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A man crossing one of the busiest streets in the city with a load on his back which he has to deliver at a shop on the opposite side of the street, and that probably weighs ten times more than his own weight.

I was out on the streets trying to get a subject to shoot for an exhibition on “Human Rights”. It would be unfair if I took all the credit for this image. It so happened that I was looking in exactly the opposite direction from this subject when all of a sudden a friend of mine who was accompanying me in the shoot, pointed her hand right over my shoulder (reaching behind me) and shouted “human rights! human rights!” I immediately turned back and saw what I saw and a part of what you are seeing right now. I barely had the time to make any adjustments on the camera (luckily I had done that before). I just raised the camera to my eye and in less than a second I had released the shutter and the moment had also passed away. Would I be a milli-second late, I could have never got this shot. Because just as I pressed the shutter and even before I could remove my eye from the viewfinder, a big car went past right across my frame, and by the time the traffic emptied out, the person had already crossed the street.

Now about this person, it would be very unfair to say that he is doing it because he can. No! He is doing it because he has to. So that he can feed his family. Employment is a major problem in India, and so people literally do/have to do anything to earn a meal. But we can clearly see that the job this person is doing is inhuman. The smallest mistake and he could get crushed under the weight. Or maybe even run-over by a car.

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Dipayan Bhattacharjee is a passionate Street & Portrait Photographer who loves to show posed beauty as well as candid truth.

Website: http://50mmstreettog.blogspot.com/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/xedmundian

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Thomas Hawk Digital Connection

Two photography subjects closest to my heart are wildlife and nature. Whenever I do get the time, I love going outdoors to be one with nature taking in the sounds and photographing the amazing plant and animal life that makes our planet so very unique. Each and every season has something to offer from a photography point of view and Spring is no less. Spring represents the time of year when plants and animals come to life after their wintry slumber and it is such a great time to capture this through one’s lens.

The air is filled with sweet songs of birds – a herald to us all that longer and sunnier days are fast approaching. One bird that I have always wanted to photograph, and have never had much success due to its flighty nature, has been the robin. Hence it was a very special day when a robin gave me the privilege of befriending it and offered me the opportunity to enter its world and photograph it up close and personal. It was a humbling experience and one that will last with me for the rest of my life. I personally consider it a gift to have been given the opportunity to showcase the beautiful bird that is the Robin.

I initially started shooting these images with a Canon 70-200mm lens mounted on a Canon 50D but as time went on, and as I gradually befriended the bird, I changed over to a Sigma 17-70mm lens that helped to get really up close to the bird and capture some of the images you see showcased here. All the images were taken handheld and owing to the fact that the robin was more than willing to pose for the pictures, I was able to experiment with different angles to capture the optimal image. This showcases another important aspect of wildlife photography – investing time in understanding and building trust with your subject always pays off.

Kurien Koshy Yohannan is a Scottish based professional Corporate event photographer who in his spare time loves photographing wildlife, nature and aviation related subjects.

Facebook: http://facebook.com/BlackStallionPhotography

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First, let me say that I borrowed the expression ‘light seeker’ from fellow photographer Jerod Foster. It’s the perfect way to describe what we are as photographers and I am going to try to explain why we need to pay more attention to the light around us to make better images.

My photography improved dramatically on the day I became truly aware of light. Since then, I’ve been constantly aware of the types of light around me – a room lit by a single lamp, a plaza in full sun or a candle in a restaurant window. I am always aware of the quality and behavior of light – its color or temperature, how it reflects off different surfaces, the shadows it creates, the way it shines through glass. I am always amazed by the ways light affects the mood of a scene.

Eye candy for the light seeker.

How did that awareness improve my photography? First, I came to realize that there is no bad light.  Once I learned to make whatever light was available work to my advantage, new opportunities presented themselves.  Even the bright mid-day sun can inspire some very creative images if you utilize those harsh shadows to your photographic advantage.

Once you become fully aware of the quality of light around you, you will become more curious with your camera. This heightened awareness will help you make better camera adjustments, so you can spend more time shooting and less time processing or binning your images. Fine tuning the exposure compensation and white balance will soon become second nature to you, whether you are shooting into the sun, or on a rainy day.  You will also learn to choose the right ISO for every shot. I highly recommend getting out of auto ISO mode and train yourself to recognize the quantity of light you have to work with. Once you become aware of the light and how it works, you can make it work to suit your shot.

Make it a habit of noticing the light around you, whether you are inside, outside or driving down the street. Don’t shoot at first – just pay attention to the light wherever you are.  Photography is all about light, so we can practice our skills 24/7, with or without a camera.  Soon you will say, “Wow, this light is amazing! How have I missed it before?” You will see much potential in the most ordinary situations and realize that there are images waiting to be made everywhere and at any time of the day.

The shadows created by the direct sun light filtering through the glass roof make this picture interesting.

The fog lifting and the sun rising behind the prairie grass covered in snow only lasted a few seconds. Just enough time to adjust your settings.

Remember, we are storytellers. Light affects the mood and can alter the story. Being aware of the quality of light will help you create stronger images.

Okay!  Look up from your screen right now!  What’s the quality of light around you?  Do you see how it falls on the objects on your desk, the shadows it casts, the color and the mood it creates? Once you become a light seeker, your photographs will be more interesting to view and more fun to take!

Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.

Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips.

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Just a PSA – I noticed recently that my galleries werent loading properly when I viewed them… after briefly troubleshooting I discovered that a recent update to the firefox extension “AdBlock plus” was blocking them (without really giving any indication).  So if you’re reading this with ABP turned on, you might want to disable it for the site… I don’t have any ads on it anyway

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Note the photo of this Yahoo advert on the side of the bus originally read “The internet is under new management, yours” — I hacked it to make it read “The internet is under new management ours.” This is meant as parody.

Apparently Yahoo is suing Facebook. All Things Digital broke the story here. More coverage from Venturebeat.

Complaint for Patent Infringement (function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();

These are the specific patents that Yahoo is suing over according to the lawsuit document.

1. 6,907,566 Method and system for optimum placement of advertisements on a webpage.

2. 7,100,111 Method and system for optimum placement of advertisements on a webpage.

3. 7,373,599 Method and system for optimum placement of advertisements on a webpage

4. 7,668,861 System and method to determine the validity of an interaction on a network

5. 7,269,590 Method and system for customizing views of information associated with a social network user

6. 7,599,935, Control for enabling a user to preview display of selected content based on another user’s authorization level

7. 7,454,509 Online playback system with community bias

8. 5983,227 Dynamic page generator

9. 7,747,648 World modeling using a relationship network with communication channels to entities

10. 7,406,501 System and method for instant messaging using an e-mail protocol

Thomas Hawk Digital Connection

From a recent shoot with Jordan P

All done with 1 light, mixed with ambient to varying degrees

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paddling with a camera

You've already seen the post mortem and final pics from this year's Gulf Photo Plus shootout. But now the official videotape version of Martin Prihoda and yours truly getting our butts kicked by Mr. Heisler is live, for your entertainment.

Oh, and hit the jump for a slideshow of student work from 2012… Read more »

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