In 2004, I touched down at the Iceland International Airport for the first time. I ended up staying in Iceland for 14 years. This is the story of my Nature Photography Adventure around Iceland.
LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
These articles include my approach to Landscape Photography. I discuss landscape photography topics such as composition, exposure and sharpness as well as recommended camera gear.
Ice cave photography
Ice caves are like magical underground secrets, but of course they are not underground, they are…
Contre Jour Photography – Strokkur at Geysir
This is a Contre Jour photograph because I am shooting directly into the sun, although technically,…
LONG EXPOSURE TECHNIQUES
Long exposure photographs communicate movement by making the most of motion blur. A Slow Shutter speed opens the door of creativity. These posts discuss using long exposure in creative landscape photography.
Long Exposure Photography Techniques – Silky Water
Love them or your hate them, long exposure photos are a good way to understand shutter…
Sea-Scapes – Coastal Photography – Shutter Speed Considerations
The potential for good photographs at the seaside is endless. Whether it is rocky, craggy,…
NIGHT & NORTHERN LIGHTS
Night photography helps you see more in the dark. It also helps you learn how to use your camera very quickly. Iceland has a lot of NIGHT, but only in the Winter months. These posts talk about capturing night scenes & Northern Lights in the Icelandic Nature.
Spikes on Earth – Northern Lights Reflections
This Northern lights photograph teaches me to be humble at this time in my life. It…
Night Photography – secrets uncovered
It was my love and obsession of capturing the Aurora Borealis, which uncovered a new…
MAGIC CLOTH TECHNIQUE
Magic Cloth Photography is a technique for controlling the amount of exposure to different parts of a landscape photo. During a long exposure, the Magic Cloth will help you dodge and burn an image onto the digital sensor.
Simple Magic Cloth Technique
This very simple technique is the basic for Magic Cloth photography and this video is actually…
Ansel Adams – magic card
In one of the last interviews with Ansel Adams he expressed excitement over the possibility of…
BEGINNER’S GUIDE
These posts attempt to explain Landscape and Nature photography to the beginner.
Photography as Communication
If you have communication in mind when you take the picture, then your photograph will have…
Beginner’s guide to Night Photography
Night photography and Beginner photographers can go together and they should go together. This articles discussed…
LATEST POSTS
Layers and Masks – Photoshop Editing
Layers and Masks From my experience of using Adobe Photoshop, Layers and Masks used properly will…
Hveravellir Summer Trip – Midnight Sun Photography
Hveravellir Sunrise – This nature photo features the Blue Pool (Blahver) hot-spring with a warm Summer…
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