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The sun surrounded by dense clouds painted the horizon with warm colours bringing a touch of temperature to the cold tones of the sea. Cool Breeze – Evening photoshoot at Alamanos Beach, near Limassol.

I’ve recorded the post-processing of one of my recent photos, and added descriptive captions, hope you like it! It’s the whole process from the very beginning – I import RAW files in Lightroom, adjust them initially, then blend them together in … Continue reading →

Recently I started using my camera also for some video work, and this is my first official movie I shot a few days ago at the Life Street Festival Limassol 2013, Cyprus. I was focused mostly on graffiti artists doing … Continue reading →

Hold on a second, cowboy. First of all, if you really want to start taking pictures during the night, you need to get familiar with manual mode. There’s no possibility that you will get nice results using auto mode or … Continue reading →

Agios Nicolas Church has been built in 1929 in the village of Alassa in Cyprus and reconstructed in 1960. The village had to be relocated when the Kouris Dam, the biggest freshwater reservoir in Cyprus, was built. The church was … Continue reading →

In this article I would like to talk about everything you need to know to take long and very long exposure shots. I will list all the required and recommended equipment, point out common mistakes, show differences between various exposure … Continue reading →

In this post I would like to show you two cinematic productions shot with Nikon D800 that have impressed me recently. It really proves that Nikon released a very powerful and capable camera with video features. Canon has always been … Continue reading →

The wind was quite strong that evening, but I had no idea it’s moving the clouds directly into my direction. As soon as I saw my first long exposure on the LCD screen of my camera I was very pleased … Continue reading →

Patience and determination – this is how I would describe getting this shot done.

I am always surprised how different the sunrise might be from day to day on the same location. The nature gives the opportunity to come back home with an unique picture every time.

In this video I will show you how to straighten a photo containing quite severe ultra wide angle distortion. For that I will use Lightroom and Photoshop. Some basic adjustments are also applied to improve the picture quality. Hope this … Continue reading →

I love waiting for the sun to rise. All this color spectacle going on the sky always impress me. Especially taking long exposures gives me the opportunity to enjoy what I see and what I experience. Waiting for the shot … Continue reading →

I constantly try to improve my photography workflow. Number of my pictures in Lightroom catalog grows every day and I need really solid process to handle all the files from the very beginning. The first step, right after the import, … Continue reading →

Today I’m proud to pronounce that one of my photos made it to winning place of the International Exhibition 2012 Contest organised by Fotoferia photography club. Jury has graded 1829 photos and those with highest ratings went to the final stage where … Continue reading →

It was a very calm morning. As usual, I went to the shore with my camera before work. This time I didn’t expect it to be interesting sunrise, as the clouds were covering the horizon and the sky wasn’t really … Continue reading →

I’m pretty sure if the tripod could talk it would say that it hates shooting seascapes with you. Especially when it is exposed to the sea water directly, the legs are oftentimes dipped in water and all the other parts … Continue reading →

Today’s challenge is to process a photo using only one type of ajustement. I’m presenting this mainly because I want to show you how powerful this operation is and stress how important role it plays in my image processing workflow. … Continue reading →

Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 AT-X116 Pro DX was my first ultra wide angle lens. It was coupled with my first DSLR Nikon D90. I was very happy with the lens and I was using it almost all the time. At least … Continue reading →

The light was absolutely outstanding that evening! And I was considering staying at home as it was raining a little bit and the weather didn’t seem to be promising… And I would miss that shot. It happened so many times before… Rainy … Continue reading →

After upgrading my iPad to the latest model iMessage suddenly stopped working. I have never experienced any problems on my previous device. Now, whenever I open iMessage it asks me for Apple ID and password. When I put correct credentials … Continue reading →

I like winter. I like winter in Cyprus. Not because I’m freezing to death in my house, but because it’s my photography season. Cloudy weather, temperature low enough so there’s not too much mist in the air caused by the … Continue reading →

The color of the sea was spectacular that day! It’s mostly because of the weather conditions as well as the specific rock formations on the shore which reflect the light in a very specific way. Coupled with a beautiful sunset … Continue reading →

I left work that day and directly went to my favorite beach. I knew that it’s going to be exceptional sunset, but I didn’t expect it to be that amazing. It was a rainy and even stormy day, but in … Continue reading →

I really like coming back to Alamanos Beach and searching for a new spot to take a picture. The picture above was taken in a big rush as I left my home way too late, I got stuck in a … Continue reading →

Here I’m posting one of my recent photos I took at the Alamanos beach in Cyprus. The conditions were perfect, this was one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen. The light was perfect, and the subject here … Continue reading →