Photography Techniques Archives - PhotoValiant Photography by Abhinav Raveendran Sat, 22 Sep 2018 12:11:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.5 Best Time to Photograph Birds in Natural Light https://photovaliant.com/best-time-to-photograph-birds-in-natural-light/ https://photovaliant.com/best-time-to-photograph-birds-in-natural-light/#respond Sun, 09 Sep 2018 06:49:48 +0000 https://photovaliant.com/?p=2507 During my initial days of photographing birds, my priority was to click as many birds as possible, without giving much concern to time or light conditions. If you are just starting out, you might also be like that. And that’s just fine. It is good to develop your bird watching skills and for documenting. Are you wondering why your images lack that awesomeness? If yes, this article can help you. But when you start thinking of making wonderful photos rather than clicking snaps, the importance of time, lighting and weather conditions sets in. These can set the mood and quality…

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]]> https://photovaliant.com/best-time-to-photograph-birds-in-natural-light/feed/ 0 How to Photograph Sunbird in Flight https://photovaliant.com/photograph-sunbird-in-flight/ https://photovaliant.com/photograph-sunbird-in-flight/#respond Wed, 26 Jul 2017 17:34:59 +0000 http://photovaliant.com/?p=2375 Sunbirds are small and fast-moving birds. So photographing them is a challenge. But it is not that hard either. With proper techniques and planning, you can make amazing Sunbird photos. This article is a step-by-step guide about how to photograph a Sunbird in flight. These are the ways I followed to get the photos below. Also, note that this is about how to make use of the natural light without using flashes. After all, it is fun photographing these little beauties. 1. Prerequisites: The Gears you need Any DSLR which can shoot in burst mode will suffice. The higher the…

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]]> https://photovaliant.com/photograph-sunbird-in-flight/feed/ 0 How to Photograph Lightning https://photovaliant.com/photograph-lightning/ https://photovaliant.com/photograph-lightning/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2014 17:00:09 +0000 http://www.abhinavraveendran.com/?p=552 Summer rain here in Kerala is a good opportunity to photograph lightning, mainly the months of April and May. The photos were taken last May. Exif: ISO 100, 58s, f/4.5, 31mm, D7100, 16-85mm f3.5-5.6   Exif: ISO 100, 3.1s, f/4.8, 38mm Here I am sharing what I have learned from my first experiment in lightning photography with an SLR. Earlier I had tried the same with compacts, but image quality was so poor. Lightning is a wonderful and beautiful phenomenon, if it is watched in the correct sense; otherwise it can be scary too 🙂 As you can see from…

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