You know the drill: You're sitting at your computer, your coffee's gone cold, and the RAW files from your last shoot are staring at you accusingly. Quick processing session? Yeah, right. What usually follows is the grand fumbling with exposure sliders, the shadows-highlights dance, and that eternal question: "Was the light really that brutal, or am I just incompetent?"
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Recently, I was sitting at the hairdresser's. A new one, just three minutes from my home. He cuts well, no question about that. But while I sit there staring into the mirror as he works meticulously on my hair, this strange feeling creeps over me: I simply don't know what to talk about with him.
Last week I was at an outdoor photo shoot. The model wore sunglasses, which looked cool and added variety to the session. But my camera was confused: no autofocus on the eyes possible. This got me thinking: How do machines actually recognize faces?
In today's art and photography scene, we're experiencing a veritable cult of minimalism and rapid production. While our grandparents treasured family photos like national treasures, today we feed our social media profiles with images faster than a hungry teenager. Quick content is the new cash cow.
What grandmother once dismissed as a character flaw is now revealing itself as a special gift: sensitivity. Join me on a journey of discovery into the world of heightened senses, and learn why we urgently need to stop using sensitive soul as an insult.
The days when humans decided on the appropriateness of images are long gone. Today, algorithms scan our photos for every square centimeter of skin. And it's frighteningly simple, as I'll show you in this article.
As I sit here tweaking my website, I realize something: many of the improvements I make behind the scenes aren't immediately noticeable. Yet there's constantly something new happening! High time for a little update.
Recently, during my evening wanderings through the TV landscape, I got stuck watching First Dates — a show that celebrates the magic of first impressions like no other. Amused, I observed how the protagonists, when asked about their first impressions, performed the same dance over and over like in a well-orchestrated ballet: Those eyes...
Recently at a photo shoot, a model asked me if I knew what Male Gaze meant. Of course I didn't know. I'm only a photographer with twenty years of experience. But apparently, in recent years, an entirely new language has developed to describe the world's injustices. So here's a little guide through the jungle of modern terminology.
Sometimes you have to wonder why the most obvious solutions take so long to arrive. Recently, I discussed in a blog article how fantastic it would be if digital cameras had built-in LUTs. That is, the ability to select and see a specific look directly while taking photos. And all along, the answer was sitting right in my pocket.
Just another evening at the Crazy Horse? Not quite! There I am, sitting in the front row of the legendary Parisian cabaret, watching the dancers glide past me on a conveyor belt. Being a photographer, I naturally pay attention to details. And suddenly something catches my eye that makes me suspicious.
Recently, I was at a photo shoot with Alina when she told me a story so bizarre that it could only have come from the internet. You know, that place where people spend their days trying to redefine the boundaries of good taste.
Imagine being able to measure the temperature of something that has no temperature. Something we see every day but can never touch. That's exactly what we do when we measure the temperature of light.
Let me tell you about my recent digital tragicomedy. My website — my digital showcase, my virtual self — suddenly started behaving like a stubborn teenager. "HTTP/2 error server refused stream," it whispered to me. What a melodramatic exit for my images.
Changing the white balance in post-processing on the computer is very easy, provided you don't have mixed light sources with different color temperatures. Otherwise, it will be disgusting and no fun at all. That's why it's helpful to determine the correct white balance on site.
I love pancakes for breakfast. And I love them even more as a lens on my camera. Sounds strange? Not if you know that particularly flat lenses are affectionately called pancakes in the photography world. My latest acquisition in this category is the Viltrox 28mm.
As a passionate photographer and self-proclaimed color enthusiast, I'm constantly looking for ways to optimize my workflow. One exciting aspects is the question: Wouldn't it be wonderful to see how an image would look with our individual color grading right at the moment of capture?
The book trade is currently experiencing a remarkable transformation. However, not for the better. While social media overflow with edited body images, artistic nude photography books are quietly disappearing from the shelves.
As we are dominated by filters and flawlessly retouched Instagram feeds, I find myself pondering a curious question: Why are we often more drawn to small imperfections, unexpected moments, and imperfect images? This theme has been following me for quite some time, making me wonder why I actually prefer imperfection.
Of course, social media connects us all in some way. A heart here, a comment there, sometimes even a longer message. But do you know that feeling? That quiet sense that something gets lost between all the clicks and likes? The real encounter, the direct conversation, the shared laughter over a story that you really can't tell digitally?
There's a new tool in the RAW converter software Capture One that has caused excitement in the industry. Many YouTubers have proclaimed it to be a game changer that would take color grading to new levels. With so much euphoria, I tend to be a bit skeptical at first.
Last night, somewhere between dream and wake, I scribbled a thought for a blog post on a piece of paper: "The mountain doesn't wait for the climber." When I read what my drowsy brain had served up this morning, it made me smile. And it got me thinking about the transience in my profession.
In our fast-paced, digitalized world, boredom seems to be a relic from times past. Yet what we perceive as annoying could actually be the key to our creativity.
Taking a technically perfect photo is no great feat anymore. Modern camera technology makes it possible: sophisticated autofocus systems, precise exposure metering, and high-quality sensors ensure that almost every image is technically flawless. But worlds separate a technically correct photo from an image that touches people and tells stories.
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