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Rant On 500px.com

Mario — Sun, 19 May 2013 15:02:23 +0000

As promised here is my little rant on 500px.com who are spitting in the faces… …of their paying customers abroad lately. Of course it is not uncommon outside of the United States to have a credit card. Nor is it…

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Bluecanvas.com – Multi Genre Art Connection Network And Stuff…

Mario — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:48:31 +0000

There is an advantage about 500px.com is pissing me off big time lately. I’m looking for other possibilities and keep my eyes and ears open for alternatives. Brooke Shaden mentioned Bluecanvas.com yesterday during her CreativeLife workshop and I had to…

Street Portraiture – The Tattoo Wizard

Mario — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:36:26 +0000

Sometimes it happens that you don’t know what to do with an image until… …you come back to it a couple of month after you took it. It’s just like a good bottle of wine. It has matured while you…

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Cinematic Candid Shots

Mario — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:49:34 +0000

Getting hired for shooting a certain event often consists more than taking… Click on the image for a larger version. …the ceremony of whatever it is you photographing. Especially when we are talking about events we also talking about candid…

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Getting More Emotion Out Of Your Subject

Mario — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:49:24 +0000

Hey, how did you make me look this way? This is a question you’ll love to… …hear when your subject/client is looking at the imagery you took. The answer to that goes beyond gear. It’s more than just placing a…

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Getting More Out Of Your Subject

Mario — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:11:32 +0000

If you happen to have a shoot with a lot of people, chances are… …that you are left with images of some people that are not what you had in mind because of the fact that you hadn’t the time…

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(Not So) Quick Review Of The Westcott 7 Foot Parabolic Umbrella

Mario — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:34:01 +0000

It’s time to get out of hibernation. So lets review the Westcott 7 Foot Parabolic Umbrella. The winter over here in the Netherlands seem(ed) endless and it still isn’t entirely gone. Anyway, the winter fur in my face has to…

An Easy Way To Edit Layer Masks In Photoshop

Mario — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:16:24 +0000

Sometimes you want to edit layer masks in Photoshop more detailed. In today’s video… I share with you how I do it. Sometimes the easy solutions are just one simple key stroke away. Have fun! Related PostsSome Tips On Street…

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Rant On Ex Film Shooters

Mario — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:06:03 +0000

There are so many so called experts telling you that they are coming from… film just to intimidate you with knowledge and skills they don’t own. Most of the stuff they tell you is bullshit and most of the time…

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New Born Female Gorilla At Gaia Zoo

Mario — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:19:58 +0000

It seemed like it was supposed to make up for all the emotional pain 40 year old Gorilla lady Dalila endured during 2012 when she gave birth to her daughter on December 31th 2012. She just had lost her son…

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