By Marius Waldal on 14 Mar ’10
High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography – loved and hated. But what is it? Learn the basics in this introductory article.
Posted in Featured, Post-processing | Tagged hdr, hdri, howto, introduction, light, photomatix, photoshop, Post-processing, tutorial
By Marius Waldal on 28 Feb ’10
DSLR Camera Remote for iPhone takes remote controlling your camera to a whole new dimension! Read my review of this cool iPhone app here.
Posted in Featured, Software | Tagged app, iphone, remote
By jcoterhals on 26 Feb ’10
Here’s the second part of the guest post to get you started with flash. Enjoy!
Posted in Featured, Tips | Tagged camera mode, flash, Tips
By jcoterhals on 18 Feb ’10
Avoiding flash because you’re not understanding exactly how and when to use it? Think that flash always results in harsh light and heavy unflattering shadows? We beg to differ! Get tips and tricks in this two-part series on flash photography!
Posted in Featured, Tips | Tagged camera mode, flash, Tips
By Marius Waldal on 16 Feb ’10
Flickr is great, but it could be so much better. If they would fix these three suggestions, Flickr would ROCK!
Posted in Featured, Social media | Tagged flickr, improvements, Social media, suggestions
By Marius Waldal on 14 Feb ’10
As a former Olympic luge athlete, I had to write this post. Sorry for the off-topic…
Posted in Featured, Off-topic | Tagged accident, death, luge, Nodar Kumaritashvili, olympics, vancouver, whistler
By Marius Waldal on 2 Feb ’10
Learning how to achieve a “correct” exposure is essential. In this first article on photography basics, I will cover one of the three corners on the exposure triangle: aperture.
Posted in Basics, Featured | Tagged aperture, Basics, bokeh, depth-of-field, DOF, exposure, f-numbers, f-stop, fast lens, technical, triangle
By Christian Mohn on 22 Jan ’10
In this interesting guest post, Christian Mohn shares his experiences in completing a 365 Days project on Flickr. Have a look and see if you’re inspired yourself!
Posted in Featured, Inspiration | Tagged 365 days, flickr, project, Tips
By Marius Waldal on 20 Jan ’10
Hopefully, you’ve read my introductory article on digital black & white photography. Here are 20 photos to boost your inspiration!
Posted in Featured, Portraiture, Software, Tips | Tagged b&w, black & white, Inspiration, monochrome, portraits
By Marius Waldal on 15 Jan ’10
Doing self-portraits is fun and instructive. You may have tried it or you may have done it often. But how about doing it every week for a whole year?
Posted in Featured, Portraiture | Tagged 52 weeks, flickr, self-portraits, Tips
By Marius Waldal on 11 Jan ’10
Following up the color theory article, this article discusses how different light sources affect color in photography. Learn the characteristics of various light sources and how you might deal with their peculiarities.
Posted in Featured, Reference | Tagged color, Composition, fluorescent, incandescent, light, light sources, mercury, sodium, street lights
By Marius Waldal on 19 Dec ’09
The world of (or rather IN) black & white is wonderful and exciting. In this introductory article you will learn some of the basics of digital black & white photography, and hopefully be inspired to learn more!
Posted in Featured, Reference | Tagged b&w, black & white, introduction, monochrome