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MEET A TWO-YEAR-OLD PHOTOGRAPHER!
February 2014 • Rs. 150
(Total 164 pages + 16 pg supplement)
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Did you know... wide angles
can make great portraits?
THE THRILL OF USING A
WIDE ANGLE
WIDE ANGLE
EXCLUSIVE TESTS
Sony NEX-5T
LG G2
Nikon COOLPIX S02
Triggertrap Mobile 2.0
From storytelling foregrounds to vanishing points,
make the most of photography at the wide end
VISUAL MUSINGS
GREAT MASTERS
MY BEST SHOT
PROFILE
Martin Parr asks if there's
too much photography today
Discover the silence behind
Michael Kenna's landscapes
The legendary Dario Mitidieri
talks about his favourite image
Amit Chakravarti discusses
his love for the city of Mumbai
Volume 17
issue
9
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feBruary 2014
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feBruary 2014
Better
PhotograPhy
on Why Wide angle lenses Fascinate Me
editorial
“Wide images
are larger than
life in their own
way because they
contain more
than the usual.”
I enjoy extremely high resolutions because I dream of making
giant prints. For my photography, the obvious and mundane take
on proportions larger than life. And like other photographers,
I lust after gear. But whatever I buy needs to be
perfect
for what I
intend to achieve... which is possibly why I have not invested in my
ideal
camera or lens yet. That says a lot about existing equipment.
It also probably says something about me.
So, I turn to my second option. I go wide. I take as much of the mundane as I can and
squeeze it into one frame. Wide images are larger than life in their own way because they
contain more than the usual. The good bit about this second approach is that the size of
the print, and consequently camera resolution, does not matter all that much anymore.
Neither does the quality of the lens. What makes a bigger difference is how much sharpness
can be produced from the foreground to the background. If I don’t need to focus, all I have to
do is to point at life and get the moment.
It may be surprising to know that over 95 percent of all photographic lenses are wide angle,
if you include the lenses in cellphone cameras as well. Oddly enough, the normal, easily
cognizable, ‘real’ ield of view of our eyes is equivalent to about 22mm, in 35mm parlance.
K Madhavan Pillai
editor@betterphotography.in
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Tea Estates, Study 1,
Munnar, India, 2008
by Michael Kenna
It is easy to lose oneself
in the photographs
made by Michael Kenna.
As silent as they are,
his imagery introduces
the viewer not just to
places as they exist, but
also to places within the
mind that go beyond
memories. “We see in
colour all the time, and
so, monochrome subdues
distracting details and
infuses the photographs
with quietness—offering
a place of contemplation
and solitude,” says
Michael, of his choice of
medium, and the spaces
which compel him release
the shutter.
For reading more
about the vision and
works of Michael Kenna—
Great Masters
Turn to page 112
Better
Better
PhotograPhy
PhotograPhy
feBruary 2014
February 2014
64
44
70
SnapShots
GearGuide
CellphonePhotography
36
TeST
Sony NEX-5T
Is this the best value
for money mirrorless
proposition?
48
26
Book Review
‘Trees’ by Raghu Rai
TeST
LG G2
The best Android today,
how good is its camera?
34
Look Who’s Shooting
Adil Hasan
50
Afterlight
A simple fun editng app
35
Visual Musings
by Martin Parr
51
cellPHone diArieS
Dinesh Khanna talks
about his pet project
40
Nikon COOLPIX S02
How does this pint-sized
performer fare?
52
ON THE COVER
cellPHone TecHnique
Spaces and Places
with your cellphone
HOW tO maKe YOur OWn cellPHOne triPOd
•
meet a tW O -Y ear-Old PHOtOgraPHer!
February 2014 • Rs. 150
(total 164 pages + 16 pg supplement)
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www.betterphotography.in
As Steady as a Rock
DIY: Cellphone Tripod
42
Triggertrap Mobile 2.0
A universal cable release
with a lot of creative
possibilities
Did you know... wide angles
can make great portraits?
58
Profile
Stacey Baker
ﬁ nds the quirkiest legs
inNew York city
THE THRILL OF USING A
Wide Angle
Wide Angle
EXCLUSIVE TESTS
Sony NEX-5T
LG G2
Nikon COOLPIX S02
Triggertrap Mobile 2.0
44
feATure
10 Things You Probably
Did Not Know...
... about photography
with wide angle lenses
From storytelling foregrounds to vanishing points,
make the most of photography at the wide end
visual musings
great masters
mY Best sHOt
PrOFile
Martin Parr asks if there's
too much photography today
Discover the silence behind
Michael Kenna's landscapes
The legendary Dario Mitidieri
talks about his favourite image
Amit Chakravarti discusses
his love for the city of Mumbai
PHOTOGRAPH: ANIRBAN BRAHMA
DESIGN: SANTOSH D KAMBLE
In
Focus
74
80
BetterPictures
ShowCase
104
Profile
Amit Chakravarty
Exploring his love for
the city of Mumbai
64
80
In The Jaws of Flaws
Create interesting results
with the laws of your
wide angle lens
SHooTinG TecHnique
The Vanishing Act
Using the wide
angle lens to create
vanishing perspectives
110
86
MY BeST SHoT
Dario Mitidieri
on ASSiGnMenT
Henry’s Concepts
What happens when a 2
1/2 year old photographs
11 2
GreAT MASTerS
Michael Kenna
Discover the quiet
landscapes from
around the world
90
Wiring A Story
Making little wire
sculptures come to life
Regulars
feedBAck ............................................................14
reAderS GAllerY ............................................... 62
PHoToGuide ....................................................... 94
TiPS & TrickS ..................................................... 98
q & A ................................................................. 102
1000 wordS ....................................................... 118
Your PicTureS .................................................. 122
STorY BeHind THe PicTure ................................. 162
70
At The Forefront
Transform your wide
angle photos with
creative foregrounding
74
Portraits With Wides
Explore the exciting
portrait possibilities
from a wide angle
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