The Psychology of Portrait Photography Portrait Photography is 10% Photography and 90% Psychology Portrait Photography is a truly fascinating discipline. On the surface it appears to be an ever repeating job: Person stands in front of the camera, photographer takes a good photo, selects, edits and delivers it, done. But the truth is, portrait photography…
Nach einem Jahr Vorbereitung ist es endlich soweit. Mein Videotraining bei RawExchange.de zum Thema Komposition (Bildkomposition) und Bildgestaltung wurde vor wenigen Tagen veröffentlicht. In etwas über 30 Kapiteln und über 7 Stunden führen euch Stefan und ich recht entspannt durch die Welt der Bildkomposition anhand von über hundert anschaulichen Beispiel-Bildern. Es ist dies im deutschsprachigen…
I’d like to start by saying, this is going to be somewhat of a rant about TfP and some of the points I’ll be making are due to personal preference. While I do feel strongly about these points, I also welcome an open discussion. So feel free to contribute your own experiences, comments, opinions, etc. in…
As you might know, there is a technical side to lighting and then there is a design perspective. Surprisingly, while you’ll be able to find a ton of info on the technical aspects of lighting (like inverse square law, light spill, color rendering index, flash duration and whatnot) you won’t actually find a lot of…
I’m excited to finally release this Hunger Games themed image and along with it a tutorial about how to blend photography with 3D. Specifically, how to create a believable photo composite inside a 3D-rendered background. Let me start by saying, this is a little bit of a fringe tutorial. It’s targeted at artists who have…
A couple of days ago, my friend Ethan Oelman, also a Switzerland-based photographer, has posted his new series simply entitled “Emotions”. As with any great project, this one really has got me thinking – about our ability to read and project emotions and also on my own approach to emotion in visual artwork, especially, emotion…
Introduction to Correcting Focus and Recompose Chances are, you know what the “focus and recompose” technique is. But are you aware of its dangers as well? In a perfect world, the camera sensor, like our eye, would be curved, leading to a curved focal plane. Here, the focus and recompose technique WOULD work perfectly. However,…
I recently collaborated with Julia Kuzmenko McKim from Retouching Academy to publish a three-part article on the subject of storytelling in photography, especially in concept photography and I’d like to share it with my blog readers as well. I strongly believe that thinking about the story can increase every photographer and visual artist’s awareness of…
Techniques for Inspiration and Creativity in Concept Photography Creativity and Inspiration is the lifeblood of concept photography The value and depth of a concept photographer’s work doesn’t rely on either his gear park or his technical (photographic) experience. I am not saying these two won’t affect how his photos look in the end, but they…
Introduction to the effect of oversized objects for artistic photo manipulation You’ve probably all seen that specific effect used in many creative photo manipulations. Enormously oversized objects are placed in an otherwise natural environment and due to their size, they become carriers of meaning and symbolic connotation. Almost everyone believes, that this can only be…