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Yasir Mehmood – a designer

from Islamabad, Pakistan, is a

passionate nature and wildlife

photographer. He is a creative

person and an art lover. His

creative journey began in 2009

when he bought his first D-SLR

• an Olympus E-410. Being a
  designer, he is fond of creating
  new colour combinations and
  design patterns, which he
  observes in insects and other
  tiny creatures.
  Says Yasir, “I observe insects
  as objects of beauty, who
  are as beautiful as any other
  element of nature and worthy
  of being photographed. For me,
  photography is not just a hobby;
  rather it is a tool of insight into
  nature”. Yasir does not have any
  sophisticated equipment and yet,
  his images are awesome.
  Yasir can be contacted at
  [email protected]
  Facebook:https://www.facebook.
  com/yasirwildlifephotographer

Yasir Mehmood

As told to Rohinton Mehta

You have an eye for things small and beautiful.

For the benefit of those who feel that they

are limited by their equipment, tell us what

equipment do you use? And how do you

manage to get your required depth of field?

My equipment is very modest. I use a Nikon

D5200 body with a Sigma 70-300mm lens. I

don’t have a dedicated macro lens as yet but

I wish to buy a Sigma 150mm f/2.8 macro in

the near future. Shooting with the 70-300mm

and extension tubes allow me greater working

distance between the lens and the subject, which

helps to improve on the depth of field. I also try

and use narrow apertures like f/11 or f/14. I

generally use the Manual exposure mode with a

tripod and a shutter release cable, which further

helps to avoid camera shake.

When I need more light, I use a Chinese flash-gun

with a home-made diffuser that I have built using

a plastic bottle, black card paper and reflectors.

The diffuser is necessary as some subjects are

reflective and the flash light can cause some areas

of the subject to overexpose. I use a tripod most

of the times but when I want to move quickly, I

avoid it.

Micro World

© Yasir Mehmood

© Yasir Mehmood

Damselfly

Love needs care

MASTERCRAFTSMAN
Yasir Mehmood

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Smart PhotographyJanuary 2016