Happy new year everybody!!! Let it be the best year ever! You rock! I love you!

Santa did not bring me a new camera model, but a new photo model - much appreciated

Photographer, did Santa bring you some new, cool gear?

Interesting: The Best Travel Photography Magazines and Getting Published http://cot.ag/glAiqS

This is fun, but it screams 'staged' to me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-28ef_r4mqo&feature=player_embedded via RT: @acjandler

Found Kevin Spacey's super motivating clip on Chase Jarvis' blog: http://bit.ly/egbfUX

I like the "cheap shots" videos that Scott Kelby now is featuring on his blog: http://bit.ly/ftn07v

I'll use uQast to get Amazon S3 hosting for my videos for free and have them playing on iPhones like charm: http://bit.ly/g1tYuY

Free Drew Gardner Lighting Tutorial http://smokingstrobes.com/gardnertutorials

I am going to use uQast to get Amazon S3 hosting for all of my stuff for free: http://bit.ly/g1tYuY

A pitty: Yahoo shuts down Delicious, Buzz, AltaVista" via Wired http://ow.ly/3qvSf via @designrelated

How cool is that? A photoshop tutorial rap video http://bit.ly/gRvlZ6

nice wedding photo ideas: The 10 Most Romantic Wedding Compositions http://bit.ly/f2IPRJ

Real Google photo? Just a girl. Giving birth. On google street view. http://bit.ly/iiEyWK via RT:@chasejarvis

The 2011 Pirelli calendar: Behind the scenes http://smokingstrobes.com/pirellicalendar2011 - I'd love to get one

photopreneur: How Photographers Can Benefit from Christmas http://bit.ly/eya6zo

If it is possible, I will do it. If it is impossible it will just take me a little longer ~ Unknown RT via @paul_steele

It's like glamour photography, just with dogs: http://cot.ag/dTVJbQ - strange, but cute

Shoot a christmas wedding? 6 tips for shooting your first wedding: http://smokingstrobes.com/wedding - just in case

Photojojo's Top 10 Holiday Photo ideas: http://bit.ly/eWUdzm - I like the lightpainting idea a lot

Kelby's Tip For Shooting Where Tripods are Banned: http://bit.ly/fNZyBt - I'd be afraid they'd confiscate my Magic Arm

The Art of Seeing Photography Opportunities http://cot.ag/f6FBrK - I like the DIY softboxes on their photo :-)

Nice: 22 Stunning Examples of Macro Photography http://cot.ag/hj7F2m

Gymnastic photo #0654 - Making-of Video at http://smokingstrobes.com/learnphotography021

What can you achieve in photography if you have clarity? http://smokingstrobes.com/goal

RT @sergeysus: “You Press the Button, We Do the Rest” GEORGE EASTMAN KODAK

Dear photographers, did you already shoot xmas photos?

Awesome trick for cosplay photography: You can find there some strobist fun: http://flic.kr/p/8P93Eo via RT @OperationOne

Interesting: 4 photographers describe their social media workflow http://bit.ly/ej7528

I'd like to put everything from Scott Kelby's 5th Annual Holiday Gear Guide onto my xmas wishlist: http://bit.ly/d39gG9

I wish you a nice Thanksgiving - take some time for nice photos!

6 must-know tips for your first wedding photography shoot: http://SmokingStrobes.com/wedding

fineart nude bodyscape (NSFW) #0633 Tradition - Lighting done like this http://smokingstrobes.com/kitchen

Better photo workflow: Look inside The Digital Photography Workflow Handbook: http://SmokingStrobes.com/photoworkflow

photographer, see how easily you can take excellent portraits http://bit.ly/aciCJN (new ebook)

Don't be afraid of perfection: you'll never attain it! via RT:@DerekBrad

I believe we photographers can learn a lot from people like Gary Vaynerchuck - Interaction with our audience for instance

How the big camera manufacturers trick us into buying f1.2 lenses: http://bit.ly/dBsWNN

Lower back? Low key lighting! Photoshoot of model Kate’s special tattoo: http://smokingstrobes.com/lowkeytattoo

Dear nudiphobic people, please just don't look at my photos - other photographers will serve you much better, really

I want this book for xmas: "189 Sources of Inspiration For Better Photos" by Photopreneur http://amzn.to/9RyY3Y

"iPhones work on electrical impulses, right? Thats why u can only use fingers? my toast has electrical impulses too" via RT: @NMBainesy

bedroom photo #0624 (a tiny little bit NSFW) - Making-of Video at http://smokingstrobes.com/softboxdoor

This website is interesting serious amateur photographers: http://is.gd/5J6tM

RT @wlotus You know you're a photographer when the morning sun on the tops of the trees has you on the balcony in your pjs with your 70-300

Successful photography is a function of focus - no, not the lens: http://smokingstrobes.com/photographysuccess

Dear model, by design, nobody is ever truly overchallanged

Gymnastic photo #0651 (NSFW) - Making-of Video at http://smokingstrobes.com/learnphotography021

Fashion Shoot with HeMin and Sasha #0672 - Lighting-Video: http://smokingstrobes.com/bar

Dear nude photographer, things that are very common to you, might not be common to most other people

Catalog Shoot in Bar with Actress Sasha #0661 - Video at http://smokingstrobes.com/bar

Catalog Shoot in Bar with Hemin #0668 - Video at http://smokingstrobes.com/bar

High fashion - low effort photography lighting, video and lighting diagram at http://smokingstrobes.com/bar

Dear photographer, if you can stand in the model shoes for a moment, you might be blown away by the totally different reality...

Boudoir photo #0648 (NSFW) made with mixed light flash/Tungsten - Making-of Video at http://smokingstrobes.com/cto

Dear model, without challenge, adventure is not impossible

Strobist Dave Hobby found an inflatable photo studio (I'm not kidding) http://bit.ly/aGJXmj

The lazy way to use CTO gels on your speedlights: http://smokingstrobes.com/cto

Dear model, take time to credit yourself for the good photos. It will motivate you to stay beautiful.

actress Sasha photo #0643 (NSFW) - Making-of Video at http://smokingstrobes.com/learnphotography021

Dear photographer, what was your toughest photo shoot ever?

Kinda cool: the mission critical photo gear of Chase Jarvis: http://bit.ly/dlXLsB

I like the outdoor wedding photography tips of Jeff Thomas http://bit.ly/byXdva

Gymnastic photo #0652 (NSFW) - Making-of Video at http://smokingstrobes.com/learnphotography021

Gymnastic photo #0653 (NSFW) - Making-of Video at http://smokingstrobes.com/learnphotography021 -

New lighting setup video for posh sculptural nudes http://smokingstrobes.com/learnphotography021

If your photo shoot turned out rubbish, don't worry, don't photoshop-rescue the mediocre, just go for the next shoot

Please tell me your opinion: Which photographer totally rocks within fashion photography?

I love these open minded folks: for the next 60 minutes http://www.fotocommunity.de shows my NSFW nudes on public homepage

Ich liebe diese Freigeister: http://www.fotocommunity.de zeigt in den nächsten 60min meine Vollakt Fotos auf der Startseite

Photographer, fall down on your knees when shooting, but be careful: http://SmokingStrobes.com/onmyknees

Photographers, what are you going to shoot next weekend (I'm just curious)?

Chase Jarvis' Photography Workflow video simply rocks! He rules! Just added it to my playlist http://bit.ly/dnMtpM

Scott Kelby's tip regarding your photography portfolios: http://is.gd/5J6tL - I should listen to him

RT @mulchand: Nose is blocked like the traffic on china highway! Refuses to get cleared!

Anybody watched the free Lucien Clergue Nude Photography at the Beach video http://bit.ly/9065Fc ? Poetic? What do you think?

Awesome video: Lucien Clergue Nude Photography at the Beach (NSFW, req. free registration) http://bit.ly/9065Fc

RT @albaphotography: If my computer could talk it would say, "Give me a break! I can't process photos, play music, show your emails all ...

photograph a living, topless test chart - free camera diagnostics #photokina http://smokingstrobes.com/toplesstestchart

when visiting #photokina take a spotlight tour and get inspired http://smokingstrobes.com/spotlighttours

Photographers, who of you will join the flashmob in Cologne tomorrow? http://smokingstrobes.com/flashmob #photokina

Strobist found 10m TTL cords on ebay - very cool: http://bit.ly/8rBBRc

Shoot and process a direct silver halide positive print - for free http://smokingstrobes.com/directpositive #photokina

Shoot a matrix style 360 of yourself - for free #photokina http://smokingstrobes.com/matrixring

Strobist found cool Nikon CLS videos of Joe McNally: http://is.gd/5J6oK

I got goose bumps: RT @strobist Got 5 mins for a super-sized dose of inspiration via YouTube? http://bit.ly/bUzH8L

Free David Mecey lingerie workshop, Q&A #photokina hall 9.1, booth A050/C058, Saturday http://smokingstrobes.com/photokina_david_mecey

your photos printed on fineart paper, Hahnemuehle hall 6.1, booth C021 #photokina http://smokingstrobes.com/hahnemuehle

fine art inkjet paper samples, Hahnemuehle hall 6.1, booth C021 #photokina http://smokingstrobes.com/hahnemuehle

RT @Pixum: 10 Things Photographers Should NOT Do http://j.mp/b4hOpS

Video of my nylon nudes photoshoot just published by FotoTV http://bit.ly/95DBhb (preview, full version subscribers only)

Why I changed my mind regarding DSLR video: http://SmokingStrobes.com/dslr-video

Interactive workshops with top photographers free #photokina http://smokingstrobes.com/photokina-guido-karp

Full Moon Photography (I guess without any natural light): http://is.gd/5J6tK

Calibrate your camera lens combination for free at #photokina http://smokingstrobes.com/lenscal

20 trendy wet photo shoots: http://is.gd/5J6oJ

Congrats to @FotoTvCom for publishing your 1000's photography education film! Well done! http://bit.ly/ap06mz

Thanks a lot everybody for your kind birthday wishes! Got tears in my eyes like a big old baby

Heeeay! It's my birthday today!

Wow: HDR video accomplished using dual 5D Mark IIs: http://bit.ly/biREtD via RT:@Potojojo

Actually you don’t need ANY light formers for your speedlights: http://smokingstrobes.com/ceiling

Where can I find the best training videos on photography? Any idea?

Later today on http://SmokingStrobes.com I will blog a video about beauty photography with hard light - to answer various questions

Stumbled upon the project "Bureaucracy" by photographer Jan Banning. Brilliant idea and masterfully done: http://bit.ly/9vn3Ap

Portrait Shocktography by Jorge Miguel: http://bit.ly/7LQAc5

nice tough photographic question: How would you photograph a birth scene? http://bit.ly/db50ec

I love the photo ideas of Zack's awesome series http://zackseckler.com/lessthanordinary.html

@pixum: congrats for your 10th anniversary. Guess you are now a proud part of photography history :-)

Photographer, l don't need to tell you to watch your back, do I? http://smokingstrobes.com/standup

Hahaha, well, Siteground just took down my website. It still resolves to their DNS but then no further anymore

Why do nudiphobic models still ask me to shoot them? Does my website still not make clear that I'm into nude photography?

Videoportfolio Tip: Photographer Brad Swonetz. Watch the video here: http://bit.ly/cPVdoY /RT @FotoTVcom

Wizwow nailed it again: Ten Myths of Professional Commercial Photography http://bit.ly/a21u11

So...How Do Photographers Learn Business? http://bit.ly/cmNIOa

Nicely creative fashion photography: Sideways Speartography: http://is.gd/5J6oF

How cute: Photojojo's 1/6 scale model camera with detachable lenses: http://cot.ag/bFzezO Photojojo really rocks!

The 7 items you need to make awesome lighting with speedlights: http://smokingstrobes.com/prettyflashkit

Cool DIY outdoor lightstand mod by Reuben Krabbe: http://is.gd/5J6oE

Strobist suggest that you start a photography project - that's good advise: http://bit.ly/bO97CV (and his lighting setup ain't bad either)

What is really cool about China is that they are quite open for nude photography over there.

Missing Polaroid? Instant film photos are back: Fuji Instax 210: http://amzn.to/awwlFJ

Hahaha, Matt(e) Kloskowski forgot the term Matt(e) box ;-) http://bit.ly/9ShiMO (tip: check ebay before U go buying their expensive puppy)

Studio Light Rigger iphone App! How cool is that! Just added their video to my youtube channel: http://bit.ly/c6g2f9

cool little lightroom 3 crop tip by Rob Knight: http://bit.ly/a8ZHwZ

Photokina anybody? I'd like to share my tips with you: http://SmokingStrobes.com/photokina #photokina

Here's the cool portfolio again - this time with correct url: http://cot.ag/dhwZy8

What a cool portfolio: http://short.to/127ua

Lightroom anybody? Rob Sheppard tells us Lightroom Keys to Know: http://bit.ly/bOsYCj

Chase nails it: Create. Share. Sustain: http://is.gd/5J6oz

Strobist does nightshoots w/o tripod: http://bit.ly/dpLnEF Cool! Take his good flash guidenumber guestimation advice - well worth reading

Photographer, got a photo regarding "hope"? Then participate in Nicolas' contest: http://bit.ly/c57H8P

10 more website strategies for photographers from wizwow - love his suggestion "Work with a charity": http://bit.ly/bEY8aw

3 step strategy for keeping your batteries powered in your photo shoots: http://smokingstrobes.com/batteries

Dear pro photographer, "Let your work determine your clients. Don't let your clients determine your work." - Marc Climie

as a photographer I truly share apple's preference for eneloop type batteries...and I offer tips http://smokingstrobes.com/batteries

My MacBooks battery is "growing thicker" - even damaged the unibody. 2morrow I'll post something on batteries on http://SmokingStrobes.com

Just started a Youtube channel on photography. It would be great if you subscribe to it: http://bit.ly/9SNAcQ

I see potential: The Zaharova and Plotnikov Photostory is Geometrically Sane: http://short.to/127uj

RT @FotoTVcom: FotoTV. DIY Webtip: 3D lighting in a very very... inexpensive way: http://bit.ly/aAVHYG

How creative! Nick Veasey's x-ray photographs are just awesome! Video: http://bit.ly/d1nUHL

RT @FotoTVcom: FotoTV. Webtip: (Wireless) Tethered Shooting with your iPad... http://bit.ly/dgn1ff

RT @FotoTVcom: Rumors: Is Canon looking to buy a medium format company? Read more here: http://bit.ly/9NK3KM or http://bit.ly/dgC5JN

Improvised DIY softbox lighting - the bedroom photo shoot video: http://SmokingStrobes.com/softboxdoor

Aristocratic Afrotography by Jose Luis Tabue: http://short.to/128gm

Good for us DSLR videographers: Youtube videos can now be up to 15 minutes long - Youtube rocks!

I'm thinking about posting this photos making-of on http://SmokingStrobes.com tomorrow

Our good friends Ajiao and Sasha ... and a sort of bedsheet ;-)

Nude photography is a lifestyle, some people confuse it with a vintage dating method or similar - poor guys

Photographer, shooting tethered? Hang your laptop onto your tripod: http://smokingstrobes.com/diy-laptop-holder

Actually, I even did a squidoo lens on the function of nylon in photography and fetish: http://bit.ly/4LKaMt

Hahaha, wedding photography the way I like it: http://img.ly/1M6D

Dear photographer, once the fashion dictates the style, it will most likely become mortal instead of immortal

Photographer, I just posted a video how to calibrate your screen in seconds: http://smokingstrobes.com/screen-calibration

Who is the best beauty photographer in your opinion?

Photographers, I wish you a nice ISO 100 summer!

Challenge yourself, photographer, you will have great photos because you stretched out for them

Cool photo and lighting diagram which Pedro posted in a comment on my blog: http://smokingstrobes.com/new-flash-triggers#comment-43

Later today: Briefing for the shoot of an Arabian wedding - never done that before

Hot in Duesseldorf, getting sweatty by simply looking at my heavy camera. Where is the nice bad rainy German summer weather gone?

That was fun! I tried out some shooting ideas with my new wireless flash triggers: http://smokingstrobes.com/new-flash-triggers

Dear photographer, embrace Frustration regarding your own photos - sounds wired - doesn't it?

In then end, all you have are memories and photos that call up those memories

OMG - photo gear manufacturer Phottix is riding the fact that I used the word cheeky in an interview: http://bit.ly/cDxiQ2

I just read how to take total control of speedlights when shooting photos: http://smokingstrobes.com/reliableflashphotography

Taking photographs is such a powerful tool to make all sorts of people happy

One must let go of old photos, my fellow photographer, in order to be free for new ones - quit photoshop for today

Happy 4th! And my photofriends, here's a photo of the declaration: http://zelbel.com/dcl

Football BBQ with our Chinese girls today in our garden. Really good!

I wish you a happy and safe Fourth of July Weekend! Pop photo flashes instead of firecrackers ;-)

Dear photographer, by design, nobody is ever truly overchallanged

From now on: every Thursday I am going to publish a cool blogpost regarding beauty photography on http://SmokingStrobes.com.

Gotta find out which routines, believes and norms are limiting my photographic creativity

I like the strobists almost free DIY paper diffuser for speedlights, handy technique: http://bit.ly/cvI2Ne

The more challenging a shoot is, the better I feel afterwards if I eventually mastered it

Photographer, don't be afraid to calibrate your screen and printer. It ain't that hard, no rocket science...

cool thing about photography is, U are the first to find new point of view, and then you give the rest of the world a chance to follow you

I filmed the MacGyver way to lighten and photograph bodyscape nudes: http://smokingstrobes.com/kitchen

Dear nude model, things that are very common to you, might not be common to most other people - and it's good that way - very good

sure, early bird gets the worm, early photographer gets great light - but so does the late one; birds are eating at the afternoon, too

Mit wenigen Photoshop Klicks verbessert Calvin Hollywood sein Foto - bin begeistert vom FotoTV Film: http://bit.ly/ce0v7f

Dear model, if you can stand in the photographers shoes for a moment, you might be blown away by the totally different reality...

Dear photographer, sure, you can put lipstick on a pig, and in Photoshop you can even stretch the whole photo ... know what I mean?

You can tell me whatever you want, in the end we photographers are shooting for ourselves, more than for anybody else

Photographer, point and shoot: point with your heart, adjust your camera and then give really everything you have when shooting

I just take photos when I find something that I think is worth sharing ..... like beautiful models for instance ;-)

Please tell me your opinion: who is the best artistic nude photographer that you know?

I believe successful photography is about setting up conditions and structures

How to make dramatic beauty light using speedlights: http://smokingstrobes.com/topdown

Dear Photographer, don't handicap your model by making her live easy. (clearly inspired by Robert A. Heinlein ;-)

Photographer, your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to please all viewers - this update will self destruct in 10 seconds...

Model, photographer, how about a role reversal between photog and model for a couple of frames? have fun!

Ideally my photos would affect the thinking of people about the eastern and western culture and most of all about openness

Creativity blockage? Like no fuel in the car? Make sure to "fill up" your "creative" gas tank twice per week by doing something NEW

Happy Labour Holiday Everybody!

My favorite destination for artistic nude shoots is still China

Makes my day: I-Love-Shot just featured me as "Photographer Of The Day": http://bit.ly/cNZ8eV - click on like below the photos if U like'em

RT @jpuopolo: RT @timberners_lee "Copyright law is like an onion - it has many layers, and it will make you cry" - Caroline Wilson at #w ...

Dear photographer, the singel most important thing for a successful photo shoot: love what you are doing

Why my nude models allow my camera to take a really intimate view on them? Because they look at my photos and they see… themselves.

Photographer, kiss goodbye your photo backup headaches right after your shoot: http://SmokingStrobes.com/sugarsync

RT: @John Arley Burns: Go! http://bit.ly/dCRE2V Ain't that one super cool action image? ;-)

Dear photographer, without challenge, adventure is impossible

Leica, schmeica-The camera doesn't make a bit of difference-All of them can record what you are seeing-But, you have to SEE-Ernst Haas

I like the portfolio of crazy Ken-ichi Murata http://short.to/128gf

RT @ErikSherman: Ten Hilarious #iPad Videos: http://bit.ly/cOulMa #apple #tech #news

May sound like a good idea to turn choosing the pose over to the model, but this does not really transport the photographers emotion

I found out the more I hurry through a photo shoot, the less good photos come out

Dear amateur model, if U dare a nude shoot, in spite of cellulite, the little belly and the moles then I'll take care of those with light...

I like the Nikon girl video parody: The Photo Club, my alter ego is born: http://bit.ly/6bcmRa

Photographer, shoot tethered into Lightroom: http://smokingstrobes.com/LightroomBeta2

Dear photographer, the moment you take a really great photo almost never seems like it holds this great photo, at the first glance

Chase vs "purists" - lol - really cool: http://bit.ly/6IO1FT

Spring is starting, use this good mood and energy, freshen up your photo portfolio ;-) !

Hey photographers, did you already shoot your easter photos?

Dear photographer, really credit yourself for the good photos. It will motivate you to make more of them.

Photographer, start mobile marketing, wallpapers and stuff! Dan Hollings will start his class in 4 hours: http://zelbel.com/stm

@Canon, @Nikon: If you want to make us RTFM, then make a better FM /via minimal: http://bit.ly/aj5wI0

Awesome beauty and nude portfolio: http://bit.ly/4NuCRC

What a Monday: Wisdom tooth broke, spend the whole day at the dentist in order to have half the tooth removed. Next session: Thursday...

Photographer, quick: get the sunlight tracker app for your iphone for free: http://smokingstrobes.com/sunlight

Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot... /via @wacek_de

The last Alexander McQueen collection: http://bit.ly/bK0R52 - Such a pitty that he is gone

Shoot Bodyscapes with Speedlights

Watch how to shoot such
a bodyscape with speedlights and a shower curtain
http://SmokingStrobes.com/softbox

Don't shoot what it looks like. Shoot what it feels like -David Alan Harvey-found here:http://bit.ly/4OZVJR

Photographer, start mobile marketing, wallpapers and stuff! Master Dan Hollings will teach you: http://zelbel.com/stm

It's a goddamn beautiful day! /via @Cristel_Brouwer

Dear model, what was your toughest photo shoot ever?

Condé Nast is leading way in developing for the iPad. Vanity F, Wired + GQ first, Glamour + The New Yorker 1month later /via @victoriafekete

Liebe Fotofreunde, kann mir jemand von euch den Englischen Begriff für "Lichtschere" (Hauptlicht seitlich, beide Seiten) verraten?

Apple airs it first iPad commercial on the Oscars. /via @Rdafnis

RT: @christinelu: yes, i'm semi-obsessed w/ the UK Pavilion. here's a BBC video. it looks like a crazy pin cushion. http://ow.ly/1fWka

"Ability of locating the camera in special position" http://bit.ly/clWWX3 Cool!

Cousin @wizwow's blogpost "Stop censoring your vision" truly rocks for photographers http://bit.ly/bXaii5

I found out the only difference between a successful shooting and a lame one is... myself - how I do it, to be exact

Is it cool? Does it suck? What do you think? Please comment below. The
making of: http://SmokingStrobes.com/flexible_portrait_light

Dear Photographer, if next week would be your last week on this planet, what photo shoot would you do then next week?

RT @Rdafnis: If in Chicago this weekend, check out the Museum of Contemporary Photography. http://bit.ly/czdiX7

Photographers, did you use google wave so far?

I like this little creative blog: http://is.gd/5J6oo

This blogpost of Chase Jarvis on stage fright goes deep: Let Fear Become Your Friend: http://bit.ly/9dc8zL

RT @chasejarvis: Condoms for cameras?! Wha? http://bit.ly/9NTkFd

Chase explains why the akquisition of the Magnum Print Collection by Michael Dell is a good thing: http://bit.ly/bBw37x

Kelby got a really interesting point of view regarding the use of HDR. IT made me think: http://bit.ly/9F58sN

Dear Photographer, megapixels,superzooms,lightbanks... have nothing to do with a photographic dream come true-they just align once YOU ACT

Quick video on how we photographers should setup Google Buzz: http://SmokingStrobes.com/buzz

I think Strobist's High-Pass-Photoshop-Technique is a pretty neat and fast improvement for a lot of portraits: http://bit.ly/bepYFa

Never fully appraised a photo shoot until it's finished

This Thursday Kelby &Co. celebrate 20years of Photoshop... in a livecast: http://www.photoshopuser.com/photoshop20th - might be fun

No 0619 is another photo from the shoot which I documented on
http://SmokingStrobes.com.

No 0619 is another photo from the shoot that I documented on SmokingStrobes.com.

Today it's the birthday of my sweet darling Emily!

Researching for my eBook, I found a Chinese translation company offering "oral services covering all possible areas"- interesting concept

Dear Photographer, your next photo does not show what is there, but what you are projecting. So go shoot what is already there-in your mind

Vintage glamour photography from 10 years ago is so romantic! I could really enjoy becoming an "old fashioned" photographer ;-)

Children are inspired by a tree, a bug or any simple thing that crosses their path. It sparks their imagination. I want to be a child...

No 0614 Amelia's Mane Flowing Out Of The Helmet

*#filmdetails No 0614 Amelia's Mane Flowing Out Of The Helmet^Model: Amelia
Location: Apartment in Beijing
Styling: Nizi

Amelia's beautiful long black hair somehow reminds me at ... a horse tail.
Hey, this is meant in a very positive way! I love horses. And a horse tail
is an element that you will find again and again in my photographs. I could
also say it reminds me of a horse mane - however, this would not the exact
truth.This time I got myself an old English style horse riding helmet. I
bought it from Taobao, the Chinese equivalent of eBay. I took portrait
pictures of Amelia wearing this helmet one time with her "mane" flowing out
of the helmet and another time with her all of her hair hidden behind her
back (so that I could capture her face).

I made a quick little

video that
explains the lighting setup of the whole photo shoot.

Go check it out. It's on http://smokingstrobes.com

Good light!

Dear photographer, if you don't dream big, how can your shoot turn out big? Accidentally or something?

Your photo shoot was rubbish? Every photographer in recorded history produced a lot of rubbish - so you are in good company. Just shoot on!

Never had any flash sync issues with my 5D MK II, but Strobist found a 5D that behaves odd: http://bit.ly/7oUYow

Intersting concept: Extreme Anger Photography: http://bit.ly/4rCmh8

A "photographer's darkroom" store to sell lifestyle items to us: http://bit.ly/8935Rs - silly, but I kinda like it

Photographer, what's your plan for this weekend?

Roger's camera-hand photographer T-shirt design is cool. It's a good philosophy: http://bit.ly/7FV9Jr

I like Strobist's 20 Questions for preparing a photo shoot: http://bit.ly/5GYJWo

Dear photographer, sometimes in a photo shoot, the thing you really really focus on, keeps you from seeing the potential of the scene.

Chase Jarvis really get's how we photographers want to socialize in the new decade: http://bit.ly/8FsBBM Mad respect Chase!

Cool idea: Tiago Hoisel's 3D Tattoo photos rock: http://bit.ly/6eHwYO

Soooo geeky: creating photo lighting diagrams on the iphone: http://ping.fm/r4ejJ

Strobists interesting take on avator photos: http://bit.ly/6RnSqz

Photographer, is your place covered with snow right now? Get up and make some nice photos http://www.zelbel.com/snowdus

A nice little lingerie photo shoot with the Chinese actress Sasha

Photographers, how about wiping the canvas for 2010 - committing flickr suicide? just joking ;-)

Photographers, what's the one thing you are going to change in your workflow in 2010? (I'm curious)

Got a feeling that 2010 is going to be my kind of year

Fellow photographers, what nerdy photo equipment did you buy yourself for Christmas?

The photo, which was missing in my post the other day

The photo, which was missing in my post the other day

Prima FotoTV Grundlagenvideo f�r lange Beine in der Beauty Fotografie: http://zelbel.com/longlegvideo

Woke up and found Duesseldorf covered with snow - awesome. Not Duesseldorf, but snow and beautiful: