Showing posts for 'inspiration'. Clear search

Photographer of Transience

June 30, 2022 - It is June 2022, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere is already behind us and I find myself back in t...
Read the Full Post »

Ending The Numbing

February 16, 2021 - "How much life do I exchange for followers and likes?" This sentence persistently showed up on the pages of my journals...
Read the Full Post »

True Nature

July 21, 2020 - The expression of the unique self in photography or any other kind of art is really important to me. It is one of those...
Read the Full Post »

The Other Side Of Inspiration

June 25, 2020 - It has been a long time since I last sat down to write a piece, since I was able to do so. Whilst the world around me ch...
Read the Full Post »

The Photographic Plateau: When The View Is Bleak

February 11, 2020 - When starting out most photographers face a steep learning curve which starts by learning about the techniques behind ca...
Read the Full Post »

Twenty Nineteen In Retrospect

January 28, 2020 - Twenty nineteen ended weeks ago and it was a blazing fast year for me. A year in which the death of a loved one casted l...
Read the Full Post »

Photography ; Mastery And Creativity

December 10, 2019 - Like many arts, photography has a technical aspect and a creative element. Even though we might strive to improve our sk...
Read the Full Post »

Photography Beyond The Comfort Zone

October 15, 2019 - A deliberate journey into unknown territory What started out as a trip to France turned out to be a journey way beyond m...
Read the Full Post »

The Art Of Being Unique

June 12, 2019 - In the past few weeks I have been tidying up so much that even Marie Kondo could be jealous of it. It is my natural resp...
Read the Full Post »

The Need For Connection In Photography

May 13, 2019 - As I was typing out the title, I started to wonder what connection would mean to people in the context of photography. W...
Read the Full Post »

Get Motivated: 10 Ideas To Jumpstart Your Photography In 2019

December 17, 2018 - Many creatives suffer from a bit of a loss of inspiration in the winter months. The weeks before Christmas are usually n...
Read the Full Post »

The Magic Of The Moment

November 05, 2018 - One of the things that I am asked most often is about my way of working. Many people wonder how there can be room for sp...
Read the Full Post »

The Key To A Personal Photography Style

October 22, 2018 - Last week I was going over the pictures I had taken in France and this got me thinking of what exactly it is that is res...
Read the Full Post »

Patience Pays Off In Photography

October 17, 2018 - As I am sitting here reflecting on the past few weeks that I got to spend in the mountains in France, I keep thinking ab...
Read the Full Post »

The Pursuit Of Inspiration In Photography

September 26, 2018 - Do you ever feel like you somehow lost connection to inspiration? That the times you felt truly inspired feel like dista...
Read the Full Post »

How To Capture Magical Sun Rays

August 27, 2018 - Pictures of sun rays always speak to people as they look like they came straight from heaven. The most asked question I...
Read the Full Post »

How To Find Your Personal Photography Style

August 20, 2018 - First of all; what is a photography style? This is the way I define the difference between a vision and a style. Your vi...
Read the Full Post »

How To Create A Colour Mood Board To Help You Discover Your Personal Photography Style

August 06, 2018 - I am passionate about creating from your deepest self, working from your own vision and to find all the right elements t...
Read the Full Post »

How Reviewing Your Pictures Can Greatly Improve Your Photography

July 30, 2018 - One thing I recommend in my eCourse Your Vision Your Story is that you regularly review your own work and do so thorough...
Read the Full Post »

Turn Off The Voice Of Fear Of Failure

July 23, 2018 - Creating has always been an act of enchantment to me. As long as I can remember I have loved the thrill of bringing some...
Read the Full Post »

5 Ways To Stay Inspired And Stop Sensory Overwhelm

July 16, 2018 - You have probably read these words from me before, but if you are a creative, your inspiration is a priority. We know th...
Read the Full Post »

5 Tricks To Help You Stay On Your Own Creative Track

July 09, 2018 - Even for artists who know what their vision is and how to express it in their art, these can be trying times. In the old...
Read the Full Post »

Creativity Is Soulwork: Choose Carefully Whose Opinion To Trust

July 03, 2018 - Creativity is soul work, but what if your soul gets crushed? You absolutely love to take pictures, to paint, to sing, to...
Read the Full Post »

The Gap Between Where You Are And Where You Want To Be

June 25, 2018 - What often comes up when thinking of having a vision for your art, your photography, is that nagging feeling of inadequa...
Read the Full Post »

Start From Where You Are

June 19, 2018 - So often I get messages from wonderful creative women telling me that they can't do what I am doing because they don't h...
Read the Full Post »

One Vision, The Base For An Artist's Work

June 12, 2018 - I talk about having a vision as an artist a lot. I thought it was time to explain this a bit more clearly. I don't mean...
Read the Full Post »

The Basics Of Forest Photography

June 04, 2018 - I get messages so often in which I am asked how I add fog to images, how to take pictures like mine in the forest, that...
Read the Full Post »

Passion is Contagious

May 28, 2018 - What is it about a piece of art, a photograph that makes it connect to the viewer? What is it about the masterpieces tha...
Read the Full Post »

Lost The Joy In Creating?

May 21, 2018 - I was recently talking to a few of my friends and something kept coming up: " I lost the joy in creating. I used to be s...
Read the Full Post »

The Rules Of Your Craft...Are They True For You?

May 10, 2018 - Every craft, every art form has its rules. Most of the time these rules come about by looking at art works that worked a...
Read the Full Post »

Embrace Change

May 03, 2018 - For many artists and creatives curiosity is the fuel for their work. A little idea pops into your head:" I wonder what w...
Read the Full Post »

Is your comfort zone getting uncomfortably small?

April 23, 2018 - Do you remember how you got started creating? I bet you worked very differently from the way you are working now. I know...
Read the Full Post »

Things I Know For Sure About Inspiration

April 13, 2018 - Inspiration is an essential when you are an artist/a creative....We need food, drink and yes, inspiration. Without that,...
Read the Full Post »

Protect Your Inspiration

April 06, 2018 - In this past winter I have not been taking pictures, from the second day of December until the 21st of March I spent my...
Read the Full Post »

The Experience of Taking Pictures

February 26, 2018 - I have lost count of the number of times I am asked how I created the fog, the mood and the sun rays in my pictures. Peo...
Read the Full Post »

This Moment

January 22, 2018 - If there is one thing about photography that really speaks to me, is its inherent quality of catching a moment, a fleeti...
Read the Full Post »

Your Leading Light

December 22, 2017 - As this year is coming to a close I always start thinking about the new year ahead, about my plans, about a new leading...
Read the Full Post »

What If Or If Only

December 08, 2017 - In the minds of creatives two thoughts tend to arise often: " What if.....?" and "If only..." Even though only one word...
Read the Full Post »

Location, Location

November 29, 2017 - Many years ago I read the advice from a very famous photographer that a good photograph is all about location. Something...
Read the Full Post »

Connect, Not Collect

November 20, 2017 - As a photographer surrounded by other photographers I notice that we are always hunting to capture something. You will b...
Read the Full Post »

Seeing With A Sense Of Wonder

November 17, 2017 - I am sure I am not alone in saying my mind often tricks me into hunting after the perfect situation that it has fabricat...
Read the Full Post »

Staying Inspired

July 25, 2017 - I must admit that I was really starting to feel like my mind would explode if I would not be able to take a picture soon...
Read the Full Post »

What drives you

July 18, 2017 - People often comment on me being very driven to get a pretty picture, sometimes even suggesting I have an obsession with...
Read the Full Post »

How To Beat The Inspiration Blues

January 10, 2017 - I have been an artist for 20 years now and the question that pops up in every interview I give is: "Where do you find yo...
Read the Full Post »

Archive