Venky's Blog: 2016

BenQ SW2700PT Monitor Review

I am Venky, I started my carrier as a photographer at JNTU,Hyderabad, and was the topper in B.F.A(Photography).

I started working independently in 2000 and established a professional studio named "PHOTRIYA" in 2002 and has conducted 65 seminars and workshops till date. I have done 1000+ celebrity photoshoots and covered about 1000 weddings across the world.

Why i'm giving this review?

Because I love colours in this BenQ SW2700PT and as a professional photographer I faced many problems regarding the final output of the photograph, the images that are actually captured look differently when i see it in the regular display monitor. But BenQ monitor displays the picture with original colours and clarity.

Why Editing is an important factor to get the best picture?

In my opinion, best photograph means capturing the moment and editing it accordingly. Sometimes we might not get the best picture in a click, in that situation editing will play an important role to get the best out of a photograph. There are so many cameras available in the market to capture the best pictures, but very rare monitors are available to edit those them.

Why choose BenQ SW2700PT?

Color Display:

Most of the major professional photographers face problems where the colours captured in their camera doesn’t display with the same contrast and same depth when they see it on the monitor.

Recently I started using this BenQ monitor. This is not just a simple monitor it’s a photographer’s monitor. The main reason behind my opinion is, I’ve been using many monitors since 14 years for my editing purpose. In my experience the major trouble I had as a professional photographer was with light, shadows, colours and the depth that is displayed on the monitor. These are 4 main factors in a photograph.

Detail Enhancement:

This monitor produces RGB colours, because of this the RED, GREEN and BLUE colours that a camera captures originally will be shown exactly on this monitor. Professional photographers always require prefect colour accuracy and this BenQ monitor is designed keeping them in mind.

It has high contrast levels. The LCD panel features 2,560 x 1,440 resolution in the 27-inch panel, which translates to about 108 pixels per inch.

My observation & features of BenQ SW2700PT:

I'm a wedding photographer and in a wedding we capture every detail very closely. I need the bride pictures with very minute details in their costumes and jewellery. These details are evident in BenQ monitor.

Monitor Stand:

This monitor stand has height adjustments like tilt, pivot and can rotate up to 90degrees if you need to use it vertically. The very important aspect is that it’s customizable.

Display:

Talking about its display features, this monitor does not show any kind of reflection's even though i'm using lights in my room and that’s the best part of all.

Remote Control:

One of the very convenient features of this monitor is unlike other display monitor's this has a remote control for all the setting options.

We can change the below settings from our comfort distance like a remote.

· Aspect ratio
· Color adjustment
· Brightness and contrast
· Sharpness
· Color temperature

I use a Canon 1DX mark II camera which captures 100% colours. While I start editing the raw file, I feel fascinated and captivated with the depth, contrast, white, black and sharpness of the picture on this monitor.

What I observed in this monitor is that there are no burning in light and at the same time the details in shadows are accurate.

BenQ monitor has a shading hood option.This feature helps in not displaying the extra light that is recorded in the photograph which makes it easy in enhancing the quality of the picture.

Along with this monitor in CD RAM you'll get Palette master element software. Using this we can easily calibrate the monitor. This is the kind of display that most of the professional photographers would like to use.

Conclusion..

My conclusion is that this monitor is a well-designed equipment with high quality display. It’s easy to assemble with various display connectivity options. It’s very user friendly which you can get at an affordable price.

As a professional photographer I would like to suggest this monitor for best results.

Photriya Venky’s Workshop - 2016

Who is Venky?

Photriya Venky is one of the leading photographers in India. He began his journey and started devloping his skills as young man in JNTU, Hyderabad, and has topped in B.F.A. (Photography).

He started working independently in 2000. Venky established his professional studio, “PHOTRIYA” in 2002 and has conducted 65 seminars and workshops till date, done 1000+ celebrity photo shoots and covered about 1000 weddings across the world.

With the zeal to support upcoming photographers in the country, Venky’s Photography classes and workshops aim to teach upcoming photographers about professional Photography and Camera handling.

He has conducted 16 batches of Photography Classes in Hyderabad and trained approximately 1250 photographers till date.

Why this Workshop?

Most of the young and urban population has started using DSLR camera’s these days but, only use it in Auto mode.

Once they gain the basic understanding of manual settings of their respective camera's and have knowledge of editing, they can take better pictures. Who better than Venky to teach them the know-how.

What will you learn?

Basics of Photography
‘Your’ DSLR Camera options
· Lighting techniques
· Framing and Picture composition
· Wedding/Candid Photography
· Editing techniques

There's More..

Venky has planned an interactive Q & A session for all participants. All the concerns that you have about photography will be addressed and cleared.

Can I learn photography in 1 day workshop?

No, you can’t. No one can teach you photography in two days. But Venky is going to teach you how to correct your mistakes and how to connect with your gear.

He can help make your camera user friendly. With this basic know-how, you’ll understand how to practice photography. Once you get your basics right, you'll be able to hold your camera with more confidence and click better pictures too!

Why at Taramathi Baradari?

Taramathi Baradari is a historical place built in the time of Nizam. The aesthetics of the environment allow you to explore and understand more of nature, landscape, outdoor, indoor, ancient, light & shadow photography all at once.

What will happen Post workshop?

Ever since Venky has started teaching, all his students have stayed in touch with him through mails. All your concerns will be answered. In case you want to understand where your picture has gone wrong, send in that picture to mentioned email address at the workshop, along with your concern. Venky will be more than glad to help you out on how to rectify your mistakes and hone your skills. We will always stay connected.