Sparsh Jan07: Keeping alive the art of conversation full blogger version
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Are we living in an age of "conversation avoidance devices"? Worth pondering. Also in this issue... titbits on digital photography (and old world types), some profound / frivolous asides... and more.
If you have come in late, get to know of the new features we have added on MeraSnap.com. They include diff. sizes, option to write captions for every photograph, matte finish, etc. etc.
Warmly,
Team MeraSnap
How to Do Everything with Digital Photography
By Dave Huss
Delkin SensorScope - Detect if your Image Sensor Needs Cleaning
Classic revisited
Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960) Clip
From Anurag Bansal's blog - "There are so many plot twists in Meghe Dhaka Tara, but it never looses the focus on the scrutiny of human nature, our fate to be a victim or a victimizer." More.
Check this rather intense analysis on Ghatak's cinematic style. From Jump Cut.
News: Telugu film industry turns 75
Tollywood, as the Telugu film industry is often called, moved from Kolkata to Rajahmundry in 1936-37, but soon shifted to Madras (now Chennai) where it remained for decades. More. From Sunita Choudhury's blog. Or The Economic Times
You are welcome to contribute or suggest hacky/ irreverent/ intelligent blog reviews.
Testimonials on MeraSnap.com
Many thanks for your kind assistance. Much appreciated. I have recommended MeraSnap to many friends for the effective service. - Rajesh Joseph, Jan 25, '07
Greatly appreciate your service/updates. Please keep up your work!!! - Rajini Sundaram, Jan 25, '07
...Anyways thanks for taking the right decision and executing the order. Thanks for your feedback. - Uma Vyas, Jan 19, '07
Thank you. I got confirmation from both my parents and in-laws that they received the pictures in good condition. I've recommended your service to my brother-in-law. - Mahendra K. Pingale, Jan 15, '07
A very happy new year to you all ! Hope you have a rewarding year ahead. Thank you for your wonderful service. Really appreciate it. My mum received the photos within 2 days of placing order. would be happy to recommend your service to others. - Aarthy Sriram, Jan 09, '07
Feel happy to say that service is very good and keep up the good job. - Karthikeyan, Dec 29, '07
Tip for Great Prints
Location, Location, Location...
Do not mistake it for a retailer's war-cry. In our case, it is the mis-location of the photographed subject. Very often, the photographer's object of affection is just so close to the frame that some trimming is bound to happen when the prints come out.
For bright, rich and well-composed prints, try these tips.
Winston Churchill
Yousuf Karsh's portrait of an unhappy, scowling Winston Churchill happened when Karsh took away the leader's ubiquitous cigar from him - for a moment.
This is claimed to be the most reproduced photographic portrait in history.
One of Karsh's distinctive practices was lighting the subject's hands separately.
Read Karsh's profile from The Telegraph.
View his partial portfolio from Oswald Gallery.
Managing kids in the home office 
Here's some advice from the collective experience of several slightly battle-scared web working parents. From Web Worker Daily.
Are we living in an age of "conversation avoidance devices"? Worth pondering. Also in this issue... titbits on digital photography (and old world types), some profound / frivolous asides... and more.
If you have come in late, get to know of the new features we have added on MeraSnap.com. They include diff. sizes, option to write captions for every photograph, matte finish, etc. etc.
Warmly,
Team MeraSnap
 | Keeping the art of conversation alive Repartee and real social intercourse are said to be dying, but in the age of the mobile and blog they have taken on new |
| forms. More from The Guardian. | |
How to Do Everything with Digital Photography
By Dave Huss
 | One reviewer says "While many other books that purport to be overviews of digital photography devote a lot of pages to "post-processing" images with software, this book focuses almost entirely on the art of composing and taking good pictures." Dave Huss has been a photographer and seen on CNN & Tech TV. More |
Delkin SensorScope - Detect if your Image Sensor Needs Cleaning
 | Delkin Devices, Inc., makers of high quality digital photography products and accessories, announced the SensorScope™ System, the safest and most effective system for cleaning your digital SLR image sensor. More |
 |  | Guru A tonic for aspiring Indian Youth! (this actually was a comment on Rediff!) |
| Take two spoons of Guru tonic sicerely thrice a day...do some big thinking Explore and plan Take help and act fast....U R the Great Entrepreneur...Sincere message for aspiring Vibrant Yout folk of India from Great Modern Guruji Mani Ratnam..Forget about some unwanted Masala and take the core message of Film...It inpires you to make your true way to Success! Hats off to AB (Mirchi of North) and Madhavan (Curd Rice of South) and Gracious Ishwaraya (Mangalore Set Dosa) and Spicy Mallikka (Panner Tikka)..U all done great job and Keep it up! - Vijayakumar Chakrapani | ||
Classic revisited Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960) Clip
From Anurag Bansal's blog - "There are so many plot twists in Meghe Dhaka Tara, but it never looses the focus on the scrutiny of human nature, our fate to be a victim or a victimizer." More.
Check this rather intense analysis on Ghatak's cinematic style. From Jump Cut.
News: Telugu film industry turns 75
Tollywood, as the Telugu film industry is often called, moved from Kolkata to Rajahmundry in 1936-37, but soon shifted to Madras (now Chennai) where it remained for decades. More. From Sunita Choudhury's blog. Or The Economic Times
You are welcome to contribute or suggest hacky/ irreverent/ intelligent blog reviews.
Testimonials on MeraSnap.com
Many thanks for your kind assistance. Much appreciated. I have recommended MeraSnap to many friends for the effective service. - Rajesh Joseph, Jan 25, '07
Greatly appreciate your service/updates. Please keep up your work!!! - Rajini Sundaram, Jan 25, '07
...Anyways thanks for taking the right decision and executing the order. Thanks for your feedback. - Uma Vyas, Jan 19, '07
Thank you. I got confirmation from both my parents and in-laws that they received the pictures in good condition. I've recommended your service to my brother-in-law. - Mahendra K. Pingale, Jan 15, '07
A very happy new year to you all ! Hope you have a rewarding year ahead. Thank you for your wonderful service. Really appreciate it. My mum received the photos within 2 days of placing order. would be happy to recommend your service to others. - Aarthy Sriram, Jan 09, '07
Feel happy to say that service is very good and keep up the good job. - Karthikeyan, Dec 29, '07
Tip for Great Prints
Location, Location, Location...
Do not mistake it for a retailer's war-cry. In our case, it is the mis-location of the photographed subject. Very often, the photographer's object of affection is just so close to the frame that some trimming is bound to happen when the prints come out.
For bright, rich and well-composed prints, try these tips.
Yousuf Karsh's portrait of an unhappy, scowling Winston Churchill happened when Karsh took away the leader's ubiquitous cigar from him - for a moment.
This is claimed to be the most reproduced photographic portrait in history.
One of Karsh's distinctive practices was lighting the subject's hands separately.
Read Karsh's profile from The Telegraph.
View his partial portfolio from Oswald Gallery.
Here's some advice from the collective experience of several slightly battle-scared web working parents. From Web Worker Daily.
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