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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

Window play

kweide — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 07:14:21 +0000

A bright and large window is a fantastic light source to use. Even and soft light. A curtain can soften it even more adding a specific touch to your pictures. A touch, you can extend and intensify thru a bit of post processing. This example shows a creamy and soft touch, as we wanted ! Try it yourself. It is easy.

Fuji X-E2 + XF 23 @ f1.4

See the Lord

kweide — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 07:49:08 +0000

And while arranging her veils, she lifted her head, seeing some soft light shining from above. And what she saw made her happy…

Just to give you an idea that a simple decision is sometimes not that easy to do. In this case the decision between color and/or BW version is open. Thats the reason for showing them both
Well, here the b&W version:

And here the color one

Both Olympus E-M1 + M.Zuiko 12-40, one single flash. And which one do you like best ??

Beach light

kweide — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 09:07:37 +0000

And if you like it more natural and not that much surreal just alter the background and change a bit the overall colorization and light situation. And here it is, the beach light scene.

Olympus E-M1 + M.Zuiko 12-40

Discover

kweide — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 12:06:26 +0000

While searching for the light, flagging it, steering it to where you want it to be, have a close look to the dark parts, to the shadows. Maybe you discover a gem… like me. So do not hesitate, take the chance and a picture as well. Put it together with what you already learned about composing, creating analog film look and give it a special look. That is all about it. OK, crop it if you need to do so but never change the mood of the picture. Always remember YOUR mood, your feeling when you took the photo. Such should show up in the final work as well.

Olympus E-M1, M.Zuiko 45 @ f1.8, ISO200 and 1/100 second, no flash used…

Left too early

kweide — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 10:41:14 +0000

You left too early. The only reminder of you, the last sweet warm spot in the bed, the switched on little light and a touch of parfume in the air… You left too early, no goodbye kiss, no smile… made me sad … alone in the hotel room with sweet memories of you.

Olympus E-M5

Give me a smile

kweide — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 03:24:42 +0000

That was all i said: “Give me a smile” And here you see what she did with my words. Just a smile and while she did so, she arranged herself into another position. All that fabrics and veils moving around, making noise, a rustle in my ears. Good noise indeed. And suddenly she stopped and the smile was on her face, the window light as well and the only thing to do: Press the button, take your picture please. Sounds easy, but it is a little more, it is work.

Olympus E-M5

Here is the light

kweide — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 08:39:01 +0000

Spring is everywhere. And it is a real surprise when suddenly the light breaks thru the windows, filling the face with a warm an gentle feeling. It is like a kiss, an unexpected kiss of life.

Olympus E-M5 what else ?

Paint with light

kweide — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:50:26 +0000

Last weekend i had the wonderful chance to join a workshop with Olympus on Zingst. It was a very special event. One of the kind you will never forget. Beside the fact, that the weather condition was very very special, cold cold cold, lots of snow, icy streets, i saw a beautiful landscape, met fantastic people and joined an exciting workshop with Klaus Bossemeyer. Painting with light. It is easy to do. You need some LEDs, Batteries or small torches, colored gels to modify the torchelight and a camera with a stable tripod ! We used Olympus cams E-M5 from the OM-D series exclusivly. The camera has a special item called “Livetime/Livebulb” which actualize in given intervalls, which can be modified, the exposure on the cameras screen. So you have fully control over the longtime exposure while you play, you paint the scenery with light. Man, thats a cool feature. See one example

Olympus E-5, M. Zuiko 60 Macro, 30 seconds, f4, ISO200, Livetime intevall set to 1 Second

Kiss me …

kweide — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:56:45 +0000

Kiss me, you are the sun, your warm beam of light touches me gently, softly caressing my skin, my face. Heating me up. Your kiss is life, your kiss is power, your kiss is love.

Olympus E-camera, what else :) and a bit of individual curves and color fill layer.