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The weather forecast kept saying that last night would be completely overcast. The full moon and stars in the sky disagreed though and after all the snowfall earlier this week, the conditions were just perfect to try some night photography. As I was peering up through the tree crowns I noticed that the sky wasn’t…
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Keep It Simple, Stupid! The winter is full of opportunities to simplify your images. In a very basic form, all it takes is a few lines. Or a lot of lines, like the frozen web on the left. It wasn’t just frost, but proper ice crystals that made the threads look like a band of…
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We’ve had a little bit of new snow, but it’s not really the big transformation I’m waiting for so I’m feeling unusually uninspired and left the camera at home today. Except, I’m not really ever totally camera-less – I keep the mobile phone with me and it has a camera. It’s one of those semi-smart…
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Not sure if I’ve mentioned that I have pictures at a stock agency. I’ve mentioned it on the front page of my homepage but here in the blog I’ve kept quiet about it… mostly because there’s nothing to say. I average about one sale per year, it’s a numbers game and I only have a…
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I did a quick trip to the mountains yesterday, had to check the cabin site because they’re almost finished with the groundwork now (more about that in another post). Since I didn’t have much choice in the date, I was lucky to have somewhat reasonable weather so I could do some photography while I was…
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Last spring I was asked if I could take some pictures for a local book project. I was a bit hesitant because the motif wasn’t my normal stuff and experience has taught me that I don’t do well ”on commission” – I’m only at ease when my inspiration to photograph comes from inside me. But,…
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Musings on photo editing, part 2 Part 1 My question is, is a photograph a representation of reality, or is it the photographer’s interpretation of what they think reality should be? When the picture is edited to no longer reflect the reality, I’m not sure if I want to call them photographs anymore… seems like…
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Musings on photo editing, part 1 Remember when they used to say that a photo never lies? Well, they may have been a bit too blue-eyed even in the old days of analogue. There was a lot more going in the darkroom than simple film development. But by and large, a photo didn’t lie. Those…
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The cold spell has finally broken. I always say that it isn’t a proper winter if the temperature doesn’t dip below -20 degrees centigrade but four weeks of it in a row… is a bit a much, only a handful of days when it wasn’t quite that cold. Somehow I prefer my photo excursions without…
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My favourite winter trek has got to be the trail to the Älgsjön lake. For starters, it’s just the perfect distance for a snowshoe hike, maybe a tad short but it’s also nice to come back home and have some energy in reserve. In the summertime there’s a road to Älgsjön, but it’s not really…