Author: Johannes

May 5, 2014 / / Photography

When photographing in low light conditions you are forced to make compromises. You can either increase the shutter time, use a larger aperture or increase the ISO. The third option does not affect the sharpness…

May 3, 2014 / / Cambridge
April 27, 2014 / / Cambridge

Yesterday we had the third Postdoc Photo Workshop. This time JF and I got help from Meryem Ralser to organise the workshop. The previous two times we have done portrait photography in one form or another,…

April 20, 2014 / / Photography

This weekend I went to the Peak District together with a few other people from my department over the day. It was a spontaneous thing planned en route. We ended up alternating between chasing around the…

April 18, 2014 / / Gear
April 16, 2014 / / Cambridge

This past weekend Jean-François organised an officially un-official postdoc hike to Durdle Door. We had originally planned on going in February, but had to postpone due to the big storm that hit the region that…

April 10, 2014 / / Cambridge

With a camera you can easily make a ten-minute walk last two hours. Those who have taken shortcuts with me and my camera before know that they have a tendency to become major detours. This time we…

April 8, 2014 / / Cambridge

Last week I bought a rain sleeve for my camera on Amazon (link), so when I saw it was raining outside tonight I decided it was time to go out. Felt a bit funny, I figured…

April 4, 2014 / / Cambridge

This is an old image I did back in November 2013. I had seen a few other similar pictures, and wanted to do my own take on it. The lighting comes from a big French…

March 30, 2014 / / Cambridge

This is my first blog post written some 12 kilometers up in the air. I’m on my way to Strasbourg for a few days. Unfortunately this medieval airline does not provide WI-FI onboard, so I’ll…