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What's in my camera bag, Norway road trip edition (2022)

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This is a long one. I don't like to talk about gear because I don't want to give anyone the false impression that you need X camera or Y lens to create good images. Nor that you need the cameras I use to create images like mine!

I've used many, many cameras over the years. The style hasn't changed much, but the way I make them has.

So hopefully this video gives you an insight into why I have the cameras and lenses I have. But don't forget that I struggle with this stuff like anyone else, or even worse.

Norway keeps on giving and giving

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No matter where I go, I find spectacular landscapes. Come with me on another day full of photography in this beautiful country, this time at the Helgeland Coast.

A day of photography on the road in Norway

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A random day living on the road along the Norwegian coast. What a beautiful place, and what a privilege to photograph it.

Small SUV conversion ~ 3-month photography road trip across Norway living in my car

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My car has been my home for several weeks now. I sleep in the car, I eat in the car, I change my clothes in the car, I work in the car, I rest in the car, I cook in the car.

This is the easy and cheap "conversion" I did to my small SUV for a 3-month long road trip across Norway. Built and designed with photography in mind.

Lofoten

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Two weeks in one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. This is the result.

My first day in Lofoten

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I made it to one of the main destinations of my road trip across Norway: the beautiful Lofoten Islands.

In this video, I do a little bit of exploring at the outskirts of Lofoten. A day with challenging light for photography, but one with so much beauty all around.

Senja, Norway ~ Black and White Photography

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The beautiful island of Senja, photographed in Black and White. Don't miss the other video from this location: https://youtu.be/D2PEUw9TC9g

Using Color in Black & White Photography

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Black and White photography might lack colors, but that doesn’t mean we can’t use the colors of a scene to improve our images. In this video, I show you some examples of how tweaking with the colors made some of my photographs better.

A rainy day in Senja

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The beautiful island of Senja, on a very rainy day. The kind of day I like for photography.

My biggest road trip yet

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I'm on the road again. Big time, as I embark on a 2-month long adventure. My biggest road trip yet.

How to notice

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To make good images, we need to see them first. And to see them, we need to pay attention.

My annual rant on post processing

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This is a topic that keeps coming up. How far can we go with our editing? When does it stop being photography to become "digital art"? Is the digital darkroom different from the analog darkroom?

So many question, and so many different answers.

It all burned

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Everything around us is ephemeral, even if sometimes it doesn't feel like it. I've taken for granted many places in the past, just to see them gone due to natural disasters; especially wildfires. A big fire burnt some of the landscapes I was photographing not even 3 months ago. Familiar spots, gone; favorite trees, burnt to the ground. But life will come back, changed.

How I use masking tools in Lightroom to make better images

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Editing is a very important step in the creative process. And masking tools are some of the most powerful instruments we have in our toolbox to improve our images and bring our vision to life.

How I self-published my photo book ONE

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Just over a year ago, I published my photo book ONE. Years worth of photography, and weeks of hard work summed up in one volume. It was a lot of work, and in this video, I wanted to share the whole process with all of you. We'll see how to select the images, sequence them, design the book, promote it, sell it, and ship it.

By the way, there are new copies of ONE available.

How to develop a daily photography habit (and why)

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I believe that taking pictures every day is one of the best ways to improve as a photographer.

3 days on a train traveling from San Francisco to Chicago

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When I was looking for options to travel from California to the Midwest, one stood out: the train. I love trains, the route was absolutely gorgeous, and it was much cheaper than flying. What was the catch, then? Time.

This was a long trip, as we spent 56 hours on a train. If you add the almost 4 hours we waited at the train station, then the whole trip was a whopping 60 hours.

And yet, I'm so glad I did it. Something I will never forget.