Swami Photography

Is your camera always on Auto? Knowing how to use your camera manually unlocks more creative possibilities for you. Cameras have light sensors that detect how much light there is in your scene and do a pretty good job at “averaging” the light and getting you a sharp, well-lit photo. But that’s the problem. All your photos will be just average :)

25 years ago I took a camera to school and videotaped all my classes—I was in Form 5, and it was a few weeks before my GCSE exams. Many of my classmates would leave after the exams…and what better way to preserve the precious memories than filming a typical day in school!.

To a photographer, nothing is more fulfilling than to see your work in print. My work was recently published in a book created by Escaype, a precious photography community in the Bay Area.

Maternity shoots are a lot of fun, but it’s also way more intense than regular portrait shoots—in a regular portrait shoot, if you mess up, you can try again. For maternity shoots, you get one chance to get it right.