The nifty-fifty aka 50mm f1.8 is the must have lens for low budget. At f8.0 it performs extremely good, however at f1.8 it can or shall be used as a creative lens. With post processing you can create pictures “Worthy of hanging in an Art Gallery”. The series I made is from a rusty iron […]
Dare to pull the sliders in post-processing to the limits, contrast, S-curve to enhance pale colors. Dare to change the color temperature. Be careful because not all subjects survive it. I made this series of an artwork called “Labyrinth” at a cloudy day to avoid hard shaddows. It is a 4meter high maze of big […]
Give yourself a challenge to take a random object and make a series of creative pictures. My object were 3 screws which I found when grabbing in the used screws box (everybody has such a box!) So I took my 50mm f1.8 and the macro extension tubes. The light was the warm-hued fluorescent lamp above […]
A series of pictures to explain the process and light settings to make a crumpled paper abstract. Backlight mixed = PC monitor with cold blue white, and Fluorecent warm white light No front light!!! when making the picture.Canon Nifty-Fifty 50mm, f1.8 MK-I, @f8.0 and exposure 4″Macro extension tubes Meike 13+21+31 mm, Tripod, Post-processing: S-curve, contrast, […]
Audiovisual: Series of pictures with music. Relax and enjoy (created with PTE https://www.wnsoft.com/en/pte-av-studio/) The subject is a single piece of crumpled paper (white A4 format), 1 or 2 color back light, a 50mm with macro extension tubes, and postprocessing to add contrast. Focus is on the composition of each picture.
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