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Field Notes & Artistic Insights
Photography notes, post-processing breakdowns, and atmospheric stories from over eighteen years in the field.
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Thanks for the email responses for my last tutorial. I got a couple of questions about how do I manage to get sharp images at night of the stars. In this tutorial, I have listed the key elements you have to master when you want to capture most crisp images at night. 1. Focus If you want
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In this tutorial, I show you how you can set up your Lightroom to optimize and quicken your workflow. I hope you enjoy the tutorial. 1. Use Collections and Smart Collections instead of Folders Creating a collection based catalog is the first thing I recommend to everyone who is starting to use Lig
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Five steps how to boost stars and Milky Way in Lightroom. First you need a photograph captured in a dark situation pointing towards the Milky Way. Here is an example image captured in Yyteri, Finland. There are many things you need to know and consider before you can shoot these type of sce
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I had the pleasure to witness this beautiful night view near Loviisa, Finland. The moonlight and fog created this unique atmosphere. This road is by far one of my favorite roads in Finland! Exif & Equipment Nikon D810, Nikkor 14–24 mm f/2.8 G ED, Sirui Tripod 30 sec. ISO 1000, f/
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We have had a several beautiful clear nights over the past couple of months here in Finland. I captured this photograph in Meri-Pori, Finland. The photograph is a combination of two pictures. The first taken after sunset and the second one a couple of hours later from the same point of view. This te
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I have now been using the Nikkor 14–24 mm f/2.8 G ED lens for the last month. As promised, here is an overview and review of the lens for the type of work I do. I have also included some photos taken with it in the daylight to show full-size unedited photographs. Introduction Nikkor 14–
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I have been fortunate to photograph at night for the last couple of weeks. This is one of my favorites from the time. I used my Vision of Depth technique from my Night Photography Masterclass. You can learn it here: Star Photography Masterclass. Equipment & Exif Nikon D810, Nikon 14 - 24
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I had a great time last week in Yyteri, Finland. I walked down the beach and found a perfect spot to capture the Milky Way with reflections. This was one of the first photographs I took with the Nikon 14 - 24 mm f/2.8 lens. It's a fantastic piece of glass from the first impressions! I'll be writing
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As you may have noticed, it has been quite some time from my last post. Finally, after countless hours of work, I present to you my new eBook, Star Photography Masterclass. Here is a quick intro about the Masterclass. Learn more here. Essential Guide to Star and Milky Way Photography H
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A night to remember in Mallorca, Spain. I was driving around the beautiful mountain roads Mallorca has to offer. It was a rainy evening, but I decided to go out anyway. As the clouds started to disappear behind the mountains I stopped the car and wanted to capture this view of road reflections of th
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