6×6 is a great format. Widely used, but because of all the cheap digitals we mostly see 35 and cropped images. Really a shame, because there are so many things to explore when It comes down to framing.
Sure.. I crop a few photos now and then, but It makes alot more sense to just get the shot.
This one was shot on Ektar 100. No edit or cropping. And the original scan is larger than a football field. To be honest this makes the 5D MkII look like a toy camera.
While the junkculture is rapidly growing we tend to forget that WE are the creators. The machines are merely tools. But.. there are great tools and there are AMAZING tools. My Hassie is fairly old. well… actually very old, but It is a facinating piece of hardware. Simplicity and complexity all in one. A great camera and YOU are the one in control. The best thing is… there are no “Ooops..”. If the shot looks terrible, you can NOT blame the camera.
Fine.. shoot digital, but THINK analog. The camera business sell cameras, and they dont care about your career. Nikon and Canon deliver a few fine products, but in the end their main goal is to push as many shit lenses on semipro cameras as possible to increase profits. Fact is that you can find a cheap secondhand analog and humiliate a semipro DSLR anytime, IF YOU KNOW HOW TO TAKE A PHOTO !!!!!!!!!!!!

Backlight can be a good thing.
Some happy shooting with Amalie in her brand new green dress.
Some digital teaser, and som 35 and 120.
The old Hasselblad is happy after some summer cleaning.

A very long winter has passed and Its about time to move on and let the sunshine in. The weather is amazing, and I guess I forget to enjoy It because of all the other things around me. But It is nice even though the summer is mostly short lived in Denmark. It still gets cold at night, but thats the way It is here. Yes.. I do miss living in a somewhat warmer country. But.. this is Denmark, and thats what most of us here signed up for.

I will try to get my blog up and running again, but It will be a long haul because I havent really decided what to do with It yet. But Its certainly time for some more writing. Too much photography without words, and thats not the direction I wanted to take. So Its time for some keyboogie.

Less functionality this time though. I always end up with a fairly complicated blog, and Its really not much use. People will find my other stuff anyways, and since im not on Facebook anymore there are not really that many options.

The photo here was taken this winter, and It was a really cold day. Went for a walk on the beach with a friend and his daughter. Very cold, but no excuse not to bring the camera. Apart from low temperature It was a very nice walk.

Thanks to Merete Kruse Baun for sharing some of her BW lomoshots. When will she get a Flickr stream ???

Det er så dejligt på landet. Første dag for kalvene på græs, og de skal lære at elektriske hegn gør nas. Det tager lidt tid og det foregår ved at de først går på et lille område hvor hegnet er tydeligt markeret med plastik der er bundet på, efter de har fundet ud af at hegnet er en ærgelig oplevelse bliver området udvidet. Men der bliver holdt øje dem for de kan ske at de bryder hegnet og så kan resten af dagen gå med at fange kalve.

Nature and horses. Not bad at all.
Booting up my blog again with some new directions.

Editing all night.. and I hate my overheating sorry excuse for a laptop….

Goodbye to Facebook. And the process made me wonder… what is Facebook, and should we have more strict control with a piece of big brother social software like that ??

These are facts: Deleted images will remain on facebooks server and be accessible for a long period of time. your information is not gone just because you delete It. You have to answer a survey before you can deactivate your account. Login will cancel your deactivation or deletion.

So what is Facebook doing with all our information ?? Since the information is not deleted I guess they must have some use for It.
Also… making the process of leaving Facebook so difficult is simply not okay. The survey is really crazy. Would be like If you dont want to eat your BigMac and MacDonalds wont let you leave until you have told them why you didnt like your burger. Insane if you ask me.

Another thing is the uncritical way that most of us are using Facebook. Especially when talking photos. It is a fact that you need a persons permission before you can post a photo of that person on the internet. It is a grey zone, and since I work with photography Im well aware of this problem. But on Facebook alot of things have changed. 10 years ago It would have been unthinkable to pass a private photo from a party to ALL your friends. Add to that, that many people have connections on Facebook who are not really their friends. Passing on a private photo without permission from the person on the photo is actually not legal unless the photo was taken in public. Lets say some guy is out cold on the street with piss on his pants, would It then be okay to post a photo of him on your wall without his approval ?? Actually yes.. but then again.  Also… consider the fact that many might want a photo removed but because of social pressure or other reasons this person will say nothing because Its expected to go along. Its not like a real photo you can tear up. Its digital, and It gets copied, stored and distributed. Laws will not really cover that aspect, but maybe It should be part of basic education to learn about social software and Its pitfalls.

Deleting friends. Now thats a real tricky one. Deleting a person from FB can result in some pretty strong reactions. That changes our freedom when It comes to selection of what information we want to share and with whom. I find FB very limited when It comes customizing the way information flows. And im pretty sure these limitations are in place on purpose. FB is NOT a public service. It is a business. Their goal is not to make your life any better, but to make money. They want you to connect and keep connecting.  As for the photos, they want It to be “fun” and “easy”. They care about money, and what they do NOT care about is what impact Facebook has on society and what price we pay to use such an application. Surely they can say that they do nothing more than providing a great and free service, but when you come to think about how massive the cultural impact of Facebook is, then maybe we should start asking some serious questions.

im not saying that Facebook should be controlled by politicians, or am I ?? I know that Im on thin ice here, but my point is that social software is simply more than freedom of speech (If that one is still intact). Social software is not different than the destruction of our planet. The kind of situation where we think everything is just going great, and then suddenly we go “… Ohhh”. Is humanity really that stupid ?? YES… The day will come soon when It is not possible to buy a can of tuna, and people will go “… Oooh”. Educating people when It comes to social software is no different than seriously considering global degrowth. Yes.. we have to save the planet, but maybe saving ourselves is a pretty good idea as well.

Not that Facebook is all bad. I think It is great in many ways. Just like the Manhatten project was a brilliant idea, unless you ask the Japanese.

PS: Planning to chat on my typewriter. Why are stamps so damn expensive :(

So the world is overpopulated. Plenty of raw material for photographers, even though we have start thinking about degrowth and preserving cultures while there is still time.