The final image has been turned into black and white to enhance the effect and to show the tonal range of this image.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Showing posts with label behind the scenes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label behind the scenes. Show all posts
Wednesday, 20 June 2018
The Thought ...... Shapes at the Eden Project
The below image was taken at Eden Project, Cornwall, from the footbridge. This image shows the delicate dooms that look like large bubble wrap and the roof in the foreground like spikes. I really liked the shapes (dome and the spikes) and the contrast between the white domes and the black roof in the foreground.
The final image has been turned into black and white to enhance the effect and to show the tonal range of this image.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
The final image has been turned into black and white to enhance the effect and to show the tonal range of this image.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
The Thought ..... Street Photography ..... Basingstoke at night
The below photograph was taken in Basingstoke late on evening. The atmosphere was very clam, with the street lights lighting up the high street and deep blue sky in the background.
The camera has been hand held with the ISO increased to avoid camera shake.
The final image has been adjusted in Lightroom to enhance the colours as they seemed that evening.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
The camera has been hand held with the ISO increased to avoid camera shake.
The final image has been adjusted in Lightroom to enhance the colours as they seemed that evening.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
The Thought .......
Street Photography ... Shop signs
I took the below photograph in Leicester High Street. I really liked the shop sign on the upper window the way the shark is looking through the window. The shark on the upper sign on it's own would not have made an impact, I decided to add the sign below with the name of the shop.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
I took the below photograph in Leicester High Street. I really liked the shop sign on the upper window the way the shark is looking through the window. The shark on the upper sign on it's own would not have made an impact, I decided to add the sign below with the name of the shop.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Monday, 25 December 2017
Winter Landscapes
The following photographs have been taken near where I live, at different times of the day.
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Ghatahora Photography
The winter sky
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| Morning Fog |
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| Man in the mist |
Ghatahora Photography
Wednesday, 8 November 2017
Before & After
Here are the two photographs showing the before and after editing in Lightroom.
Before editing
After Editing
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Ghatahora Photography
Before editing
After Editing
The colours were enhanced and the final image was cropped to remove the heads of the swans at the bottom of the photograph.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Friday, 29 September 2017
Taking Better Photos Tip 22
Tip 22:
Create balance; study the scene and visualise the shot
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Create balance; study the scene and visualise the shot
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Friday, 22 September 2017
Taking Better Photos Tip 21
Tip 21:
Identify a focus interest; use 'Rule of Thirds'
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Identify a focus interest; use 'Rule of Thirds'
A detailed article on 'Rule Of Thirds' to follow soon
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
The Thought....
Sunrise on Loch Lomond
This photograph is part of series of photographs I took of Loch Lomond in Scotland. The first few photographs show the sun rising from behind the mountains, making the scene look on fire.
The boat and part of the mountains are in silhouette creating a very moody and a clam atmosphere in the scene. This emphasises the scale and the light falling on the Loch and the boat. I used a tripod and colours of the final image were edited in photoshop.
This photograph is part of series of photographs I took of Loch Lomond in Scotland. The first few photographs show the sun rising from behind the mountains, making the scene look on fire.
The boat and part of the mountains are in silhouette creating a very moody and a clam atmosphere in the scene. This emphasises the scale and the light falling on the Loch and the boat. I used a tripod and colours of the final image were edited in photoshop.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Ghatahora Photography
Friday, 8 September 2017
Taking Better Photos Tip 19
Tip 19:
Move closer to your subject (walk closer to your subject)
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Move closer to your subject (walk closer to your subject)
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Monday, 21 August 2017
Street Photography
Street photography is one of my favourite subjects, because its fun and easy to capture the mood and the atmosphere.
Here are a few points to keep in mind when taking the photographs:
The right camera settings on both SLRs and Compact Cameras
Set SLR cameras on either Aperture Mode or Shutter Mode.
Here are some examples of 'Street Photography', all the below photographs have been taken on 'Aperture mode'.
Isolate your subject and focus on the detail
Move closer to your subject
Increase your ISO and take photographs at night
Capture the mood of shoppers
Photograph illuminated shop signs
Focus on your subject and there surroundings
Capture candid photographs
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Here are a few points to keep in mind when taking the photographs:
The right camera settings on both SLRs and Compact Cameras
- If allowed, use a tripod. Keep in mind that many places will not allow the use of tripods.
- Plan where to take the High Street photographs.
- Time - is it a day time shot, or a night shot.
- Think about composition, how to include people in the photograph, leading lines, colour, close-ups etc.
- Exposure - if taking photographs at night, it's always best to over and under expose the shot by 0.3. (use this as a guide only, adjust according to your image) Every camera will have a '-+' symbol.
- Final finished image — before I take any photographs, I always think about how I want the final finished image to look. If it's going to be in colour, sepia, b/w or do I need to add noise/gain in the final image to create the mood and atmosphere.
Settings for Compact Cameras
Day-Time
Use 'Landscape' Mode (it will give you the maximum depth of field)
Night-Time
Use 'Sunset', 'Fireworks', 'Night' Modes (every camera is different, please check your camera manual to see which mode gives a slow shutter speed. Use these as a guidance only)
Set SLR cameras on either Aperture Mode or Shutter Mode.
Here are some examples of 'Street Photography', all the below photographs have been taken on 'Aperture mode'.
Isolate your subject and focus on the detail
Move closer to your subject
Increase your ISO and take photographs at night
Capture the mood of shoppers
Photograph illuminated shop signs
Focus on your subject and there surroundings
Capture candid photographs
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Friday, 18 August 2017
Taking Better Photos Tip 20
Tip 20:
Discover the panoramic format
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Discover the panoramic format
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Monday, 15 May 2017
Before & After - quick editing in Lightroom
I always take photographs in RAW format, it is still necessary to edit these photographs for best results.
Before adjusting:
Below are the steps taken to edit the above photograph.
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Ghatahora Photography
Before adjusting:
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| One foggy morning |
- Convert photograph into black/white
- Exposure 0
- Contrast 0
- Highlight +5
- Shadows -30
- Whites +30
- Blacks -2
After adjusting:
Use the above setting as guidelines, always have keep an eye on the image while adjusting to see how these adjustments effect the final image.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Thursday, 26 January 2017
Simiple steps to enhance your photographs
This week's quick tips are editing your RAW images in Lightroom. Always photograph and edit RAW images not jpegs, (RAW files record more detail than Jpegs).
The below photograph is from the series of my personal projects which has been edited in Lightroom.
Camera: Sony a6000
Aperture: f11
Shutter speed: 1/100
ISO: 200
Lightroom adjustments:
Temp: 5691
Contrast: increased to +12
Shadows: decreased to -12
Blacks: decreased to -7
Added graduated filter to darken the sky
Burn tool used to bring out the reflections in the water
Final image:
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
The below photograph is from the series of my personal projects which has been edited in Lightroom.
Camera: Sony a6000
Aperture: f11
Shutter speed: 1/100
ISO: 200
Lightroom adjustments:
Temp: 5691
Contrast: increased to +12
Shadows: decreased to -12
Blacks: decreased to -7
Added graduated filter to darken the sky
Burn tool used to bring out the reflections in the water
Final image:
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| Boats on the canal |
Ghatahora Photography
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Why editing is so important
I always shoot in RAW, however it is important to edit your final images. Below are the two images that show before and after editing.
In tomorrow's blog read how to edit in Lightroom.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Before
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| Boats on the Canal |
After
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| Boats on the canal |
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Ghatahora Photography
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