I just want to share with you a movie with preview of some pictures taken during a short photo shoot from the Polish seaside. The final results and the pictures will be posted on the blog soon (meaning in few days probably). You can either preview the movie by clicking above on the picture or …
How to Increase the Frame Rate in Burst & Continuous Modes
I was playing with my NIKON DSLR some time ago after buying a new ultra fast SD memory card and I discovered few things that will the frame rate in the burst mode or continuos mode. Burst mode or continuous shooting might be very useful when taking sports pictures or kids for example. So how …
Garage’s Bricked Wall as a Background
I moved to a new apartment with a garage last month. I think the very first thing that crossed my mind was: “that could be an interesting place to take portraits”. The old bricked wall in the garage caught my attention immediately and I thought it could be a very interesting background for pictures, especially …
Goodbye Aperture 3, Welcome Lightroom 3.
It’s official: I’ve switched over to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3. I know that some of you followed previously my experience with testing Apple’s Aperture 3 when it came out. Unfortunately, the processing speed of RAW files in Aperture 3 became simply unacceptable for me – waiting for 4 minutes for a program to process some …
Finding the balance between the theory and practice.
Many aspiring photographers try to find their ways not only on how to enter the photography market, but also on how to effectively and efficiently learn the art of photography. Some of these people find themselves in a rather deadlock – they have the basic knowledge but they can’t progress anywhere from there. Such situations …
Photo Location Hunting around Brussels Airport
I went to the area near Brussels Airport with my friend Lourdes (her photo website) in May 2010 to hunt for interesting locations for the upcoming photo shoots and assignments. We found some really interesting spots for portraits and creative pictures in the area of Brussels Airport. I ended up taking few portrait test shots …
Thinking outside the box in photography
Being a photographer is not only about knowing the rules of photography and applying them. It’s also about being able to break them and to think outside the box. I think that the latter is particularly important for those who try or want to be creative – without the ability of thinking outside the box …
Announcing Brussels Photo Walk #3
Just a quick announcement this time: next Brussels Photo Walk #3 will take place this Sunday (27 June 2010) at 14:00. We’ll meet at the Brussels Central Station in front of the international ticket desk (left to the normal ticket desks). The 3rd Brussels Photo Walk will be as spontaneous and unplanned as the 2nd one …
Finding your photography inspiration again
I think every photographer has problems from time to time when it comes to having inspiration and ideas for new photography. I’m no different in this respect! The past month was horrible – I couldn’t find any new inspiration. Quite often, when you’re not inspired and you realize that, your self-confidence as a photographer disappears …
Brussels Photo Walk #2
You might have already heard that I decided at the beginning of this year to organize Brussels Photo Walks. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to do them on a regularly but starting from May 2010, Brussels Photo Walks will be on regular basis: once a month! I already have few ideas to make these events …
Assisting and Behind the Scenes with Bert Stephani
Bert Stephani has posted recently a blog article “Be an Assistant”. I had a great pleasure to be his assistant in his recent Diva Shoot, where he invited a bunch of women to his studio (called ‘The Barn), and he shot portraits in two different sets. We met a week before the shoot to prepare …
How to shoot better pictures – Film Camera Style Tip
I was looking over some of my older photography gear few weeks ago and obviously I ran across my old film cameras and old memory cards from my first digital cameras. I started to recall the times of film photography and compare it with the experience of the digital world. It took me awhile (being …
