Gas and Gearporn – A Confession

Gas and Gearporn – A Confession

“I do not need all those lenses, flashes, full frame bodies, camera bags, tripods etc. to be a good photographer.” There, I said it, it’s out. I felt that this statement had to be made since many photographers (me absof**kinglutely included) are...
Lumenatic.com turned four today

Lumenatic.com turned four today

Four years ago I started the lumenatic blog. It has been my personal project since then to write about my experiences from shoots, interesting gear and other photography-related topics. Thanks for being a reader of this blog ! I learned a lot about photography from...
The explosion of image data 2003-2014

The explosion of image data 2003-2014

I ran another archiving session that weekend and once again I thought “Boy, so much data, where is this going to end ?”  The next though in that line was “How did the amount of data develop over the years ?” and so I decided to make a blogpost...
Battling an annoying cliché

Battling an annoying cliché

This week I had one of those classic experiences which almost every photographer had in his career. At my workplace they were looking for somebody to take pictures of an event. I was asked to do it, and the conversation went like this: Co-worker: “Say, could you take...
Why I am not convinced of home-printing your images

Why I am not convinced of home-printing your images

I am not convinced of printing photos at home. I found it complicated, inaccurate, time-consuming and sometimes even frustrating. Keep in mind – that is my personal opinion, I am not ranting against a certain brand or product, I am just explaining why printing...