Get out of the comfort zone
I know about as much about soccer as I know about crochet. That is, nothing. Consequently, I had never photographed at a soccer match before. When I was working on [...]
Image editing is manipulation. And what about black and white?
Many photographers pride themselves on the fact that they do not post-process their digital images on the computer. Straight-out-of-camera is the name of this quality feature. These contemporaries reject any [...]
A picture lies more than a thousand words
Let's assume that this picture appears on the front page of the daily newspaper and below it is the headline "Large demonstration in Venice". We are obviously in Venice, as [...]
What to do with photos for the trash can?
There are situations where you just can't take a really convincing photo. The picture of the little boy at a Pow Wow in Canada is such case. We had a [...]
All cats are grey at night
Okay, cats maybe. But cities come to life when the sun goes down. And above all, they change their character completely. The gray concrete and glass facades turn into sparkling [...]
Seeing like the camera – how does that work?
Yeah, if I knew that! I would only take top-notch photos. But since I produce usually more average than outstanding pictures, I guess I haven't really found a patent remedy [...]
Presenting Your Images
When you have been on a trip to far away (or not so far away) countries you've probably taken lots of pictures. And of course you want to show [...]
Pattern Shots
Wikipedia defines a pattern as follows: "A pattern is a regularity in the world, in human-made design, or in abstract ideas. As such, the elements of a pattern repeat in a [...]
Our First Leopard
If you've ever been on an African safari you probably know this feeling when you see one of those elusive leopards for the first time in the wild. You'll never [...]
Cinemagraphs – Do You Like Them?
As professional stock photographers we are always on the look-out for new trends in photography (not that our own photographs are particularly trendy ... ). For 2020 we found [...]