Tag: photography
The best gifts for photographers
With Christmas time and Christmas Day around the corner, the question what to get your loved ones pops up once again like every year. Many of us keep thinking too hard and still don’t know what to get and even struggle constantly to find the perfect present. This year, we have tried to make it ...
William Klein
His pictures from the 1950s and 60s were an uncompromising rejection of all rules of photography in that era. He started his artistic career as a painter in Paris until he discovered his passion for photographer in the beginning of the 1950s. First, he used the new medium to present abstract issues. Soon, however Klein ...
Becoming a photo journalist – despite all obstacles
When we think of a photo journalist, most of us have the same image in mind: a brave photographer going on a journey to give people a better understanding of our world. Telling stories, showing all kinds of countries and different cultures in catchy picture documentations and thus using their own language, which is universally ...
That was Photokina 2K18!
As expected the Photokina 2018 was a top event due to its impressive character and overwhelming size. More than 1,600 exhibitors from over 50 countries came to Cologne’s trade fair halls to present their ideas and products. In this article we have summarized the most important facts, highlights and all the relevant information you need. ...
The most stunning panoramic pictures – The Epson Pano Awards
As all of you may know by now, I’m a great fan of photo awards. If you focus a bit more on the world of photo awards, you’ll soon notice that obviously there’s an award for almost anything. Ranging from those we all know, such as the much-discussed Worldpress Photo Award, to awards one would ...
Is that INSTAGRAMABLE?
Sometimes, I’ve got to admit, I get the feeling that the whole world of social media has taken mankind a bit closer to insanity. We regularly hear and listen about people experiencing their trip on their smartphone, restaurants, ice-cream parlors etc. being flooded. But not because the creations you get there taste so well, no, ...
Madame d’Ora – A pioneer in photography
Madame d’Ora, only this name makes us curious already. If you don’t know her yet, Madame d’Ora aka Dora Kallmus was a pioneer in photography and counts among the most influential female photographers in the history of photography. At the times of Madame d’Ora, photography was only a male domain. Nevertheless, that photographer managed to ...
Halloween in the Big Apple
We all know that in the States Halloween is a much bigger affair than in Europe. Whereas only small groups of kids stroll around suburban areas in zombie or witch outfits, hunting for treats, and in the cities youngsters make an exception and dress up for a beer on Friday night, America goes crazy! In ...
What is better, SFD or a stack made of multiple photos?
I’ve discussed the SFD mode, which was introduced with Sigma sd Quattro cameras, late last year. Since I’m experimenting with Affinity Photo as of late, I wanted to do a little comparison of the program’s stacking feature and the SFD mode. In the following comparison we are going to determine which one looks best: SFD, ...
GDPR and its impact on photography
The GDPR makes life difficult. Unfortunately, photographers are not excluded. Above all, those who photograph people in their pictures, have to make some thoughts on data protection due to the GDPR. We clarify today and summarized the most important information in a compact form. The right to one’s own image Since the GDPR came ...
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