Shivanand Sharma

Specialty Shooting — How To Capture Star Trails

Author’s Intro: This is a guest post by Mila Johnson. Mila is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys taking pictures of nature through multiple camera lenses. She is continually learning about photography and is excited to share what she’s already learned with photography enthusiasts and hobbyists. Capturing star trails can be a challenging experience for even [...]

Nikon D4 — A Comparison Of What’s Changed From Nikon D3

After a long wait, Nikon D4 was finally released (on 6 January 2012) to charm the professional photographers with its higher resolution, updated AF system and better low-light performance. As remarked by Ken Rockwell, “The Nikon D4 is for full-time professional news, sports and action photographers”, this replacement or the upgrade of Nikon D3 is [...]

Best Of APN 2011 — Top 15 Articles You Must Read

2011 was a great year for APN. Apart from covering the basics and fundamentals of photography, we tried to push our bounds to provide valuable and practical tips and ideas. Thanks for being a part of APN family. With the promise to bring in fresh ideas and creative tips in 2012, here’s the glimpse of [...]

E-book Review — The Art Of Boudoir Photography With Speedlights

Picking up from the piles of the books on the shelves about photography is quite of a task. Each book stands out distinctly with specific tips, tricks and blend of experiments and experiences of the photographers over the time. Some books make a lasting impresssion on the readers while others engulf the readers into seriously [...]

5 Lessons You Can Learn From Kids About Taking Great Pictures

Freedom of expression, playful activities and lots of fun in whatever they do is what sets the kids apart from the learned professionals like you and me. In the course of learning technicalities of the gear and rules of photography, we are often lost in the world of materialism where whatever we shoot / photograph [...]