A lot of people wrongfully associate perspective with focal length and suggest that a change or different choice of focal length alters the perspective, "compresses" it or "distorts" it. This of course is rubbish as perspective is defined only by the distance of the lens to the subjects in the image. Often the term "Photography
Example Pictures: Perspective versus Focal Length
December 29th, 2013 | by Tobias Weisserth | published in Blog, Photography
A lot of people wrongfully associate perspective with focal length and suggest that a change or different choice of focal length alters the perspective, "compresses" it or "distorts" it. This of course is rubbish as perspective is defined only by the distance of the lens to the subjects in the image. Often the term "Someone is wrong – Perspective versus Focal Length
December 28th, 2013 | by Tobias Weisserth | published in Blog, Feature, Photography
In photography, one of the most common misconceptions is about perspective, how it is defined and what alters or modifies it. Just search the Internet for a good definition of the term and you'll understand where some of that confusion is probably coming from in an age where nobody seems to bother buying a decent text book anymore and resorts to free content online only as their o...
A day in London
August 14th, 2013 | by Tobias Weisserth | published in Feature, Photography
Due to my work, I benefit from international one day business trips occasionally. Yesterday, I had a meeting in London, so I hopped on a plane from Hamburg to London in the morning and back again in the evening. On my way to my meeting and back to the airport I managed to get away with some images. My meeting place was close to Victoria station where the company I work for has their London offi...
Hamburg – Analog Seasons
March 31st, 2013 | by Tobias Weisserth | published in Feature, Hamburg, Photography
It feels like the new year barely started and now the first quarter is already gone. And yes, in many parts of Europe, winter is still in charge! That's very much true for my native Hamburg in northern Germany where it has snowed until the last days with large spots of snow still dominating the landscape outside. Looking back at the last year in pictures, I have compiled some of the analog highlig...
Richard Koci Hernandez embraces Instagram and urges others to follow
October 15th, 2012 | by Tobias Weisserth | published in Photography
Multimedia wizzard Richard Koci Hernandez produced a really nice video an...
London Festival of Photography Feedback
September 21st, 2012 | by Tobias Weisserth | published in Blog, Feature, Gallery, Photography
Last year, I participated in the International Street Photography Award 2012 of the London Festival of Photography. The entries I submitted are a mix of black and white images (all digital), circling on the theme of commuting. Most images were taken either at dark evenings or at night or within areas with little available light. ...
Why editing on the road is a bad idea in general
August 13th, 2012 | by Tobias Weisserth | published in Blog, Photography
Professional travel photographer Steve Davey has posted an op-ed at DPreview, making a point for taking your portable compu...
Hamburg’s impressive photography summer
June 8th, 2012 | by Tobias Weisserth | published in Feature, Gallery, Hamburg, Photography, Stories
It has taken a long time until photography became a recognized genre in the art world and beyond. Transforming from craft to art, photography is now a permanent part of many world class museums. For this summer, Hamburg offers some excellent exhibitions that are photography based or related. After Hamburg's Deichtorhallen already showed Saul Leiter earlier this year, I'm very happy to see that thi...
Finding Vivian Maier
May 16th, 2011 | by Tobias Weisserth | published in Blog, Photography
Although I consider myself decently talented and also interested in photography, I wouldn't be able to recite the ten most influential masters of the art by heart, at least when it comes to street photography. Since the discovery of Vivian Maier, I can safely put another name on that list. She is yet to achieve the status of a renowned master, but given that her work is up to 60 years old and has ...
Traveling with Film
November 9th, 2010 | by Tobias Weisserth | published in Feature, Hints, Photography
As the photography world has gone mostly digital, there remain some veterans who continue to expose on film. Although their numbers are becoming smaller year by year, some younger generation photographers – like me – are rediscovering the old art of exposing on film as the necessary equipment has never been cheaper on Ebay and the likes. Luckily, companies like Kodak are now offering films bet...