A little more than a year ago, I replaced my Hasselblad H4D-31 with the then brand new Pentax 645z. The reviews of this camera were (and are still) raving. “The perfect camera for wedding photographers” Gavin Cato calls it, “the best stills camera I’ve ever used” Jaron Schneider. It has won numerous awards and continues to do…
Yes, this short post will show you how you can open and tweek your Pentax 645z DNG files in Capture One (involving some tampering with the EXIF data). But don’t get your hopes up too much. At least with me, Capture One often crashed with with the DNGs from the 645z. And the color looks…
Billig und einfach zum basteln Schon seit Jahren wollte ich mir meinen eigenen Styropor Reflektor bauen, am liebsten gleich ein Paar. Da im Winter die Auftragslage in meinem Studio sowieso ein bisschen weniger intensiv ist, ist nun die Zeit gekommen, dieses kleine Do-it-yourself Projekt anzugehen. Es gibt online eine ganze Reihe von Konstruktionsmöglichkeiten, aber ich…
Color calibration workflow for Hasselblad cameras using X-Rite ColorChecker It took a while until I figured this one out. On the X-Rite site it even stated, that Hasselblad is not supported. I figured out a workaround though. Here we go: Shoot a reference photo of your Color Checker Passport From Hasselblad Phocus, export this image…
Cheap and easy-to-make! For years I’ve been wanting to do these for my photography studio. And since it’s winter time now and the business is kind of slow it seemed like the perfect time to do some research and build them in a do-it-yourself kind of way. I’ve seen a couple of different ways to…
Introduction and Theory of Underwater Photography This photo has been part of a recent series to experiment how close I can get to the look of a real underwater shoot using just studio lighting equipment and make-up. For this purpose I collected a couple hundred of photos from fashion, lifestyle and conceptual shoots – all…
Why do you need a photo assistant Let’s start by evaluating what are common reasons for working with a photo assistant? time: your project has to be done within a certain time practical reasons: you need the extra pair of hands (e.g. to hold a reflector/light, adjust the power levels, operate wind machines etc.) mental…