TECHNICAL STUFF 

Technical questions most often asked of us relate to our personal equipment and advices about lenses and film selection.

First of all we would like to clarify that we consider the camera equipment and the brand of film to be the least important factor in the creation of a good picture.

We believe the most important elements of a good photograph are our personal vision and the light.

In regards to approaching our subjects ,we try not to be overwhelmed by the subject instead focusing on composition and light.

Having said all of this , in practice all our pictures are taken with 35 mm cameras , a heavy tripod and a variety of lenses from 14mm to 600 mm. We use only one brand of camera and lenses but not only always the most expensive. We use some special lenses like tilt-and-shift for special purposes in macro-photography or for architecture.

We use 50 ISO, max 100 ISO speed slide film taking every time more than one shoot and bracketing a lot, the repeated shots are good quality dupes that cost less than professional dupes done by a good lab.

When photographing landscape ,our goal is to capture the " sense of place" which means to catch the special light of "that place" and the marks that make "that place" different from the others.

When photographing wildlife, our goal is to capture the nature and personality of the subject. Creating an intimate portrait for the viewer depends on strong detail and color  with an emphasis on lighting again.

By the way, if you want some cleaver evaluations about 35 mm cameras and lenses lets go to:  www.photozone.de