Over the last few years I have spent a fortune on photography books. Most of them have been helpful and some have been particularly expensive and in hindsight perhaps not the best investment I have ever made. The next generation of book publishing is well and truly here in the form of eBook, I have to admit I was a little sceptical at how easy digital books are to read but … [Read more...]
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In the battle of Harry Potter style photographs, there is no winner…. yet!
The Harry Potter books and movies may not have had an immediate influence on the future of photography, but it definitely had an impact. Thank you, JK Rowling. You see, in the books and movies, the newspaper, called the Daily Prophet, had photographs which were like videos. So although they're on printed pages of paper, the imagery moves. Fun, right? We think so! In … [Read more...]
Breakfast at Kyani’s by Jayant Neogy
Hard headed scientists give me complicated reasons why time travel is not possible such as "it's impossible to reverse Entropy"! Being human however, my heart still wants to cast a longing lingering look behind and wish "if only I could return to some of my fondest memories in another time and another place!" For me, there is one such place and a much loved city. On a recent … [Read more...]
Don Giannatti Offers Free Training On Getting Photo Clients
Long time friend of Photocrati, Don Giannatti just announced and launched his new free online course for commercial photographers. That's right, not weddings, not portraits, not landscapes. This is for commercial photographers looking to find new clients. Don is a highly respectable photographer with a long history of quality and value. He has many books and paid courses … [Read more...]
The Emperor, the Wet Nurse and the Enemy
THE EMPEROR Nasr Ud Din Muhamaed Humayun the second Mughal emperor of India was just different. Born in Kabul to Mahim Begum and Babur in 1508 his name Humayun meant "the fortunate" in Persian. Ironically, misfortune dogged him all his life! Babur had managed only to partially subdue the Rajputs and the Pathans under Ibrahim Lodi when he died, leaving the 23-year-old Humayun … [Read more...]