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Every great picture starts with design.

Glass, sensor and a hundred small decisions between them. Nothing in a camera is there by accident.

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The lens gathers, the sensor decides, you choose. This platform works the same way: each page does one thing well.

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A leopard drinking from a rock pool — Leopard at Jhalana, Jaipur

A performer swinging a ring of fire — Gatka performance, Army Bib Expo

Pelicans gathered on a rock in blue water — Pelicans at Jal Mahal

Workers among white salt heaps — Sambhar Salt Lake

A boy captured mid-splash — Galtaji splash

Silhouettes of goats and herders on a lake bank — Goat herders, black and white

Children lighting candles at night — Candlelight at Statue Circle

Flamingos reflected in blue water — Flamingos

Aerial view of queues outside a temple — Ganesh Chaturthi, Moti Dungri

Models on a runway in black — Fashion show

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Mastering Photography

The Complete Guide to Digital Photography from Beginner to Pro. 192 pages in full colour, from your first camera to professional work.

Paperback₹1,500

Online reader (PDF)₹499

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English first edition, launching soon. Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Chinese editions are in preparation.

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Exposure · 4 minThree settings, one balanceAperture, shutter speed and ISO trade light, motion and noise against each other. Change one and something else must give.Read →Light · 5 minRead the light before you shootDirection, softness and colour change a scene more than the subject does. Watch where shadows fall before you raise the camera.Read →Composition · 5 minA frame is a set of choicesThe rule of thirds is a starting point, not a law. Edges, lines and the space around a subject decide how a picture is read.Read →Lenses · 6 minWhat focal length really doesA wider lens includes more and exaggerates distance. A longer lens compresses it. Choose by the story, not by the zoom range.Read →Editing · 5 minShoot RAW, edit with intentA RAW file keeps far more tonal detail than a JPEG. Edit for the mood you saw, then stop.Read →Photojournalism · 6 minTell it truthfullyContext, captions and consent matter as much as the picture. A strong frame without the facts is only half a story.Read →

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