Photoblog
Hans Daugaard Nilsson is a danish professional triathlete currently living in Echersmülen, Germany, Lot´s of great results in long distance triathlons, among them an impressing 8h36min in Challenge Copenhagen a few weeks ago. You can read his race report here. For those of you not into long distance triathlon, a race is 3800 meter swim, [...]
Silje is a girl from the neighbourhood, and I asked her to make some pictures with me. She´s a really cool girl and the shooting went out very well! Three flash setup. Two Vivitar 285´s on the background. Wich is my living room wall. It is not entirely white, rather a little blue. But with [...]
This weekend I was shooting at Hove Triathlon outside Arendal. One of the most charming triathlons in Norway, with about 650 athletes atarting. This year more than half of the athletes was first timers, making this triathlon a very cool event. My new D7000 was briliant for this type of work, used a 85mm F1.8 [...]
Susanne Buckenlei is a professional Triatlete. She is two time winner of Norseman Xtreme Triathlon, the hardest one day endurance race in the world. She was visiting Norway to do a triahlon camp for female triathletes. Then Susanne and her boyfriend Hans came to visit me in Stavern. Had a great photoshoot! Lots of great [...]
Rebecca Robisch is a german triathlete training for the Olympics in London. She is world junior champion from 2007 and national german U23 champion in triathlon from 2010 At a recent trainingcamp at Playitas at the Island of Fuerteventura I had a photoshoot with her. Strong sun so we had to wait until the evening. [...]
Vegard Robinson Bugge is a aspiring Norwegian Elite cyclist, currently racing on Team Joker Merida. I got a call if I wantet to take som pictures of him for his sponsors. Of course I said yes – I love sport portraits! First picture is a three flash setup. One SB24 through softbox in front, and [...]
Had a great photoshoot in Tromsø this week. Johanne is a medical student and a great friend. We did a photoshoot in late evening, as Tromsø is in the part of Norway that has midnightsun this time of year. A few different scenarios. First photo is taken with a single flash from camera left. Used [...]
Susanne Buckenlei is a german pro triathlete. Last year she won the hardest triathlon in the world, Norseman Xtreme Triathlon. I had the pleasure of having a photoshoot with her a few days before the race. She is racing again this year, defending her title. These two pics are with a simple setup. One flash [...]
It´s one of my favorite times of the year. Going back to Eidfjord, to be a part of the organization comitee of the hardest triathlon in the world, Norseman Xtreme Triathlon! My main job at the Norseman, is as chief of the medical crew. But if time, I will also make some photographs. So watch [...]
Enjoying summertime in my hometown Stavern. Lot´s of people in town. I use my vacation to train, relax and make pictures. Here are a few pictures wich is done by the HDR technique. Means that five exposure of the same subject with different settings is merged into one photo. To see more of my Stavern [...]
Did a photoshoot in Stavern today with Alexandra. Testing different one-light setups. Just using the sun, and one single flash through a westcott 28″ softbox. Just one flash is not enough when shooting into bright sunlight. I have to get a bigger light, or using two or three flashes bundeled together. Had to test various [...]
I attended Ironman Frankfurt as an accreditated photographer this weekend. Lots of great athletes and a spectacular and supporting crowd! Ironman Triathlon is a very hard and enduring sport event. The athletes first swim 3800 meters, then 180 km on the bike only to finish with a 42km run. The weather in Frankfurt was very [...]
Just did a workshop with the Danish photographer Nicolai Brix at Nes Verk outside Tvedestrand. The theme was creative use of flash, and I did learn a lot. Betwen one and three flashes used both indoors and outdoors. Fanny was one of the models, and she did such a great job! Here are a few [...]
Another pic from an earlier photoshoot. This is done with a Westcott Softbox camera right with a SB24 strobe. Edited to Black and White in Lightroom, with a little bit of saturation. I think it turned out well!
This was a great photoshoot! Just got off duty from work in Tromsø, and Gina invited me to make a few pictures of here. She´s pregnant and wanted a few pics of this special moment in life. She also wanted to learn about photography, so she did bring a fiend, Ravna. These pics are taken [...]
Jenny is a collegue from the hospital in Northern Norway. This photo is taken while I was on duty at the AirAmbulance and she came visiting for coffee. Sun from left side behind model, flash at 1/2 power from camera left. Did a litle editing in Lightroom.
A photosession with a friend from the swimming club. Done in a simple home studio. Two strobes. One bare SH245 from left behind the model, and one SB24 in Apollo Softbox in front. Editet to black and white in Lightroom.
One of my friends and co workers at the hospital in Arendal. Outdoors with overcast, one flash with a cto gel through umbrella.
A pic of some of my friends at the ambulance service at Sørlandet Hospitals. Made out of 8 pics. A HDR background made of five pics. Individual portraits, made by one flash from each side behind model and one flash through softbox in front. Edited in Photoshop CS4 into one image. Will make another background [...]
This is a pic from our air ambulance base at the hospital outside the city of Ålesund. One of the most beautiful bases in Norway with the spectacular mountain surroundings. Nearby is the famous Trollveggen wall. Trollveggen is the highest vertical mountain wall in Europe. It is 5950 feet from the valley to the top [...]
A happy athlete just got out of the water, after swimming 3800 meters in the cold waters in Eidfjord. Now, a 180 km hilly bike ride awaits, then finishing up with a marathon in the mountains. This is the toughest one day race in the world – Norseman Xtreme Triathlon. I´m happy to be the [...]
Maria is a collegue from the Ambulance service. Shoot with a D200. One SB600 flash camera right through umbrella. One SB24 behind model.
A pic from my hometown, Nevlunghavn. One exposure in raw format. Then saved with different exposure settings in Lighroom and put together as HDR in Photomatix.
Christmas with my parents in Nevlunghavn. Outdoors is a snowstorm, glad I´m not at work this Christmas! Wish you all a merry Christmas! And a special to everyone on call for our safety this Christmas! Fire, Rescue, Police, Paramedics! Here is a picture of my father on Christmas Eve.