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"Environmental Portraits"

Anglicisms Once again ... Unfortunately, there are in English many terms that describe a given situation either better or just less than we could do this in German. Therefore, I speak also of "Environmental Portraits" Portraits by which I mean that are not in the studio and include your environment with ...

The images that we make today are incurred even before a time. My model was Peter, who established a private motorcycle repair shop, where several motorcycles were. My plan was to show him in his workshop, but does not use the clichés of big-bellied, tattooed motorcycle wrench in leather gear with pliers in his hand. To my Fortunately, Peter was neither tattooed nor paunchy ... :-)

For my first setup I wanted to include some color and thus represent the workshop somewhat mysterious. At the same time I wanted to share the light so that I could also create a good, high-contrast black and white version of it. The color version you see here:

see the setup for this photo below. And one more note in advance: The shown recording again only with all flash units emerged. My main light was a large softbox 60x60cm style Ezybox from Lastolite, which was mounted high on a makeshift gallows frontal stand. "Improvised" because at that time I had none on hand and therefore a monopod attached by means of a Superclamp at a 90 degree angle on a "normal" lamp stand. To solve Peters dark jacket from the background, I built another flash diagonally behind him, on the left of the camera and provided it with a blue color film. This flash, I turned slightly behind Peter, so that not only Peter's right arm, but also the motorcycles hit right in the picture and it also gave them a blue glow.

In order to see the motorcycles but not only as a silhouette, she also had to get in front of a brightening. This came a third flash is used, which was fitted here with a yellow film. This gave the area another color contrast of the workshop was a rather quite mysterious appearance. However, since the yellow light now met for much of the workshop included Peter, I sit behind the yellow color film or a Waabs, which delimits the strong light.

A fourth flash was originally planned to release Peter and motorcycles from the other side (right side of the camera) to the background. This was after unnecessary for my taste, so I switched off this.

If this color version but have too much color for one or the other, do you see down the black and white photo. Since I usually work more with reduced colors and saturated colors, try to avoid telling me the black and white conversion to much better.

an important approach for me is I always try to set the light so that I have multiple perspectives and thus different lighting scenes are to be implemented with only a light setup. This speeds up their own work, saving the unnecessary pauses and model trains at the same time his own eye. In this case, I turned off the yellow filtered flash and use only the main light with the blue ray of light and changed my position. A very narrow opening in Photoshop reinforced the changing of imaging.

then Peters son even came to us, so we still adheres to a "Father and Son" shoot. see sample photos from their next review.

- Martin -

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be a club member?

ask Many amateur drivers in Bavaria, what they were supposed to go to a club, the clubs, the hobby drivers usually do not support, available at most clubs only. driver license fees cost. This hobby drivers usually pay higher Entry fees received, but no or significantly lower premiums. The trip costs are of course the same, and materials costs during the year. There are then at some clubs even see the difference that drivers license to get the club clothes for free, while recreational rider, they pay themselves. So bottom line only arguments against the association member. Since the Bavarian clubs need not be surprised if they reduce their membership numbers, the famous "everybody's boom continues, but still ...

it seems better in the north to make! With Ascheffel Nortorf and are the first two races staged and BDR members offer a discount of registration fee by 50%. In the end, then continue to pay the standard price of 10 €, but without clubs drivers must hold 20 sheets €. This is a first incentive for amateur drivers, look for a club. But it would be even better if this reduction would not take place from 20 to 10, but from 10 to 5 €. After all, can you lot drivers are usually much shorter than the "elite" drivers driving with license, paying for their races normally 8 € - and win significantly higher premiums. But a really fair fee model for amateur drivers, I think is quite unrealistic.

the hobby and the common classes are the only two race categories for that the BDR has no entry fee scheme - that is, these race categories used to collect a little more entry fees. If only because the newcomers (except U19) no initial charges are made, but the kids already get rich rewards. On Sense and nonsense can be argued of course. Young footballers will not win and Torprämien - except perhaps for the youth teams of the Bundesliga. Ski jumping, there was not even a few years ago for 11 a World Cup jumping money - that is there to bring in the young jumpers and not much is perfectly clear. But the way things are well with the established structures in cycling: a career change from any other sport you have to wonder about basically one or the other - one has to understand it but not really ... primarily as a recreational rider or "entry fee supplier ...

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Ascending ...

... not my form, but my weight! Since the end of last season I had put incredible six pounds of muscle - and I only just started in mid January with the weight training in the gym. Is indeed strange that I had put too much muscle mass without studio, eh? ;)

The weight I am right now but also plenty of care, because I recently fell back to an old problem. Probably a bit too much work on the leg press, then on the roll with the knee too far to the outside down (bow legs thanks Football) - and get a twinge in the knee that reminded me of the horror-Winter 2009. However, this time in the right knee, so I hope it was only a mild tendon irritation or firm. I hope that the knee will soon no longer rumz (w) icks and it allows me to put attention on other issues ... such as those 6 pounds "muscle mass" ...

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Bavarian Championship in Stadtlauringen

And just a second post on the same day:)

Today I googled again, if you can bring something to the apparently rather unimportant Bavarian road championship in 2011 in Stadtlauringen experience. "It seems unimportant" because it seems to find real zero info about the race, as if it did would not take place.

And I stumbled on at least one article , but which, unfortunately, only confirmed what I already suspected. The amateur class is from BDR get the code 27, the everyman's the code for class 26th This race categories exist, therefore, they are not an illusion. If an operator goes to the appointment notification "All race categories" report, which is always suspect because it would make little sense, while providing a hobby and an everyman's race. Unless there is a large public sporting event, where there are few or no license race.

From the article goes out anyway, what I had suspected: "All . Racing classes "means" All Royalty-race classes, "each man race seems to be no plan would be, but in the case, nonsensical, the C-driver taking it, participate in the championship race -.. If they want a hobby race would therefore be the solution Sun there was something the last two years at Ansbach and Karbach And in the place I notice also.! For the third consecutive year, the BM will be held in Northern Bavaria is strange that no one in southern Bavaria to host the BM tries ...

The general rule for the 5/8/2011 but that one must first wait for the announcement of the race. As long as this is not out there, eh nothing definite. And yet there's also not even a website for the race. For the drivers license you have probably not extra beat the big drum, but for amateur drivers that would be important. The longer it is therefore no site for the race, the more likely it is probably assumed that recreational rider must push this year on the weekend of the BM a training weekend ...

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time again idiots sponsoring ...

idiots sponsorship - these are bogus sponsorship deals to increase sales in which a sponsor in the end only the turnover and hopes he finds some drivers who are not aware that. Such an offer, I now read again, but conceal the name of the supplier, because otherwise it would advertise the same again. ;)

It is an offer where to pay almost a four-figure sum to be allowed to make for a sponsor. Now, like say the one or the other that it actually already is a great thing, because for that amount just equal also gets a new road bike. If you also just looking for a new bike that would be even worth considering. But even then the matter would be no sponsorship, but quite simply a discount campaign - nothing more, nothing less.

Since the provider is cleverly (and yes: Something like that is cleverly), it requires the buyer of his wheel also like to wear all year round at every race his jersey. Since the "sponsorship" offer but also (or in particular) is aimed at amateurs, the sponsor of the driver, forcing virtually the violation of any applicable rules BDR. For amateurs can race in only their club jersey or the shirt of an official license racing community who, if they belong to this. Otherwise, follow the fine and lock. At the same time, the sponsor expects that you will always run a fair and clean, because you support only the "correct" sport. Those who recognize the contradiction? ;)

I can from such "idiots sponsoring" only advise. But it must also decide each for himself whether the offer of the discount is worthwhile nonetheless. And the thing with the jersey is anyway also this: As long as one is out of anyone that They were carried in a race the wrong shirt, nothing happens. Just in the past season I have seen several drivers who had taken part in "illegal" jerseys to license race. Not one of which was sanctioned. This is not to say that now is to drive every amateur rider like a duck to their favorite jersey - please stay with the jerseys, which are expected to officially take her;)

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Laura

A larger shoot took place in recent days with Laura. It should emerge from studio portraits in a style reminiscent of conceptual fashion photography.

Nicole was responsible for the makeup, although I worked with the first - but certainly not the last time!

The first building was a classic mode setup with a white background. Two flash heads shone the Background, while the main light came from a high frontal Beautydish. keep

To the contrast especially on the cheeks nice and high, I pushed before shooting two black light eater as close as possible to Laura. This is clearly seen in the above inclusion of the dark contours of her cheek, her arms and legs.

For the full body shots against a white background, the light eater again pushed outward so that it blocks only the scattered light of the background flashes and the background paper has been extended to the front. The Beautydish was replaced by a 28 "softbox, which scatters the light a little further -.'s Position remained the same

Ursel, who assisted me, jumped also still the same as a stylist with a ... ;-)

A little wind in their hair and so we had already the full body shots in the can! The bottom image I digitally simulates a cross-development, leading to the color shift and high contrast. In addition, I was right, however, another flash of the camera let down on Laura's legs to compensate for the drop in light of the softbox and give the legs a little more definition.

For the second setup, I switched to a dark gray background (thunder black). Since my studio is painted very small and white, I have decided to cast a very dark, as there is usually a good deal of light Main light also on the background and it therefore falls neatly into the brightness begins. In our case here, but this was also really wanted.

Laura I placed very close to the background paper, so that their shadows would be clearly visible on it. As a main light, I appointed a new light shaper, a truly huge 85 "-parabolic reflector (to German: 2,16 meters!) Gives with silver reflective coating to the light shaping it in the near future but a blog post

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Basically I liked the above test shot pretty good, but our model was also a Another outfit have photographed. While she was changing, but I changed the lights a little, so that the well-focused beam of Paras not directly Laura, but met a good feet away from her in the background. This gave Laura from only the even softer light of the marginal rays. This technique is called in English "to feather the light".

Light color and contrast changes provided for different looks. And yet after the very static poses were photographed, we could also bring some movement into the game ...

The background to maintain it went to the next light setup. Main light was a 65W high light ring light. A first imaging test showed that the brightness was true, but by the fall-now black background too harsh appeared:

To the blue of her eye makeup to resume and to achieve a good differentiation of the context, I filtered a flash with a "Double Blue" filter film from Lee on the desired color and the flash positioned directly behind Laura, so they concealed it. A test firing showed that the brightness, color and position of the flash corresponded to my expectations.

The final shot looked like this:

Unfortunately, I is the position then something slips, so that the background flash is no longer centrally behind Laura hit the wall. Nevertheless, you can see well the difference in how much life can conjure up such a small flash in the background.

Whether a reflection of the ring but suits in mind is - as I have recently noticed again - strong taste. Here again an excerpt that shows this reflex better:

For a recent development I reused to said boom stand and reattached the 28 "softbox fact that I knew it even with a honeycomb. The background was a patterned shower curtain, the raised means Leimklemmen a frame was. On the floor I laid out some walnut colored laminate boards, so the recordings would not immediately recall a photo studio. Again, a high frontal orientation was ensured for high contrast and a desired vignetting (using the comb) of the image.

has all around it was fun again and Laura has also photographed prima . Let Looking forward already to continuing to work with Nicole!

you all a happy Sunday!
- Martin -

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As announced in my newsletter, there's this coming Saturday (1/22/2011) the next photography course for beginners: "Digital camera for beginners.

In this workshop we will bring clarity to the term jungle of today's digital cameras. What features are important and what you can do to go well? Measurement methods, camera modes, sensitivity, zoom, scene modes, full and semi-automatic to the manual mode - this and more, we will discuss practical and thus allowing easy access to digital photography to create.

The course starts at 11.00 and is formulated for three hours, price per person is € 50, -.

There are few spaces available!

Should you have any interest in this course, however, acquaintances or friends to give me, you will receive a 10% credit on the next course you have booked.

am For more information, I like to email or comment of local feature available ...

- Martin -

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35%

The weather forecast for today was actually quite good again. After yesterday I see the world from the window overlooking ausm fog could barely louder and better again went to the gym, where I had sensationally been some progress with the weights, but no sore muscles today got, I wanted to turn now to the only 35% chance of rain or a nice round of my training in the area Hirschbach. I was just getting out from Sulzbach, it rained but even so, I thought about thinking. The wheel was eingesaut already, so I went on first. I paid primarily on how my clothes get along with the rain. I still was not wet, so it first went on to Neukirchen ...

where I wanted to turn back because the rain really was not no - but just before leaving the drop after Neukirchen already. So I went simply further direction Etzelwang - in the dry! Would my practice round so it can pass as planned? The fog grew, however, so I thought that I better not dare to B14 after Pommelsbrunn. When I came to Etzelwang, I also felt like the next rain, so it was clear that I shorten the round and over Reinbachtal go back.

But well, I understood the rain probability of 35% just wrong, I think. For I had relaxed to 35% of my current training distance rain. Should I be happy that the report was not 80 or 90% probability of rain was predicted;)

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It goes on!

First I would like to wish everyone a happy new year. And for us to start the year well. Even Goethe wrote (freely interpreted):

are exempt from the ice roads and Roofs through the winter lows warming wind, flourishes in the site Lindencarreé luck. The Winter old and weak retired somewhere. And there he is also please to December!

So much for poetry. NCC also uses these mild days and continues to build. This week started the roof was to cover. There are dark concrete tile roof. If I remember correctly even the wording of the noise report recall, these bricks are the noise. The roof windows are installed yet, that is to be rescheduled in the coming days. Then it should clean the chimney and staircase. Then we could finally visit our house completely from the inside. For the thermal insulation However, it is too moist. Let's hope that there still remains a bit dry and mild so that the next house dries out and the insulation can be installed. Perhaps the winter comes back once anyway.



We were also not doing nothing in the new year. It was the 2nd Sampling date with NCC on. It was about electrical installations and bathrooms. The appointment should last as about 2 hours. We were 6.5 hours there! Though it takes a surprisingly long time, until one has spoken for space by space. The arrangement of the objects in the bathroom takes as his time and creates so a lot of headaches. Let's hope that in the end it comes out something useful. have at this time We can also take a look inside the house. Unfortunately, only the ground floor, but that will change, so hopefully soon, with the stairs.



We have set ourselves apart with the subject of floor covering. In the standard laminate is provided in the living area and carpet in the bedrooms. So we wanted to look at the times. Laminate and carpet are from the company Joka. The selection is quite large and also the advice was very good. In addition, we could let us advise parquet. We had already tried twice unsuccessfully for the company Hinterseer, there we were always ignored. But we did not want to give up, so we have a third chance the company Hinterseer given us this time but chose the studio in Potsdam. There we have now found a partner who could give us good advice. Dealing with NCC but both companies seem not to be so familiar. Joka has included some data from us and recorded our selected products in order to report to NCC, NCC calls us to a price. Hinton wrote down the name and the products and given us the slip, so we give to NCC in order to get a quote. Very strange and complicated this process. But if it NCC will, we will have to do it. Let's see if we get our offers.

If there are tips on these floors, we would like to read and / or . Discuss We look forward to it!

is it was time to NCC's turn. Let's wait and see what happens this week and how it goes with the house. The construction could

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But only for my 10-ticket Fitness Studio ;)

I've finally found the right time for my general-athletic strength training in the studio and I am with the first "appearance" very satisfied. Although I noticed right away that I by her weight on it worse than November 2009 I have been, but I've been training clean and not such a strong pull in the back - only a minimal. ;)

If all goes well, I should be by mid-February. Then it would go slow on some suitable weather on the road. However, still remains to be seen how many of my routes I can go as planned. The wintertime, determined that some roads will be built (have to). Some sections are well attacked again by terrorists loose chippings. Hopefully at least the loose chippings on the descent of Hegensdorf Brunn for fish is gone, because I'm sliding down from the summer of 2010, as on a ski slope ...

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Photo Trips 2011: Verzasca Valley in April and Scotland in June

Those blog readers who have subscribed to my newsletter already know that I recorded in 2011 three photo trips in my course portfolio. All these trips are to arrive ultimately photography courses on site, ie you must own. glad I can, however, help in organizing car pools or with tips on booking.'s important to me is just to emphasize that I offer no travel, just the course on site.

The first trip will take us to the pages. There, the Verzasca crystal clear with its create water and rock formations skuril abgschliffenen a small miracle world as it is usually found in Europe unlikely. The next valley is the Maggia, which is no less spectacular. All in all, a trip for landscape photographers who like to deal with rivers and abstraction - or for anyone who wants to simply enjoy nature!

the second photo's trip is to Scotland. This country - some describe it as "Europe's last great wilderness" - brings a wealth of motifs, the proposals can be of any photographer's heart. Whether rugged coasts, high moorland, rugged mountain peaks, white sand beaches, soft rolling hills and misty islands, Scotland offers an incredible variety of landscapes in confined spaces. Here are just a few examples:

But not only the landscape attracts so many photographers to Scotland. The blending of these varied landscape with its long and eventful history also brought a variety of castles, mansions and huge religious buildings with it. And it is this history that goes back to the early Stone Age, has made the Scots made a very traditional people, preserved in the old customs and rituals remained. The bagpipe and the kilt are probably two of the most famous evidence ...

Whether the tremendous hospitality of the Scots on these old customs, the still very strong clan system, which usually extremely sparse population or perhaps even to the often harsh weather is back to lead, I do not know. Probably a little of everything. At least the rough weather, however, has to do with another imaging product identity in Scotland: the whiskey. Anyone who was in a storm schonmal on Scotland's west coast, would agree with me when I say that this is the most suitable beverage for such weather a smoky whiskey island!

In the total of four planned Scotland days, we can Unfortunately, not all deal with. But with good local knowledge, I can tell you definitely at the right time to the best result of the weather matched places!

All trips, including the Valencia in August planned to be held in very small groups, so we also have individual requests can go well.

Should you be interested in such a photo trip, but please get in touch at info (at) martinziaja.de so I can let you get more information. To keep costs as low as possible, also recommends booking as early as possible.

Best regards and maybe you can see in the Ticino, Scotland or Valencia

- Martin - would

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first I the loyal blog readers, and of course all new have been added a good, healthy and prosperous New Year 2011 wish!


But on the subject: Will I
soft on location as possible to achieve similar windows light illumination, is the most easiest ways to use a wall as a reflecting surface or by passing flash diffusers. In these two ways but always creates a lot of stray light, which is difficult to control, especially in small spaces.

One of my favorite light former is a 60 "screen, which as a reflex-how can also be used as a backlight screen. Held to the light variant, but always an associated part is formed of scattered light, since the semi-permeable fabric of the screen also represent a significant portion of the light reflected.

To better control this reflected flash light, you can also use two screens simultaneously. But I have combined two screen Eiger using a standard bolt, so I had two screen guides (see picture).

On the one hand, I mounted the 60 "screen without black cover and on the other side a 43" screen. This, however, with black outer shell. The flash was aligned so that it sparkled in the small umbrella, which thus already a greatly increased light source was. This reflected the flash light now in the great Light Umbrella, which was lit so evenly.

obtained in this way we have a two-time diffusion of our flash light which is now also distributed in a 60 "large area. Simply beautiful soft, even light. Please excuse The male on the following pictures, but I just had no one to hand that I would have this structure you can demonstrate ...

- Martin -