Hey how cute I was!!! My first day school!!!! Hey my birthday… God what a cake!!!! Maa you look beautiful in wedding saree… Grandparents playing with me… I am giving gift to my sister… God what a trip of Chennai with my friends!!! Tiger (my pet) was so small!!! Lyka (my pet) in the bath tub…..
Looking at the photographs of these old memories I feel the same happiness as I felt that same day itself. These were some of my greatest memories… I stay alone in Mumbai, for studies, and whenever I am lonely these photographs actually do the trick. They take away all my loneliness and bring my precious memories back in my heart. The same glory of the day and the same emotions… What an asset these photographs are!!!!
These old memories are beautiful and I remember most of these photographs were clicked by my Dadu (Grandfather), since he passed away, the photographs clicked by him brings his memory as well. He was a great photographer, who immensely enjoyed his work. This always reminds me to follow the passion. He followed his passion and was the most satisfied individual I ever met! His work was his play, his passion, his whimsy and his love. He followed what he believed in and was successful. He played a perfect professional when it was work and a perfect enthusiastic child when it came to learn new techniques of photography.
Photography is the result of combining several technical discoveries. There are many new revolutions taking place in the world of photography but this all started with the invention of Pinhole camera followed by negative print photographs which were adapted to colored photographs and then the latest invention that revolutionized the whole photographers market is digital camera. The way black and white images converted into color print photographs, digital imaging technology has added loads of assistance. Traditional photography made it difficult for the photographers to work on remote locations or click the finest details or the focusing concerns. Using Digital photography we can click photographs in the virtual world, change the background. We can manipulate things and that’s the concern of the moment.
Digital photography is a form of photography that uses an array of light sensitive sensors to capture the image focused by the lens, as opposed to an exposure on light sensitive film. The captured image is then stored as a digital file ready for digital processing (colour correction, sizing, cropping, etc.), viewing or printing. In 1991, Kodak unveiled the DCS 100, the first commercially available digital single lens reflex camera. Although it’s high cost precluded uses other than photojournalism and professional photography, commercial digital photography was born.
The primary difference between digital and chemical photography is that chemical photography resists photo manipulation because it involves film and photographic paper, while digital imaging is a highly manipulative medium. This difference allows for a degree of image post-processing that is comparatively difficult in film-based photography and permits different communicative potentials and applications.
I remember the enthusiasm of my Dadu, when he clicked the first digital photograph! He was dumbfounded with the clarity and the changes he could amend in the pictures. He was apparently very simple person and was amazed with the new technology. Digital imaging has, however, raised several ethical concerns because of the ease of manipulating digital photographs in post-processing. Today's technology has made image editing relatively simple for even the novice photographer. According to the surveys majority of photographers use digital imaging techniques. It has actually made a remarkable impact in the market of photography. Starting from science and forensics to the law cases, from advertising to wildlife photography, everything was dazzled with the great impact of the digital photography. Everything dazed in the glory of this new technology. But the manipulated photographs can pose a danger to the law cases or even the modeling photographs, which is the critical issue in this matter. However, recent changes of in-camera processing allow digital fingerprinting of photos to detect tampering for purposes of forensic photography. This has again taken the care of the hooligans who donot follow the privacy issues and tampers them.
Several other accessories and software’s are available to refine the lighting, optics, sensors, processing, storage, display, and software used in digital photography, which will make the moments we capture and cherish forever. My Dadu operated different types of cameras from simple black and white cameras to the digital cameras in his studio and from his experience and enthusiasm I can admit that he truly loved the new technology. It made him capable of beautifying the moments of the individual. He beautified his own memories and preserved them for us.
He was the most creative person and the way he clicked photographs, they were surprising. And with digital photography he actually touched the acme of his skills. He clicked photographs randomly or based on the eclectic themes. But whatever he did he truly was successful to reach the zenith. It was possible only because he genuinely believed in his work which was his passion and commitment. He worshipped his camera and prayed to his desire for all the work he succeeded in. Knowing this is very practical to say that with the advent of the digital photographers it has been easy to click images and bring about the change. But the skills and the creativity required to click the moment is in the photographer.
A photographer whether he uses the digital camera or the simple negative camera the uniqueness of the moment captured will depend on his skills which make them the one we crave for. These skills can be developed. Individuals who love to click moments rather than just images can learn the techniques online from the Photographers Blog and several free digital photographic courses available. I as a granddaughter of a Photographer will always recommend every individual to develop a creative hobby, which can be as simple as clicking photographs.
There is lot of demand for the creative photographers and when an individual will develop a hobby of clicking photograph, it will transform into passion and when passion becomes commitment of life, the skills to click perfect shots are improved. This continuous advancement and enthusiasm of converting hobby into passion and work can escort the individual to the pinnacle of the creative world. Just the only need is to develop a hobby… Click the photograph!!!!
In this small span of life, we long to endure forever and offer the beautiful moments for others to cherish, so we click the moments. The unforgettable moments we always endeavor them to make them an innate part of our life. We try to remember them when we are happy or when we are sad as well. That’s the reason “Pictures” or the “Photographs” play such an important part in our life and so do the “photographers.” Every photographer can click an “image” or “photograph.” But the real beauty lies in the moments! So develop a talent and skills that can indeed “click the moment”….
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