People & Portraits

I was going to update you on this photo shoot already a couple weeks ago but because of an extremely busy calendar and lots of photography assignments recently, I'm able to publish these pictures only now.


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I moved to a new apartment with a garage last month. I think the very first thing that crossed my mind was: "that could be an interesting place to take portraits". The old bricked wall in the garage caught my attention immediately and I thought it could be a very interesting background for pictures, especially because of the pattern they give.


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Many aspiring photographers try to find their ways not only on how to enter the photography market, but also on how to effectively and efficiently learn the art of photography. Some of these people find themselves in a rather deadlock - they have the basic knowledge but they can't progress anywhere from there. Such situations quite often occur when we start by reading lots of articles about photography and learning the theory but we forgot the most important thing about photography: it's about taking pictures!


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I think every photographer has problems from time to time when it comes to having inspiration and ideas for new photography. I'm no different in this respect! The past month was horrible - I couldn't find any new inspiration. Quite often, when you're not inspired and you realize that, your self-confidence as a photographer disappears which can result in prolonged laziness and no photography activity whatsoever.


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I've been testing Aperture 3 for a couple of weeks now an my experience with it as a photographer is very mixed. Besides being very positively surprised with new features, there are things that make me switch to alternative programs (next blog article will be on that). But for now, I want to share with you my 'positive' conclusion: I don't need additional plugins while using Aperture 3 except for BorderFX Aperture Plugin.


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I don't take low-key lighting pictures often. Don't ask me why, I just don't know. But sometimes, I can't resist to take such pictures. I personally believe that low-key lighting photography can have a particularly strong effect for certain type of portraits. I like to use low-key lighting especially in those portraits where a person's personality and background are enhanced by a tool/instrument/object within a picture that is associated either with a personality, a hobby, background or an occupation. Those of you experienced with low-key lighting will realize that it might be hard to use such...


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If you have ever taken pictures of small kids then you know how hard it is. Posing is out of question as well as any chances they would stay in one place for longer than 2 seconds without moving. However, these and many more challenges connected with photographing small children can lead to interesting results. I also always say that challenges are always exciting for me.


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... an interesting model. I write 'interesting' and not 'good' , 'excellent', etc because I think (or rather I hope or even expect) that he will read this article and I don't want him to become narcissistic, although he already is! :P . After all, the most important thing a housemate should do is to read your articles and follow your website closely, right ;)


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I have noticed recently that there are 3 types of people and everyone falls into at least one of a category.


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  As you can imagine from the title, I've decided to take my photography a step further and to concentrate on portraits, portraiture, fashion, people documentary or any other type of photography that involves people. Why? There are many reasons, way too many to mention all of them here but to name just few: I realized that I had spent not enough (photography) time on taking portrait pictures or just pictures of people. It is one of the photography domains which I need to master. Another reason is that people are very interesting subjects for photography. Their faces or expressions give...


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Before you start asking questions: yes, a person on a picture attached to this post is me; and yes, I was not shaved; and yes, I was on holidays when the picture was taken. Any more question? :)


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One of the very basic rules of photography is the one that seems to be the most obvious one (but not always): always take your camera with you wherever you go. Of course, there are certain situations (dinner at your parents in law, funeral, again dinner at your parents in law) where you are not expected  to take it with you but there are situations/conditions or places where you could take your camera with you but you forget. I have learned it myself the hard way long time ago. One of the recent unexpected and not planned photo sessions is a set of pictures of Josine.


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