Photography and Baking
In the run-up to Christmas, as is well known, there is a lot of baking: cookies, more cookies, stollen and whatever else is delicious. Of course, this is always great [...]
On the state of hobby photography
Many people pursue photography as a hobby. That's good, because you document your life and your environment with photos. And above all, it's fun. You are happy about successful pictures [...]
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
What's wrong with this picture? What's wrong? I don't even know where to start. It's probably much easier to state what is ok with this picture: It is sharp [...]
Flash Photography Demystified – Part 1
Flash photography can be somewhat challenging at times. However, understanding the basic concepts of flash photography opens up a whole new world of creative possibilities. If flash photography seems [...]
Useful Filters for Digital Photography
In digital photography, most of the filters we used in the analogue era have become obsolete. This is especially true for the different color correction filters that were common [...]
Photographing the Moon
In our beginner courses the question with which camera settings one photographs the (full) moon comes up again and again. The participants almost always think that you need a [...]
Yet Another 2020 Photography Trend
While researching the subject of photo trends 2020 we came across another interesting thing: candid compositions. The English-German dictionary translates candid with "sincere", "honest", "unapologetic". This naturally raises the [...]
Landscape and Light
Even after all the years I've been taking photographs, I'm always amazed at how a landscape changes with the light. But you only notice this when you have the [...]