What do you do when you click the last shot for the day? Do you rewind, review and revisit the pictures taken or do you leave it for another workday? The photographic process begins before you click the first picture in the shoot and doesn’t end with the last shoot. There is editing, resizing, organizing and much more work to be done on your photos. In the digital world we now live in, photographers are faced with a new dilemma—having piles of unwanted or unlabeled photos lying all over various storage devices.

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It is possible that you have never thought of starting a long term photography project. Well, you still have time, as long as you live, to start and complete a long term photography project. If possible, this is one feat every photographer should undertake before they die! It is not only fun, but will give you a sense of accomplishment. Shooting a long term project is not hard to execute but definitely requires commitment.

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There was a sinking feeling that befell photography lovers when Kodak filed for bankruptcy recently. TV channels and newspapers carried news stories about how a company founded by George Eastman in the late 19th century, which went on to dominate the photographic film business in the world, was on the verge of collapse. According to observers, Kodak is failing because they were not able to adapt to the digital world fast enough. While this could be true, the world softly sympathised with Kodak’s predicament in deep nostalgia looking back at all the wonderful ‘Kodak Moments’ the company has given to the world.

Those Kodak Moments are mostly remembered in black and white. When mankind set foot on the moon, Kodak was there to capture the moment; when great men like Martin Luther King Jr. and J.F. Kennedy rose and fell, Kodak was there to capture every moment; and all in black and white. Even though the world has gone digital in vivid colours, there is something about those ‘old’ photos that greatly fascinate us. All photo editing software have options of transforming photos to appear like they are from the yester years. But of all these, one stands out as the cheapest in terms of cost and easiest to use—Instant Retro.

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Larger than life photos of small insects or objects never fail to fascinate us. They are not only fascinating to the viewers but rewarding to the photographers who have the patience and skill to capture such small subjects and reveal crisp details otherwise difficult to see with our naked eyes. The genre of photography that deals with such kind of photographs is known as macro photography. Macro photography is photography that captures images at 1x magnification and above. It also refers to a finished photograph of a subject at greater than life size. Life size photograph is written as 1:1 and anything above that, say, twice the size of life size is written 1:2. This ratio is in relation to the photograph’s film plane size or image sensor plane.

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Macro photography is not a difficult art to master. All you need is the right gear and basic knowledge on how to go about it. Without proper equipment, even with the best of knowledge the chore cannot be accomplished. Here are a few things that will enlighten you on this genre of photography.

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