Category Archives: Photographie

Taken about half an hour ago, (technical) picture description is on Flickr: Thanks for viewing.

Awesome business portrait of the leader of the Coca Cola company, Muhtar Kent, by Zack Arias. Zack explains everything: the planning, the setup, the lighting, and how you make the best use of the little time you have. Oh, and … Continue reading →

I took some photos in the office again today. The first thing Arno saw was this plant above Alex’ desk: Then, after our lunch break was almost over, I took one of Arno, working already: Thanks for viewing.

Using that flash meter is fun. I walked around our living room, measuring and taking photos without moving the one flash I used a single bit. Here’s my favourite present from today, taken with daylight: And here are two more, … Continue reading →

One of the presents which I’ve got for my birthday was a light meter, or – to be more precise – a flash meter. These can measure flash as well as daylight. Professional wedding photographers like Neil Gaudet (who congratulated … Continue reading →

I was in the company a bit earlier than usual, and since I also brought not only the cameras but my tripod as well, I took the chance to get a street view from a different angle (taken from building … Continue reading →

This morning, we had light snowfall, with temperatures around freezing point. When I arrived at the office, I took this from the open window of our office: Cropped this one to 3:2 format for a change, and treated it a … Continue reading →

After reading Kirk Tuck’s articles “Getting ready…” and “Re-inventing the portrait…” today, I was impressed. Frank Grygier, a friend of Kirk’s had told him that with these newer Olympus Pen cameras (like the E-P3, the E-PL3, and even the E-PM1 … Continue reading →

We had a nice and sunny day around here, but with temperatures still constantly below zero Celsius – the plastic cup filled one third with water which Zuleikha put out on the veranda is solidly frozen. Otherwise, with the low … Continue reading →

Mitchie’s birthday present was the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 1:1.8 45mm lens, and since she has that one, it hasn’t left her camera. So I had the chance to borrow her 20mm Panasonic lens from time to time. More often than … Continue reading →