Archive for January, 2007
Low light
I’ve shot some handball (?) a couple of times for one of the newspapers I shoot for. Today I was assigned to shoot women’s volleyball for another paper (freelance gig).Going into an arena, or in most cases a gym, the light is straight out horrible. Sometimes I can’t believe just how bad the lighting is. [...]
Outtakes
Tuesday I covered a hockey game. A boring hockey game. I can’t remember the last time I was at a hockey game as boring as the one Tuesday. Usually I’ll get somewhere between 10-15 useful photos from a hockey game. From the home team only. I don’t really focus on the opponents since we are [...]
A day at the fire station
I’m currently working on a story about the local firemen. Monday which is actually my usual days off, I spent with the local fire department. It’s my plan to go there at least two more times, or until I have enough pictures.I’m not quite sure what I want to do with the pictures. So far [...]
Nine favorites from 2006
Here are nine of my favorite shots from 2006 that didn’t find its way onto this blog.(Canon EOS-1D Mark II n, 17-40mm @ 17mm, 1/160sec, f/4, ISO250, flash fired)(Canon EOS-1D Mark II n, 17-40mm @ 40mm, 1/125sec, f/4, ISO400)(Canon EOS-1D Mark II n, 70-200mm @ 200mm, 1/125sec, f/2.8, ISO1600)(Canon EOS-1D Mark II n, 17-40mm @ [...]
Minister of Justice
I was assigned to shoot a reception right after New Year. A new local court is opening and by danish tradition a reception is held, and hotdogs and beverages are served.Receptions aren’t really all that interesting to shoot. Just people standing around eating hotdogs but upon my arrival to the building, I saw camera crews [...]
Photoshop tip: Resize action despite orientation
I’ve been optimizing my workflow to make processing faster and easier. The number one key is photoshop actions.Usually I resize the photos down to the size of a single page width. We rarely (read: basically never) spread photos across two pages, and since I email most of my photos in to the papers, resizing the [...]
Alternative flash source
I’ll usually bounce a flash into the ceiling when possible. And usually behind me to avoid shades under the eyes and cheek.I was on an assignment to cover a discussion/forum thing where two politicians were talking about the future of our schools. It was open to the public who could ask questions and the politicians [...]
Laugh out loud
Assignment: Shoot photos of essay contest winnerI was assigned to shoot photos of an essay contest winner. The essay thing as far as I recall it, was a nationwide contest, where students were to write an essay on what makes them laugh.The woman in the picture below has a business which is basically a laugh [...]
Evacuation photo sold to major newspaper
If you’re one of the few who visit this blog on a regular basis, you’ll probably have read about my January 1st assignment covering the evacuation of two buildings. If not you can read it here.Anyway a series of the photos were posted to the newspaper website on Wednesday morning (January 3rd). That same day [...]
Mayor portrait
Earlier today I was at an assignment to shoot pictures of a New Year’s concert which included a small speech by the mayor who later in the show handed over a music award which is basically a cash gift to somebody who has exceptional talent and is given the money to continue their hard work [...]
