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GREAT mASTERS
PhoTofEATuRE
VISuAL muSINGS
PRofILE
Eadweard Muybridge and
his quest to freeze action
Exploring the mystical
remains of Dhanushkodi
Aditya Arya on how technology
has inluenced the way we see
Philippe Ramette takes you to a
gravity defying world of illusions
volume 17
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novemBer 2013
Better
PhotograPhy
the importance of Being a Participant
editorial
“Let us not take
too much solace
in ‘next times’.”
If you can appreciate, you can create. There is not a human being on the
planet born without the faculty to appreciate. Thus, it is in all of us to be
photographers and artists. Appreciation is not just about looking at a
ine photograph and drawing a conclusion. It is about the experience of
sharing in a pulsating, living habitat. It is about getting to know all those
big and little things around us that make up our world, that let us have
an identity and give us a home.
My wife once reminded me, not too long ago, that my home will not run with my appreciation
(or my criticism) alone. I am, of course, describing the situation rather mildly. She was a lot
more vociferous than that. It took me a while to see that she was, as usual, perfectly right.
“Do something”, was the diktat. So I did some research. I made a mental list and then typed it
onto my phone. I advocate doing things meticulously, in an orderly fashion. This is also the way
I generally make pictures. It saves money and time in the long run.
“What’s taking you so long? Let me see...,” she said, peering at my phone. She deleted the
note that had taken me thirty minutes to type. “I could have told you all this in twenty seconds.
Why are you so slow?” The embarrassing bit is that if you knew what she wanted me to do, you
would promptly agree with her. Had W H Davies (who I happen to appreciate a lot) been around
that day, I would have been hard-pressed in stopping my wife from committing a heinous crime.
In any case, as Delhi Photo festival 2013 came to an end, I found myself appreciating a few
familiar hobbyists from Mumbai. Their participation was absolute. They were there for every
talk, book launch, slideshow, and gallery opening, from morning to night. DPF was a great
opportunity to learn, see pictures, interact with the masters, and draw conclusions. For those of
you who could not make it, you really missed something.
Of course, there is always a next time. But let us not take too much solace in ‘next times’.
Barely a few years ago, forums of this nature did not exist in India. So make it a point to be
participative. Support and attend festivals, expositions, lectures, and exhibitions. Participate in
contests. Organise some of your own. There is always something to learn.
Juan Cruz Rabaglia, one of the incredible photographers we have featured in this issue
advises, “It takes action to shoot action.” It could not have been put across in a better way.
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K Madhavan Pillai
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Woman with a pail,
climbing steps
by Eadweard Muybridge
Known for his famed
motion studies that
laid the foundations for
modern day cinema and
animation, Muybridge’s
extraordinary life was
illed with all kinds of
events. He also invented
the zoopraxiscope,
which is regarded by
cinema historians as
the forerunner of the
movie projector.
To read more about
Eadweard Muybridge
and his passion for
capturing motion—
Turn to page 122
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SnapShots
GearGuide
CellphonePhotography
32
22
58
TeST
Book Review
‘Her Majesty’ by
Reuel Golden and
Christopher Warwick
TeST
Canon EOS 70D
The best video DSLR, but
does it go beyond that?
Samsung Galaxy S4
Zoom
Is it a camera? Is it
a phone?
28
Look Who’s Shooting
Vicky Roy
60
Sony Xperia Z1
Sony’s return to the
megapixel wars
29
Visual Musings
by
Aditya Arya
38
Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-RX100 II
Does this camera match
up to its expecations?
62
Nokia Lumia 925
Just a minor update
63
CellPhoNe DiArieS
Dinesh Krishnan
on photographing
photographers
ON THE COVER
42
Panasonic DMC-XS1
Offers more than what
you would expect
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CellPhoNe TeChNiqUe
As the Light Goes Down
15 ways of getting
great low light
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44
Canon PIXMA PRO-1
The master of
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48
LG Pocket Photo
Just another novelty
10
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CellPhoNe Profile
Chanatip Bhandhavee
Exploring architecture
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EXCLUSIVE TESTS
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GREAT mASTERS
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PRofILE
Eadweard Muybridge and
his quest to freeze action
Exploring the mystical
remains of Dhanushkodi
Aditya Arya on how technology
has inluenced the way we see
Philippe Ramette takes you to a
gravity defying world of illusions
Maintaining Batteries
Getting the most of your
battery’s life
PHOTOGRAPH: LORENZ HOLDER / RED BULL ILLUME
DESIGN: SANTOSH D KAMBLE
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ShooTiNG TeChNiqUe
24 Action
Photographers Share
Their Biggest Secrets
The inside scoop
on creating the best
action photographs
Profile
Philippe Ramette
A glimpse into his topsy
turvy world
MArKeT SeNSe
When to Say No to
a Client
17 8
STorY BehiND The PiCTUre
The Elephant Man
122
GreAT MASTer
Eadweard Muybridge
The pioneer of
motion studies
110
TiPS & TriCKS
Capture billowy
clouds, starry nights
and ireworks
Regulars
feeDBACK ............................................................10
reADerS GAllerY ................................................70
PhoToGUiDe ...................................................... 106
1000 worDS ....................................................... 128
YoUr PiCTUreS .................................................. 136
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Revisiting the long
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114
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