Pierre Steenberg

Get Multiple Shots

December 21, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Last week we talked about Alpen Glow in the image below: While I really like this image I never want to walk away from a nice scene with just one shot. I talked about this topic once before. We want to make sure that we get multiple shots of the same scene. Yet these shots have to be different. You cannot change the grand vista, but you can chan...

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Shoot Before Sunrise

December 14, 2014 • Leave a Comment

First light and last light always tend to be the sweetest light. Having observed many photographers during professional workshops and on location where at times even a hundred or more photographers may show up I have noticed that photographers tend to stand around waiting for the sweet light to appear. However, why wait? The light just before sunri...

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Shooting Iconic Scenes

December 07, 2014 • Leave a Comment

In the photographic world there are certain landscape shots that are famous. They are the great icons on the photographic circuit that every photographer wants to shoot. They are the trophy shots. While they are great shots and make wonderful prints (they are icons for a reason) they have been shot to death. Now if your non-photographer family and...

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Shooting Fall Color

November 30, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Shooting fall color is so exciting because it is so colorful. Cottonwood and Aspen trees (in the West) turn yellow. The yellow contrasted with the green of other trees or mountains in the background make them stand out. Yellow is also a light color. The human eye tend to go to lighter colors first. So placing yellow trees strategically for good com...

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Look Behind You

November 23, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Professional landscape photographers don't take pictures we make them. That means that we spend a lot of time planning and plotting to get the shot we want. We often go to a scene with a specific shot or look in mind before we even get there. We plan when to go (time of year and time of day), we plot the moon / sun / ocean tides, etc. Going to Oxbo...

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Don't Forget Black and White

November 16, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Have you ever wondered why Zebras are black and white while all other animals are in color? I don't know either. With image editing software it is possible to get colors to pop and to bring the best out of the color in your images. However, we should not forget about black and white. The software for working with black and white is just as advanced...

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Gear Trends

November 09, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Much has happened in the last few years in the photo industry. For a landscape photographer one such exciting development is mirrorless cameras. During the last two workshops I had the privilege of playing with the Sony A7R. Coupled with a Metabones adapter it took Canon glass. For the first time I am seriously considering replacing my gear with a...

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Shoot while you can

November 02, 2014 • Leave a Comment

I hate photographic disappointments, probably because when I feel disappointed I really feel bitterly disappointed. It is no different from the fisherman / woman who catch the biggest fish of their lives but end up loosing it last minute. The heartache is that you can't prove it or show it. That image just seemed to be seared in you mind; you "see"...

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Photographic Websites

October 26, 2014 • Leave a Comment

As photographers we need to show our work. That is why we shoot. The advent of the internet has changed things for photographers. Photographic websites where we house our portfolios and generate contacts and sales are easy to set up and can be seen world-wide. About a year ago I embarked on a journey to discover what web solution suites my needs. H...

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Control your white balance

October 19, 2014 • Leave a Comment

White balance sets the color temperature of your shots. Blue is cold while orange is warm. Your camera senses what the color temperature is and sets it for each shot. Many people shoot on Auto White Balance. If you shoot JPG files you cannot really change white balance after the shot has been taken. In this case it is very important to set your cam...

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