Latest News - The Road Trip

Hey guys

So as you noticed there is not

too much going on at the moment

- I would say it's because of the christmas time -

but at least I do have some Latest News

for you guys.

Latest News

- Website -

So as from Late January, Beginning of February

on, the waiting will be over and the new manniphotography

website will be active and ready for it's first visitors

and hopefully open for business .. : )

- Logo -

Then manniphotography logo will change soon...

Logo is currently in development stage, and I do get to see

some ideas about the new Logo now and then ..

so don't be confused when things look different the next time..

- Blog -

Manniphotography Blog will move to a new Domain and

will have some changes, but for sure and more Improved Blog

with small extras and guys everyone will be informed

before these changes do happen, so stay tuned on this one.

As From the christmas time I " manni " am also on

my way home to my family in Namibia.. So I thought

i'll take some snap shots for my german readers of the

road trip that I did from Cape Town to Windhoek

which is about 1500 km away and quite a long

road from South Africa to Namibia

so I hope you enjoy the pics.

Starting at 4 : am driving out of cape town

sunrise at 5 : am still in a happy mood.. : )

and on and on and on

700 km down and finally half way

welcome to Namibia and on it goes to

Windhoek - Capital city of Namibia

and finally just another 200 km to go so everything

was good and I will post some new news soon

hope you enjoyed the pics and that everyone

has a wonderful Christmas.

Thanks guys

Cheers manni

The Distance - Latest News

Hey Guys

Hope you all good and

enjoy your christmas time !

So after this long time of Nothingness you all must be thinking

this blog has crashed... : ( ... but no I didn't just took me a bit of time

to get back from Germany to Namibia and now South africa.

And for those how have not yet been to this side of the

world - Internet is just a huge struggle here !!!

But finally I have internet again and can

post some Latest News.

- Last week -

Some of my German readers where

interested in some quick shoot's from the flight

and how everything goes down here so I took some snap

shoots with my phone - enjoy

Take-off Frankfurt Airport

Currently flying over Namibia Owamboland

Owamboland part 2

- Stop in Walvis bay after Windhoek International Airport -

Finally arriving in Cape Town and now still jumping

around getting things back to normal again,

but for this week still working on all these concepts

that will take place soon and will change a lot around here.

So I hope you enjoyed the post and feel free to leave

some feedback see you soon. Thanks Guys

Cheers Manni

Sunday Link

Hey Guys

It's Sunday again and

I have a new Portfolio link

for you guys hope you enjoy it.

MICHAEL MULLER

Wow what a greets photographer

he really has a vast variety of images,

i really enjoy going through his Portfolio

for me the Entertainment and Advertising

sections are the best with really stunning images

good ideas, concepts and has a good touch of

Post - Production but also a very unique style

so have a peek ist awesome.

ok guys I hope you enjoyed the link and I

think some of you guys must be thinking and

what happened with the friday post ??

Yes that's right I did't post anything because

our Internet CRASHED, but therefor I will post

my super story tomorrow so hope to see you back

then thanks guys and enjoy your sunday !!

Thanks Guys

Cheers Manni

Latest News

Hey Guys

Today I have some latest

news for you and a small question to all

my blog readers that I have out there so hope you

enjoy it and have fun.

LASTEST NEWS

So as from Thursday on I will be back

on my own feet and will not be assisting

Mr.Hollywood anymore " my time is up "

but more about that in Fridays blog post.

Then Manni-Photography is on the search for a

new logo so as from latest next year on

I will most probably have a new logo

so don't be afraid if things do change around here

my blog and website might to, they will not vanish but

most probably move to a new location, but

don't worry I will inform everyone before these

changes do happen. Why the changes because I

think my Photography will reach a new level now

and throughout that the Blog and Website will to !

With many more things like tutorials, download sections

and so on, so stay tuned guys and I think from 2011 onwards

you might find some really Interesting and good

work material here, and of course I will post more about

my Everyday Photography life and behind the scene clips

form shooting's, Lightsetup's, a lot of Post-Production

stuff like Photoshop, Lightroom, and so on.

QUESTION

I was wondering who of my blog readers is from

where on the world and what would you guys

like to see more in my blog post's ?

so ok guys that's it for today

please feel free to right and comment

anything that you think should be added !

Thanks guys

Cheers Manni

Weekend Event

Hey Guys

So it's Monday again

and today it's not the biggest post but

I want to show you a bit what happened in

my weekend. So as some of you might know

already from twitter I spend my weekend with

an HUGE Event in Saarbruecken in germany

in really great Studio called

- LUMINANZ -

Where we Hosted a event which was over 2 days

and where we showed some Life Photo shootings

some Photoshoping some Lightroom workflow,

social media Workflow, How to get contacts, tips and tricks

working with models, working with clients, preparing

workshops, hosting workshops and way more.

I think it was a really fun filled event with a lot

of Hobby and Professional Photographer and

personally for me, the best part about it is you

can create a contact with everyone and get to

meet so many new photographer and people from

agencies, and people that just work in the same field,

Which could always help and maybe even open a next door !!

well ok enough of that for now here are some

behind the scene Images.. Have fun

So guys not the biggest post but Hope you liked

it feel free to leave me some comments or

any feedback that you have.

Thanks Guys

Cherrs Manni

Sunday Link

Hey Guys

Yeah you right it's sunday

again and today I do have that special Portfolio

link that I promised to post, Hope you

enjoy this one.

PLATINUM FMD

WOW, this Portfolio is really a must

I think this one is one of the best Portfolio's that I have

seen in a while, these guys are really good in combining

3D, CGI, and Photography in one part.

I am not sure how much of it is real or not I can't

even say, but it looks so good, no really good. They have

a very clean and fine Post - Production and like always

the best section for me is the ADVERTISING section

so have fun Guys.

So Guys I hope that you liked the Sunday link

and feel free to leave a feedback here and

I would love to see some

of your favorite Links.

Thanks Guys

Cheers Manni

Practicing with Test- Shoots

Hey Guys

Today I just have a

small post about some work

that I did last year around this

time for Practice and Test-Shoots

I think test shoots are always a essential

thing to do no matter how good or bad you

are in your Photography staged it will just help

to get better and better and progress

quicker on your next shooting and your

planning might also benefit from it.

What do I mean with that ?

Before you go out on a shooting

you will mostly have a concept and Know

how to place your light setup. Right ?

So for this case a Test - Shooting

could help a lot in your Pre - Planning

so for all of you that have never tried it before

go out some time and just have a test

shoot, Here are some of my test shoot's

that I tried in the beginning with some ambient light !!

So guys hope you liked the post today and

could see that it takes a lot of Photography and

lighting Practice to get better and better.

Fell free to ask me some questions if there are

any maybe I can help you and feel free to

leave other feedback here .

Thanks Guys

Cherrs Manni

Time to Shoot - Personal Coaching

Hey Guys

In todays Post

I want to give you a small

behind the scene's preview of

the latest shooting that we had in studio

So on Monday we had a quick

shoot with Model Nati, we had her for a

Test shooting on a Personal Coaching

nothing big but just a shooting to test light setup

camera equipment, Lightroom and practice it a bit.

so here some behind the scene Pix

Model Nati and the Photographer how

booked the Personal Coaching session.

LIGHTROOM MODE !!!!

We call it

" shoot into Lightroom "

which means that all images are directly

traveling through a usb Cabel or Bluetooth to the

Mac into Adobe Lightroom software and are directly

viewable on a bigger display " the mac screen "

Most Photographers use this technique to give

there clients a quick preview on the shooting and

your client can directly say whether he's happy

or not on the shoot, and this will help you

to progress quick and no Problem after the

shooting.

Then for the Light setup we used a 3 - light setup

with 2 - Strip lights in the background to get some nice

fill from the sides and to bring light onto

the background and a Octabox infront for the fill

" main light "and heres the Final

Image after A bit of

Post-Production.

So Guys I hope you like the post

and learned a bit from it and please feel free

to leave some feedback or questions if you have some.

And Guys PLEASE let me now if you are interested in

a specific Topic, Task or what ever it is,

maybe I can help.

Thanks guys

Cheers Manni

My Blog On Your CELLPHONE !

Hey Guys

It's Monday again and

for some people not the best

day of the week, well same here hate

Monday's but for today I can at least say

from now on you guys can always stay

On top of my Blog Posts and read my Blog

directly from your cellphone through

FACEBOOK

Yes thats right through Facebook

Because now I do have my own blog section

in Facebook and you guys don't need to upload this

hole Blog Page anymore, just straight through Facebook

Isn't this great ? And when you are at home and

browsing around on Facebook or maybe on my

Manni - Photography Page have a look

you can also read it directly there under the

RSS\Blog section and don't need to open

my Blogger Page - Well but I would be

glad if you would !! hehe : )

So here is how it works

First go to Facebook Page - Click

and navigate to the top bar.

Then find the Section called RSS\Blog

and Click on that..

And after that the Blog section should Open

and you can directly read, Comment

Like, Share and more !!

Thanks Guys hope you liked this

Blog post and feel free to tap the Like button

at the bottom or leave some feedback

Thanks Guys

Cheers Manni

Sunday Link

Hey Guys

So it's sunday again and I

have a new website link for you

and it's all about

TOM NAGY

In his portfolio you will also

find a lot of CGI - Computer - Generated Imagery

it is so worth it to have a deeper look into his portfolio

personally for me the CGI - gallery is the best

but I do have another favorite CGI - Link

but more about that next Sunday. On Tom Nagy's

website you will also find a Making of section

which could be a help to some of you how are a bit

interested in what and how he shots !!

So Guys I hope you enjoyed the

Link and next sunday it will be a bit more about

CGI - Images for those how are interested in that Direction

so stay tuned in ... hehehe : ) and I

HOPE you guys will leave some of your favorite

portfolio links here in the comment box..

Thanks guys and enjoy

the rest of your sunday

Cheers Manni

Schooling Part 2 WORKSHOP

Hey Guys

Today I want to talk about

the schooling one's more, not about

the online schooling but about another schooling

that we had this week, which was a workshop

" schooling " In the Studio - Topic was

Photoshop - Plugins and in this post I just

want to explain it a bit more in detail.

What is a Workshop " Photography workshop " ?

Ok Basically a Photography Workshop is

all about a photographer showing his

workflow his tricks and tips how he

works plus more ! It always depends on what

the workshop is based on.

Post Production " Photoshopping "

light setup, basic Photography, lightroom,

Bridge, wedding or what ever it is..

There are so many topics that a

workshop can have !

How does a Workshop work ?

Professional and hobby

Photographers gather together at a certain

Studio and get to meet each other and

the Photographer hosting the Night event

after that, most of them have found a place to sit

and the presentation can begin, some people

bring there laptop or macbook with and can

directly Photoshop with and can take part.

For those how are not there with a laptop

" Don't worry you will have time to write the steps down "

everything goes very slow and fits into a time

limit of two to three hours which are not to long.

there is something to drink and snacks too to eat so

that everyone feels happy and relaxed and most

importantly there is a really relaxed and chilled

vibe, with small breaks so that everyone

can ask questions in-between.

The presentation is shown via a beamer

and everyone can see really good on a big screen and

the seats are in a U - Shape so that everyone is

involved and part of the Photoshop round.

Am I good enough for a Workshop ?

Yes everyone that feels like learning more about

the given topic " eg : Photoshoping, Photography '' feel

free to contact the host person, book and just join

and you will have fun and learn something !!

What do I need ?

You need nothing just join and if you feel like it

you might bring your macbook and camera with

to be a bit better prepared !!

What will I learn ?

That will always depend on the topic but

a lot of new tricks and tips and most probably

you will take a quicker workflow with home.

Will there be any Extras ?

Most Workshops have a Extra cd with Tutorials

more tips and tricks and the hole Workshop

ones more in a slower version !

Will I Benefit from it ?

I would say YES if you book the right Workshop

you will definitely take a lot with home from A to Z

and the best part is that you might even

make some new contact's which is so so

important in this business !!

So Guys I hope I made a Workshop

look a bit interesting for you guys and I

will definitely host some next year in Namibia and

South Africa so for all those how are interested in some

Please let me know in what Topics and Where !!!

will be so happy to see some feedback here again.

Thanks guys

Cheers Manni