Manipulation Part II

Here are some more high retouched portrays.

Pictures are taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L USM and Canon Speedlight 42EX.

Rasmus





















EDIT: I have just edited one more portray of Rasmus. And here you have it;-)

Manipulation: Portray Part I

Once again a great article on the World Wide Web inspired me to try something new.
Retouch! If you see any kind of model photos be sure that some kind of retouch has been done to them before they reach the magazin, poster ect.

Here are some examples of "In Your Face" retouching - no cover up!

First here are the original photo of Emil.
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L USM.





















This is the result after a "quick" process in Photoshop CS3.





















Here is one of Sigurd as well.
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L USM and Canon Speedlight 42EX.

EDIT1: Added one of Karen-Line as well. I tried to tone down the retouch a bit to make it look more natural.

Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L USM and Canon Speedlight 42EX.





















EDIT2: Added one more of Karen-Line.

Pictures taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L USM and Canon Speedlight 42EX.

HDR Part II

More HDR photos. This time taken by night and with 2 stop AEB (-2, 0, +2).
Pictures taken with aperture 16 and ISO 100. Shutterspeed various due to the AEB.

The Tunnel
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L USM
Post-production in Photomatix and Photoshop CS3











Pit-Stop
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L USM
Post-production in Photomatix and Photoshop CS3










Unicon Beton
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L USM
Post-production in Photomatix and Photoshop CS3

HDR Part I

Yeah! I finally got around to try with HDR (High Dynamic Range) photos. I read a great article by John Nyberg about the process. A HDR photo is two or more (typical 3) photos merged together as one. The photos are taken with a 1 or 2 stop(exposure/shutter speed) interval at the same aperture.

I use AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) for this. Set the AEB to 1 or 2 stop. Set you camera to 2 sec. auto shot and hear you camera take 3 fast photos. (You need a tripod for this!) Now you have 3 photos in various light exposure.

I use Photomatix to convert the photos to one HDR photo. You could also use Photoshop CS2 (or higher) but I find the Photomatix way easier to use!

Here are my first two photos.

Last Light over Odense Harbor
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L USM
Post-production in Photomatix and Photoshop CS3














Næsbyhoved Private Harbor
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L USM
Post-production in Photomatix and Photoshop CS3














More HDR photos will follow shortly!

PPL Part V

Last evening/night we sat out to take some more photos.
Once again I used the light from the sunset to create a warm lighting on the subjects.

Rasmus and Olav joined the standard crew (Sigurd and I) hehe!

Here are some of the photos taken.

RAD!
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3.





















Air Time
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3.











Father and Son
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3.













Over the Seeds
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3.




















Into the Seeds
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3.

PPL Part IV

Okay so lets go...

Yesterday I recived my Canon Speedlight 420EX (flash). So ofcause I had to try it out. I've been reading various articles aboute using flash. Thank "God" for the Internet. Sigurd joined me on this test drive.

Here are some photos where we are working with bouncing the flashlight off white walls to create a softer lighting.

Out of the Light
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3

Into of the Light
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3











Softlight Portray
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3





















Downward Lighting with a Twist
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3














Alley Jumper
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3

PPL Part III

More pictures from tonight.
These photos are taken around Odense harbor in the last sunlight.

Industrial Jumper
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3











The Last Sunlight
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3





















At the Walls
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3





















Standard Pose
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3

More photos will be added tomorrow!

Night Light Part I

Sigurd and I spend the evening taking photos on various locations.
Here are some night photos taken with a tripod and a very slow shutterspeed of around 8 sec.

Highway vs. Moon
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3





















Odense Canal by Night
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3










Nightsky over Dalum
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3

Pictures from the Zoo

More photos are pilling up on my harddisk. I love digital!

Here are some photos from our trip to Odense Zoo today. Not the best day to go on photosafary due to the frequent rainclouds drifting by!

But I still managed to get some photos:-)
All photos are taken with my Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L zoomlens.
And ofcause edited in Photoshop Cs3 as always!

Birds



































































































Mamals
























































Under the Surface

And my personal favorite - Swimming Pinguin!

My photo equipment update

I have replaced my beloved Canon EOS 400D with it's bigbrother the Canon EOS 40D. I'm happy to say that my uncle bought the 400D of me so it's still in the family. He upgraded his old analog Canon EOS 300 so he can still use his old lens'.
The Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM has landed and as you can see it has already produced a lot of photos. I'm looking into upgrading to the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 non-IS version to be able to take better concert photos. For concert and landscape photos I have just recived my new Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L USM. A very fast and sharp wide zoomlens with a high aperture for lowlight sceens.

Here is an update on my equipment list.

Camera body
Canon EOS 40D -NEW!

Lens'
Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L USM -NEW!
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM -NEW!
Canon EF 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 MACRO

Software
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Adobe Photoshop 7
Adobe Illustrator CS2
Adobe Image Ready 7
Canon Digital Photo Professional
Canon EOS Utility

Other equipment
Canon BG-E2N Battery Grip -NEW!
Velbon Field Tripod (160cm)
Tashica Table Tripod (20cm)
SanDisk CF Memorycard (4GB) -NEW!
B+W UV-Filters
Polaroid Filters
Lens Hoods
Ect.

My wishlist atm.
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM -NEW!
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 FISHEYE
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM MACRO -NEW!

And once again I'll keep you all updated when new arrivals are in!

PPL Part II

Yeah I've just recived my new Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L lens. This is from Canons "L-series", the professional line, wich really shows in the building quality of the lens. It's heavy, quick and sharp just like my Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L zoomlens.

Here are a few shots taken on a grey day like this. Why must all my vacationdays be grey?

First of...

The Boy with his Toy!
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3

A Day where everything is Grey
Picture taken with Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 L wide zoomlens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3

PPL Part I

Various ppl (people) photos

Halflight

Picture taken with Canon EF 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 standard lens.

Post-production in Photoshop CS3





















One of Four
(just returned after spending the last 2 years in USA and other parts of the world)
Picture taken with Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L lens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3











My dad / His funface!
Picture taken with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro lens.
Post-production in Photoshop CS3

Artistic Part I

Here are some various photos taken when visiting my familie in Kerteminde.

All pictures taken with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro lens. A great and sharp lens with various possibilities beside the macro closeups!

All pictures post-production in Photoshop CS3