I spent several weeks in tranquil, rural Mecklenburg. I enjoyed the peace and quiet in this wonderful landscape and was able to escape the hustle and bustle and stress of…
Many light painters, especially beginners, often find it difficult to illuminate the light painting scene effectively. With the right equipment and a few tricks of the trade, you too can…
LIGHTPAINTING WITH OLD LENSES The vast majority of newer lenses are optimised for the best possible image quality and packed with electronics, at least the somewhat better and more expensive…
REFRACTOGRAPHY - NO LENS LIGHTPAINTING In this photographic technique, an object that can refract light is placed in front of the camera and illuminated with a thin, bright beam…
LIGHTPAINTING - MEANING OF COLOURS AND EFFECTS ON THE PEOPLE They say you cannot find two persons who perceive colours exactly the same. However, almost everybody will indicate Red…
ARTISTIC AND AESTHETIC ASPECTS In Light Art Photography and Light Painting (almost), every colour can be shown with suitable lamps and spectral filters in (almost) every desired saturation and brightness.…
Lightpainting is visual art… … and not the large amount of steel wool that is being torched in the picture! No matter how "cool" the floral elements, the orbs,…
Praxis Infrarotfotografie Vor über einem Jahr schrieb ich den Artikel "Grundlagen der IR und UV Fotografie". In diesem zweiten Teil geht es um die praktische Umsetzung, geeignete Motive, die nötige…
LOST PLACES I photographed my first Lost Place in 1989, the E-Werk in Berlin's Wilhelmstraße, long before the legendary club moved in. One sunny Sunday I went out with my…
I have been using my Nikon D750 almost exclusively for over a year. Today I would like to tell you about my experiences, especially about its suitability for light art…