When I decided to do my 365 project, I knew that I would have to do a lot of shooting indoors so I got prepared and bought a ring light. You can get these LED lights really cheap and they are very easy to use as well, because they provide continuous light and work independently…
First day out with the new camera, exciting! And what’s even better, it was snowing in the morning and I just kept looking outside to see when it would be light enough to go for a walk, eager to get out. The first photo opportunity wasn’t very far away, I can see this view from…
Not sure if I’ve ever mentioned it, but I started with photography because I wanted to use a ”real” camera on my safari back in 2000. And the reason I wanted to go on a safari was that I wanted to see all the animals in their real environment, after having seen them in zoos.…
I have always said that I don’t take pictures on order. I learned the hard way to say ”no” every time somebody asked me to take pictures in their wedding or do portraits and I even hesitate to take pictures of anybody’s pets if they ask. Or if there’s a situation where I would have…
On a personal level, 2013 was tragic. My mother passed away in November, which has made me re-evaluate some things in my life, even my relationship with photography. But more about that later. When I looked back at the pictures, I realised that I did a whole lot of hiking in the summer. I really…
I think just about every landscape photographer likes to shoot the moon, I certainly do. I want to use the full moon as a feature in a landscape picture, so I’m always checking the full moon rise and set times to see when they coincide with either sunset or sunrise. The window of opportunity is…
I have discussed my wideangle lens dilemma quite a few times on this blog, and the latest update on this topic was that I got myself a 14mm lens, the Samyang MF 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC. That’s a lot of abbreviations… let’s see: MF: Manual Focus ED: ”abbreviation which indicates that a photographic…
I’ve gone on a lens shopping spree! Yes, I have another new lens in my bag and it’s the Samyang MF 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC. Here’s the story. I have a love-hate relationship with my Tokina 16-28mm lens. I love the pictures it gives me, but I hate the size and weight of…
I think I mentioned last year that I might convert my old 40D to infrared when I bought my new camera. But then somebody wanted to buy the 40D and I had to decide between making money on it, or spend money on it. Kind of a no-brainer! But I was still interested in infrared,…
I got my Loka backpack from F-Stop last week and I got to use it in action already last weekend in the mountains. One weekend is perhaps not long enough to create a definitive picture of the product, but I’m confident that I have a pretty good idea of the pros and cons, based on…