New Zealand – Tongariro National Park
18. August 2018 | Landscape Photography, The big Journey
There are still some photos and stories to share from my travels around New Zealand’s North Island, back in 2016. In the last article I showed you the coastlines near the Bay of Islands and Whangarei. We spent a wonderful week up there and quite interestingly didn’t encounter too many other tourists. Northland hasn’t become[…]
Expose to the Right
16. August 2018 | Landscape Photography
An important concept in Landscape Photography is that of exposing to the right. In order to get the best quality and the lowest noise out of a camera sensor I use this technique basically all the time. So what does exposing to the right mean. The aim here is to brighten up the exposure by[…]
Clean and Easy Exposure Blending
9. August 2018 | Landscape Photography, Post Processing
To capture the full dynamic range of a sunrise or sunset it’s often necessary to take multiple exposures of different exposure time and later blend them. To get a clean exposure blend I use Luminosity Masks in Photoshop. But the exposure blending work in Photoshop is only the second step. In order to achieve high[…]
Seascape Photography Workflow
2. August 2018 | In the Field, Landscape Photography
Seascape Photography can be very dynamic. With waves crashing around me the scene is constantly changing. To make the most of it and also to ensure my camera equipment stays dry I follow a certain workflow, which I want to share with you. Over the years I’ve implemented a routine, which I follow when I[…]
Kase Filters Review
26. July 2018 | Equipment, Landscape Photography
Back in January of this year I made the switch from Lee Filters, which I had used for many years, to the Kase Wolverine Filters. Back then I made a first impressions video, in which I explain why I switched to Kase. After I have now used and tested those filters for several months during[…]
Stubai Magic
19. July 2018 | Inspiration, Travel
Today I want to show you a video I recorded during a hike in the Stubai valley. Of all the videos I created till now this might be one of my favorites. I tried to capture the atmosphere of the mountains and when I watch the video now I immediately want to pack my rucksack[…]