Photography

Capa’s negatives resurfaced

May 3rd, 2015January 29th, 2008

A number of Robert Capa’s negatives from Spain, believed to have been lost during WW2, has resurfaced in Mexico. The collection allso includes pictures by Davis Seymour and Gerda Taro. The New York Times has the story.

Going back into the Lightroom

May 3rd, 2015December 22nd, 2007

Some time ago I wrote, that Lightroom is a very nice program, but with some serious flaws that made me decide not to use. So now I’ve changed my mind, and decided to make Lightroom the hub of my digital workflow. How come? Because Lightroom offers me 85% of what I need in one integrated … Read more

Georg Oddner 1923-2007

May 3rd, 2015November 5th, 2007

Swedish photographer Georg Oddner died about a month ago, just a few days before turning 84.

Sigma 28mm F1.8 Asph. II

March 31st, 2015October 15th, 2007

I have been looking for at fast “normal” prime for some time. A Pentax 31/1.8 Limited would be nice – but the price is high. Instead, I’ve bought a used Sigma 28/1.8 Aspherical II. This optic – which is not manufactured anymore – has received very favourable reviews. In fact, according to the German Fotomagazin … Read more

Amsterdam

March 30th, 2015October 11th, 2007

Some new photos, this time from a trip to Amsterdam. Click the thumbnail for a panoramic view from the roof terrace of NEMO – and see the rest of the pictures on Flickr.

The hug

May 3rd, 2015October 9th, 2007

Martin Storz is a German photographer and the editor of The Public Eye Blog. Martin often makes some thought provoking observations, and it’s certainly worth paying his blog a regular visit.

A couple of weeks ago Martin Stortz wrote a post about time and photography – or rather about the necessity for the photographer to let himself be permeated by that poetic moment, so as to take his photo in just the right point of time.

Adobe Lightroom – not quite there yet, sadly

March 30th, 2015October 7th, 2007

Lightroom is Adobes newest photo-handling software. It is based on at least two very good ideas: firstly, its meant to be a complete, integrated package for a digital workflow. It’s packing a RAW-converter, a picture-database, basic editing and several other functions into one program, with a very nice and functional user interface.

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