How I rediscovered photography
After a divorce, the passing away of my mum and one of my sisters, my pleasure and passion for photography disappeared. It took me about two years before that passion slowly returned….
Why digital
Film photography is great. I encourage anyone to do it. The tactile feel of putting film into the camera and transporting the film after each shot is a great feeling….
Fujifilm Custom Confusion 🙃
I must admit, I don’t use the Q menu a lot on my camera. But I never understood why my custom settings always suddenly were renamed to “BASE” and how this works. Here’s the answer.
A black and white conversion
In this post I’ll show you how I converted the above image to black and white with Capture One Pro, Silver Efex Pro and Photoshop.
X100V Settings
The settings on any camera are all very personal. It’s all a matter of taste and preference and there’s no good or bad. These are some of mine…
View finder - a video
Thought it would be nice to show some of the places I usually go to take pictures and showing some of the photos on location. So hop on my bike and join me. I won’t fall this time, I promise.
Tal or Cal
I have a huge preference for horizontal photos. Is it because I love shooting landscapes? Maybe, but no. I have been thinking about this. Why is this?
Magnum Contactsheets
“Pulling a good picture out of a contact sheet is like going down to the cellar and bringing back a good bottle to share.” — Henri Cartier-Bresson
Darkroom or Lightroom?
The wonderful annotated prints from Pablo Inirio beautifully illustrate how much thought and work can go into making a great photo even better.
The lie and why: photo retouching
What is photography? Capturing a moment in time as is. Reality put to a halt. A registration. Pure and honest. Or is it?