Author Archives: Reinier

This week Nikon released the new version of its RAW editing software tool: Capture NX2 2.3.0. It is a long awaited version by many people around the globe, because it now officially supports Windows 64-bit environments, promising better performance. As … Continue reading →

Just to be accurate: Linelle told me that, although it is true that she’s not limited by time when she’s with her models trying to catch them, it can be quite different in many other situations. The time she spends … Continue reading →

I came across the name of Dutch photojournalist Linelle Deunk a number of times in the past few months. Mainly because I noticed more and more of her work being used in one of the newspapers. Her work reminds me … Continue reading →

Frequent visitors of this blog probably know that I’m a big admirer of the old masters of painting, Rembrandt in particular because of the way he handled dark and light in his portraits. The painting, already known for a while, … Continue reading →

In case you have missed this, Nikon will be releasing Capture NX2 2.3 fairly soon (click here). Besides support for new (to be announced) cameras, the most important feature by far of this release is support for 64-bit Windows environments. … Continue reading →

At the photo club of which I’m a member we define a number of themes each year. For every theme we submit 2 photos to be judged by an external professional photographer who acts as a kind of jury. The … Continue reading →

For those interested to find out more about Nikon F-mount 50mm prime lenses please have a look here. A very extensive comparison of 7 prime lenses. Not that long ago I bought the Nikon AF 50mm f/1.8D. The cheapest of … Continue reading →

We gave one of our boys a new leather jacket for his birthday the other day. Shopping with him is an experience. To say he’s picky would be an understatement. Finding the right jacket is a process that takes weeks. … Continue reading →

Well, Nikon certainly did a very fine job of making all the headlines with the announcement of its mirorrless cameras, the Nikon 1 V1 and the Nikon 1 J1. All the serious photography websites and magazines gave it a lot … Continue reading →

Nik Software – the makers of fantastic photo editing tools – just released a brand new release of their Color Efex Pro product. Version 4. That is, it’s not quite released yet, but you can pre-order it on their website. … Continue reading →