Scattered notes and structured chaos
Field Notes is where the camera is put down – and the thinking begins.
Here, I write about photography not only as a craft, but as a way of seeing, feeling and communicating. Some entries are reflections – quiet observations from a place, a moment, or a subject that stayed with me. Others are more hands-on: tips, tricks, tools and thoughts on what makes an image work.
I don’t claim to have all the answers. But after thirty years of working with visual storytelling, I’ve learned a few things worth sharing.
This is a notebook, not a manual. A place for ideas, not instructions.
Welcome in.
A glance through a commercial photographers glasses
Being a commercial photographer you get the experience from a wide variety of different assignments. All kinds of things including documenting an event, corporate portraits, store interior, landscape photography for decoration to precise product photography. And every...
A Summer Wedding Shoot
This summer I had the privilege to shoot a wedding. It’s not something I usually do, at all, but I was seriously persuaded by the bride to be to take the assignment. I remember saying to the bride when I got the question to do the shoot; – “Well, I...
HDR doesn’t have to be a special effect
Sometimes the HDR-technique can really pay off and save time, pulled out hair, and money for you and your client. Don’t be afraid of it as some technique only used by artists. Imagine you have just arrived at your shoot. The lighting on site is great to look at, but...
Worldwide Photo Walk 2015
Every year since 2007 this amazing event occurs. All around the world at the same day photographers gathers together to take pictures, talk, walk, socialize and have some serious fun. This year it was performed all over the world with over 20.000 photographers in nearly 1000 different places. That it’s also a competition is just a bonus.
When nature gets close
Any day, any time at any place, the most unexpected can happen. That means, you always have to be prepared. It was an ordinary day. I was at my home doing nothing when I got a call from my brother. He, his girlfriend and their son were planning a trip to visit me over...
What makes Stockholm bloom
Every year in Stockholm, Sweden, something weird happens. Well, maybe not weird, but extraordinary. In mid-town there is a park called “Kungsträdgården” (Kings garden). At one end there are lots of cherry trees planted. Every year they bloom exactly for just one week....