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I translated my blog into english
Hi, For the last few years I have been writing a blog in Polish, but now everything will be translate into English. First post is already online, I hope you will like it: http://thomasvoland.com/snow-white  My blog is about photography and retouch. In next articles I write a lot about lightnings setup, describe many different studio lamps, modificators, write something about retouch and everything what you need to do it – monitors, color management etc.  BTW. Here is my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomas_voland These are some of my photos so that you know what types of photo sessions on my blog you can expect soon:   Jun 02 15 09:20 am Link Bravo.... I really enjoyed that. I loved the fact you explained your errors and everything and also learnt from it which hopefully we all will. I caught the humour and I found helpful hints! Well done please create more like this, it's a great informative post with lovely work... Now go find her a prince!!! Jun 02 15 04:50 pm Link That's lovely Jun 02 15 06:44 pm Link Thank you very much for making your blog accessible for us. It looks like an excellent read. Jun 03 15 01:37 am Link Thanks. Right now I am preparing next articles to translate. I made also english fanpage (just 1 fan yet  ). I want to uload there more backstages etc: https://www.facebook.com/voland.thomasJun 03 15 01:54 am Link Great read. I really like the fact that the background is real, no compositing. Sweet work, thanks for sharing! Jun 03 15 07:07 am Link Hello again! Next week - nex post on my blog: The Power of color by Dior: http://thomasvoland.com/the-power-of-color-by-dior  Setup and everything is on the blog, enjoy! "In August 2011, my country hosted a competition for make-up artists, organized by Dior and blogmakijaz.pl website. Its prizes included Dior cosmetics as training with Alex Chatti (Dior’s chief make-up artist) and Julie Bodrier (Sephora’s chief make-up creator). Karolina Zientek, a make-up artist cooperating with me on nearly every beauty shot in my portfolio, concluded that we should participate. The task was to create a make-up and take three shots of it: the whole face, a profile and a close-up of shut eyelids. (…)" Read more: http://thomasvoland.com/the-power-of-color-by-dior Jun 08 15 03:38 am Link Next post on my blog: http://thomasvoland.com/beauty-dish-the … hard-light  I very often use a beauty dish as the key light, so I’ve decided to devote this post to it and thus give people unfamiliar with the topic a chance to learn what it is (…) Read more: http://thomasvoland.com/beauty-dish-the … hard-light  Jun 15 15 03:20 am Link New post on my blog; about making photos with very cheap manual speedlights: http://thomasvoland.com/martini-brick   Jun 30 15 12:47 am Link Do you like vampires? I do. New post on my blog: http://thomasvoland.com/the-vampiere-diaries-cosplay  "I have always liked movies related to vampires. Some of them are better than others, but I guess I’ve seen most of them. I definitely consider “The Vampire Diaries” one of the best (first few seasons). As I know a girl that looks VERY similar to the main character of the series, I immediately thought about a photo shoot with her (…)" Read more: http://thomasvoland.com/the-vampiere-diaries-cosplay Jul 07 15 01:07 pm Link translated into english. got it.  Jul 07 15 01:28 pm Link Jul 14 15 07:40 am Link New post on my blog, about beauty shots: http://thomasvoland.com/few-words-about-beauty-shots  "In case some of you are not familiar with the concept of beauty shots, let me explain first what they are. I take a lot of them, so I’m going to mention them often. They originate from both glamour shots (which show the model in the most attractive way possible) and fashion shots. (...). More: http://thomasvoland.com/few-words-about-beauty-shots Feb 16 16 06:37 am Link Thomas Voland wrote: is your new blog post translated into english? Feb 16 16 08:55 am Link As others have said, I especially like that you admit to screwing up. There are some who seem to never make a mistake, at least will not admit to it. And showing how to fix the screwup is a very nice touch. The way it runs from good text to diagrams to images appeals to me and easily translates into..."oh, I see what he did here". I also like that even as the new kid on the block (by the standards of some of us old farts) you do not come on as if you have just discovered the wheel. You simply point out that this is new to you personally. Makes it much easier for me to take you seriously, and to learn from new eyes. I am always learning, as there is a lot I have forgotten, and a lot I never learned, and a lot to learn with all the advantages of new technology. Your site is bookmarked and recommended to others. Please continue to post here whenever you update. Feb 17 16 01:41 pm Link Thank you. Next post should be online after this weekend. Feb 19 16 06:53 am Link New post is online: http://thomasvoland.com/lara-croft-tomb-raider-photos  "(...) When it came to lighting, I wasn’t entirely sure of my activities at the time. In fact, I didn’t have the faintest notion… I only knew that the person had to be lit so as to prevent it from being a black patch. I didn’t know what hair lights were and wasn’t able to provide them anyway because I had only one light. These photos result from coincidence more than skills (...)" Read more: http://thomasvoland.com/lara-croft-tomb-raider-photos  Feb 22 16 11:55 pm Link New post on my blog; about colored contact lenses etc: http://thomasvoland.com/minty-colored-contact-lenses  Mar 22 16 03:23 pm Link New post on my blog. It's about doing photos with just 1 light: http://thomasvoland.com/one-light-setup  To me, lighting is a fundamental factor in photography and I guess that many of you share this opinion. People use one light at the very beginning, when they don’t have more equipment, but a photo taken using one light doesn’t have to be worse than a photo taken with two or three lights. As usual, it all depends on the result you want to achieve – and there are situations where one light is absolutely sufficient and more lights would simply spoil the effect (…) Read more: http://thomasvoland.com/one-light-setup  Apr 14 16 05:21 am Link Great way to increase Google Analytics. Apr 15 16 07:17 am Link New post. About fashion photography in small studios: http://thomasvoland.com/fashion-in-small-rooms   In a real studio, you’ll never face the problem of insufficient space, but you can often find yourself in pseudo-studios, which are too small or too low. Moreover, a photo shoot is sometimes taken with the use of a studio backdrop positioned in a flat (that’s my case). I’ve encountered the latter problem, i.e. insufficient height, but the methods of coping with it are similar to those of dealing with too small surfaces. Most of my photos have been taken in claustrophobic conditions, but I’ve already written a lot about beauty shots, so now it’s time to focus on fashion photography. Read more: http://thomasvoland.com/fashion-in-small-rooms  May 19 16 05:22 am Link Thomas Voland wrote: a studio is a studio. there is no pseudo-studio. some studios are bigger than others. but all are studios. i shot for a year or so in a very very tiny studio and made a lot of great photographs there. everyone's studio needs are different. May 19 16 10:53 am Link Hello again after a long, very looooong break 😅. I am still writing my blog, which recently celebrated its 10th birthday. Unfortunately, years ago there were technical problems with the English version of the website and I never dealt with them, but last month I have returned to the topic and instead of a separate site, I now have a multilingual blog and it just works. You can find it at https://en.thomasvoland.com/blog. There are still dozens of articles left to translate, but I regularly add new ones. My latest post is about A.I. for automatic retouching: https://en.thomasvoland.com/blog/review … telligence "One mouse click can give such a result, while improving people is only a part of the possibilities"   (The last photo is from Depositephotos stock) I continue to regularly write mainly about photography, retouching and related matters, but since A.I. has become commonplace for us (I can't remember the last time I fully manually edited any photos), I also touch on topics such as Topaz A.I, Dall-E, etc. Meanwhile, in the near future there will probably be mainly new articles about photo shoots. May 22 23 04:14 am Link Bookmarked it. Great reference for many on either side of the camera. May 22 23 09:37 am Link Thank you. I wanted to translate the description of my second photo session with Lara Croft now, but since I referred to very cheap equipment that I used in it, I first translated this guide on very inexpensive equipment: Strobing – which lamps for beginners. Flashing light vs. constant light: https://en.thomasvoland.com/blog/strobi … ant-light/  "(…) For my first lighting set (3 lamps, stands, RF controllers, etc.), I spent a total of around 250 USD and described it in an article many years ago. It was an incredibly low price for such possibilities (one good Nikon/Canon Speedlight was more expensive). Since then, a lot has changed on the market, so it’s time for a article about what I would buy today. I will also write about constant light lamps because many people still wonder if it’s a better option than flashing. Especially since LED lighting is now available everywhere." Read more: https://en.thomasvoland.com/blog/strobi … tant-light  May 24 23 05:22 am Link This may be one of the best threads I’ve seen on MM….ever. Little thyristor pocket strobes can be incredibly useful, once you learn to use the thyristor circuit. No need for TTL, really, a thyristor will do the correct exposure anywhere, you just need a trigger. When I did architectural work, (on large format film) I had a case full of Vivitar 283s and slaves you could hide almost anywhere, and would just dial ratios in with the simple 4 stop dial. The OP has got a great mastery of lighting, I look forward to reading more. May 25 23 06:05 am Link This may be one of the best threads I’ve seen on MM….ever. Little thyristor pocket strobes can be incredibly useful, once you learn to use the thyristor circuit. No need for TTL, really, a thyristor will do the correct exposure anywhere, you just need a trigger. When I did architectural work, (on large format film) I had a case full of Vivitar 283s and slaves you could hide almost anywhere, and would just dial ratios in with the simple 4 stop dial. The OP has got a great mastery of lighting, I look forward to reading more. May 25 23 06:05 am Link This may be one of the best threads I’ve seen on MM….ever. Little thyristor pocket strobes can be incredibly useful, once you learn to use the thyristor circuit. No need for TTL, really, a thyristor will do the correct exposure anywhere, you just need a trigger. When I did architectural work, (on large format film) I had a case full of Vivitar 283s and slaves you could hide almost anywhere, and would just dial ratios in with the simple 4 stop dial. The OP has got a great mastery of lighting, I look forward to reading more. May 25 23 06:05 am Link This may be one of the best threads I’ve seen on MM….ever. Little thyristor pocket strobes can be incredibly useful, once you learn to use the thyristor circuit. No need for TTL, really, a thyristor will do the correct exposure anywhere, you just need a trigger. When I did architectural work, (on large format film) I had a case full of Vivitar 283s and slaves you could hide almost anywhere, and would just dial ratios in with the simple 4 stop dial. The OP has got a great mastery of lighting, I look forward to reading more. May 25 23 06:05 am Link Oops May 25 23 06:05 am Link So many posts, thanks 🙃. Studio NSFW wrote: 🖤 May 25 23 11:15 am Link Next article is online, but this time nsfw: A photo shoot with Maria plus photos on Instagram https://en.thomasvoland.com/blog/a-phot … instagram/    May 28 23 07:40 am Link Since my last post here, I have published a lot of content on the blog. On the homepage I have created a section where all recently translated articles are automatically displayed:  So you can see everything here: https://en.thomasvoland.com/blog. Jun 08 23 12:55 am Link I recently did tests with Sophie from England, so today, while briefly discussing NikCollection 6, you will see her photos. Here is a blog post: https://en.thomasvoland.com/blog/nikcol … th-sophie/     Jul 13 23 04:05 am Link t’s been over a decade since I moved to Thailand and while I’ve showcased photos of people from various nationalities on the blog, there haven’t been many Thais. I’ve written several times that Thai modeling agencies tend to have people from other countries, and if you do come across Thais, they don’t have the distinctive facial features associated with average Thai but rather look like a mix of different nationalities. To commemorate a decade of living in Bangkok, I did a Q&A with readers about Thailand, with questions directed to both me and Janine, who posed for the photos published here. Full article with Q&A about living in Thailand and photoshoot with Thai Janine is here: https://en.thomasvoland.com/blog/10-yea … nd-a-thai/   Jan 24 24 03:42 am Link Can you distinguish between photos and graphics generated by AI? Until recently, I had 100% accuracy, but with the latest tools' graphics, I can only guess. I wrote an article about photorealism in AI: https://en.thomasvoland.com/blog/photor … gnific-ai/    Ofc. these are not photos. Photorealism in graphics generated by A.I. at the beginning of 2024: Midjourney v6 and Magnific AI: https://en.thomasvoland.com/blog/photor … gnific-ai/ Jan 30 24 12:01 pm Link I have created an action automating test in Photoshop with Retouch4me DodgeBurn plugin. Results are very useful for photographers and retouchers to know which GPU they should buy for fast automatic retouching with plugins like R4m DB, Heal, Mattifier, and others. Here are all results of the benchmark: http://thomasvoland.com/retouch4me  The page contains averaged results of A.I. R4m DodgeBurn test, along with a table distinguishing between official and user results.  More data is needed, so please test your computers if possible and share the link with photographers which you known. I explain everything on this 2 min video: https://youtu.be/pBYBSrtbS4c?si=cM8tAJ3_cbOeQx_A Mar 28 24 10:37 am Link |
