Photography is time consuming. But let me talk about the opposite first. Here in Venice I see hundreds of visitors a day not even stopping for taking a photo. They shoot while walking and passing a sight. Yes, there might be a chance of having an outstanding image later, who knows? I personally prefer the approach of investing time to – in return – be pleased with a bunch of great captures. In my opinion the more time you invest upfront, the more time you save on location – when it’s essential – and the better the results. Increase your quota of keepers … over time. Continued…
Posted in 2. MyExperiences.
Tagged with learn, photography, tips & tricks, travel.
By Arved Gintenreiter
– March 29, 2013
If aiming on anything beyond simply showing holiday snapshots to your family, doing your own image editing is a must in digital times. By the way, with film it was, too. Just techniques have changed as well as possibilities. To be honest – well aware of the restrictions – I actually prefer the “clean” process of nowadays digital process over the cancer threatening poison kitchen I had to run in film days. Lightroom and Photoshop have made the run I would say. But which software to use? Which program is the best for whom and when? And how is the workflow? Here’s some completely unscientific and personally biased guidelines – welcome to be discussed. Continued…
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Tagged with learn, lightroom, photography, photoshop, tips & tricks, tools, tutorials.
By Arved Gintenreiter
– March 11, 2013
Need a flash but don’t have one at hand? Then steal it! Not the flash device, of course, but the light. A warning upfront: This “technique” is highly unreliable. But it is great fun with amazing results when you made it stealing another photographer’s light! Continued…
Posted in 3. HowTo.
Tagged with carnival, images, learn, photography, tips & tricks, travel, venice.
By Arved Gintenreiter
– February 6, 2013
Crazy times in town have begun again – Carnival! About 3 Million visitors will make their way to Venice in the next few days. If you are among them and need some shooting tips you are in the right place here. Continued…
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Tagged with carnival, images, italy, learn, photography, tips & tricks, travel, venice.
By Arved Gintenreiter
– February 4, 2013
For long already I have planned a redesign of my web presence. Now eventually a first step is made. Yesterday I hit the button for a new logo, which will start to appear in my content and around in one or another way step by step from now on.
Having a logo on small space as well as large causes problems, using it in a full frame print as well as ones with white border, placing it on business cards, and using it as watermark or icon in your browser tab. Therefore you will very often bump into a second version. Continued…
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Tagged with General.
By Arved Gintenreiter
– November 5, 2012
Acqua Alta, high water. These two magical words stand for the regular flooding in Venice, mainly happening between about October and March. Certainly the floods are not a new appearance due to climate change or whatever. It is known since hundreds of years. Probably it’s the trade-off for living literally in the water. But how does it come to be so regularly and how to capture the atmosphere when in town? Continued…
Posted in 1. Travelog.
Tagged with italy, learn, travel, venice, view.
By Arved Gintenreiter
– November 3, 2012
Venice Carnival 2013 will take place from January 26th to February 12th officially. the first week you can more or less forget about. Yes there are some things going on in town. But real start is February.
Carnival is a love and hate time in town. Certainly especially the main alleys as well as St. Mark’s Square are completely overcrowded – and with overcrowded I mean an extent you don’t even want to think of! On the other hand it’s such a great time to shoot fantastic images. This also to an extent you can’t imagine …
If you plan to be in Venice this carnival season some of the following lines and links might be helpful for planning your trip.
Continued…
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Tagged with carnival, General, italy, travel, venice.
By Arved Gintenreiter
– October 18, 2012
Tourism belongs to Venice since earliest days. First visitors came as pilgrims for religious reasons, today’s pilgrims come for romantic and city’s beauty (if not shopping). Many arrive by cruise ship – passing Piazza San Marco in a distance one thinks you can just reach over with your arms. A spectacle for both sides, people on the boat and in the square. But what if ever a captain looses control, if by accident a ship crashes in the lagoon? A desaster for the city and it’s fragile ecosystem surrounding. Also the large waves the ships produce can destroy the foundations of town over time.
The protests are not meant as being against tourism and not against cruise ships in Venice. Instead it is about a specific route as well as about weighing adventure and risk. Continued…
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Tagged with images, italy, travel, venice, view.
By Arved Gintenreiter
– September 18, 2012
Venice is more than the traditional sunset travel images show. It is a place to live, with all aspects you will find in other cities all around the world, too.
After two weeks of (crazy) carnival in town I decided not to concentrate on traditional Venice too much for a few days but be more open-minded for some details aside – like graffiti or other street art. Every few steps you find lousy ones, of course, but with eyes open you can also bump into great masterpieces of art in the alleys out there! Continued…
Posted in 1. Travelog, 6. Inspiration.
Tagged with images, italy, travel, venice, view.
By Arved Gintenreiter
– March 25, 2012
Ten days of Venice Carnival: wonderful, all these beautiful masks, these costumes. They come along as historic members of former high society, others are completely masked or show up as fantasy figures. A photographer’s dream – at least it seems like. Continued…
Posted in 1. Travelog, 2. MyExperiences.
Tagged with carnival, images, italy, learn, photography, tips & tricks, travel, venice, view.
By Arved Gintenreiter
– February 21, 2012
