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The invention of photography almost 200 years ago

It is only a short time until the bi-centenial celebration of the invention (not ‘birth’ because it did not just happen by itself) of Photography. Sometime in 1825 French inventor Nicéphore Niépce developed the proces of capturing light on pewter plates coated with bitumen (heliography) and thus created the World’s first permanent photographs. Of thoseContinue reading “The invention of photography almost 200 years ago”

‘Float amongst the Stars’ – Editorial published in MALVIE Magazine Paris – The Artist Edition #255 (July 2021)

This shot was someting new for me. Working with UV and Blacklight takes some preperations. For one, figuring out how many UV lights (and how mant Watts) you need to shoot at an appropriate ISO. My Makeup Artist had to get the right ‘Glow in the Dark’ Makeup. Because of the slightly longer exposure timesContinue reading “‘Float amongst the Stars’ – Editorial published in MALVIE Magazine Paris – The Artist Edition #255 (July 2021)”