Fotografie – Simon Schönhoff

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The perfect morning? — The only important tip in photography

Oh, it could just have been the perfect morning. The mood of the light, the presence of the perfect amount of misty haze, the spring green and me standing in the biggest sea of wild garlic to take pictures. But the world isn’t perfect and so it is that some places full of wild garlic fell victim to the forestry work in winter and the otherwise perfect morning didn’t coincide with the peak of the wild garlic blossom. A pity really. Nevertheless, some great pictures were taken and I have a very basic tip for you in this BLOG/VLOG!

2. May 2025 No Comments

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The influence of image processing on nature photography

Maybe you’ve been there: You’re on a holiday that you’ve been saving up for for a long time and you capture your experiences in pictures. Afterwards, you’re a little disappointed because your pictures don’t even begin to reflect what you saw. If you have photographed in JPG, you won’t be able to do much about it, and some of the pictures might just be for the bin. However, if you have saved the RAWs at the same time, your chances of getting something out of the images increase significantly. This BLOG is all about what is possible with modern image processing using the RAWs of today’s cameras. PS: Without sky replacement or adding atmospheric elements!

2. April 2025 No Comments

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Ein Morgen am See

Obwohl ich im Winter für den Sonnenaufgang wesentlich später hätte aufstehen müssen, als jetzt, wo es schon bald Frühling wird, bin ich kaum zum Fotografieren unterwegs gewesen. Aber heute habe ich mich überwunden, denn ich wollte eine träumerische Aufnahme an einem See mit Morgenrot aufnehmen. Also raus aus den Federn, solange die Familie noch schläft und los zu einem nicht all zu weit entfernten See.

7. March 2025 No Comments

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Taking photos when the weather doesn’t cooperate

Oh man, I wish I’d just stayed in bed. Now I have 30 minutes of hiking uphill in complete darkness through the Palatinate Forest and over an hour’s drive behind me and I’m standing here in the middle of the fog soup instead of above it as planned. And yet the weather models were all in agreement. Fog level, dawn, everything should have been fine. What now? Turn around, go home and give up or pull through and see what you can get out of it with a little creativity? In this BLOG/VLOG, I finally get to grips with the automatic focus bracketing of my Sony a7IV, go in the direction of B&W fine art with my images, show you how to get black and white images quickly and easily in LR/PS and prove to you that giving up is not an option and that you can always find something photographically interesting!

15. November 2024 No Comments

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Fokus-Stacking in Photoshop

Was ist denn das? Als ich joggend an diesem Baumstumpf vorbeilief, hatte ich direkt den Plan für die nächste Stunde im Kopf. Ich lief nach Hause, duschte mich schnell ab und fuhr mit dem Fahrrad zurück zu der Stelle im Wald. Ich wollte das Abendlicht nutzen, um diesen Baumstumpf samt Kameraausrüstung erneut einen Besuch abzustatten und ihn zu fotografieren. In diesem VLOG/BLOG widmen wir uns dem kompletten Prozess des Fokus-Stackings, von der Aufnahme vor Ort, bis zur Bildbearbeitung in Lightroom und Photoshop. Besonders interessant für die Fotografen unter euch.

1. November 2024 No Comments

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On the go in dense fog in the Allgäu

I grab my rucksack and quietly close the door of the vacation apartment on the farm behind me. It’s still pitch dark outside and I’m completely unfamiliar with the surroundings, but I set off to take photos anyway. At last, after what feels like ages. I know that the area around the farm is partly untouched nature. So off into the unknown. There’s always something to photograph. But this time I don’t even know which direction is best, I have to let my intuition guide me. Will anything come of it? Let’s see what this landscape here in the Allgäu has to offer. This morning will show.

18. October 2024 No Comments

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Simply indescribable | Photo trip to the Faroe Islands 3/3

I’m sitting at the breakfast table in our flat, sipping comfortably on my laptop. The weather maps for the next two days show good weather for our plans. One more click and our ferries are booked. It’s easy and pretty straightforward online. These are the Faroe Islands too. I’ve booked a ferry to Mykines and Puffin Island for us today and a ferry to Kalsoy for tomorrow. So the programme for the next few days is set.

21. June 2024 No Comments

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One picture is enough — photo challenge in the forest

Suddenly over 1000 followers! 1000 thanks to you all! I actually wanted to tell you about the Faroe Islands this week, but I’m still struggling through the videos and pictures. So you’ll have to be patient a little longer. But to make sure you hear from me again, here’s a short entertaining video today. Out and about with my daughter, I set myself a photo challenge. But see for yourself! 😉

31. May 2024 No Comments

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Analyze and evaluate your own landscape images

Do you know this situation? You were out and about and took photos. You come home full of euphoria, show the pictures to your friends and acquaintances or post them on Instagram. But then you realize that hardly anyone shares your enthusiasm about your pictures. Why is that?
The ability to pick out the best pictures from a series of images is one of the key skills of photographers. How can you learn this, what can you look out for, what are possible criteria? Read about it here in the blog.

3. May 2024 No Comments

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Fantastic wild garlic photos — how to photograph and edit them

Actually, I just wanted to take a quick walk through the forest and see when the wild garlic is ready to bloom again. But now I’m amazed to find myself standing in the middle of a sea of white flowers in the otherwise green wild garlic forest. 3 weeks earlier than last year. That was certain. I’ll be back here tomorrow at the latest to take photos.

26. April 2024 No Comments

Suchergebnisse

The perfect morning? — The only important tip in photography

The influence of image processing on nature photography

Ein Morgen am See

Taking photos when the weather doesn’t cooperate

Fokus-Stacking in Photoshop

On the go in dense fog in the Allgäu

Simply indescribable | Photo trip to the Faroe Islands 3/3

One picture is enough — photo challenge in the forest

Analyze and evaluate your own landscape images

Fantastic wild garlic photos — how to photograph and edit them

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