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.
Capture your masterpiece!
A common problem among photographers is that we constantly look on our screen on the camera between every single press of the button. Of course we need to check that our settings is okay, but after that, keep on shooting instead. By looking on the screen constantly...
First aid – when you lost your creativity and inspiration
As a photographer you sometimes feel that you are completely out of ideas. You feel lost. Like you have lost your edge and talent. Especially those days when you have planned in advance to shoot with a friend, and – when you get to the location you almost get an...
A Swedish photo genius
I’ve known Mattias Klum for some time, not personally, but as a great Swedish photographer, but never really more than just “a great Swedish photographer”. It wasn’t until I read more about him and found these amazing videos that I realized that he is quite amazing....
A tip doesn’t have to be long…
Before I grab my camera and set off to a photo shoot, I always attend to this list before I leave. Too many times, I’ve realized on location that I have left half the stuff I need back at home. Or worse, your camera isn’t in your bag. Don’t ever forget chargers for...
Use Live-view to change your white balance
To set the white blance in your camera correctly, or for a creative effect, could be an important choice. So important that it can change your result from a great image, to an image for your trash. Especially if you shoot in jpg. You can change it afterwards, but not...
Getting it right from the beginning
Are you a great photographer if you always get it right in the camera and don’t even touch Photoshop, or do you believe that retouching is equally important to photography? Do you even perhaps think that retouching is a part of photography? What is retouching? Is it...