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 …
Exposure Is NOT Shutter Speed!
I met a group of young photographers in Brussels (Belgium) few days ago. I overheard them discussing various aspects of photography so I joined them of course. At some point, they got to the point of talking about exposure as if they were talking about shutter speed (for example that the exposure was 1/60 sec.). …
Indoor and Outdoor Sports Photography Tips
I have drafted a list of indoor sports photography tips few days ago for Photography101 , which is hosted by Scott Wittenburg. After reading them over and over again, I realized that many of these tips apply to outdoor sports photography as well. I believe they are crucial for every sports photographer, an amateur and …
Aperture 3: Why Video in Photography Software?
One of the most interesting (and probably unexpected features when Aperture 3 was first released) is the possibility to edit and compile movies from pictures, videos and sound files. I already heard from few people the following question: Ok, but iMovie does the same thing, so why do I need the same feature in Aperture …
Aperture 3 Finally usable: Aperture 3.0.2 Update
You might recall that  I mentioned in my previous blog article I would be moving away from Aperture 3 and I promised to tell you why. Well, things have changed in the past week and they’ve changed quite dramatically, but in a good sense. Apple released update to Aperture 3 with the number 3.0.2 on 25 …
Aperture 3: No need for plugins except…
I’ve been testing Aperture 3 for a couple of weeks now an my experience with it as a photographer is very mixed. Besides being very positively surprised with new features, there are things that make me switch to alternative programs (next blog article will be on that). But for now, I want to share with …
