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Discover The Joy Of Pet Photography

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Pet photography is something that many people like to do to capture a special moment in the life of their pet. For example, you have a cat and a bird, and they get a long surprisingly well. Why not capture those special moments when they’re relaxing with each other. After all, there aren’t many cats and birds that live peacefully together.

A beautiful example of pet photography is one is which a person plans an outing with their pet, and has the camera set to take a picture of them. Of course, you’ll have to plan the logistics of this photo and have everything setup in advance of taking the shot. Do a few practice runs with your pet and then set the timer appropriately.

People that have invested in purebred animals like to photograph their pets that they show. There are plenty of events and situations to photograph with your pet, especially while practicing and then the actual participation in the shows. Imagine all the photos you can get with other pet owners and the people you meet!

Perhaps the most common reason that people are interested in pet photography is for use for holiday cards. I’m sure you’ve received a few holiday cards with the family pet showcased. While people can plan and execute their own pet photography, many local pet stores offer this service for their customers. Look for special offers on major holidays when special backdrops have been setup. The best photos can often be achieved by getting the pet to focus their attention on something specific, like a toy.

Pet photography is one of those hobbies that is both fun and relaxing. Not only do you get to take pictures with your favorite camera, but you also get to interact with pets at the same time.

If you are the owner of a dog, and photography is your hobby, then consider opening a dog photography studio. To attract the most customers, you will most likely have to be able to photograph dogs of all breeds and sizes. You can do informal pictures or formal pictures. Informal pictures most likely involve the dog being photographed with a favorite toy or bone, while other more formal pictures are the kinds of things that people like to choose from like special backdrops and furniture setup.

You can imagine that it is not easy to take pictures of dogs. While some breeds are lazy and docile, others are quite hyper and do not follow directions. To be a successful dog photographer, you need to be able to get dogs in a position that their owner wants for the picture. This is most often achieved with things like treats and dog toys, so be sure to have plenty on hand.

Pet photography can be fun for you and your family to record memories. But, if photography and pets are your hobbies, consider choosing to do pet photography. You may also want to consider submitting the photos you’ve taken to photo galleries for resale. Better yet, setup your own website and offer your quality pet photography as a specialty niche for pet lovers and publishers.

The Rules Of Photography Knowing When To Break Them.

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Creative photography is a mix of many ingredients; art and technology, skill and patience, cold mechanical knowhow and individual flair.

For a beginner learning the basics, it would be nice if there was a simple set of rules to follow to make the whole thing easier. Surely someone could just tell you what aperture to use in a given situation, or how to structure a composition to get the best results every time?

Photography is a lot like learning to drive. With a car, you need to know the road rules, and you need to know the basic skills of steering, accellerating and braking. These can be learned easily with a bit of practice. But even when you have mastered the essentials, you still need to get to know your car, because each car is a little different. Then you need experience with night driving, wet-weather driving, off-road driving…

What you must understand is that following the rules will only take you so far. In photography, you will find that rules help you in the beginning, and some rules will stay with you throughout your career. The trick is to understand when the rules don’t apply, or when you should choose to ignore them. This is the type of knowledge that can’t easily be taught. It comes with experience, and is what gives you indiduality as a photographer.

Below are just a few of the rules that, for an experienced photographer, are just made to be broken.

Photography Rule #1. Outdoor Photos Should Be Taken In The Early Morning Or Late Afternoon. This is one of the first principles of landscape photography, and can be applied to almost any outdoor photography. The softness and warm colour of the sunlight at these times adds beauty and character to almost any scene. It also creates much lower contrast, allowing you to avoid harsh shadows and over-exposure of the highlights in your photos.

When can you break this rule? I can think of two situations immediately.

Black and white photography is defined by contrast rather than by subtle colour, so you often want stronger shadows to create the best image. For this reason, black and white photos are often best taken closer to the middle of the day when the light is stronger.

Rainforest photography is also best in the middle of the day, but this time you don’t want bright sunlight; you want cloudy weather to create an nice even light throughout the forest. Otherwise the patches of light coming through the canopy will create ‘hot spots’ all over your image.

Photography Rule #2.The Rule Of Thirds. The rule of thirds is an excellent guide for a beginner learning about composition. In simple terms, it divides your photo into three parts, vertically and horizontally. The dividing lines are the best places to position long objects in a photo (like trees and horizon lines). The points where the lines intersect are the most effective places to position smaller objects for most impact.

Photos that are taken according to the Rule Of Thirds appear balanced. They satisfy our natural sense of visual order and simply look ‘right.’ Unfortunately, the world is not so easily organised as the rule, so it is impossible in nature to take every photo this way. Moreover, sometimes you may decide to ignore the rule, giving more impact to the photo by shaking up the normal balance of the composition.

When can you break this rule? Here is one obvious example, but I am sure you can think of many more.

Sunset photos feature colourful skies, and silhoettes in the foreground. If you have a truly spectacular sky, it doesn’t make sense to fill a third of the picture with empty blackness. You may choose to tilt the camera up to make a feature of the sky, and reduce the area filled by the foreground.

Rule #3. Your Lightmeter Is Always Right. Most of the time you can trust your lightmeter. If it indicates your photo is well exposed, it probably will be…but not always.

When can you break this rule? When there is a big difference in the level of light between the subject and the surroundings.

You may be photographing a person, an animal, a flower etc. in full sunlight, but the background is shady. This is a very effective way of making your subject stand out from the surroundings. In this situation, the different levels of light are bound to trick the lightmeter. In fact, if you take your photo on auto, your subject will most likely be overexposed. The best approach is to switch your camera to manual, and adjust your aperture or shutter speed until the photo is underexposed by one or two stops. This will darken your background and bring the subject into perfect exposure.

Can you see a pattern developing here? Rules are there for a reason, and your skills will improve in leaps and bounds if you learn them and practice them. But having done that, you are ready to take the next step. Start experimenting outside the rules and see where it takes you. Knowing and following the rules will make you a good photographer. Choosing how and when to break them will make you even better.

Fashion & Art a Potent Potion!

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By Beverly Pereira Photography: Courtesy Tarun Tahiliani & The Singh Twins

Tarun Tahiliani’s Spring Summer 15 collection showcased at the Lakme Fashion Week Summer Resort 2015 features motifs, imagery and colours inspired by the celebrated art of the British-Indian Singh Twins…

Fashion and Art are not exactly strange bedfellows. Think Andy Warhol’s portrait of Yves Saint Lauren or Warhol’s iconic flowers that played muse to Prada’s Spring 2013 collection. More recently and closer to home, Tarun Tahiliani has collaborated with the internationally acclaimed Singh Twins, whose works of art play muse to his Lakme Fashion Week Spring Summer -15 collection.

The London-born, Liverpool-based Singh Twins, Amrit and Rabindra, describe their work as -past modern’ as opposed to Post Modern, portraying their Indian and British identities through the application of eastern and western aesthetics. Using motifs that represent British Asian life, cityscapes and pop culture, their work is tinged with the personal and the political and can be viewed as a social commentary with tongue-in-cheek humour.

Hugely inspired by this melange, the designer launched a ready-to-wear fashion line at the Wills India Fashion 2014 in Delhi as an ode to the Singh Twins’ art. He has now crafted garments for the Mumbai Lakme Fashion Week that bring to life the Twins’ well-received Indian miniature paintings, detailed black and white drawings and digital mixed medium art that explores an exclusive relationship with their home city of Liverpool.

Tarun, himself, is known to skilfully blend the modern and the traditional and augmenting this with the Twins’ affinity for reviving the age-old technique of miniature painting and the juxtaposition of modern iconography has led to a range of digitally printed separates – kaftans, jewel tees, dhoti skirts, lungi skirts, leggings and dresses etc. Some colour palettes and elements have been creatively reworked by the designer to harmonise with the collection. The twins’ Wheel of Fortune has been incorporated as a whole on to a Tahiliani kurta, while decorative motifs from their black and white Aquarius have been reassembled and colourised within the design of another outfit. Silk kaftans, much like a vast canvas, allow the twins’ paintings to come through beautifully. Saris are rife with colours, featuring borders that carry Persian motifs borrowed from their paintings.

His menswear also features text vignettes, stylised clouds and waves, borders and decorative motifs from several of the twins’ works, offering fashion lovers an artistic take-away, proving yet again that the art and fashion are strong counter-influencers! click here to view images from the collection on indiaartndesign.com

Online Fine Art Photography For Sale

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Online is the perfect medium to have a look at fine art photography for sale without compromising on quality of art work.

Photography is an art which cannot be artificial created but it is an inborn talent. With the increase in talent ratio in market, competition has also increased. In such scenario, online world has given recognition to many artists then be it related to photography or paintings. In San Diego you can find many such online website that promote work of newbie as well as well known artist in order to offer best fine art photography for sale. An art lover is always keen to have a look at some new and innovative art work and such online medium is the perfect example of showcasing art work.

While looking for company that offers online fine art photography for sale you need to consider some of the below mentioned factors:

Appropriate description is essential

Online sale of art work is definitely good concept but successful results can be achieved only when it is effectively carried out. While adding particular painting or photography to the online gallery, it is essential to add description to it. Description should explain entire details of photography and place where is clicked. What exactly does the photograph narrates? What is the motive behind such clicks? You need to look for such answers while visiting online art gallery.

Artist information

Artist information is very much essential because many people are keen to know details of artist before making purchases. Good artist information can enhance popularity of artist and can also create positive impact in the mind of visitors. There are online art gallery that provide till dated detail information about artist which also includes its birth date. You can make out whether the art gallery is efficient or not by means of having look at description and artist information posted in the gallery.

Presentation of work

Presentation of work plays very important role while displaying art work over online medium. In exhibition live photograph or painting is in front of you which can be good decisive factor. This is not the case with online gallery and so effective display is very much essential. The online company you select should offer the same product as that of shown in the gallery. Look for the reliable company that showcases original photograph and not some photograph that is create by means of Photoshop.

Fine art photography for sale can be successfully viewed over online medium if the website selected by you is reputed and reliable.

Best Clubs in Paris

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There are millions of things to do in Paris. The city blossoms with art and history, exudes sophistication, and is the most fashionable place on the planet, but just like the boarding school socialite arriving for her first year in college, the city does have a wild side.

The bars might close at 2am, but a diverse club scene keeps Paris alive and kicking long into the night. And it isnt all just upscale exclusivity where you need to be Scarlett Johansson to get past the door although being Scarlett Johansson never hurts. Clubs in Paris range from opulent to trendy to hard-hitting musical craziness, and below are our three favorites for every clubbers taste.

Club Silencio

Club Silencio may be the most exclusive club in Paris, and for good reason. The members-only high-end nightclub in Les Halles is a total reflection of the eccentric mind of its creator, movie director David Lynch. The doors open to the “public” post midnight, and those lucky enough to make it past the long lines and the stringent eyes of the bouncers (hint: be a famous writer/actor/director/painter) descend half a dozen flights into the unworldly club that doubles as an art exhibition of interior design at its finest. The arched ceilings and enclosed walls in the extensive bunker makes the five distinct rooms feel like a gold-leafed maze of tunnels underneath a foreign planet. Talk to an Oscar-winning producer at the bar over cocktails and then make your way to the main stage where A-list DJs spin for the jetsetters looking to show some moves.

Favela Chic

Those looking to skip the hassle of impressing bouncers and having their toes stepped on in long lines should head to Favela Chic, a hip dance spot that brings the Brazilian Carnival to Paris. Hidden away down an alley in the Bastille district with no exterior display except for a glowing top hat, the interior is an unpretentious and energetic mix of international youngsters getting rowdy to the Latin beats. The booze flies off the shelf as the night heats up into a hot and sweaty dance party thats always packed with fun-loving hipsters and travelers. This isnt the place for a quiet night out, so put on your favorite shoes and zumba your way over to Favela Chic.

Social Club

Its social, its a club, and it brings in the best DJs and live performers in the city! What more could a music-loving clubber ask for? The cool interior is like the setting from one of those old sci-fi movies that takes place in the future an ultramodern dcor that still feels retro. Black walls and black couches surround the main highlight of Social Club: the DJ stage and spacious dance floor. An impressive lighting system with LEDs and neon spotlights spinning and flashing from the rafters sets the mood for the hectic music-lovers ready to jump and dance. With bottle service lounge areas, a modish dcor, and accessible door policy, Social Club is perfect for those looking for a trendy spot with great music and without the snobbery.

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