To my opinion a lot of photographs get better with diminished detail, call it abstraction if you like. The art of reduction is very interesting. Try for yourself: look for images that you like where reduction or abstraction is an essential part of the image. And then imagine how they would ha…

2 years ago / 294 visits / 5 comments / 4 people like

I read a story by Leon van Kemenade that really impressed me: "Like all of us I often fall in love with my own photos. I know, a bit sad. It's just that when you've found a composition that you really like, when you've got the shot you were after, when you've sweated and slaved over it in post proce…

2 years ago / 200 visits / 3 comments / 1 person likes

Photography is like writing, you start with an empty piece of paper, then fill it using your creativity. What is in your mind, what is on that paper, do they correspond, do they have connection? Do you start with an idea, then start writing, word for word, sentence by sentence until your story is co…

4 years ago / 352 visits / 1 comment / 3 people like

Some people call it abstraction, I call it dunnowhatitis. Did you ever wonder why most people try to recognize an image? Are they glad to see something familiar, rather than an abstract image? Are abstract images harder to read or is recognition a key condition to evaluate an image? It all depends o…

4 years ago / 295 visits / 5 comments / 1 person likes

What colour has the word black and the word white in this image? The question brings your mind in a twist, a state of cognitive dissonance. You see black where the answer should be white and v.v. Cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort (psychological stress) experienced by a person who simulta…

5 years ago / 381 visits / 3 people like

When you're at a scene, taking pictures with your camera, flashes cross your mind, busy as it is registering people, behaviour, objects, light and atmosphere. Perhaps the idea how the final image should look is already growing.

10 years ago / 799 visits / 8 comments / 2 people like

Much has been said about how creativity works, its secrets, its origins, and what we can do to optimize ourselves for it. In this excerpt from his fantastic 1991 lecture, John Cleese offers a recipe for creativity, delivered with his signature blend of cultural insight and comedic genius. Specifical…

11 years ago / 909 visits / 5 comments / 5 people like

Does anybody know how to take a closer look at the images that you have faved yourself? I can't find any other possibility then looking at the thumbnails and click them one by one....

11 years ago / 1 052 visits / 7 comments

Recent changes in Flickr forced a lot of people to move out, in search of better virtual places to hang around. Ipernity has a look and feel, familiar with the old Flickr. I decided to give it a try. After a few months I realise you have to build a new network from scratch, it takes time and a lot…

11 years ago / 696 visits / 9 comments / 1 person likes