PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR
The show about all things photography with Chris Marquardt
Every now and then Chris writes an article about something he’s interested in. Usually about something photographic. Enjoy.
Every time I prepare a photo tour that centers on landscape photography, there are questions on what photo equipment to bring. The most common theme regarding lenses is: the wider the better. But while that’s a natural instinct, a super wide angle is not necessarily the best choice for your landscape photography.
Our eyes
Let’s first have a look at the angle of view that our eyes can cover. Continue reading “The secret to making your wide angle lens even wider – for free”
When I did the photo shoot with musician Joo Kraus last year, he and the Tales in Tones Trio were still in the process of mixing their new album JooJazz – and I believe that album name was actually coined during that photo session.
For me, shooting with a band is always a treat. Shooting for an album is even more fun, because both sides are Continue reading “Joo Kraus: The JooJazz Photo Shoot”
Okay, let me admit it right at the beginning:
I never set the clock on my camera.
There. I said it.
Germany has just switched to daylight saving time and like Groundhog Day, there is yet again a flurry of Tweets, blog posts, Facebook posts and YouTube videos reminding you to set the clock in your camera. Twice a year. Again and again. Ad nauseum.
Add some travel into the mix and, unless your camera has a fancy GPS and sets its own time, the repeated clock setting starts to become a real chore.
But you know, to be honest, I’ve had the clock in my cameras set to the wrong time for over a year. Not because I’m lazy (well, okay, there’s a little bit of that) but also because I keep forgetting. I travel to a different time zone, I meet with other photographers, daylight saving time just descends upon me, I’m distracted, I simply forget to change the time and date on my cameras.
Continue reading “The Date & Time On My Camera Don’t Matter”
