Lightharmony articles


Finding the Balance (Varina Patel)

Finding the Balance (Varina Patel)

As parents, my husband and I are constantly busy – with homework, school programs, soccer games, cross country meets, martial arts classes, gymnastics practice, swim team, and all the other things that are part of having kids. It's great fun - but it's also hard to find time....

RAW versus JPEG (Varina Patel)

RAW versus JPEG (Varina Patel)

So – what’s the big deal? What’s a RAW file, and is it really better than a JPEG? How does processing a RAW file compare to developing an image in a darkroom? Am I a “real” photographer if I process my images in Photoshop?

Hochkonig (Boris Michalicek)

Hochkonig (Boris Michalicek)

In spite of not very good weather forecast, we decided to do a winter tour in Austrian Alps. It took us a while to decide what would be the best to do. After all, we made a plan to reach the 2942 meter high Hochkonig with overnight stay in the mountain hut...

Technické vybavenie pre krajinársku fotografiu (Štefan Kordoš)

Vybavenie pre krajinársku fotografiu (Štefan Kordoš)

Fotografovanie sa bez technického vybavenia nezaobíde. Na internete možno nájsť mnoho článkov, recenzií, fór, z ktorých je zrejmé, že začínajúcim fotografom je ťažké sa v tom vyznať. asy sa menia, pamätám si, keď som začínal fotografovať ja. Vtedy boli na vrchole predaja...

Working the light (Varina Patel)

Working the light (Varina Patel)

In my mind, every photograph is a collection of the elements I began to notice in my childhood. Before I release the shutter, I find myself taking each into account. Light, color, texture, and detail are separate entities working together to create a picture. The viewer may not...

Seeing the light (Varina Patel)

Seeing the light (Varina Patel)

A photograph is an image that has been created by light falling onto a surface sensitive to it. A successful photographer, therefore, must have an extraordinary awareness of light. Many photographers learn to “see” light in a way others do not. We observe the subtly different...

Zimným Škótskom (Marek Potoma)

Zimným Škótskom (Marek Potoma)

Hoci najpriaznivejším obdobím na návštevu Škótska sa zdá byť máj či jún, fotograficky mimoriadne nevydarená tohtoročná zima - teplá, zablatená, neinšpiratívna – prispela k rozhodnutiu vybrať sa tam skôr, v polovici februára. Na krátky, vyslovene krajinársky fototrip.