Time to go to bed!!

Today’s fast paced society can make sleep seem like a luxury, not a need, but this is simply not true: you need quality sleep for good health. Sleep deprivation affects your entire body and mind.

Sleep Like a Baby!!!

Sleep is the natural state of bodily rest observed in humans and other animals. It is common to all mammals and birds, and is also seen in many reptiles, amphibians and fish. In humans, other mammals, and a substantial majority of other animals which have been studied, such as some species of fish, birds, ants and fruit-flies, regular sleep is essential for survival.

Getting good, restorative sleep is not just a matter of hitting the pillow at night and waking up in the morning. Regulated by your body clock, your nighttime journey consists of sleep cycles with specific sleep stages, all vital for your body. Understanding these sleeping needs, cycles and stages can help you get better sleep.

We all have an internal circadian clock that provides cues for when it is time to sleep and time to wake. This clock is sensitive to light and time of day, which is why having a good bedtime routine and a quiet dark place to sleep is so important. At the same time, a chemical messenger called adenosine builds up during the day as our bodies are busy using energy. The more adenosine builds up in the brain, the sleepier you will feel. Adenosine combined with the circadian clock sends a powerful message of sleepiness to your body.

When their internal clocks are disturbed, people may long for sleep when they need to be awake or may stay up until the wee hours of the morning without feeling tired.

Resetting your internal clock.

If you're already going to bed late and getting up hours later than everyone else, you can reset your biological clock by moving your bedtime progressively later until you've shifted around the clock and are back in sync. To do this, go to bed two hours later each night. Once you have synchronized your schedule to match that of the other people around you, wake yourself up at the same time each day.


The sleep cycle:

There are two main types of sleep. REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep is when you do most active dreaming. Your eyes actually move back and forth during this stage, which is why it is called REM sleep. Non-REM (NREM) sleep consists of four stages of deeper and deeper sleep. Each sleep stage is important for overall quality sleep, but deep sleep and REM sleep are especially vital.

Optimal amount of sleep:

For a newborn up to 18hours a day.
Children 9 to 13 hours
Adult 7 to 8 hours
Pregnant woman more than 8 hours


Few Tips:

• Sleep is an essential time of rest and rejuvenation, benefits our minds and bodies in many ways.
• Sleep deprivation can be dangerous not only to you but others, since it affects motor skills like driving. Chronic sleep deprivation is also thought to cause long term changes to the body, which contribute to increased risk for obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
• Making up for lost sleep and improving future sleep habits will increase your productivity and health in the long run.
• Understanding sleep stages and the sleep cycle can help you get better sleep.
• Make sure your sleep environment is as comfortable as possible and minimize outside noise.
• Do not sleep more or less than the optimal time for your age. Timing matters!!!

Timing in photography!!!

Famous line from Hollywood movie "Paparazzi" , "One good shot deserves another" ,made me think about this topic।

Too many photographers press the shutter release immediately after framing the subject in the viewfinder. They fail to wait for the moment of greatest interest or impact. Good timing takes patience and practice, but it is important to the success of any photograph.


Study the subject!!
Many great shots are made only after years of observing a subject, learning when it looks best, and returning to photograph it at its most spectacular. This is how real photographers make anything look extraordinary.

For instance, Fishermen usually show excitement when they catch something. Waves splash higher on rocks with incoming tides. Consider what will be the right moment to shoot and wait for it. For what will be achieved for a life-time it is worth the wait.



Anticipating a subject's actions is a necessary photographic habit. And one, which can be achieved with time and practice.

The time of day is another important consideration. The long shadows of early morning or late afternoon often make pictures much more effective than if they were taken at noon with the sun over head.

These photographs are memories that come and go in a flash। But thanks to new techniques our precious memories can be caught and kept for all time. So it is well worth the time to take the time.

Few tips:

• The ideal shot time lasts for only a few minutes.
• The more you shoot, the more you'll be able to recognize when the magic happens as it happens. Until then, shoot plenty and pick the best later.
• Decide when you think the lighting will be best and wait for that moment. Also consider whether a night shot would be more effective than one taken during the day.
• Study the subject to find out what it does or might do.
• What time of day will your subjects be at their best, or worst? If you want unhappy children, take photographs when they are tired or hungry. For pictures of active kids, wait until after their meals or naps
• Be sure you're ready when your subjects are.
• Good pictures often result only because of the photographer's good timing. Timing matters!!!