Waldfotografie – Simon Schönhoff

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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.

16. May 2025 No Comments

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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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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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Spooky atmosphere in the Allgäu nature

What was I thinking? I quickly discovered this small pond near our accommodation, but how do you get here? There doesn’t seem to be a path, at least not on any hiking map. Various map and outdoor apps don’t show anything either. And yet I’m now walking through the darkness. In the fog. There must be a way and I want to find it before sunrise. Read the blog to find out if and how I managed it.

25. October 2024 No Comments

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Forest photography in the rain — ideal or torture?

What do you do on a Sunday morning at 6 a.m. in summer? Right, you’re standing deep in the forest in the pouring rain. Instead of wrapping myself up in my comforter again, the rain is dripping off my camera and nose. But I don’t want to moan, I chose this fate myself. Is rainy weather ideal for forest photography, or will the morning be torture for me? Read/see for yourself in today’s VLOG/BLOG

12. July 2024 2 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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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

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How to deal with bad weather

At the moment, we landscape photographers are pretty much left out in the rain. Late last year was one of the rainiest in recent years, at least in my home region. In this BLOG post, you can find out why the rain and the eternal grey shouldn’t stop you from taking photos and how you can deal with the wet.

8. December 2023 No Comments

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Auf der Suche nach magischem Licht im Zauberwald

Unter denkbar schlechtesten Bedingungen für die Waldfotografie bin ich im Zauberwald des Schwarzwalds unterwegs. Kein einfaches Unterfangen. Doch auf der Suche nach dem magischen Licht des Zauberwaldes schaffe ich es dennoch zu einigen wenigen zauberhaften Bildern zu kommen. Lest hier den BLOG zum VLOG.

31. August 2023 No Comments

Suchergebnisse

Polarising filters in woodlandphotography

The perfect morning? — The only important tip in photography

Taking photos when the weather doesn’t cooperate

Fokus-Stacking in Photoshop

Spooky atmosphere in the Allgäu nature

Forest photography in the rain — ideal or torture?

One picture is enough — photo challenge in the forest

Fantastic wild garlic photos — how to photograph and edit them

How to deal with bad weather

Auf der Suche nach magischem Licht im Zauberwald

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