Adriatic to Alps Photography Tours

Photography related links

We are posting some photography related links that we think might be of interest to you. There are some interesting photo contests going on right now where everybody can submit photos. Video tutorials are a great way to learn new photography techniques we found two great sites to do so. And we published this magnificent time-lapse movie of the Julian Alps - check it out! Your A2A team...

Michelle’s photos & testimonial

Last month Michelle contacted me regarding a Ljubljana Photo Walk. We agreed to do it on a Sunday morning and we met at Presern square. We spent about four hours photographing around the old town. The time went by quickly and Michelle was a great student, highly motivated and passionate about photography, not afraid to ask questions and above all - a quick learner. We both enjoyed the workshop and agreed to meet next weekend with her family to try some portraiture in Tivoli park. Below you can find her testimonial and some of her shots from both weekends.

Survey 2010 Winners

The survey that we run in February and March was a success – more than three hundred people helped us by answering the questions about their photography and travel preferences and as a reward we've drawn four attractive prizes!

The winners of the 2010 survey are:

Mary’s testimonial

Last Autumn was very nice and we did a successful photographic tour in Slovenia. Although the Autumn colours were not at their best yet everybody enjoyed anyway. Our Australian guest Mary Louise just sent us a feedback and allowed us to post some of her photos.

2010 flyer is printed!

In 2010 we plan to promote our photography tours and workshops on different markets and for this reason we prepared information fliers that will be distributed to potential clients. This Spring we have arranged meetings in Singapore, Ireland and UK and next Winter we plan to go to United States. Here you can download PDF version of the flyer and if you are a member of a camera club and would like to hand out the fliers to fellow members, give us your address and we will send you a pack to distribute.

Take a survey to win a trip!

The guest is the king! We would like to customize our services as optimally as possible. Help us by taking the following survey. As an award for your efforts attractive prizes will be drawn...

Winter @ Velika Planina

Velika Planina plateau is a great place for photography, no matter which time of the year you visit it. My favourite time is winter, just after fresh snowfall. It is easy accessible by cable car that takes you directly to the ski resort and then it is possible to take another chair lift to the top. Personally I prefer walking up from the other side to Mala Planina and then to Velika planina. To take advantage of morning and evening light it is a good idea to overnight at one of the mountain huts at Mala Planina.

Zoom Effect

Everybody is familiar with the "zoom effect" photos, but not many photographers use this technique. Maybe because most of us do not think of it when shooting. This is a shame, because the technique is actually quite easy to master with modern digital cameras. What is Zoom effect anyway? It is a photograph where subject looks like either moving towards or away from you with motion lines.

This effect can be achieved in post-production with programs like Photoshop, but we are not gonna talk about it here. We want to spend more time photographing, not sitting in front of computer all the time. So here are a few tips how to achieve zoom effect that looks great.

First Snowfall

Winter is finally here! It is snowing almost in entire Slovenia and the forecast expects two more days of snowfall. Yesss! After a dull late Autumn we have again new possibilities for photographing. Ljubljana is covered in snow and today I took a short walk through the old town. Lovely. Fresh air, festive atmosphere and pure white snow! And it gets even better - tomorrow we are going to the old town again - to have a cooked wine and to make some evening shots of beautifully decorated city!

Beauty of Vineyards

On our Autumn colours tour in October this year we visited Northeastern Slovenia. We spent there two wonderful days and we managed to catch some beautiful light - ideal for landscape photos. On the way there we also stopped at Ptuj - one of the oldest and best preserved medieval town of Slovenia. Our base was private wine cellar that has a few rooms available to rent. The host family surprised everyone with its friendliness, mother is an excellent cook and their own wine was a perfect supplement for her delicious meals.