The Portland Headlight - one more photographic approach.

This shot stayed untouched, yet very often looked at and thought about in my photo library for about six months. And after this time it took me several months worth of editing and re-editing to come up with this final photograph. Why? Here is the story...

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Tags: Photography, Photo Shoots, Maine

A photograph of a unique and artfully painted abstract protrait.

It happened to be in London, on a sunny Saturday afternoon: We were picked up by a friend at the Brixton Underground Station - with her car. Yes, those suburban Londonians (or, Londoners) own and drive their cars. Much to my surprise though, but then again: someone has to drive all those cars around creating the constant traffic in London.

We were on our way to a Trini (West-Indian) takeaway place - and my mind was already heavily involved with my Curry-Goat Roti to be. Did you ever have one of those? If not, you really (I mean REALLY) should try one…. But, back to the story. Read More...

Tags: Photography, Urban Decay, Photo Shoots

Summer sunshine tourist photography - or the spirit of Life just happens.

Sometimes life just happens. And one has to hop on. That would be the gist of this story.

On the day of arrival I took our weekend guest, my good friend from Norway to one of my favourite spots in the neighbourhood: to the Iron Trunk Aqueduct. This Aqueduct lets the Grand Union Canal cross the River Ouse in Stony Stratford - so it is an open water bridge (Maybe this is part of Wolverton. It does not matter.). Along the Aqueduct is a mooring place for the canal boats. A peaceful place, what many boat dwellers call their home… Read More...

Tags: Photography, Photo Filter, Photo Shoots, Light Conditions, Seasonal Impressions, Grand Union Canal, Short Movie

An approach on photographing grass.

Last week I was talking about photographs which mainly consist of texture or where texture plays a significant role in the photograph. I found that texture is captured very well with side lighting, where the natural light enhances shadows and highlights without drowning the shadows in black or blowing out the highlights. I experimented some more on this subject this past week. Read More...

Tags: Photo Shoots, Photography, Light Conditions

How the texture of materials impacts a photograph.

Over the last few months I payed more attention on how to emphasise the texture of an object that I photograph and how the texture of such objects can impacts a photograph. Actually, I was looking for images whose main compositional element is the texture itself.
Texture relates us to the feeling of a surface. Usually we explore a texture by vision and by touch. However, in a photograph, we don't have the luxury of experiencing the texture by touching it. The viewer of a photograph needs to be convinced by vision on how that photographed surface actually feels like. Read More...

Tags: Photo Shoots, Photography, Light Conditions

Photographing the Portland Headlight in Maine.

One of my last photo shoots before the big move across the ocean brought me to Portland, Maine. The destination was the Portland Headlight, a lighthouse built in the late 1700's in a dramatic setting. The shoreline surrounding the lighthouse is cliffy with steep rocky beaches. Absolutely beautiful.

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Tags: Photography, Photo Shoots, Maine

There is some style on the streets of London.

Another impression from London. Black Taxis. And stylish bikers - and she knew...

Worth sharing.

Tags: Photography, Photo Shoots, Street Photography, London

Being at the right place at the right time.

On one of my last trips along the norther East Coast in the U.S. I made it up to Cape Neddick in York, Maine. My destination was the Nubble light house. Since this was a rather spontaneous decision I made it there in the mid afternoon on a sunny Sunday - amongst busloads of other tourists. But being patient enough, I managed to capture the image of the Nubble Light house below.Although it looks rather unreal, this is done at the right time with the right equipment.

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Tags: Photography, Photo Shoots, Photo Filter, Photography Techniques, Light Conditions, Maine

The art of photogarphing building blocks.

In one of my previous posts I was talking about the power of indirect light in photography and where and how to find it in your house. No studio setup, no fancy lights. Just simple photography. This time I approached photographing building bloks in my pro kitchen studio.

Tags: Photography, Photography Techniques, Photo Shoots, Light Conditions

Life on the streets of London.

The streets of London. New opportunities. New Impressions. Worth sharing.

Business lunch. Trafalgar Square.

Tags: Photography, Street Photography, Photo Shoots, London

A different view of the British Flag.

One way of dealing with being and living in the UK now is photographing the British flag. And instead of going to Buckingham Palace, I found this Nissan Micra parked at a car dealership around the corner. Of course it was not only just a Micra, but it is painted in the "Brit look" - therefore it is being sold with an exorbitantly high price tag. Although the painting of this vehicle is rather cool, it still is a Micra. I don't have to buy it I guess. But it was inspiring enough to approach it with my camera and take a few close up images (for a larger view of the photograph above see inside the article). Read More...

Tags: Photography, Photo Shoots, image noise

Sometimes a photographer is just SOL ...

London. The scenario: a tourist one place has it all stop-shop. A bobby hat for tourists on a mannequin head. Perfect. All it had to be was a quick shot. With my 55-200 mm, from the corner. The camera set to program mode since there was not time to fiddle around with settings. Store owners don't like photographers taking images of stuff so much. Experience - no need to ask. So, camera out. Zoom. Shot. And failed.

There are a few factors that work against making this a nice shot worthy the "other side" section of my gallery. Let me explain why.... Read More...

Tags: Photo Shoots, Photography, Photography Techniques, image noise, London

The art of photographing kitchen utensils.

On my current mission to photograph things around the house (and make them look interesting) I decided to finally utilize the wonderful indirect light coming trough the back kitchen window in the early morning hours.
If you are a photographer like me and you don't own a closet full of lighting equipment (and does not want even wan to own a closet full of lighting equipment), utilizing indirect light coming through any window in your house is absolutely fantastic for photographing... well,things. Have you ever seen those dreamy type flower portraits? The rose for example with the water drops on it, with the blossom being kind of underexposed and only partially visible? This mystic looking pile of coffee beans? If this is something you like, than indirect light is something for you. Read More...

Tags: Photography, Photo Shoots, Light Conditions, Photography Techniques

With the thanksgiving turkey flavor still in my mouth, I was all energized to face the elements on this cold and beautiful November morning. For a long time I had in mind to shoot this old factory building in Saxonville, Framingham, Massachusetts. I drive by there on a fairly regular basis. And although there is nothing really special about this building, for some reason it always showed a certain beauty sitting next to the lake. Read More...

Tags: Massachusetts, Framingham, Photo Shoots, Photography, industrial Photography, Urban Decay

Throughout of the month of October I went out on various occasions and tried to capture the mood of this years fall. The result is a collection of reds, yellows, greens and browns. Some of these images make me understand when I heard someone years ago say that late fall produces a warm brown tone, no matter whether the sun shines or it rains. This is a nice summary showing the different moods light at different times of the day can create. And daylight is just so much more workable in fall than it is in the summer or even spring. Read More...

Tags: Massachusetts, Boston, Sudbury, Photography, Photo Shoots, Foliage, Seasonal Impressions

The perfect Fall weekend. The foliage not being at its peak, but warm enough to to have a fall BBQ: Lamb wrapped in steak, grilled to perfection. Came with a delicious, significant amount of red wine. Well, later that night, the phone rang and I agreed to a photo shoot with Ian the next morning. Shortly after the alarm clock went off and, after meeting at the Mall, we were to off lovely Fitchburg, Massachusetts. We drove around the downtown area until we found something that caught our interest. Read More...

Tags: Massachusetts, Fitchburg, Photo Shoots, Photography, Urban Decay, industrial Photography

The need of leaving it all behind and a spontaneous idea brought us to the magnificent city of Hong Kong. With one week of planning I was not quite sure what to expect: Chinese tradition? Millions of bikes? Cars? Rikshas? Well, I figured I just go and see.... Read More...

Tags: Hong Kong, Photography, Photo Shoots

This was indeed an event I am always looking forward to. The carnival happens always on the last weekend in August, which is the weekend before Labour Day weekend. That made it complicated this year since Labour Day weekend was the last one in August.So what do do? The website was not very informative - they archive but don't announce there. Thank good I got a phone call just in time as a reminder - thanks Chicken. :D. Read More...

Tags: Massachusetts, Boston, Photography, Photo Shoots, Events, Street Photography