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Endless stairs or how to make the best out of awkward situations
Endless stair, a photo by stst31415 on Flickr. If you are into photography you already know what will not work out. And maybe there are plenty of people who already told you, what would be the best practice. For instance not shooting against the light, because the background washes out. The Light might get spooky…
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the opposite points: zenith and nadir
If you are afraid of heights or have problems with looking down from elevated positions you have a problem: You miss one point in your photography. Nadir is a word people rarely use. Maybe because they do not know it. Why should they? Even if some people reach their zenith, nobody would boast with his…
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Faded memories of democracy
Faded memories of democracy, a photo by stst31415 on Flickr. Another one playing with older files. A favorite shot of mine is this one of the parliament. I used two of the great textures by Skeletalmess (from here: shadowhousecreations.blogspot.com and blended in GIMP. The same shot from earlier – not as faded but in HDR
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The power of the filter
Do you know what I think is most fun in black and white photography? It is one of the things which has great potential to get lost. It is filters.
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Another one with a wide angle
This will take years, a photo by stst31415 on Flickr. Wide angle lenses make crazy pictures. This is mostly due to the fact that the perspective is distorted. An unusual point of view can make the picture even more interesting. So finally you add some vanishing points, pull out a bottle of purple and make…
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The question of the perfect horizon
There is a point in every photographers path where you think about the perfect level. There are discussions going on if the horizon should be levelled all the time. I have my own opinion on this topic.
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You know it might be time to change the lens, if… (continued)
I wish I could say that I was sitting and updating the ideas for photography projects. But I just finished washing the dishes and because I had not made any shot today looked at the shots from yesterday. I found the one picture I wanted to publish, which was initially the reason to change the…
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You know it might be time to change the lens, if…
Don’t run – we come in peace, a photo by stst31415 on Flickr. …you have the impression you reached a point where you do not learn new things with the lens you use at the moment. Maybe there is also a time for changing the point of view. It does not really matter. I had…
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Expect the unexpected
Stay seated, a photo by stst31415 on Flickr. The funny thing on photography is that it sometimes hits you in the eye. If you go to a museum you would not expect to look through a window and see a wreck of a seat. Especially if the balcony is part of Hofburg. Stay curious and…
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Two acronyms in Photography you should know
People who look at my flickr stream mostly ask what these acronyms are because they are seen often in photography: DOF: meaning “depth of field” and providing you either with sharpness in every detail or just a range, hence often called shallow DOF. POV: meaning point of view and speaks for itself What are your favorites?
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