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The beauty of the medium format: Hasselblad in focus

Medium format sensors have fascinating advantages over 35 mm or full format sensors. This is because the larger sensor area - compared to 35 mm cameras - contributes to an overall higher image qual...

Guide for beginners to analog photography

Vintage is in, and not just since yesterday. It may be due to the feeling of a weighty analog camera in your hand, the knowledge that every photo is unique and unchangeable, or the longing wait for...

The importance of framing in photography

In the field of photo composition, there is a special technique in which the various picture elements are arranged in such a way that they form a frame in the photo. This gives the picture perspect...

Tips for better smartphone photography

Taking photos with a smartphone has one decisive advantage in particular: you always have the device with you anyway and can often capture important things and beautiful moments in passing and rela...

How to create a photo essay: Planning and execution

A photo essay can be created for a variety of reasons. Perhaps you want to document things from your surroundings for purely private purposes or take part in a photo competition. If you want to est...

Exposure bracketing for images with a high dynamic range

The interplay of light and shadow is particularly effective in high-contrast photos. A scene appears more vivid and spatial when bright areas create visual accents and deep shadows lend structure t...

Astrophotography made easy with Hasselblad

Any camera with manual setting options and a wide-angle lens is suitable for capturing images of a starry sky in a way that the naked eye cannot see. If you take photos of the night sky with your s...

Learning to superimpose: depth in street photography

Street photography looks at the small, often overlooked moments of life around us. You can encounter them anywhere, because street photography is only limited to the streets in the literal sense. I...

Focus techniques for professional portraits

We are all familiar with captivating portraits that immediately cast a spell over us - be it through an intense gaze, a gentle smile or the skillful staging of a special personality. In addition to...

Multiple exposures: Creative effects in photography

Multiple exposures, which today represent an art form in their own right in the world of photography, were probably originally one of those wonderful accidents or oversights that create something u...