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 …
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 …
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.). …
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: 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 …
Playground From Hell
Every kid has nightmares once in awhile. I remember when I was a kid, I had quite few nightmares and bad dreams and oh boy… how scared I was of those monsters hiding under my bed and in my closet. But I remember one particular nightmare quite vividly: a scary, dark and empty playground with …
Weekend Brussels Photo Walk
It has finally started to be a bit warmer in Brussels and it’s possible to stay outside without freezing to the ground after 5 minutes. I couldn’t miss this opportunity and I spent a weekend walking around and doing my first Brussels Photo Walk. As I’m not so familiar with a city yet, I got …
Low-Key Lighting Photography – Portraits of Musicians
I don’t take low-key lighting pictures often. Don’t ask me why, I just don’t know. But sometimes, I can’t resist to take such pictures. I personally believe that low-key lighting photography can have a particularly strong effect for certain type of portraits. I like to use low-key lighting especially in those portraits where a person’s …
Three types of people in photography
I have noticed recently that there are 3 types of people and everyone falls into at least one of a category. The first type includes those who like to look at pictures. It’s a passive type but doesn’t mean it’s bad. In the second category fall those who take pictures. Here things start to be …
