Zachytiť ten správny moment je veľmi často záležitosťou byť v správnej chvíli na správnom mieste, ale aj tak sa nám nemusí vydariť pôsobivá fotografia. Poďme sa pozrieť na rozdiel medzi správnou expozíciou a kreatívne správnou expozíciou tak, ako to ja a spolu s Bryan Peterson učíme v Online Škole Perfektní Fotografie.Obe fotografie, ktoré vám tu ukážem, boli nafotené v tom istom čase a myslím, že budete súhlasiť, že obe sú celkom vydarené. Skvelé osvetlenie a farba oblohy za súmraku, výrazný svetelný element a čo je podľa mňa veľmi dôležité – pridaný ľudský prvok, ktorý fotografiám dodáva perspektívu a definuje dimenziu záberu. Jedná sa o jednu z atrakcií (neviem či úplne sedí slovo kolotoč?), ktorú som stretol na “jarmoku” v mestečku Ballwin (tam, kde sa mi podarili aj tieto nádherné ohňostroje). Je to niečo ako vláčik, ktorý sa točí dookola v kruhu a ten kruh samotný rotuje okolo svojej osi.Ale, aj napriek tomu, že obe tieto fotografie majú technicky správnu expozíciu, nie sú rovnaké. Rozdiel medzi nimi je to, čo v našom kurze v kurze Naučte se exponovat kreativně nazývame kreatívne správna expozícia. Čo to je? Je to celkom jednoduché. Obr. 1 Toto je záber č. 1, expozične správny a celkom pekný, ale dala by sa táto scéna zachytiť aj inak? Samozrejme! Totiž, aj napriek tomu, že existuje niekoľko správnych kombinácií nastavenia hodnôt expozície (clona, rýchlosť uzávierky, ISO), výsledky, ktoré dostaneme nie sú vždy rovnaké a zvyčajne len jedna z nich nám dá výsledok, ktorý je najviac “sexy”. V mojom prípade to bola tá, ktorá zaistila zachytenie kolotoča v pohybe – teda rýchlosť uzávierky otvorená na 4 sekundy, ktorá zachytila tento svetelný kruh (spolu s citlivosťou ISO 200 a clonou f/16). S touto expozíciou som dostal záber č. 2: Obr. 2 Jasné, mohli ste dostať viacmenej tú istú krásnu farbu oblohy a to isté množstvo svetla povedzme pri ISO […]

Well, truth is, that this hores HAS 4 legs. You just need to comlete the puzzle by the end of the week 😉 Picture taken at Grant’s farm and starring iconic Budweiser Clydesdales.

Pets play a very important role in my life. And recently I had an opportunity to cover a fantastic event, where you could meet a lot of canines, taste a glass of good wine and try some really good cheese. What a combination, you might think, right? Believe or not, it worked!And those three pupies just got my attention – so today’s question is – the one in the middle is real or fake? 🙂 And yes, I’m aware, that this is soooo kitsch, but hey, he so cute, huh? 😉

To do a nice and interesting shots of plain subjects (including water) might be sometimes chalenging. This week I’m returning to my water freezing session and water swan is my favorite for today. PS: I’m officially sooo behind my project 52, that instead of giving it up completely, I’ll go and work with my archive in some few posts now. PS2: And here’s one shot of the “studio setup” for this water shot! Thanks goes to Monika for holding the hose! 😉

Ok, a little teaser. Guess what is it? I had a fantastic session over the weekend and this is one of the output. It is a straight out of the camera image, no editing, no photoshoping, no computer generated imaging. Give me a day or two and I’ll “reveal the mystery” 🙂 Leave the comments below. Thanks!

The very same spot, but only 12 days later – and so naively hoping, that sun will be still in a highway proximity. No way! Miles away!! 😉 As I’ve already mentioned in my original post, such a spectacular combination is available only twice a year!Happy commuting. Photo taken on 2nd of April 2012. As you can compare below, sun is rising really really far away of THE desired spot. The very same location on 21st of March 2012.

Everyday commute can sometimes provide a breath-taking scenery. Driving highway 40 in St. Louis is my daily routine and sometimes I can go in almost autopilot mode, listening morning show @ Y98. But in last few days, thanks to a two specific conditions, I am rewarded with this stunning view (together with thousands of other commuters travelling from West County to downtown). Well, day is a bit brighter in the morning! Those two conditions creating this magic moment: a) time change from winter to summer time, when a typical commute time is during a sunrise – about 7.00-7.15am. b) only during a limited time of the year (twice a year, actually) you can have sun rising right in front of you, popping up from the highway at the hill where Hwy 40 meets Hwy 270. You must admit this definitely looks like riding towards a very sunny day! When I’ve noticed existing opportunity, I’ve spent next three mornings waking up at 5.40 to find a safe spot, where I was trying to capture with my camera what my eyes were seeing. Not an easy task! Let me tell you why… First of all, weather didn’t cooperate. One morning rain arrived 20 minutes prior the sunrise. Second morning  a thick fog hide the sun above the horizon. However, both those mornings I’ve transferred into my advantage and took a very pleasing shots, as heavy clouds and thick fog gave sky a very dramatic look, full of lights, colors and  rays. Raining clouds are approaching. Foggy dawn with a soft lights in the background – vs “standard” morning dawn. And thanks to a really thick fog I didn’t have a chance to catch sun rising from the horizon, but later on, when sun was reaching top of the fog – oh boy, that was a […]

It’s exactly a year I’ve spent a fantastic photo 5 days in Death Valley with Scott and Jen and other fellow photographers and I still have to get back to my pictures. I just love them! 😉My dear friend Andrea send me few months ago a nice snapshot of myself at the Racetrack and that reminded me favorite topic about the power of photography to mess with your size perceived vs the real size. One of the most common reaction when presenting “Moving rocks” from the Racetrack was: “Wow, those are HUGE rocks! How they can move?” Well. It’s actually just a perspective trick when you use very wide angle lens and you get very close to you subject. With an aperture at f/13 and combination of wide angle I’ve got a pretty sharp background, but heeeey, that rock in front is enormous, right? 😉 Well, not really. You can compare here. All moving rocks are actually pretty small 🙂 It’s just again another evidence supporting our men’s position – size really doesn’t matter, right boys? 🙂The best of my Death Valley is located here. (c) 2011 photo by andrea cannistraci 

Have no fear! A lot of fun in the abandoned/forbidden chamber of old castle with flash off the camera. Simple set up, with Monika’s hand in front of the flash. It took a while to find a right angle, so fingers would create a proper scary effect. But we had to hurry up, as ground was freaking cold and some delicate parts of the model’s body didn’t really enjoy this part of the session…NIKON D90 with lens 24-70mm, 1/200 sec at f/18, ISO 200, slightly enhanced in ACR only.

My winter shoes, dark room, long shutter speed for 30sec… and laser pointer. Voila! Try walking in my shoes 😉 PS: Credit goes to Monika as well, as we played together. So co-authoring as usual…