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Ready for her first performance…

Tor-Ivar — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:00:34 +0000

It has been ages since my last blog post. It has been busy days lately, but I’ll try to get back into a more frequent updates on my blog again…

This little ballerina had her first performance together with the rest of the girls in her dance group in front of more than 800 spectators in Olavshallen this weekend … it was a amazing experience, both for the little one and her parents! And being allowed to wear make-up seemed to make her day

The little ballerina //Fotograf Trondheim

Tor-Ivar — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:30:02 +0000

Just wanted to post a snapshot of a little ballerina that every day takes part in making my life complete Even if life sometimes can be hectic and stressed, I try to remind myself to take note of the little moments, and store them in my “book of memories”…

Hm.. is all this “reflection of my life” a result of getting older?

Photography Q&A // Photoshop sharpening

Tor-Ivar — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:11:39 +0000

From time to time I get questions about how I do this and that related to photography, so I have decided I will do some blog posts where share some of my small tricks related to photography and editing. If this can help out one of you out there, my goal with this post is reached

Q: How do you sharpen your images?

A: To me, sharpening is the last step of my photoshop editing workflow. There are lots of ways of doing sharpening in PS, but I prefer the High Pass Filter way of sharpening my images.

1: Open and edit your photo in Photoshop.
2: For simplicity in this tutorial, flatten your image (if you have several layers) by selecting menu “Layer” and “Flatten Image”
3: Create a copy of the background layer by e.g. dragging the background layer down to the “new layer” button, so that you end up having a copy of your background layer:

4: Select the new background copy layer, add High Pass Filter from menu “Filter” – “Other” – “High Pass”. Select a pixel radius where the underlying image BARELY can be shown, like in the example below, and select OK:

5: And here’s the trick; various blending-modes work with a “high passed” filtered layer. Personally I usually prefer “Linear Light” (see black ring in image below), but try out other blending modes like e.g. Overlay, Soft Light or Hard Light. Try it out and find out what you like If the sharpening effect is too harsh, reduce Opacity on the high passed layer.

6: And the final result might look like this:

Now you can try it out on your favorite image

Travel – Beautiful Norway // Fotograf Trondheim

Tor-Ivar — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:48:16 +0000

Travelling in Norway can be a truly amazing way of spending holidays. This weekend we were driving past Hornindalsvatn, which is the deepest lake in Europe (514 metres deep). The scenery around the lake is breathtaking. Just wanted to share this one to give you a glimpse of beautiful Norway in winter

This photo is taken in the afternoon, and the light from the setting sun is reflected from the mountain tops.

Sneak preview – Sniktitt // Maria & Erlend //Bryllupsfotograf Trondheim

Tor-Ivar — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:17:09 +0000

It was cold, some raindrops were falling, and the fog laid heavy down the hillsides. But the two lovebirds seemed to enjoy their most important day, filling it with love and happiness, celebrating the beginning of the rest of their life together. We had a great photo session, you guys were so fun (and easy!) to photograph! I had a blast

Just wanted to post a little sneak preview from their wedding. More snapshots from their big day will follow in a complete Maria and Erlend-wedding blog post later

Pre-Wedding // Bilder før bryllup: Maria&Erlend

Tor-Ivar — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:52:34 +0000

It was cold… about -11 or -12 degrees C, but Maria and Erlend wanted to get some pre-wedding-shots before the “real thing” coming up soon. It was really fun photographing the two lovebirds; we all laughed, smiled and had a really great time! Below are some of the shots we took during the relatively short photo session (I wouldn’t be responsible for forcing the couple to stay too long in the cold, getting sick before the Big Day is no fun…).

I am really looking forward to shoot their wedding!

What is missing in these shots?

Tor-Ivar — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:58:06 +0000

Yes… you probably guessed it… the wedding couple… The church is booked and the venue for the reception is ready… rings are ordered and the wedding outfit has been tried on and found perfect…

Just wanted to share a couple of shots taken while preparing for three(!) weddings I am going to photograph in February. I am really excited about getting the opportunity to capture the most important day for some really wonderful couples I have always found a lot of inspiration in wedding photography, and can’t wait to get going