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„Jedes Mal, wenn mir jemand sagt, wie scharf mein Bild ist nehme ich an, dass es sich nicht um ein sehr inter­es­santes Foto handelt. Wenn es so wäre, dann hätte man mehr zu sagen.“
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Simple tips to get more out of your forest photos 

Heute habe ich nicht mal einen Wecker gebraucht. Ich bin recht­zeitig aufge­wacht, habe mich ange­zogen, das Foto­equip­ment gepackt, ins Auto gestiegen und los. Bereits gestern Abend versprach der Wetter­be­richt, dass die Bedin­gungen passen werden. Dichter Nebel sogar in den Wäldern möglich. Außerdem damp­fende Wasser­ober­fläche, viel­leicht auch ein wenig Himmels­fär­bung, etc. Egal wie, irgendwas wird schon dabei sein. Ich hatte eine Loca­tion geplant, die ich schon häufig besucht hatte. Ein See im Wald. Eigent­lich kann nichts schief gehen. Doch was ich dann vorfand, war alles andere als ein easy-going.

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31. October 2025 

A high­light for land­scape photo­graphers in Germany 

All good things come in threes. I still have unfi­nished busi­ness here in the Oden­wald, in this gorge. I have been here twice before, wanting to capture the beauty of this impres­sive gorge. But twice it didn’t work out. Once there was simply no water in the gorge because I had waited too long after the rainy days. Another time, there were simply too many hikers there and I couldn’t really get into my stride as a photo­grapher. The only pictures I took were ones I wasn’t happy with. My hopes were now pinned on attempt number 3.

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24. October 2025 

Das Poten­tial von Ligh­t­room-Masken richtig nutzen 

In diesem Beitrag gibt es ein ausführ­li­ches Tuto­rial über die Masken in Ligh­t­room. Gerade für ein Einsteiger ist es am Anfang etwas schwierig zu verstehen, was man mit Masken alles anstellen kann und welche Wirkung die selek­tiven Anpas­sungen erzeugen können. Deshalb geht es dieses mal etwas mehr um Masken-Basics, aber viel­leicht ist auch der ein oder andere Tipp für die bereits erfah­renen Ligh­t­room-Nutzer unter euch dabei.

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3. October 2025 

Fine art or fake art land­scape photography? 

Land­scape photo­graphy – it shows us the beauty of nature in impres­sive images. But not all land­scape photos are the same! Some images look like perfect snapshots, others almost like pain­tings. What is the diffe­rence? And is too perfect simply fake? In today’s post, I’ll explain what the addi­tion of ‘fine art’ means, how you can reco­g­nise fine art photo­graphy and how it differs from normal land­scape photo­graphy! Be sure to read to the end to find out why it’s not decep­tion, but art.

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19. September 2025 

The power of selec­tive masks 

Ansel Adams did it, so why shouldn’t we? We’re talking about selec­tive adjus­t­ments. In recent years, Adobe has perfected selec­tive masks in Ligh­t­room. The possi­bi­li­ties are enormous and diverse. But it hasn’t neces­s­a­rily become any easier. In this BLOG/VLOG, I provide an insight into editing with selec­tive masks. See for yourself.

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5. September 2025 

Time blen­ding – why it pays to focus on just one image 

Tonight will be a piece of cake. All weather models are predic­ting a beau­tiful sunset. I arrive on site in good time and am pretty sure what I want to photo­graph and how. My tripod, camera and filters are set up in no time, and the sunset is already looking really great at sunset. Now I just have to wait until it really kicks in. But wait a minute, has it already faded a little between the last two shots? Yes… what now? 

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29. August 2025 

Nether­lands classics 

Oh man, what’s wrong with my timing? Pheno­menal golden light shines on the land­scape in front of me. I look at my car’s spee­do­meter. I’m already going a little too fast. And there are speed cameras ever­y­where here in the Nether­lands. Two more turns. Damn, another red light. Maybe it’ll stay red for another 10 minutes, who knows. Just a few more metres and I’ll reach the car park, but then the great light was gone. But the clouds look promi­sing. Don’t give up too soon, I thought to myself, and we set off along the path past these beau­tiful wind­mills in the Netherlands.

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22. August 2025 

Wood­land photo­graphy at twilight 

I recently spent a few days travel­ling with my family in the Nether­lands and disco­vered a lovely little forest with some inte­res­ting trees close to the beach. However, the weather during those days was a bit unpre­dic­table. It was either pure suns­hine or pouring rain. Neither of these condi­tions encou­raged me to go outside and take photos in the forest. How could I still get some great shots? Then I had an idea. I’ll go when the sun isn’t bothe­ring me. Blue, diffuse, mystical. In this blog/vlog, I’ll show you why the blue hour is an under­rated time for forest photography. 

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15. August 2025 

One lens for everything 

FOMO – Fear of missing out. I think we all know what that is, right? Some­times it’s really bad for me. When the weather is great and I have to work or I have other plans, I get it – the fear of missing out on the perfect shot. That’s why I quickly expanded my lens coll­ec­tion. It ranges from 16 mm to 400 mm. Now it even goes up to 600 mm. With a tele­con­verter, that’s actually 1200 mm. I usually have ever­y­thing with me so I don’t miss a shot. What happens? Some­times you miss the shot anyway. Chan­ging lenses takes time. Setting out with only one focal length helps crea­ti­vity; it’s limi­ting on the one hand, but it gives you freedom on the other. If I had to give up all my lenses except one, which one would I keep?

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8. August 2025 

Incre­dibly diverse — the dune land­scape of the Netherlands 

Phew… I worked up a sweat again. I had already realised that the condi­tions were going to be fanta­stic that evening. I had scouted out a spot, but hadn’t had time to check it out yet. It should actually be fine if I get there early and have a look around. However, I hadn’t reckoned with my children and so — as a father of two — I ended up with less time than I had hoped. But see/read for yourself.

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1. August 2025 

Bild­be­ar­bei­tung in Luminar Neo 

Skylum had asked me if I knew Luminar? Yes, I said, of course! But so far I’ve only ever used it for one or two effects as a plugin in Photo­shop. Perso­nally, I think the color harmony func­tion is bril­liant. Luminar has changed a lot in the last few years. Can it also prove itself as a “stand-alone” in a complete image editing work­flow? And has it really become as fast as promised? Let’s find out in this BLOG/VLOG!

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30. May 2025 

Pola­ri­sing filters in woodlandphotography 

It is the only filter that cannot be imitated using other photo­gra­phic tech­ni­ques or image proces­sing skills, which is why it is probably the only indis­pensable filter in land­scape photo­graphy: the circular pola­ri­sing filter, or CPL for short. You can find out about its effect on photos and how to use it correctly, espe­ci­ally in rela­tion to forest photo­graphy, here. Also: when it’s better to leave it out. Have fun reading. 

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16. May 2025 
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