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Encounters in the dark forest

kweide — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 13:46:33 +0000

… or better: When an angel arrived… guided by the warm golden Light of heaven, touching the ground, spreading the wings. Preporing her clothes for the upcoming tasks. Whatever that will be. Even the wild wolf is standing still, looking, Will the wolf be the new companion of the angel ?? Who knows …

Again E-M1

Sandra ascending

kweide — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:53:33 +0000

This was just a fun idea but we realized. Yes it is strong colors, massiv contrasts as well but fun, fun, fun. Enjoy it with us. It is an example of what you can do with a simple portrait of your subject and by adding some details to achieve a total different look and to create a story…

OMD E-M1 again …

Fiery Flower of the Orient

kweide — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 18:51:55 +0000

Another one with the exciting Sandra, the Curve of Germany :) One addition from the workbench. Enjoy it. No more words, let the picture speak…

Olympus E-M1, any doubts ?

The modern Bedouin girl

kweide — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 14:16:10 +0000

Just testing new equipment, a new parabola softbox, a new and fas lens. So i put two scarf together into the scene wrapped her in a quick and dirty way and took some snaps, varying the angel of shooting and the flash paramters to get an impression of the ligth rendering the new softbox will do.

And YES i am really satisfied with the results. Lens and softbox did a stunning job. Oh, yes, sorry, she did it it also …
Olympus E-M1 on stage again … as always

A cup of Tea in the morning

kweide — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 11:49:10 +0000

A cup of tea in the morning for her and a little time for me to play with my new toy made of finest glass and metal. Its fun and fast and sharp and has a wonderful fine, creamy Bokeh. Guess the brand and type…

Olympus E-M1 + ????

Blue thoughts

kweide — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 14:32:49 +0000

While shooting is running there are moments of silence. Moments were something is going on and you cannot name it for sure, but you can see it. Like in this picture

As if she is asking herself questions. Am i pretty ? Am i beautiful and attractive enough ? Does HE like it the way i move, the way i behave, the way i present me as a person ? Those are unspoken questions which cannot be answered by words. Only your behavior as photographer can do that. When you stop working, you answer “NO!” to all her question but doing even more pictures, addressing thru your mimic that she is fantastic, this way you will earn even more such blue thought moments.

Just like this above is a result of a positive photographers reaction. And she asked: “Really ? ” I gave her a smile instead of words…. That the way the emotional layer works.
All done again with Olympus E-M1 again

From the land of fairies, elves and other mythical creatures …

kweide — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 14:17:42 +0000

Enjoy them, enjoy what you can do with a portrait. Starting point is always a classic portrait with all the stuff you already know. The make up, the tricky hairdressing, the wardrobe, the pose, the facial expression and all this little things need to compose an attractive portrait. Do not forget earrings, necklaces and such stuff girls always love.

After this is all done you can start the second part of the job. Cut her free from the background, layer it, compose the mood you have in mind. Add some other things to the layers for adjusting. This is something which need some experience. You should already know what a layer is and how a mask is working. Otherwise you will fail. But here, it was fun, fun and again fun.

My Open Heart

kweide — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 17:30:55 +0000

Last posting to the Blog in 2014. Thanks to all of you following this Blog, watching and looking the pictures. And let me say this:

Happy New Year 2015
Have a wonderful time..

Olympus E-M1 did it again

The Empress

kweide — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 17:28:02 +0000

No further words of explanation. Just enjoy her roleplay :) And be sure: She had fun !! playing the role.

Fuji XE-2 + XF35 @ f1.4

Dance the night away

kweide — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 07:45:04 +0000

A stunning dance performance in the deep night, performed while a local party in the small village of Palma, Sicily. It was bad light, high speed dance movements but E-M1 caught the moments.

So trust your cam and try it yourself. You will be surprised of the result