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PAST X PRESENT PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE

A PHOTOGRAPHICCLIXAGES
VOLUME II, ISSUE I
PERSPECTIVE 2022

EVENT
COVERAGE

Article By Panacea

MOBILE

PHOTOGRAPHY

IT IS MORE
THAN JUST A

PHOTOGRAPH

Sarim Ahmed

Dedicated to the
community of

IIT Bhubaneswar
Past, Present &

Future

CONTENTS

Past X Present Nikon FM
Nikkor 50mm f/2 Ai-S
As Kodak's tagline used to be,


"You push the button, we do
Kodak TMAX 400

the rest."

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Event Coverage Nikon D7500
Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX
When the deadline is
f/1.8
1/500s
yesterday and the event is
ISO 1000

tomorrow, how high can the
8

stakes be?

Mobile Redmi Note 8
Photography f/1.8

We all have heard the phrase,
1/11978s
"My phone can take a better
4.74mm
ISO 200
picture than that!"
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It is more than Image Credit
just a photograph Charles C. Ebbets

A picture speaks a thousand

words.

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Photo Gallery Nikon D5100
Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-

Keeping Up With The f/5.6G DX
Traditions f/8
30s
8 ISO 100

Credits Nikon D7500
Nikkor 35mm

Blood, Sweat and Pixels
f/1.8G DX
f/2 16

1/8000s
ISO 100

Selfie

Kodak TMAX 400

Vardhan Mittal

"No place is boring, if you've had a good night's sleep and have a
pocket full of unexposed film."

-Robert Adams

Past X Present 1

PAST X PRESENT 1

A PHOTOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE

All the photographs seen in this article have been shot on analogue, 35mm film.

Hrishita Hiremath

et the world spin. What upon himself to develop the last

L goes around comes roll of Kodachrome film.

back, if not physically It is hard to believe sometimes

then in memories and thoughts, that the amalgamation of colors

and today I sit back and and the precision of the

appreciate the world of photographs seen are taken from

analogue photography through an analogue camera, considering

the dusty Nikkors and the digital era and its bravado,

Summicrons of an era gone by. looking at these photos it's

The complete process from unimaginable and beyond my

setting the camera to clicking

belief that such photos can be

and then finally developing it to

clicked on analogue film.

get it to life is enticing and

The complexity behind clicking

personal and this ritual is not just

these photos on films is often

overwhelming for rookie

photographers like us, most of us underestimated as well as

who haven’t even shot on these underappreciated considering what

stunning piece of devices but a mammoth of a task it is to take

overwhelms great photographers care of external factors

like Steve McCurry who had the since it is all done manually

responsibility or rather took which includes focus.

Past X Present 2

The Minolta SRT 101; one of

the popular camera choices of

war photographers in the

previous century. It has

manual focus, manual

exposure and the only thing

for which it needs a battery is

the light meter.
Pictured with it is the 50mm

f/1.7; again a very common

lens to be paired with it.
The scratches and dents on

this particular specimen show

that the previous owner used

it quite heavily.

Kodak TMAX 400

Vardhan Mittal

Steve McCurry
with his

manual focus

Nikon
Kuwait, 1991

Image Credit: Steve McCurry

It would not be an overstatement if generations and has the means to

it is said that it is satisfying and connect people from all walks of

romantic enough to just look at life.

these pictures all day no matter Let's consider the case of war

what the theme or the story behind photography. Not only is it high in

the photo is. emotional quotient but has a

This brings me to a very compelling significant character to tell tales

and engrossing genre of of war. It also seems like a good

photography that has the power to genre to describe the hitches and

entice and trigger interest across the complications faced on

Past X Present 5

Strong, saturated colours and high

contrast along with organic grain

are some of the typical

characteristics of an image taken

on film. These characteristics

represent a strong departure from

the modern, clinical look of digital

cameras and provide a more

gritty, rustic aesthetic to the

images.

Fujifilm Superia 400 Vardhan Mittal

Parachutes

Kodak TMAX 400

the field , I don’t mean to get Vardhan Mittal

into the weeds of it all but one life to report the world the
narrative that they deserve to
could imagine basic know.

inconvenience faced like dust on

the equipment and making sure

that battery does not run out in

a war zone where the

photographer has risked his/her

Past X Present 7

Winter flora

Fujifilm Superia 400

Vardhan Mittal

Drams

Preethi Melody

Event 2

COVERAGE

Guest Article by Panacea

Vedanta Mohapatra

vent coverage is a fun of such grandeur and

E and exciting niche for anticipation were shifted to a
many photographers,
but it does pose a real rather dull virtual mode that

didn't quite catch the event's

challenge to try and bring all the

spirit. People are glaring at their

people who are in action without screens, with the sound of echo

compromising the space of and screeches, and the only

others. Moreover, in an institute entity remotely close to

like IIT, it is essential for photography is a screenshot.

happenings at a big stage like After two years, holding an

this to be flawless and sublime. offline event with the pandemic

Or at least that is the in mind meant two things: excited

expectation of people. A string individuals and stringent Covid-19

of events lined up of varying guidelines. And it's a typical

diversities, different locations, occurrence that these two don't

and many people, it was a blend well. This was just the tip of

challenge that turned into a the iceberg.

fantastic and rich learning It was the first time the Clix team

experience. covered an event of such gravity.

The Covid-19 pandemic proved to It was a tough job for people

be an obstacle as occasions working day-in and day-out

Event Coverage 10

Vardhan Mittal

traveling places, members had to be reduced to keep up

communicating and coordinating with the protocols in certain

with each other. A significant part events, snappers trying their best

of the crew were first-timers who to avoid snapping crowded

had only captured through the lens locations and, of course, the mask

of phone cameras, and those who concealing half of the face. The

were proficient had to brush up issue of capturing the expressions

their skills and be ready at short of actual human beings was a

notice. conundrum.

The Covid-19 restrictions were not However, the process felt different

helping either. The team size regarding the audience and

Event Coverage 11

Y. Jhanvi

Hrishita Hiremath

Event Coverage 12

Aaroh

Vardhan Mittal

Kaushik Dey

Prince Parimal

Event Coverage 15

the participants. The photographer The program proved to be a nice
switched positions to get the right blend of socializing with people
shot. Concomitantly the subject, and learning new skills by climbing
pretending to not look at the the ropes of event photography.
camera but still striking a pose and
sneaking an opportunity to remove
the mask. It was pleasurable and
satisfying.

Event Coverage 16

MOBILE

PHOTOGRAPHY

Ramya

In this photography world there is

this saying that digital

photography
actually democratized

photography. If you come to

really think about it something

else is actually contributed to

democratizing photography.

Yes, your guess is true. A mobile

phone. Mobile photography is a

completely new genre or style of

photography that has arrived

with impressive developments in

camera phones. At its best,

mobile photography represents

accessibility, ease and

spontaneity.

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Prince Parimal

Creative expression should be As our smartphones and tablets

accessible to everyone, not just continue to improve and become

to those who can afford our go-to creative companions,

professional tools and we’re seeing more people than

equipment. Which is one of the ever working to democratize

reasons that we find the mobile creativity and push the

photography movement so boundaries of what’s possible

exciting. These days most people with photography. There is no

use smartphones. So, mobile need of investing in a separate

photography is likely the most camera system with the focus of

accessible style of photography just taking images. Additionally,

for new photographers. with a smartphone camera, one

Eye in the sky

Ajinkya Sindkhedkar

Mobile Photography 19

Mobile Photography 21

can always have the ability to not to be lazy and to actually
spend more time on your hobby.
capture those special moments Take advantage of the
convenience of mobile
that they may miss on their photography and keep your eyes
open wherever you go —
actual camera. Another benefit commuting, jogging, shopping,
you name it.
here is that mobile photography To conclude it’s not the
technology inside the camera,
is both easier to get into and to but the beauty outside that
matters most.
do since everyone already likely

have a phone and carry that

phone around.

So, when you take away the

sophisticated cameras and

coveted lenses, what makes a

good photograph? Smartphone

cameras have advanced

tremendously over the years, and

learning the tips and tricks to

correct usage can tremendously

improve the quality of the image.

Lighting, understanding focus,

getting the angles right-there is

a lot to consider.

Quite often good photos can be

great with some work — and

that’s the part many people skip.

Beginners should try shooting

more, that is to try different ways

of shooting on the phone,

different modes, and especially

the pro mode. The main thing is Sai Preetam

Mobile Photography 22

is more than just 4

it a photograph

Prince Parimal

with

Vedanta Mohapatra

Well, it is true that "A picture
is worth a thousand words."
But how often do we know the
things that take place to get
that shot? Is it spontaneous, or
is it meticulously planned? And
even if it is, do they go as per

the plan?

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Albert Camus
1944
Henry Cartier-Bresson

Marylin Monroe
1961

Henry Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier Bresson, a French

photographer, transitioned to

surrealist photography from

painted skills, where he made quite

a reputation for himself. Later on,

the advice of Robert Capa made

Cartier-Bresson move towards the


booming field of news

photography. In 1937, Cartier-

Bresson joined the staff of ''Ce

soir'', a communist daily paper in

France, and was sent to England

to cover the coronation of King

George the six. But, instead of

photographing the coronation, he

decided to turn his lens away to

document the attending crowds.

He found the British people much

more of an exciting subject to

photograph all the pomp of the


coronation.

The Cowboy
1989
Richard Prince

"The more controversial the art is,

the more valuable it becomes."

Richard Prince began as a painter

in the 1970s but quickly turned to

photography and developed the


controversial practice of

rephotographed; this means

talking about a pre-existing

photograph and reusing it in a new

context with slight alterations

regarded as the high point of this

technique. Prince's untitled Cowboy


is said to be the ultimate

deconstruction of the American

dream, a copy of the photograph,


which is a copy of an

advertisement that is, in turn, a

copy of the ultimate cowboy myth.

The print certainly captured a

culture and was sold at Sasuke's

New York in June 2013 for just over


3 million dollars.

Rockerfeller Centre Lunch
1932

Charles C. Ebbets

"It is FAKE!" has become a typical

hearing in the modern age, with


loads of morphed and edited

images going the rounds across

social media platforms. One such

photograph is this iconic click


depicting a brave batch of

skyscraper constructors having

lunch across a crossbeam, 840 feet

above. It wasn't fake, as claimed by

many people. These workers are

really up at that height, but it's not

a candid photo depicting your

average lunch for these men. It

came out it in 2012 that the whole

thing was a publicity stunt by the

new Rockefeller Center, which is

the skyscraper these men just

happened to be building. The

photograph was most likely taken


by Charles C. Ebbets.

Solway Firth Spaceman
1964

Jim Templeton