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…a little title for no one…

Tor-Ivar — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:44:24 +0000

Just wanted to share some kind of art…

Wedding – Bryllup // The studio session // Maria & Erlend

Tor-Ivar — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:15:01 +0000

I just finished editing the Maria & Erlend wedding, and would like to share some photos from the studio-session. These are photos taken after we finished the cold (!!) outdoor photo session. I think especially Maria were happy to come into a warm studio And what natural models they both were! We had really fun in the studio-session as well. You were so easy couple to photograph!

Just as we were wrapping up the studio session, Maria suggest we got out in the cold again… I think she wanted to get some kind of last shot with the sunset. It was quite cloudy, and it was almost getting dark… but utilizing my off-camera flash, shooting it into a studio umbrella, we managed to get this shot, that I think became kind of cool

Thanks to Erlend’s best man for being my human umbrella stand!

Maria and Erlend; I am really happy that I got the chance to photograph your wedding. And it was such a bliss getting to know you!

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?

Full Post: Wedding – Bryllupsfotografering// Merethe & Atle – Nordfjordeid

Tor-Ivar — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:31:27 +0000

When a REALLY creative and skilled girl meets a real handy-man, it just has to be a perfect match…they will be able to make everything possible Photographing Merethe and Atle in georgeous surroundings in Nordfjordeid last month was really a bliss! It was great to see how they showed their love and affection to each other, and how their wedding day became a day where everyone attending really felt happy for the couple.

Below are some captures from their big day. Enjoy!

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

Wedding – Bryllup sneakpeak // Marianne & Odd Magne

Tor-Ivar — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:15:33 +0000

Photographing my own brother and his beautiful wife Marianne at their most important day became a much more emotional experience than I first anticipated. It also turned out to be my most extraordinary photographic event for me in a very long time. The full blog post from their wedding will come later… but just wanted to publish a little sneak preview

Wedding Sneak preview – Bryllup Sniktitt // Merethe og Atle // Fotograf Trondheim

Tor-Ivar — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:12:28 +0000

Last weekend we had the pleasure of attending the wedding of a couple of good friends, Merethe and Atle, which I also had the joy of photographing their big day together with Kristin R Eide, a great local photograper at Nordfjordeid. Here is a sneak peak of some of the “getting-prepared”-shots I took last Saturday morning.

More photos will come in a blog post later on.

Enjoy

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.

Wedding – Bryllup // Maria & Erlend – Full post //

Tor-Ivar — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:26:38 +0000

The day was filled with excitement, joy, happiness and lots of love. The wedding was set in a wonderful winter scene. Even if the sun were hidden behind clouds and fog almost all day; just as the two lovebirds were about to finish the wedding ceremony, the sun worked its way through the clouds, and gave the newly wed couple a glimpse of the setting sun as they walked out of the church.

Even if it was cold, we had a really great photo session after the ceremony. I’ve said it before, but you guys are so easy going and fun to photograph!
Thanks for having me taking your photos.

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