Vertical Or Horizontal ; Composition In Photography Part 2

December 13, 2018
Composition in photography is no more or less than finding a pleasing lay-out for the subject(s) in your frame that works best. This means that you are looking for the right distribution of elements throughout your frame, but what is right and what is wrong? There are many composition rules that might be helpful, but in the end it really comes down...
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Negative Space in (Forest) Photography

December 03, 2018
Teaching workshops has made something very clear to me: most forest photographers are very, very scared of sky. I myself am very wary of bright patches in moody forest pictures, but it is important to know WHY you should be cautious of it. Forests are dark places and if you are setting out to capture an enclosed, intimate forest scene, one bright p...
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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 spontaneity if my pictures are sort of prepared in advance. I think that perhaps there is a misunderstanding that you are either a well prepared photographer or a spontaneous one and I think that one does not exclude the other. I h...
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The Perfectionist Photographer

October 29, 2018
Many people believe perfectionism to be a very positive trait. People who are perfectionists are perceived as hard workers, as very conscientious and as people who will go the extra mile. The thing is that perfectionism can actually have some dangerous side effects. It leads to all kinds of health issues, burn-outs, depressions, anxiety disorders a...
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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 responsible for a personal photography style. This subject just kept popping up in conversations in the days after that and it kept me pondering on what exactly is the most important element of a personal style. The reason why this k...
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