Wedding Photos

August 7, 2012

When I was asked to take wedding photos of a good friend of mine who finally found his big love I was honored and simply said ‘yes I do’ .

A nearby park which I cross when jogging has some nice spots, so we decided to shoot in a small clearing where sunlight could easily fall through the trees and provide light and shadow. As often plans do not necessarily work out well. The morning of the wedding I found myself sticking to my tablet to observe satellite pictures in order to estimate when rain would stop.  Needless to say that weddings have a tight schedule and so we had to start at 10 anyway. But thank God at least rain stopped shortly after their arrival at the park only leaving heavy clouds that would hide the sun for the next hour, destroying my plans on light and shadow.

I decided to switch on my spare sun and clamped a flashlight with 1/2 orange gel into the trees in order to add some spice to the photos; a friend held a reflector to mirror the artificial sun. I think for most of the pictures this setup worked out well.

I wish you all the best M&R.

Wedding Photo

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Wedding Photo

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Filed under: City,Portrait,Wedding — Tags: , , , — Andreas @ 8:26 PM

Istanbul – Final Impressions

February 21, 2012

Istanbul is a beautiful city which I will definitely visit again! It is only 2.5 hours away from where I live but it is another world you step in. I had many great moments in Istanbul: early morning on the Galata Bridge, late night strolling through the empty streets, the warm sun rays on the Bosporus tour and a visit to an original Hammam (from which I do not post any pictures as the towel bent around my waist was constantly loose). The city is definitely worth a visit!

One word about the Fuji X100: It performed fantastic. Neither did I miss a zoom lens nor did I miss the weight and size of my D300. OK to be honest it could really have a faster autofocus – especially in low light it can drive you crazy!! But what amazed me most was the dynamic range the camera offers, this is something that I had been missing with my D300 so far.

Early morning at the Galata Bridge

Early morning at the Galata Bridge

Early morning at the Galata Bridge

Early morning at the Galata Bridge

Morning at the Galata Bridge

Morning at the Galata Bridge

Tünel train

Tünel train

Tünel tram

Tünel tram

Blue Mosque

Blue Mosque

Shop window

Shop window

At the Topkapi Palace

At the Topkapi Palace

Me in a mirror

Me in a mirror

Filed under: City,Portrait,Street Photography,Travel,Turkey — Tags: , , — Andreas @ 2:09 PM


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