How I Made This photo is a category for personal experience stories. I love to share stories of my photography experiences and what went into creating some of my best images. There’s always a story behind them and I hope that these will inspire you to improve your photography.
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Capturing Depth and Character. This is How I Take Photographs #5 by Kevin Landwer-Johan Build rapport with the people you photograph. Photography is far more than just what you do with your camera. Especially when you are photographing people. Being able to capture the character of a person and show some of their depth requires […]
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How to Use Outdoor Flash Photography More Effectively Want to Take Better Photos? This is How I Do It #5 by Kevin Landwer-Johan Good photo opportunities can be missed or messed up because of poor lighting. Using outdoor flash, photography becomes more effective and interesting. Poi Sang Long Festival Once a year in Northern Thailand
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Monks Blue Hour Prayer in Chiang Mai – This is How I Take Photographs #4 by Kevin Landwer-Johan Monks Evening Prayer The ‘Blue Hour’ doesn’t last long in Chiang Mai. We get seven to ten minutes each morning and evening where the light is optimal for photographs. Further from the equator the period of time
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Want to Take Better Photos? This is How I Take Photographs #3 by Kevin Landwer-Johan Karen Woman Smoking Setting up my outdoor daylight studio is always a lot of fun. Not only for me, but also for the people I photograph. I’d photographed this lovely Karen woman a number of years before. She was ready
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Street Movement Portrait
Photographing on the streets of Bangkok is a lot of fun, if you can cope with the crowds and the heat. Capturing some movement of the people passing was my main aim for this portrait.
Working with someone very patient was the key here. Setting up for this photo and taking enough to make one or two portraits worth sharing took at least an hour.
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I photographed this Hmong racer during a new year festival near Chiang Mai, Thailand. Action photographs pose many challenges. Capturing the right moment and having a sharp photograph require preparation.
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