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Vertical Or Horizontal ; Composition In Photography Part 2
Composition in photography is no more or less than finding a pleasing lay-out for the subject(s) in your frame that works best. This means that you are looking for the right distribution of elements...
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Get Motivated: 10 Ideas To Jumpstart Your Photography In 2019
Many creatives suffer from a bit of a loss of inspiration in the winter months. The weeks before Christmas are usually not as quiet and peaceful as you would like them to be and on the first day of the...
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The Right Questions To Ask To Improve Your Photographic Vision
The Right Questions To Ask To Improve Your Photographic VisionThe questions to ask to reflect on your past photography work so you stay on track, improve your images and stay true to your vision I...
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Winter Forest Photography: Tips, Ideas and Challenges
Many photographers don't bother taking pictures in the bare winter forests unless there is a nice blanket of snow. The trees have lost their leaves, the sky is often grey and the atmosphere is not...
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Low Contrast Photography And How To Correct It In Post Processing
Low Contrast Photography ArticleLow Contrast Photography Article by Ellen Borggrevewww.ellenborggreve.com/blog One of the most asked questions I get is how I add contrast to pictures taken in very low...
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Photographing The Winter Of 2019
Winter Photography 2018/2019Gallery of pictures taken in the winter of 2018/2019 by Ellen Borggreve, Fine Art Landscape Photographerwww.ellenborggreve.com This is a small collection of images I...
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The Evolution Of A Photography Style
Evolution is one of the most elementary things of nature and of human nature as well. Outgrowing a past stage is therefore one of the most natural things that can happen, yet it scares so many artists....
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The Photographer's Place In The Picture
Every now and then I get these comments on my images that read: "Is this even real?". As I am a photographer, who is aiming to capture the magical side of reality, one that is often overlooked by many,...
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The Need For Connection In Photography
As I was typing out the title, I started to wonder what connection would mean to people in the context of photography. Would the first thing coming to mind be the wifi connection of your phone or...
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The Art Of Being Unique
The Art Of Being UniqueHow embracing what makes you unique help shape your photography and art. In the past few weeks I have been tidying up so much that even Marie Kondo could be jealous of it. It is...
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Camera, Craftsmanship and Artistry
Photography appears to be the only art in which the tool is believed to be the magic-maker. The number of times I am asked about my camera and lenses can not be counted. I am more than willing to share...
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Lightroom's Texture and Clarity For Landscape Photography
If you have the latest version of Lightroom (Classic), you might have noticed two things. First of all, Lightroom (Classic) no longer has the CC (for Creative Cloud) added to the name. This is because...
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Photography Is Not A Competition, Nor Should It Be
Even though there are photographic competitions, photography itself and art in general is not a competition. In the creative process there is no finish line, no competitors, no comparison. All creative...
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The Painterly Effect
My pictures have a painterly feel to them and I am often asked what kind of filter I use to create this kind of look. There is no quick answer to this and so I decided to write this blog post in which...
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The Importance Of Revisiting A Location
If you have read my blog posts for some time, you already know that I am a big believer in revisiting a few locations over and over again. I think that some people think I simply don't know about other...
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Photography Beyond The Comfort Zone
A deliberate journey into unknown territory Photography Beyond The Comfort ZoneHow to embrace the uncomfortable nature of venturing outside our comfort zone, get off auto pilot and to accept failures...
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Photography ; Mastery And Creativity
Like many arts, photography has a technical aspect and a creative element. Even though we might strive to improve our skills, our craftsmanship, with the ultimate goal of mastering photography, it is...
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Twenty Nineteen In Retrospect
Twenty nineteen ended weeks ago and it was a blazing fast year for me. A year in which the death of a loved one casted long shadows over my mood, my priorities and my work as well. It was a year in...
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The Photographic Plateau: When The View Is Bleak
When starting out most photographers face a steep learning curve which starts by learning about the techniques behind capturing that perfect picture, which is sharp and straight, then moving on to...
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Lightroom Basics For Forest and Landscape Photography Part 1
Whilst so many of us are confined to our homes at the moment, many photographers turn to their picture archives. If your archives are anything like mine, there are huge amounts of pictures in there,...
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