tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154364572024-03-07T09:49:05.256+01:00Foto | Indsigt | SynspunktEn blog om udvikling - både som menneske, fotograf og virksomhedskonsulentLars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.comBlogger427125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-74335645280025749402020-05-03T09:00:00.002+02:002020-05-03T09:01:04.021+02:00Portræt af Melissa Bentsen - en up-coming Instagram influencer<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WI8B2hdMPHg/Xq5piCFFG2I/AAAAAAAELa0/tHR9R7NLoNcpMO7b5SQsdl55oPdPFHoowCK4BGAsYHg/Bentsen-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4912" data-original-width="7360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WI8B2hdMPHg/Xq5piCFFG2I/AAAAAAAELa0/tHR9R7NLoNcpMO7b5SQsdl55oPdPFHoowCK4BGAsYHg/Bentsen-9.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tidligere på året var jeg hyret til at fotografere et lanceringsevent, hvor den kendte influencer - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bentsenn/?hl=da" target="_blank">Melissa Bentsen</a> - lancerede en smykkeserie, som hun har designet for smykkefirmaet <a href="www.izabelcamille.dk" target="_blank">Izabel Camille</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mange af billederne er selvfølgelig stemningsbilleder med masser af unge piger, der var kommet for at se Melissa og hendes smykkeserie - samt af få et foto med Melissa til deres egen Instagram profil.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Men jeg fangede Melissa i menneskemængde ved at kalde hendes navn og da hun kikkede op og opdagede mit kamera, så var dette hendes og mit portræt øjeblik.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mit udstyr til dagen var Nikon D810, AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8 og en SB-910 flash med ekstra Battery Pack SD-9.</div>Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0Gammel Strand, København, Danmark55.6776338 12.578320627.367399963821157 -22.577929400000002 83.987867636178848 47.7345706tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-40376043730278305842019-10-13T23:11:00.004+02:002019-10-13T23:11:45.073+02:00Fastlåst eller Forandringsvillig<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Vaner kan være både gode og dårlige. Men de har en tendens til at være svære at lave om på. Det gælder både i privatlivet og på arbejdspladsen.<br />
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Jeg er 58 år og livet har da budt på en håndfuld svære hændelser og udfordringer. Mine vaner er formet både af mine forældre (ophav), mit første ægteskab (samliv) og mine stillinger i erhvervslivet (domæne). Siden 2016/17 har jeg valgt at ændre rammerne for mit liv på to vigtige fronter. Jeg har valgt at leve sammen med en dejlig kvinde, der på mange områder er meget anderledes end jeg. Jeg har desuden valgt at klippe sikkerhedsnettet, og arbejder nu som selvstændig rådgiver via Kirstein Consulting ApS.<br />
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Det er svært at ændre fastlåste vaner - selv når man er forandringsvillig. Vanerne - især de dårlige - har det med at trække dig tilbage "på plads". Herefter skal der et nyt tilløb til, og eet til og eet til....<br />
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Det kræver stor tålmodighed fra de nye omgivelserne - uanset om det er een man elsker eller een man arbejder sammen med for at skabe en ny virksomhed.<br />
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Jeg er heldig fordi jeg har en forretningspartner, der giver mig tid og plads til at finde min "vej frem", og fordi jeg er gift med kvinde, der ikke giver op og fortsat tror på, at han nok skal "finde vej ind".<br />
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Jeg er forandringsvillig! Men det tager tid at finde den rigtige nøgle til at låse op for de mange fastlåste vaner og indgroede forestillinger om hvad der skaber ægte værdi og glæde.Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-36777389642470519782018-12-11T10:47:00.000+01:002018-12-11T10:47:21.871+01:00Din forretningsplan er som en blækklat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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2019 banker på døren.<br />
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Jeg har været selvstændig siden april 2018, hvor jeg tog beslutningen om at opbygge en portefølje af bestyrelsesposter, og starte en rådgivningsvirksomhed med fokus på de udfordringer små- og mellemstore virksomheder bokser med.<br />
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I Danmark er det er muligt at opdele rådgivningsbranchen i følgende størrelsessegmenter:<br />
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Gruppe 1 klarer sig godt. Det er ofte personer med en dyb vertikal viden om et bestemt område / produkt - f.eks. økonomisystemer.</div>
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Gruppe 2 klarer sig mindre godt. Det er en udfordring at være generalist og en 1-mandshær. Derfor ses forskellige forsøg på at teame op med andre ligesindede i et form for partnerskab uden gensidig forpligtelse. Her finder vi mange over 50 år, der efter en lang erhvervskarriere, har besluttet (ofte ikke frivilligt), at dette er vejen frem. </div>
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Jeg er selv i gruppe 2. Dog tog jeg en bevist beslutning om ikke at søge et job, men at forfølge en ambition om at arbejde med forretningsudvikling, da det er her min passion og interesse reelt ligger.</div>
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Forretningsmodeller er et af de områder jeg synes er fantastisk spændende. Og når man starter en virksomhed, så er det ikke unormalt, at den underliggende forretningsmodel sket ikke er lagt fast, og derfor ligner en blækklat. Man forsøger forskellige indsatser og koncepter - primært på sit netværk - og får derigennem feedback, der langsomt er med til at forme en forretningsmodel.</div>
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Men hvis man blot banker på døren til "potentielle kunder" i sit netværk med beskeden "her er jeg - jeg har prøvet lidt af hvert - hvor kan du bruge mig - og skal jeg hjælpe med din strategi etc.", så er det dømt til at mislykkes. Det er nødvendigt at have en specialist tankegang indenfor et lidt bredere område - f.eks. salg. Derefter er det vigtigt at fastlægge hvilke behov og udfordringer kunde målgruppen har (for den skal også fastlægges), hvorefter passende ydelser skal udvikles. Det kaldes at konceptualisere sine indsatser.</div>
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Det er absolut ikke en nem opgave! Jeg vil sige den nærmest er iterativ i sin natur, og er derfor stærkt knyttet til udviklingen af en egentlig forretningsplan. Men man må starte et sted. </div>
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Med udgangspunkt i erfaringer fra mine snart 20 år i bestyrelser for ejerledede virksomheder samt min erfaring som vejleder for E-MBA studerende på CBS, valgte jeg at udvikle en metode, der fokuserer på arbejdet med forretningsmodel og forretningsinnovation (og dermed også strategi) med udgangspunkt i en tilpasning af de tre værktøjer - Business Model Canvas - Must Win Battles - Blue Ocean Strategy - til hverdagen hos mindre- og mellemstore virksomheder. Metoden har to faser - Analyse og Implementering - og involverer nogle faser, der medførte, at de to faser kunne kaldes for BIG og GEAR (<a href="http://kirsteinconsulting.dk/temaer/big.html" target="_blank">læs mere her</a>).</div>
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Som selvstændig er det afgørende ikke at miste modet når horisonten er noget sløret - så længe vejen frem er nogenlunde synlig. Dette synes jeg mit foto til denne artikel illustrerer meget fint.</div>
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I ønskes alle en glædelig jul og et fremgangsrigt nytår.</div>
Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-60381614670076693682018-04-23T10:10:00.001+02:002019-07-21T14:43:19.671+02:00Find dine værdier<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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På LinkedIN har jeg har skrevet en <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/er-du-klar-over-dine-k%C3%A6rne-v%C3%A6rdier-lars-kirstein-andersen/" target="_blank">artikel omkring personlige værdier</a> og vigtigheden af at kende disse samt efterleve dem.Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-21424447680541027552017-10-31T08:38:00.000+01:002018-12-11T11:22:36.882+01:00Historien bag det ikoniske foto af Steven Jobs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Does ones view on the professional career change when you get older? For me it did. The title, salary and CxO responsibilities started to be of less importance. The task at hand, the mission, who I work together with (and why) and my personal impact on the final result is now of higher importance. I guess I'm adapting a broader view on how I spent my working hours.<br />
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Returning home I want to be able to let my work load stay at the office but still keep my mind working on developing the business and look at several creative aspects of the tasks currently at hand.<br />
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This also underlines why I'm are building a career as professional board member and continue to act as external advisor at the Executive MBA program at the Copenhagen Business School, where I also plan to return before turning 60 to achieve the Doctor of Business Administration title. My goal for an active "retirement period" is to be part of young business peoples education in some form of capacity at CBS.<br />
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Equipment: Nikon D800, AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8 (58mm)<br />
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Finn has some strong facial features that fits well to a high contrast b&w photo. I asked Finn to pose facing both with the left and right side tilting his face slightly to give him som options depending on where the photo need to be uploaded.<br />
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The we tried a more direct pose showing his strong hands and with less contrast.<br />
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If you live near Copenhagen give me a ping if you want a new set of portrait photos for your CV or LinkedIN.Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-22496452575396072812017-09-26T09:11:00.000+02:002018-12-11T11:23:55.744+01:00Time for more mergers in the photography retail sector?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today it was announced that two of the largest photography retailers in the UK - Calumet and Wex Photography - has decided to merge. This event was initiated by the acquisition of Wex Photography by the owner of Calumet - Aurelius.<br />
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The photography industry has always been slow to adapt to changes in consumer behavior and market conditions. In Denmark this is quiet obvious through the poor performance of many small and independant photography retailers. Tools like PriceRunner is forcing prices down to zero-margin level faster than you can say "please buy from me I have the new product in stock" after a new product has been launched.<br />
Consumers are not necessary loyal to a specific retailer and will shop around if they can save 10€ on a camera, a lens or any other photography equipment. It doesn't have to been an expensive purchase for the discount hunters to go for the cheapest retailer.<br />
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As a solution photography retailers has established their own purchasing company - co-owned by all participating members - to facilitate better purchasing prices. But the market for photography equipment is global, logistics cheap and you don't have to buy volume in China to get good prices and fast delivery - even with your own brand stamped on the product. As a consequence even a small stand alone photography retailer can buy directly from a number of manufactures and distributors and get similar or better prices than a "purchasing organisation".<br />
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The margin structure is simple: Manufactor -> master distributor -> distributor -> purchasing organisation -> retailer -> consumer. Guess who is making the smallest margin in this chain?<br />
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The only way to improve the gross margin is by skipping a few margin steps in the purchasing process - also to be able to afford keeping stock, as fast delivery is also a competitive factor.<br />
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Photography retailers in Denmark and other countries need to grow big fast by own means. And one way is to merge through a stock exchange program (cash free) and group under a shared brand.<br />
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The small independant photography store is dying fast and many are only keep alive by using the equity funds the owner has builded over the past 10-20 years.Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-65580636378757828262016-05-27T21:15:00.002+02:002018-12-11T11:30:58.338+01:00Det er vigtigt med et godt profilfoto til Linkedin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I use <a href="http://linkedin.com/" target="_blank">LinkedIN</a> - the business world's social media - every day. And 8 out of 10 times a profile is accompanied by a very bad "selfie" taken with a bad mobile phone camera. Funny selfies or snapshots belong to Facebook. If you are serious about your professional life and LinkedIN profile then you not only curate the text but also go for a professional profile portrait - as you would look to a job interview or at a meeting with a big client.<br />
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Inger Marie Jensen - who I know from my tenue at <a href="http://www.cbs.dk/efteruddannelse/mba" target="_blank">Copenhagen Business School</a> where we both has been involved in the Executive MBA-program, asked my to "do a proper business portrait".<br />
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The lighting set-up is simple: Using an Elinchrome D-Lite-it 2/4 To Go Kit I mounted a beauty dish as main/key light and a rectangular soft box to lighten the back drop from left to right adding a light fall off to her left side and creating a soft gradient. Equipment wise I used a Nikon D810/MB-D12 and a Sigma AF 70-200mm f/2.8. The back drop is toned "platinum". Camera and lens was attached to a <a href="http://photodanica.com/da/store/joby-gorillapod-ultrafit-sling-strap-mand" target="_blank">Joby Sling Strap</a> - otherwise my back who hurt for several days hurling around this equipment.<br />
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She looks very trustworthy :-)Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-11281560689609454892016-01-23T16:00:00.000+01:002018-12-11T11:30:04.456+01:00Familieportræt som gave<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Et dejligt familieportræt, som blev givet i en julegave til bedsteforældrene. Det er taget i mit studie i Lyngby.<br />
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Giv mit et kald hvis du også ønsker et familieportræt til en gave. Du får en digital fil i både farve og sort/hvid. Leveres via DropBox.<br />
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Du kan også få et færdig print. Jeg printer selv i op til A3+ og via <a href="http://www.grafikogfoto.dk/" target="_blank">Grafik & Foto</a> kan jeg tilbyde større print og indramning.Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-26726241939849662932016-01-23T15:40:00.001+01:002018-12-11T11:35:46.868+01:00Aron Anderson - en spændende fotograf<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Portrait photography is my big passion. I still have a lot to learn from other photographer. so I'm always on the look for inspiration among fellow photographers - amateurs as professionals.<br />
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I got a new follower on Twitter. That is always nice :-) His name is Aaron Anderson. I went straight to his portfolio and was blown away, Just my style og superb handling of light and retouching.<br />
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<a href="http://www.aaronandersonphoto.com/blog/" target="_blank">Aaron Anderson blog</a><br />
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Portrætfotografering er en af mine fotografiske interesser. Derfor var det ned spænding, at jeg på Lousiana købte fotobogen "MÆND" med portrætter taget af fotografen Robin Skjoldborg.<br />
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Magen til unik samling af intense mandlige portrætter skal man lede længe efter. Meget inspirerende. Billeder af musikere og skuespillere er ligeledes ledsaget at interessant tekster.<br />
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Robin mestre det intense og dragende element i sine portrætter. Man har svært ved at slippe billedet.<br />
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Bravo - en dansk fotobog, som alle portrætfotografer bør unde dig selv som inspirationskilde.Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-66314786417228195332015-06-01T17:17:00.002+02:002018-12-11T11:36:19.578+01:00Fotojob: Gro Coaching<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Coaching is a very personal interaction between two people - the trusted adviser and the answer seeking person, who need guidance.<br />
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This assignment was a series of photos to be used on a company webpage. Gro Coaching is advising teenagers and hence the photos has to signal a calm, relaxed and easy environment.<br />
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The gross photo collection was app. 250 photos. My first sorting reduced this to 218 photos. The client selected 18 for the final delivery. My task was not to crop - just to do basic adjustments and exposure corrections.<br />
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I used a Nikon D800 with two SB-910, soft box on one flash (direct light) and the built-in diffuser on the second flash (indirect light to the wall). Both flash was controlled by PocketWizard Flex TT + MiniTT1 + AC3.<br />
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Working as a professional photographer is rewarding. Not two work situations are alike, and you get to meet interesting people. :-)<br />
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Recently I was asked to shoot both some pack shots (various "dead" objects) and a male model in various work situations in the office of the company - <a href="http://gtsnordic.com/" target="_blank">GTS Nordic</a> - who is a service provider of employment and payroll solutions. They help both Danish and international companies and expats with compliance when having temporary work in Denmark.<br />
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I faced two challenges - the lighting set-up and the 16:9 format often used for modern webpages.<br />
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For the lighting set-up I used two <a href="http://www.elinchrom.com/product/index.php" target="_blank">Elinchrome</a> compact flash units and some soft boxes:<br />
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Above three photos are only a small subset of the final images that where delivered to the client. Post production was not done by me. Please visit the webpage of GTS Nordic and see how the photos turned out and how they have chosen to apply them. I'm satisfied with the result.</div>
Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-79484989786035475232014-12-27T13:19:00.000+01:002018-12-11T11:41:31.906+01:00Foto af Dyrehaven - en tidlig vintermorgen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Vinteren er endelig kommet til Danmark, og solen stod op kl. 8.39. Så jeg greb mit Nikon D800 og monterede den nye Sigma AF 24-105mm f/4 ART og gik mod Dyrehaven - en offentlig park og dyrereservat - nord for København med det mål at fange nogle smukke vintermorgen scener.<br />
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Et spøgelse fra fortiden er lige kommet ind i mit liv og forhindret en interessant karrieremæssig mulighed, der kunne have haft stor betydning for min fremtid - både professionel og som menneske.<br />
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Det er bemærkelsesværdig hvordan tidligere "fejltagelser" kan hjemsøge dig resten af livet. Er det rimeligt, at et menneske, som jeg interagerede med for mange år siden, og med hvem jeg ikke altid var enig med vedrørende strategiske og operationelle spørgsmål, stadig kan gøre sin indflydelse gældende som reference - selv 10 år efter. Som mennesker ændrer vi os med tiden - og lærer af vores fejl.<br />
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Som åkander flyder vi med strømmen, og tidligere beslutninger og fejl påvirker vores fremtid. Det er en kendsgerning jeg nu har følt direkte.Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-14554476037318779302014-10-11T01:26:00.000+02:002018-12-11T11:50:46.634+01:00SnapScan 9000 - sådan digitaliser du dine negativer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Can you guess who the nice young man is in the image? It is me as a high school student - important years - where my passion for photography really took off. My god - 35 years has passed since those happy years.<br />
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I have just scanned b/w negatives and color slides from these years, and it has been hilarious to see the pictures again. Since many of the images are not something to boast about, the mission was only to get the old negatives and slides converted to digital format. Since I have many pictures from my analog years this conversion process must also go quickly.<br />
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Therefore I have just tested JOBO Snapscan 9000. It took med just 5 minutes to unpack it and set up. The scanning process is extremely simple. You install an SD card in the scanner, and then feed negatives or slides into the scanner by the help of various rails and frames - one at a time. The scan process only takes 4 seconds per negative / slide. The scanner has some simple correction options such as built-in color correction (step 6), exposure compensation (6 steps) and rotation, but as such is not intended to edit the picture.<br />
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Snapscan 9000 uses a 9 MP CMOS sensor and scanned at 2400 dpi (10 bits per color channel). This does not generate super high resolution but since the objective is convert several thousand negatives and slides into digital form so that they can be displayed on a monitor, then 2400 dpi is sufficient.<br />
On the small 2.4 "screen you can see a preview of the image and if it looks good you click the big red button. Four seconds later, the scan is completed.<br />
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The scanner has USB 2.0 and TV-out output. It is very compact with a size of 82 x 6 x 152 mm and weight of 410 grams. Manual in English, German, French and Swedish is included.<br />
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But the next photo is proof that Snapscan actually can deliver a great result. It was captured recently with my Nikon FE on Ilford FP4 Plus.<br />
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So - if you hold many negatives or slides, then it might be a good idea to purchase a JOBO Snapscan 9000 and have those memories digitized, so you can have a laugh at how silly we looked when we were young and invincible.Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-8193747623325281382014-10-05T23:19:00.000+02:002018-10-19T09:22:01.877+02:00Fall is here - a life changing event happened<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm 53 years old. Yet another year is coming to an end. Some weeks ago our little family was hit by a life changing event as my wife got ill. Everything stopped - I was in chock - we are not immortal and will live forever - as young people or people with a young mind are inclined to believe. I'm sure my wife will overcome this illness, but our family has stopped up for a brief moment to reflect upon our life and way of living.<br />
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One of my many reflections can be comprised into one sentence - "Don't waste time". It sound banal but priorities must change when you realize that life has an expiration date. Maximize time with the ones you love and have fun while working.Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-53265166580308672332014-09-14T16:04:00.000+02:002014-09-14T16:04:14.345+02:00Business portraits for detailkarriere.dk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yet again I was hired to do some people portraits for the company <a href="http://detailkarriere.dk/">detailkarriere.dk</a> in Denmark. It's a basic lighting setup, with two SB-910 through a white umbrella on the left and a white reflector on the right. <br />
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<b>Exposure settings for both photos are:</b> 1/60 sec, at f/8.0, ISO 100, 0EV, A<br />
<b>Equipment:</b> Nikon D800, AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G, Nikon SB-910, PocketWizard Flex TT5, PocketWizard Mini TT1 and PocketWizard AC3.<br />
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Highlights are well controlled with the help of the PocketWizards. In post I have added a bit more light to the male model, as I thought this suited him well. The client and I have agreed that tonality doesn't have to be 100% identical for the six portrait photos I've made for this company. It is more important that the shooting angle, b/w settings and framing to enhance the models personality.Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-3315306435712118692014-07-25T23:44:00.002+02:002014-07-25T23:44:47.748+02:00B/W photos from antique market in Nizza, Italy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A series of b/w photos of old tools from the <a href="http://www.mercatinonizza.com/#!home-e/c1us" target="_blank">Nizza Antique Market</a> in Nizza Monferrato.Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-55088644633317261272014-07-25T01:12:00.002+02:002014-07-25T01:12:47.882+02:00Why not create a composite photo?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hmmmm - it's summertime and I'm on vacation in Italy. Plenty of time to experiment with Photoshop. I read an article on <a href="http://lenscratch.com/" target="_blank">LENSCRATCH</a> about the Japanese photographer <a href="http://lenscratch.com/2014/07/japan-week/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lenscratch%2FZAbG+%28L++E++N++S++C++R++A++T++C++H%29" target="_blank">Michiko Makino</a> and her stunning composite or double exposure photos.<br />
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This photo is an experiment of mine trying to create something special with a base photo (see previous blog article) and nine identical photos of a another flower subject blended in two different ways.<br />
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If we don't experiment - we don't learn and evolve as a photographer and artist.Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-29742528910368931412014-07-23T20:39:00.000+02:002018-10-19T09:27:44.350+02:00Why not try manual focus?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been photographing for over 30 years - and for the past 8 years it has been primarily digital. And with the constant improvement in the AF-system of DSLRs that fit nearly every situation and equipment combination I have not given manual focus a lot of thoughts.<br />
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Yesterday during the golden hours - while walking in the beautiful surroundings of my home in Italy looking for suitable subjects for nature close-ups (not macro) - I found it difficult to rely on the AF-system of my Nikon D800 for various reasons (light, physical positioning, wind etc.) </div>
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I took those photos in July 2013 while visiting a restaurant nearby our Italian home - Casa Galeazzo.<br />
The new <a href="https://www.google.com/nikcollection/">Analog Efex Pro 2</a> has a range of old camera profiles - and among those you find the very interesting "Wet Plate" effect. You have a multitude of control methods to alter the appearance of the wet plate effect, so it is possible to develop your own wet plate style.<br />
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<a href="http://petapixel.com/2014/05/15/google-unveils-new-improved-analog-efex-pro-ii-step-forward-past/">PetaPixel made a good review</a> of this new addition to the Google Nik Collection.Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-1820022456515422782014-04-24T23:37:00.001+02:002018-10-19T09:30:58.026+02:00Nikon Coolpix A - a compact wonder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nikon Coolpix A is my traveller companion. I don't bring my D800 anymore. Beside the tack sharp files straight out of the camera I'm impressed with its ability to hit the correct white balance each time and the color reproduction. The colors are just spot on - not too saturated our pale. Especially skin colors are realistic.<br />
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The photo my beautiful wife Vivi is a good example of a "snap shot" I took at a train station. Exposure = 1/125 sec f/4.5, 0 EV, ISO 100. Bang - no sharpening or other correction (except Lens Correction) in Lightroom.<br />
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If you are shooting D700, D600, D610, D800, D3 or D4. Buy a Nikon Coolpix A as your traveling companion. It is worth every dollar.Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15436457.post-61862255429195973082014-04-21T14:52:00.002+02:002014-04-21T14:52:29.515+02:00Miller Mobley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On the growing list of portrait photographer that I admire - the young an very talented <a href="http://www.millermobley.com/">Miller Mobley</a> has just been added. The enclosed portrait og late Philip Seymour Hoffman is a good example of a composition and perfect light technique that emphasizes a unique personality and personal situation. Lars Kirstein Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605395069730885537noreply@blogger.com0