoot LIGHTNING and must follow all the instruction if you are planning to shoot in the near future....

One of my favourites travelling/nature photography content or subject that is only and only shooting the reflections in the water or hunt for the reflections. One single shot gives you twice great symmetry, mirroring, harmonious photograph along with having a great balance composition. You need not go out for any specific location to shoot, this reflection can be found in the raining situation too. You can start with that too and can understand the challenges that you may face.  I am hoping that you all love reading this article because of its unique content called REFLECTIONS. Let start discussing reflection and how can you shoot the reflection in a better way.  Prefer Vertical shot - Mostly photographer prefer to shoot horizontally But being a professional photographer I humbly suggest that please compose the shot vertically. I am sure you will find definite more stunning photographs along with more reflection and more beautiful content . See the above-p...

I hope, Finding suitable strobe/studio light for your studio set-up is quite confusing, sometimes it is a nightmare because of every studio light dealer, photography article, your photographer friend circle and so many other people who confuse you by giving different & irrelevant advice.  This article is about to clear your doubts before you buy the strobe lighting or help you to buy the correct strobe lights for your photography assignment and project.   Let's follow the simple tips to buy the lights. What you shoot - Before you go to the market you must know in advance that you require the strobe light for which photography genres like portrait, product, baby, Interiors, Exteriors, fashion or you are hobbyist photographer. Once you know your genres in details then this will help you to buy the correct light because you know your requirement correctly. Understand the WATT - When you start finalizing/sourcing/survey the strobe, there is one more confu...

I hope you all aware of the focal length of your current lens. I have also written the article about the focal length earlier also and wrote the definition of focal length and other important details. Please visit this link to know more about the article if not read earlier. ( https://prasenjeetgautam.blogspot.com/2019/12/focal-length.html ) Now you may ask me the question, why again I am writing an article on the focal length's details. You are right but this article is more detailed about the focal length and its angle and which lens covers how much area at what angle.  Let's discuss the lens's focal length and its other properties. Please go through the diagram posted above on the top and start reading or observing carefully.  Once again I am writing the definition of focal length for the quick ref. A distance between the image sensor and the subject is called the focal length. I hope this is all clear or understood to everyone in advance.  Fisheye ...

The fashion show is a collection of the designer's dresses and worn by celebrities, models, sometimes kids etc and showcase the entire range of dress collection through the catwalk on the ramp. Sometimes you get a chance to see and shoot all the celebrities and model from so close distance. Shooting fashion show is one of toughest job ever because you do not only shoot but shoot to capture entire dress along with the model in a fraction of second and that require your photography skills, Equipment knowledge, spontaneous action to capture the entire fashion show along with the great photographs. Let's discuss the few important tips before you are hired professionally to shoot fashion show.  Know fashion show in advance - Before you plan a shoot, your first job is to know the fashion show details in advance like who's show is this, Which model is a show stopper, model and celebrities name and their turns etc. show timings and duration etc. This all information...

Shot with 50mm Lens A very important question to ask or beginner photographer ask this question most of the time that which lens we should buy and what is the perspective of the lenses and which lens perspective is better. Lots of confusing questions. Let's get into the details. Let's understand the word Perspective .  Perspective meaning is a POINT OF VIEW and angle of coverage of the area. How lens views and covers the field in the world of photography, It means lens understand the height, width and distance of the subject from the camera distance and frame the subject accordingly. Human eyes can see everything in the three-dimensional views but the camera work only into two dimensional and that's a limitation of most of the lenses.  Because of perspective or angle of coverage and lens optics, every lens like Standard, wide, tally behave differently or as per the clear cut requirement of the shoot. It is now the photographer's duty to understa...

I guess, the article about SEO might have surprised all my blog readers because this is not directly related to Photography. But to be very honest SEO is directly related to the photography profession and business. In this electronic era where smallest to biggest information is now available on your smartphone. How the correct information may help you to grow your profession, business even finds the right job for the job seeker. Now, what is SEO and why it is important?  SEO means SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION SERVICES, a process of increasing the quality and quantity of website traffic by increasing the visibility of a website to users of a web search engine.  SEO services help to increase the number of visitors traffic to your website. These visitors may be your clientele, business partner, beginner photographer or XYZ visitors who can help you to grow your business or profession.  In short, When you have developed the professional photography website of your...

I am sure, your friends, the family must have ever asked to shoot group photos and If you are shooting professionally then there is also a requirement of the group photos. But, I tell you the shooting a single model portrait little easy as compared to shooting group photos.  Handling one male/female model's costumes, make-up, background, expression, a composition for the portrait shoot is quite easy as compared to handling group of humans, everybody's body posture is different from each other, everybody dressing sense or dress is different from each other, everybody face expression is really different from each other. In short, group photography is a difficult task to handle to get one perfect photograph.  It is a nightmare when you post-process the image and found one person's expression is really silly and the whole photo is scrapped  and RESHOOT is really painful for all the professional photographers.  Let's discuss the group photo tips if you are ...

Dec 17, 2019 A Still life photography is now fading out, The reason behind this most of the photographers are busy capturing the other world. But I would like to mention here that still life photography's work can be captured at a lower scale or without any other expenses. Remember! The beauty of still life photography is when the weather is not favouring you to go outside and shoot. This time there is possibilities to create a great shot inside the home and along with the best available photography equipment, an available object like Coffee mug, colorful object, food, Glasses, Bottles,  Iron, Hairdryer, shoes, sandals, toys, fruits etc. Now the photographer's job is how he composes, creates the shot by adding things or separating things. Experimenting with the arrangement of the available attractive elements in the composition, Adding bigger things in the background or in the foreground, your aesthetics sense of photography, your photography eye will bring out the b...

Dec 02, 2019 In this Advertising, retailing, online, eCommerce world, where BIG Brands, Big marketing strategy shaping this world altogether at a different and higher level for the customers.Where one single click can give you varieties of different products as per your requirement for every occasion & need. Behind this big game, the photographer plays a major role too. Your product photograph's catalogue, brochure, leaflet and big poster can also be placed in showroom, mall, airport, metro station to grab the attention of the new customer and visitors.  I am happy to mention that Its a new door opened for product photography genres. Now, all the manufacturer companies, suppliers, vendors, traders etc like to present or sell their product in a well professional and appealing way to attract customer online and other customers. Always remember one thing, every business required photography to sell & promote the product. We all love to see the catalogue, brochure, l...

Nov 07, 2019 As you all know, Photography is one of the most expensive professions. There is no limit to investing money in this, every day there is a new item's requirement that happened. Everyday camera manufacturing company launch new products like new technology camera, new wide aperture lens, new lightroom features, new apple laptop only for the photography, we have endless photography equipment available in the market for professional photography. Here, you need to understand how many of them you actually required for your professional photography career. What happens when you are ready to shoot professional, ready to take up the new project to shoot but  you have no professional equipment to shoot the project and the required equipment are so expensive and you do not afford to buy.  this is something critical situation which may lose your project. How do you settle your career as a professional photographer in such unseen problems? But always remember one th...

Nov 02, 2019 As you know or must have noticed this when you started knowing/learning a thing into deep then more important information comes out to learn. I am going to highlight more important portrait tips which are more beneficial to shoot better shots. I have already written the article on portrait tips but it was on the basic stage. Also, I would like to mention this, more you involve in portrait photography or any other genres, more you get the interesting information from every niche and corner. that's the beauty of learning anything. Trust your guts  - Technically OK but aesthetically, creatively, intuitions based on your experiences, filtrations, and your subconscious mind allowing you to shoot body language, speech, behaviour. Need to know tiny nuances. means how the photo looks, but more importantly how the photo feel. Break the rule to get something new. Creative focusing - Focus on the eyes or make the eyes your focus- where is your subject is looking, l...

Oct 30, 2019 Once you are evolved as a good photographer and having a great sense of photography, having great images in your folder. then What Next? Before we proceed to the next level, we should very well know about our target audience. Are we going to work as a professional photographer for different categories clients or Are we just a hobby photographer and doing photography to capture better images of our friends and family. If we are a hobby photographer then we need not share our images at a professional platform. Then we should enjoy one genre of photography and that is fun photography. there is a large number of a photographer who shoots for the fun and enjoys handling DSLRs cameras and equipment. If we are a serious photographer and chosen photography as a career then we have certain important things to follow which is really great for the photography profession. Today I am highlighting a few important points for showcasing your work to your clients. Correc...

Oct 14, 2019 If you are a real estate photographer or love to shoot the interior and exteriors of the building Then this article is for you.  Twilight, An evening time before the sunset completely. A perfect time for real estate photographers. This twilight shoot adds lots of drama, lots of different color to your photography. An important and dramatic technique to shoot your exteriors projects.A great combination of artificial and natural lighting. This particular timing photography takes your photography at a better level. It is all about understanding the natural light's colors along with the exterior, interior's lighting condition etc. Stunning twilight shots also depend on your skills, how you compose, frame, add the content and drama to your photographs. You must have a strong sense of combine both light (Artificial & Natural) to create a perfect real estate photograph. you must know that Twilight shots balance shadows and light so that you can achieve a ...