Article by Binny Varghese

Tips for panorama photography 

I have a niche for Photography & for today will just share some important basic tips that I know of.

It is said that to be a real photographer you need to have a digital SLR camera, for those of you who do not know what a SLR is, “Single Lens Reflex”, a type of camera used by photographers throughout the world. I recommend a Nikon D40 SLR. It’s one of the basic SLRs and a best one to start with if you are just a beginner or an amature. With a basic lens of 18-55mm with the camera

For today’s tip, let’s look at the art of perfect “Panorama Photography”. This is a type of photography where a wide picture is presented, by taking multiple shots and stitching them together or say merging them together.

Equipment:

• Nothing fancy, a digital camera will make life much easier as this enables use software rather than scanners to merge photos.
• Flash is a bad idea for Panorama.
• Using Tripod will give better results
• Using the self timer will help keep it steady for long exposures.

Taking the photos:

• Find yourself a nice scene, and work along the bits you want, in rows or columns.
• Most software wants about 20% overlap at each side.

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Article by Prewit P

Hello Friends, I am back again with tips on practical fashion. Most of you must be thinking that what ever I have written here is nothing but plain “common sense”! Yes, but common sense is not very common, is it?

I am not asking to go complete fashion –mania; but to consider practical fashion as part of our overall personality. Fashion awareness is not only helpful while choosing clothes, but also helps to invest better without hurting the wallet much hmm…. “Fashion on a shoestring budget” can be the next article here.

Well, becoming slim is fashion now. There is a general perception that any dress would suite a slim person. But the fact is, finding clothes that match the body structure is a challenge for both slim & well built individuals. What if you are skinny like Indian bowler Ishant Sharma or Victoria Beckham and only as tall as Sachin Tendulkar or Urmila Matondkar? Does this combination depress you?  Relax; today I will focus on fashion tips for skinny people that will make them look sleek and smart.

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PRACTICAL FASHION TIPS

Article by Prewit.P

Fashion is an art and requires life long learning. I am not a fashion guru, but I would like to share my opinion based on own experience and quest for practical fashion. Yes, the word is ‘PRACTICAL FASHION’’, which every common person must know. Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie will look good in any dress because they are born handsome! But unfortunately not all are born with Brads look and Angelina’s figure. Fashion is not about blindly copying a particular dress that look good on models; but in understanding how you will look in that dress. To know this, you will have to know yourself first, your body type and your shortfalls.

Great Fashion Tips !!!

Few of you might argue that one should have freedom to dress as they wish regardless of what others think. It is very much ideal but not practical in real.

Why does one dress fashionably? ………………………….

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Prewit- New co-author

I am happy to announce that my long time friend, Prewit is joining this site as a co-owner & expert. Prewit brings a breath of fresh air to this blog, which was getting too monotonous with my style of writing. He is also a fashion guru & an entrepreneur.

Prewit has just contributed his first article to this blog called “lighten up“. Thanks, Prewit for lightening up my workload. I request all my regular blog readers to welcome Prewit with the same warmth that you have shown me.

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LIGHTEN UP- Ten Tips

For Eating Well and loosing weight without having to Diet

March 2^nd, 2009 on my 37th birthday when I woke up, I decide to do something about my health and weight. By then, I was nothing but an aging, snoring, overweight and unhealthy husband. Like most men  love food and to me all food is comfort food. But after too much over too many years, I ended up not only with BIG STOMACH, but also with high cholesterol and blood pressure.

As a foodie, there was no way I could go on a diet. Instead, I banned the word DIET and decided to get HEALTHY . I came up with a plan-not a diet – A way of eating well which means ” Missing out on nothing that I like”.

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