Repetition as a compositional element
Repetition of shape is said to be a strong element in composition, as the eye will wander from one to the other. It is one of the things I am looking for when walking around town with the camera. I’ve had a bit of an overdose of photography lately, as I’ve been working intensely on [...]
Shadow Play
I love anything that has to do with shadows and silhouettes! Here I chose a vantage point that allowed me to shoot straight agains the sun. This gives better control of the shadows. Better than shooting from the side.
Stairs and Shadows
When I got home I discovered that one of the lamps in the staircase was not working, and an extra set of shadows was the result.
Suitcases and Shadows
This image was taken at Oslo Airport last summer. The late evening sun was facing the travellers and thus casting long shadows. I was standing on a bridge above them, shooting like a madwoman and trying to get my single focus point to hit the head of the unsuspecting travellers. Yesterday I came in third [...]
The Brain is Alone
A band that had a concert in Oslo tonight has a song called Hjernen er alene, which literally means The brain is alone. I asked the people who set up the light for this dog – if it was for some reason? The lady explained that the dog was called The Brain. And was the [...]
Shadows & Light at Aker Brygge
The first shot is of people coming off a bridge. The second shot is a cyclist standing on a “brick lump” and his shadow falls towards me. The images have been given different split toning presets in Photoshop, and of course flipped upside down. Aker Brygge is a great place for photographing shadows, due to [...]
Repeating Objects
One thing to look for when composing pictures is repeating objects. I discovered the lady in the painting inside the window and waited patiently until I could also include the reflection of the woman passing behind me, and also her shadow.
Shadows and Highlights in Photoshop
The camera is not capable of seeing the same range of light as the eye. For that reason you get shots where the bright is too bright, and the dark is too dark. This picture can serve as an example. I wanted to capture the details of the granite floor where the light from the [...]
Wall of gold
If you have been on the roof of the opera house you will have noticed that the colour of the wall is closer to silver than gold. Two elemens contribute to the golden colour. The first is that these images are taken at sunset. The low sun coming in from the side is of course [...]
“Jump!” discussed in podcast
My favourite photography author is creating a series of 20 podcasts. In episode 14 he discusses my picture “Jump!”. The picture is taken on the roof of the new operahouse in Oslo. The sun comes in from the side, which is why the two shadows to the left are almost mirror images of the two [...]
The Cone Heads in Digital SLR Photography Magazine
I was pleasantly surprised when digital SLR Photography contacted me and asked if they could print this picture in the March 2009 edition of the magazine. Yes, Yes, Yes please! The picture was taken an early morning in Ullevålsveien in Oslo. The sun was very low and the street was wet. Probably because the street [...]
