Willing to Fail
You certainly know the feeling when one of your photographs didn't come out as planned. There is of course some disappointment. But then, you've probably learned something new. Whenever [...]
Including the Sun
Including the sun in your pictures is a bold way to get striking pictures. Many photographers however refrain from including the sun in their picturs because they are afraid that [...]
Photo Locations: Weltenburg Abbey (Post Corona)
Yes, there will be a time after Corona. And yes, we will travel again. So here is one of our favourite photo locations: Weltenburg Abbey on the Danube River [...]
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
What's wrong with this picture? What's wrong? I don't even know where to start. It's probably much easier to state what is ok with this picture: It is sharp [...]
The Parameters for Depth of Field
Beginners are often confused when it comes to Depth of Field (DoF). Since it is one of the most important ceoncepts in photography you should consider for every photograph you [...]
7 Rules of Composition I (Almost) Never Break
In last weeks blog post we talked about composition rules and that they are not hard and fast rules but that they are, to quote Captain Barbossa of Pirates of [...]
There Are No Rules in Composition – or Are There?
Undoubtedly you've heard some photographer say that there are no rules in photography when it comes to the composition of pictures. Indeed I don't like the word "rules" very much. [...]
Hand-held HDR
Whenever the contrast of a scene is higher than the dynamic range of the cameras sensor, i.e. the ability of the sensor to capture detail in the highlights and [...]
Flash Photography Demystified – Part 3
In part 2 of this series we talked about the flash synchronization speed and why you can't use a flash at shutter speeds faster than the flash sync speed. However, [...]
Flash Photography Demystified – Part 2
In part 1 of this mini series it hopefully became clear that flash photography usually involves two light sources, the ambient light and the flash and how to match [...]