As old as the city of Zagreb is, it is in constant renewal. In this post I am showing some shots of old and new things. First off is the Kamenita Vrata, or Stone Door. It is more of a prolonged archway, with a chapel inside. People have left stone plaques on the walls when [...]
Categories: Locations
This is the final post with photos of the Caltech Dance Show 2010. Here I am zooming in on the face of the dancer on stage, up close and personal. As you can see below, each of these shots was taken at 200 mm, as close as I could get. More photos of the event [...]
Categories: Subject Studies
Part three of my blog posts on the recent Caltech Dance Show. Now it is time for some actual dance photos! The show had great variety: pieces ranged from classical ballet to traditional Irish and Korean, and from hip-hop to medieval dance. In the photos below, I tried to showcase some of the diversity in [...]
Categories: Subject Studies
Here is the second post on the Caltech Dance Show 2010. This one is about preparation – about what a dancer does before giving it all on stage. Checking the lighting setup, make-up, stretching, practicing. See for more photos the Dancers gallery. The shots in this post are all black and white. I guess I [...]
Categories: Subject Studies
Recently I had acquired the assignment to shoot at the Caltech Dance Show. Very exciting, I would be able to practice photographing people, and do so with top-of-the-line equipment! I ended up renting the Canon 70-200 mm f/2.8 L IS USM lens. A little heavy to my taste, but the optics are fantastic. This post is [...]
Categories: Subject Studies