Covid-19 Pictures from Oslo, March 16th 2020 After being in a self-imposed quarantine for almost two weeks due to the flu, I’ve been outside today. Making sure I held my distance to people, I got some sun on my face and saw some people. And it seemed to me that the people of Oslo take the Corona virus seriously.
Inspiration Terry O’Neill passed away British celebrity and portrait photographer Terry O’Neill passed away Saturday November 15th 2019 at the age of 81. I was lucky enough to meet this gentleman in Oslo some
Headshots TEDx Arendal Speaker Portraits This November, I had the privilege of shooting all of the speakers at a local TEDx event here in Norway.
Lighting Testing a different light setup After a headshot session yesterday, I had some time to test out a few setups. This is one of them, including the result.
Business The power of saying «Yes» This is a tale of what can happen if you open up for opportunity. As summer approached, business was slow. I needed to network.
Lighting Keep it simple Sometimes we get lost in the technical side of things. My advice to beginners in the field of portrait photography is to keep it simple.
Inspiration It’s a lot like dancing I’ve recently taken up Argentine tango. As a man, or rather, a leader (as opposed to follower) in the dance, there is a lot to think about. I have
Inspiration Headshot Photography and the Art of Espresso Brewing When my then wife and I started a small town coffee shop 15 years ago, we didn't really know what we were getting into. Well, I knew that there were
Blogging You never know what blogging can lead to Some years ago, I started a blog about Joomla, an Open Source Content Management System (CMS). I worked a lot on it for several years, and at the peak, I
Productivity Automate your small business (2016 edition) Having run a small business from 2001, I have developed some productivity routines to manage tedious, repeating tasks. Some of them save me time, others make sure things are done
Inspiration Photographing a legend: Terry O'Neill A couple of days ago, I was fortunate enough to experience an exhibition by Terry O'Neill in Oslo. Mr. O'Neill is perhaps the most well-known celebrity photographer around. He started
Headshots Finally became a Headshot Crew Associate! After almost 2,5 years of work, I was finally approved as a Headshot Crew Associate by Peter Hurley. This happened during a CrewCast (live video chat) with the crew
Retouching Retouching Tomii - before and after I'm a big fan of retouching. No, not that fake kind of retouching that makes people look like porcelain dolls. Not the kind that removes 10 pounds from people or
Lighting Different lighting setups at the Headshot Intensive As I mentioned in the post about Peter Hurley's Headshot Intensive, we did quite a few different lighting setups. Peter's been shooting more natural lights lately, and he was encouraging
Headshot Crew Incredible Headshot Intensive in Stockholm As mentioned in a previous post, I was finally able to attend a workshop with headshot photographer Peter Hurley. I've been on the fence with this for at least two
Travel FStoppers Bahamas workshop 2014 In late May 2014, I attended the first Fstoppers Bahamas Photography Workshop in the Bahamas. The workshop was actually a series of classes, led by photographers with great expertise in
Retouching Don't use a tablet? Get one! If you don't use a Wacom tablet for your photography retouching - get one! I've had one for a couple of days and I can't see myself retouching without it
Inspiration Inspiring photographers: Matthew Coughlin Matthew Coughlin started out on his path to become a professional photographer a couple of years back. He’d been working with video editing and was looking for a new career in photography.
Headshots Attending Peter Hurley's Headshot Intensive in Stockholm Next weekend, I'm attending the Headshot Intensive in Stockholm, Sweden. This workshop is a two-day event led by one of the world's best headshot photographers, Peter Hurley. Peter's based in
Workshop Workshop with Joel Grimes in Göteborg Joel Grimes is one of my all time favorite photographers. I came across him through a series on lighting on Framed Show. Joel shoots beauty and fashion for the most
