Tigers of Bandhavgarh: Spotty
In this photostory series, we share with you what we have learned about individual tigers from our frequent visits to Bandhavgarh in India. We begin with the lovely tigress, Spotty.
Read More
Power of Photography Contest: Diwali
This week’s Toehold Power of Photography Contest is Diwali.
Read More
Toehold Develop – The Weekly Post-processing Contest: Nov 4 – 10, 2018
Process this image of Pushkar men into an optimized and enhanced image. Our Moderators are looking to see how well you can colour-correct this image without making it look gaudy.
Read More
Toecabulary: Low-key image
This week’s Toecabulary brings you the concept of ‘low-key image’ and the various factors it depends on. Read on to know more.
Read More
Power of Photography Contest: Tigers
This week’s Toehold Power of Photography Contest is Tigers.
Read More
Toehold Develop – The Weekly Post-processing Contest: Oct 28 – Nov 3, 2018
Process this Ranthambhore tiger image into an optimized and enhanced image by making its colours and contrasts emerge as naturally as they can be, and win an exciting prize if our Moderators like the result!
Read More
Toecabulary: Panning
Are you someone who is moved by images that contain in them a feeling of movement? Today’s Toecabulary elaborates on the photography technique, ‘panning’.
Read More
Power of Photography Contest: Water Drops
This week’s Toehold Power of Photography Contest is Water Drops.
Read More
Toehold Develop – The Weekly Post-processing Contest: Oct 21 – 27, 2018
Process this wide-angle image of a Cambodian temple into an optimized and enhanced image without letting it look garish, and win an exciting prize if our Moderators like the result!
Read More
Toecabulary: Compostion – Part 2
Today’s Toecabulary discusses ‘foreground’ in composition. When the subject of your photograph is not focussed in the foreground but there are other elements that add more layers, leading an onlooker to the subject, you’re using foreground to make your image more pleasing and dramatic than it could have been otherwise.
Read More
Kamchatka – A Life-changing Experience: Hymakar Valluri
Toehold patron Hymakar Valluri shares his experience of travelling to the Far East, Kamchatka in Russia, to photograph brown bears and other wildlife.
Read More
Toehold Develop – The Weekly Post-processing Contest: Oct 14 – 20, 2018
Process this environmental portrait of a Ladakhi woman into as surrealistic a frame as you wish it to be. Win an exciting prize if our Moderators like your work!
Read More
Toecabulary: Metering
How do you photograph the subject of your interest in a frame that is unevenly lit? And when do you choose to keep all the details of a scene as they are, how do you photograph it when it is evenly lit? Today’s Toecabulary discusses ‘metering’.
Read More
Toehold Develop – The Weekly Post-processing Contest: Oct 7 – 13, 2018
Have fun processing this raw image of the breathtaking Icelandic landscape. Win an exciting prize if your imagination strikes a chord with our Moderators!
Read More
Toecabulary: Slow Shutter Speed
The human eye cannot see flowing water as a velvety cascade or trace the star-trail against the sky. It can’t slice off a moment of a hummingbird’s frenzied wing-flutter. But a camera can. Today’s Toecabulary delves into ‘slow shutter speed’ photography.
Read More
Toehold Develop – The Weekly Post-processing Contest: Oct 1 – 6, 2018
Participate in our fun new post-processing contest! Process this leopard image and make it as realistically aesthetic as you can and win an exciting prize!
Read More
Happy World Tourism Day!
With all this Earth-love that exists the way it does – complete by itself in its hushed glory – we wish you all a very happy World Tourism Day!
Read More
Toecabulary: Macro lens
Macro photography allows us to shoot close-up, giving us beautifully-narrowed perspective into minutest details of the subject we photograph. With a macro lens, a photographer can capture tremendous, subtlest of details that the human eye can otherwise miss. Today’s Toecabulary is about Macro Lenses.
Read More
Puma Paradise – Patagonia Wildlife Photography Tour
Visit the pristine mountainous wilderness nurturing the majestic puma among other mammals and birds, and glaciers, lakes and rivers.
Read More
Toecabulary: Dynamic range
The eternal play of light and shadow in making the world visible to our naked eye is perceived differently by different cameras. The highlights and shadows are contained in what is called the ‘dynamic range’. This week’s Toecabulary elaborates the same.
Read More
Toecabulary: Wide-angle lens
The field of view and the focal length of the lens are inversely proportional to each other. In other words, the field of view is wider if the focal length of the lens you are using is shorter and vice versa. Today’s Toecabulary illustrates the use of wide-angle lenses.
Read More