One of the major advantages of shooting fully digital (as opposed to shooting slides as I did back in the past) is that you have full control in post production to edit and process the look of your images.
I took this image in Myanmar recently and have not done any other editing than converting it to BW as I find that many portraits could benefit from this conversion.
It is shot on a Canon 5D MK2 with a 24-105mm (1/320sec f.4.0 ISO1000) converted from RAW to Jpeg
National Geographic (Hungary) caption by Ken Kaminesky
Ok. so I admit it; I have not been as active on the blog recently, which I apologise -I have been flat out with work and will hopefully be able to show you some very interesting projects very soon.
However, until then I would like to draw your attention to one of my favourite fellow travel photographers;Mr Ken Kaminesky. I firstly noticed his work a few years back while writing a piece on HDR photography for another online blog. Whether or not you like the almost artificial colours which HDR tends to produce you can not deny that when it is done professionally and correct it does tend to produce a very striking final images.
Ken’s work has won him many accolades, including a cover of National Geographic and a commissioned two week shoot for the Tourism Board of Jordan.
I encourage you all to visit his homepage and his blog where you will find many more of his striking images as well as information about how they were created.
Another year has come to an end and another is waiting just around the corner: 2012…- and what a year that will be: hopefully we will see a lot of great new products on the market. We already know that Canon has announced the arrival of two really exciting products: the professional DSLR 1Dx and the new high end cinema solution named c300..
What will Nikon offer us? A new 800d? A new FX body or a new redesigned 35mm?
Only time will tell…
I will use this opportunity to wish you all a very happy NY and am looking forward to a new and exciting year.
Long time ago when I started to plan my recent trip to Denmark I decided to produce a little time-lapse clip with the crossing of the Great Belt Bridge between the two main islands Funen and Zealand. The total length of the bridge is close to 7km and with the East Bridge having the third longest main span of a mere 1630meters. This is the longest free span outside Asia.
I had planned the shoot in details but somehow managed to screw it up partly due to a technical glitch and partly due to a weak Bowens Magic Arm that failed.
As you are unable to stop during the crossing of the bridge I decided to use my Apple Iphone so I, at least, could get some footage of the crossing (which sets you back around $102/return)
I used the time-lapse application and set the frequency to 1s/5sec which with an average speed of 65miles/h would give me a 10sec clip when played back with a 24frames/sec.
The result is far from impressive but it gives a good impression of the majestic bridge pillars and the beautiful conditions Denmark offers at night time.
- Always bring back-ups of EVERYTHING
- An Iphone is a fun tool to play around with and can produce decent results
- Denmark is an expensive country
- Bridges are aways good subjects!
If this had been a client-paid project I would of course have brought several back-up cameras, arms, laptops etc. It is always important to learn from your mistakes and instead of seeing it as a negative thing see it as a new opportunity.
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PS. Photo does not have anything to do with this post, I just like it!
The Mona Lisa is widely accepted as the world’s most famous painting, not the most expensive painting and not the prettiest painting. But simply the most famous painting! It does not matter where in the world you are there will always be someone who know of this masterpiece painted by Leonardo Da Vinci. According to the Louvre in Paris more than 6.8 million people view the painting every year!
The photographic equal to Mona Lisa might be surprising to you, but if I tell you that it has been seen by more than 1 billion! people since 2002 when it was published and printed the very first time and it is very likely that you have already seen this photo at least once today.
The photograph I am talking about is of course ‘Bliss’ taken by Charles O’Rear, an author and photographer who worked as staff photographer for National Geographic for more than 25 years and who sold this image to Microsoft more than ten years ago.
In fact the image was not taken during a planned photo shoot or as a part of an assignment, it was taken during a rest stop driving through the wine region of Napa Valley in California.
So, yet another great reason never to leave home without your camera.
It is a well kept secret how much money Bill Gates and Microsoft had to pay for the photo license more than a decade ago, but according to the photographer himself they agreed on an “extraordinary” and second only to that paid to another living, working photographer for the photo of then-president Bill Clinton hugging Monica Lewinsky*.
Today Charles resides in the Napa Valley, California from where he still runs his photo studio as well as spending most of his time writing articles and books about his other big passion here in life; the wines of California.
To see more of Charles’ work please visit his homepage here
Enter the NG Photo Contest 2011 before it is too late!
I usually don’t advertise for anyone on this site but have decided to make an exception today. Every year around July National Geographic is running a photo competition for all photographers and readers. This year the topics are: Travel Portraits, Outdoor Scenes, Sense of Place and Spontaneous Moments. The extended deadline closes on July 11 so you have less than two weeks to enter in.
More than 3700 photographers entered a total of almost 11,000 photos in last years competition which is ranked amongst the most prestigious and acknowledged contests amongst travel photographers.
For your chance to enter and maybe win one of the great prizes on offer click here and to see a selection of the winning images from last years competition here.
I have previously mentioned Terje Sorgjerd and his absolutely outstanding time-lapse videos. His latest video is called ‘The Arctic Light’ and was filmed on the archipelago Lofoten in Norway during a two week trip earlier this year.
The movie was uploaded to Vimeo yesterday and has been watched more than 100.000 times and has been shared via online media platforms several thousand times.
If you have not watched it yet, please sit back, relax and enjoy!
The TED Prize is designed to leverage the TED* community’s exceptional array of talent and resources. It is awarded annually to an exceptional individual who receives $100,000 and, much more important, “One Wish to Change the World.” After several months of preparation, s/he unveils his/her wish at an award ceremony held during the TED Conference. These wishes have led to collaborative initiatives with far-reaching impact. The 2011 winner JR ahs produced a magnificent and touching video about a recent photographic project which is not only groundbreaking but also very emotional to watch.
The list of previous winners of the TED price includes Jamie Oliver, Bill Clinton and Bono
I know the above video has been available online for quite a while, however it is one of those clips you can watch over and over again.
A very few people leave an impression so great that it is impossible to forget. Terje Sorgjerd from Norway is one of these people. Ever since I saw one of his first attempts on doing a time-lapse film I have been amazed of how beautiful and stunning his simple work is. A time-lapse is basically nothing else but a series of still photographs being captured at certain controlled intervals. Most modern DSLR cameras can do this today without investing in anything else but a cabled timer release and a sturdy tripod.
I will personally bring a time-lapse ‘how-to’ video within the next month or so, as it is a great technique if you want to take your creative work one step further.
Terje, a young man from the high north like myself has done this for a few years now and his latest videos has been seen by several millions of people online. I have posted my favourite video in this post but, please do yourself a favour and check out his Vimeo page as well as his facebook fan page. his work is amazing and should be the level all photographers should aim towards!
Just watch and enjoy… Only two more day until the weekend
