Long time no post! A portrait mood is probably a first for me. I recently bought a new 100mm lens and I’m not sure if portraits are the reason or the result of that 😄 But it doesn’t really matter. Here are some special BW favourites… Tips? I’m sure there are so many more… Do…
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perspective
here are 2 (of several) ways of looking at perspective in photography composition if perspective=point of view, you can shoot from: eye level being the subject bird’s view worm’s view even the loveliest subject can sometimes lead to quite boring or cliché results. that’s a good opportunity for the photographer to test another point of…
selective colour
selective or ‘pop’ colour is a photo technique where you generally desaturate your image and only keep 1 colour. While the result is often seen as lacking style, sometimes it really makes sense. Just as simple black and white makes sense in various situations. sometimes the selective colour image is simply so much better than…
shoot your cake and eat it too!
every time I try to read about photographing food I find those articles going on and on about complicated techniques which ultimately lead to great photos of… inedible things. have you seen such articles? they sound like: use frozen food. use foam instead of whipped cream. use motor oil instead of syrup. fake ice. grrrr!!…
ideas
Don’t you love ideas like this? I absolutely adore ideas and especially getting my own good ideas! You know, that feeling that you are on to something great, when you are happy doing your thing and work is suddenly a walk in the park because you no longer feel the time flying by. No, this…
dancing fire and sparks
How to photograph a fire show? That is the question I wish I asked myself before facing one with the camera this weekend. As it was, I went on trial and error. I didn’t know fire would be present and I’ve never seen a fire show quite like this one before. A fantastic, magical show…
review: Picfair
The first thing people cringe about when discussing selling photos is the idea that they’d lose them. That is NOT the case. Picfair, just like stock photo agencies, offers a platform where you can sell – but you can also sell everywhere else. The photos continue to be yours. So now that we got that…
time for black and white?
Why does black and white look so good on portraits? When is bw a good idea? Why even use black and white? If you think of it as a sort of extreme filter, using black and white can dramatically improve your photo – or dramatically ruin it. So what to do, if trial and error…
shooting in the cold
Winter is coming and while I’m drinking a nice glass of port at home right now, tomorrow I’ll go out. And it will be cold. Hopefully not as cold as in the featured image, taken on frozen Öresund in February this year. Yes, the actual sea was frozen for miles. Anyway, here’s a short reminder…
there IS a fast track to excellent photos
Yes, yes, you should read about the rules of composition and buy a good camera and take lots of pictures. I’m not saying you shouldn’t. But I believe there is something else you need to do if you wish to improve your photography and take a really big step forward. Something that will motivate you…
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