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Ramesh Prabhu » Photography

“Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph” ~ Matt Hardy

Much more than a serious hobby, photography is an outlet for my creative, right brained self. It took me just a little while to realize that it isn’t the equipment or the technique that is important, but what you’re looking to convey that is.

That little nugget of insight really has the power to liberate, to change the way you look at things around you, and help you get better results out of your photography, while having a little fun in the process!

Color Me Badd

February 23, 2012

Given the time and freedom, my mind can get into a creative groove, imagining photographs of objects in and around the house. Well, most times that is. Other times however, I’d have to look for inspiration elsewhere, like I did for this Valentine’s Day prop. One of my best sources of inspiration however, is my [...]

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Apocalypse!

February 22, 2012

There are reports of spaceships appearing over New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles…. and… the Great Smokey Mountains? Yep. If this looks like a scene out of Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day, you wouldn’t be alone. This is one of my first attempts at HDR photography… three bracketed exposures combined using Photomatix Pro. A liberal application [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2012

Between my day job as a technologist, and the cold, short days, there isn’t much of outdoor photography that I get to do during the winter months, in the New York area. Well, at least that is my excuse and I’m sticking to it. However, opportunities abound in and around the house, where almost anything [...]

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Venitian Blue

February 13, 2012

Quick, what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name Venice? If you’re like most people, you probably said… the gondola, right? Well, why wouldn’t you? Known for its architecture, its canals, its bridges, its carnival and for its film festival, Venice is most synonymous with the gondola. It’s said that [...]

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Small Window, Big Hearts

April 27, 2011

Growing up in Chennai India, I would visit my grand parents’ house in Kuzhuppilly, a beautiful little town in the neighboring state of Kerala, almost every summer vacation. Not only was I excited to go see my grand parents, I’d look forward to the journey that would get me there… twelve hours in a train [...]

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