Purchase advice? No, thanks!
When you give a lot of photography courses, you are of course often asked for purchasing advice. This always brings Simone and me into a conflict of conscience. On the [...]
Big Stopper
Do you know this? You have various nice accessories, but they are rarely used. For us, the Lee Big Stopper is one of those skeletons in our photo backpack. The [...]
Get out of the comfort zone
I know about as much about soccer as I know about crochet. That is, nothing. Consequently, I had never photographed at a soccer match before. When I was working on [...]
Raw Image Recipes
Those who use the raw image format of their camera do so in the knowledge that the images will have to be post-processed. After all, raw images are not finished [...]
Polarizing filter – indispensable even in the digital age
A polarizing filter, usually called a polarizer for short, still belongs in the photo bag in my opinion. Especially for landscape photography it is still indispensable, because its effect can [...]
Twilight hour in the rain
The "twilight hour" is rightly considered one of the best times to take photos. This is especially true for city views. And the best part is that during the twilight [...]
Pan Shots….
Pan shots are fun. Period. And they are totally frustrating. Period. That doesn't add up, you say? Yes, it does. If you've ever tried it yourself, you know what I [...]
Image editing is manipulation. And what about black and white?
Many photographers pride themselves on the fact that they do not post-process their digital images on the computer. Straight-out-of-camera is the name of this quality feature. These contemporaries reject any [...]
A picture lies more than a thousand words
Let's assume that this picture appears on the front page of the daily newspaper and below it is the headline "Large demonstration in Venice". We are obviously in Venice, as [...]
Autofocus with face detection – blessing or curse?
Many modern cameras have built-in face detection and use it for autofocus. As soon as one or more faces are detected in the subject, the camera tries to focus [...]