Earlier I never used to watermark my photos. Then the other day I saw my photograph (Taken with a Mobile Phone) in The Tribune

Link : http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070802/himachal.htm
Source : http://flickr.com/photos/himachal/281508604/

Then I started watermarking my photographs with a view that no one would use them without my permission. Then Himachal Tourism proved me wrong when they went a step ahead and cropped two of my photographs from flickr leaving the watermark and published them on their advertisements.

So in this tutorial I will teach you the way to make your photograph safe from online thieves. The idea is borrowed from Mr. Ankush Maria who takes care that no one steals his photographs.

1. Type in your Name with a clean and readable font.

Read on ‘Watermarking your photographs in Photoshop’

A waterfall near Jubbal, Shimla

Underexposed by two stops with 2 sec. exposure

Few photographs of my very old friends, Ankur Khachi and Aditya Kaith taken on our trip to Mcleodganj

Few photographs from my recent trip to a Himachali Festival, Chheenj Fair at Fagu ( 20 kms. from Shimla )

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging has introduced the EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR camera, the long-awaited successor to Canon’s highly popular EOS 5D, introduced in 2005. Building upon the qualities that made the EOS 5D camera so successful, Canon has coupled the creative power of a full-frame CMOS sensor in a relatively compact and affordable camera body, together with groundbreaking HD video capture that opens the door to a much wider range of imaging possibilities for photographers. Along with the ability to capture full HD video clips at 1920 x 1080 resolution, Canon’s EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR camera features a 21.1-megapixel full frame 24 x 36mm CMOS sensor, DIGIC 4 imaging processor and significantly lower noise, with an expanded sensitivity range from ISO 50 to ISO 25,600.

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So after waiting for about a week I got this new Apple MacBook. Yes, a non windows bases notebook. Dell and HP were also on my list but as I work mostly on Adobe Creative Suite, I choose Apple. The amazing white design and its compact size ( 13.3 inches ) made me fall in love with this thing. I have newer used a mac before, but then also I am not facing any problems in using it. Apple have done a good job here. I’ll work on it and will tell you my experiences soon.

Cheerz

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, The most popular lens among canon DSLR users. I bought it last week and now I don’t wanna take it off my camera. The image quality is amazing and so is the depth of field. The only think I hate of this lens is its poor built quality. The plastic used in the focusing ring is ugly and also the overall design is also bad. Yet it’s a best buy. The price is also very resonable.

I’ll be sharing few photographs taken with this lens very soon.

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iPhone was at last launched last midnight at Gurgaon (Airtel) and at Connaught place in Delhi (Vodafone). Many were disappointed to see the price tag (they simply converted $199 to INR and were more than happy that it’ll be of Rs 8,000 in India).

The launch of Nokia N96 at the right time will attract many buyers towards it but nothing can match the sexy looks of the iPhone. Thought it’s just a status symbol with less features but still , it’s different.

The much hyped and awaited iphone 3G will be officially launched in India in an hour. iPhone will start retailing at midnight here in Gurgaon. RealGeek.com is covering the event live from DLF Gurgaon on their website. Tech2.com has given a detailed review about it and some are criticizing it

http://www.extremetech.com/
http://whattheydontteachuatiphoneschool.wordpress.com/

Business Standard says it’ll cost between 31k to 36k INR

So till then, enjoy the links.

Cheers