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Macro Photography and lenses: Mayur Photography

mayurchaudhary — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:22:17 +0000

What is Macro Photography?
In simple words, macro photography is close-up photography, usually of very small subjects. Classically a macrophotograph is one in which the size of the subject on the negative is greater than life size. True macro photography, or a 1:1 ratio, captures a life-size depiction of a subject on the camera’s digital sensor. A 1:4 ratio provides a life-size representation of the subject when printed at the typical size of 4×6 inches.

Best Nikon macro lens

For photographers who use Nikon SLR camera’s, there is:

Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor Lens
Nikon 60mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor Lens
Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro Lens for Nikon SLR Cameras

Best Canon macro lens

For Canon Digital SLR camera’s, there are 3 popular choices.

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens
SIGMA 50mm f2.8 EX Macro 1:1 Lens for Canon SLR digital camera’s

Tips for Maco Photography

1. Choose the Best Lens Option
2. Make a Standard Zoom Focus Closer by Adding Tubes
3. Add a Dioptre to Make a Lens Focus Closer
4. Use Apertures to Control Depth of Field
5. Blend Flash with Ambient
6. Use a Third Hand
7. Fine-tune Macro Pattern Compositions
8. Point of Focus: It is imperative to consider the actual point of focus when working close-up with tiny subjects.
9. Check images on camera LCD Panel before proceeding further
10. Raindrops are best for Macro photography (my favorite)
11. Add different coloured backgrounds to macro shots

Here are some examples on Macro photography:

For more please visit www.mayurphotography.com or photography.mayurchaudhary.com

How to create an impressive timeline cover photo for your facebook page.

mayurchaudhary — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:52:14 +0000

The most important characteristic of the Facebook timeline layout is that it allows you to make your profile a perfect representative of your personality and can help make your facebook profile more unique.

This post is intended to make your facebook timeline cover photo impressive and usable. Below are the fact & numbers about Facebook cover photo and profile image:

Main Image: 851 x 315 pixels
Mini profile image: 180 x180 scaled to 32 x 32 pixels (This is the small one directly under the main image.)
Apps Image: 111 x 74 pixels
Milestone image: 843 x 403 pixels

Download Facebook cover photo GUI Free PSD. Feel free to design your cover photo, credit will be much appreciated. Thanks & Enjoy!!

Freebie: Download 404 error page GUI Free PSD

mayurchaudhary — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:50:12 +0000

You might have come across to the 404 error page while attempting to access a page or file on a site that doesn’t exist or has been moved. Visiting this page isn’t a pleasure but it can be fun if presented creatively while communicating the message.

Tips for creating your Error 404 Page
- Eye catching visuals.
- Provide an alternative navigation.
- Try interacting and communicating your visitors.
- Be user-friendly.
- Don’t confuse users, be to the point

Download 404 error page GUI Free PSD. You can use it to mock-up and design user interfaces. Thanks & Enjoy!!

Freebie: Breadcrumb GUI Free PSD and it’s importance in SEO

mayurchaudhary — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:46:41 +0000

Breadcrumb as we know is a type of secondary navigation that reveals the user’s location in a website or Web application.

SEO Benefit – breadcrumbs are a great way to interlink your site pages with keyword rich anchor (linking) text. Couple this with Google’s ability to display breadcrumb links in their search results, a well optimizes breadcrumb navigation can provide some great SEO benefit.

Download Breadcrumb GUI Free PSD. You can use it to mock-up and design user interfaces. Thanks & Enjoy!!

Colors and their association with web design.

mayurchaudhary — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:11:51 +0000

Whether we realize it or not but colors play an important role in our life and our designs. It has ability to modify and change our judgment, emotions and feeling. Let’s go through the color psychology.

RED: Light red for joy and love; dark red for rage and anger, but also leadership and courage; pink for romance and feminine qualities; and rusty reds for fall and change.

BLUE: Light blue for heath, depth, stability and faith; dark blue for knowledge, power, trust and integrity.

GREEN: Green is the color of natural health, calm and soothing to eyes.

PURPLE: Light purple for softness, nostalgia and romance; dark purple for moodiness, including unease, gloom or frustration or the much different sense of power and control.

YELLOW: Light yellow for caution and trepidation; dark yellow for happiness, joy and freshness.

ORANGE: Yellow-orange or gold for prestige and wisdom; red-orange for pleasure, energy, health and desire; and dark orange for change or distrust.

GOLD: Evokes the feeling of prestige. The meaning of gold is illumination, wisdom, and wealth. Gold often symbolizes high quality.

BROWN: They are also called neutral colors. Pale browns for calm, purity and elegance; medium to tan for dullness or conservation; and darker browns for stability, comfort and experience.

WHITE & BLACK: White for pure, clarity, cleanliness and openness; black for power, elegance and mystery; and gray for calm and conservative.

Welcome to Mayur Chaudhary Blog

mayurchaudhary — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:15:24 +0000

Hi there, I’m Mayur Chaudhary, a creative designer based out of Bangalore, India. With over 13+ years of rich experience in UI Design, Usability, Brand Creation, Print, HTML/CSS, I am looking forward to take up any challenges. Feel free to contact me via email with any questions you may have concerning my work, the website, or my availability for any kind of help. Stay tuned for Design resources & freebies.