Agi Bergman photography

I am very fortunate to know Helen.

She is a good friend, we sing together in our church choir. She is not only a lovely gal but an amazingly talented singer-songwriter. I offered to photograph her to my benefit really, and she kindly agreed to be experimented on. So we set up a photoshoot and I had the chance to try out my Lasolite background stand and the white background I have to go with it. I posed her in front of our huge patio door which has white curtains. It was a day when the sun sometimes was out and shun right in, so then I drew the curtain to control the light more efficiently. I used my 580EX flash for fill and also a retractable flexible reflector stand with the 80mm reversible reflector, since I do not have the luxury of assitance on hand.



I love high-key photography. The white background with the even natural light provided a great basis. Helen is very beautiful and the camera just loves her. I enjoy postprocessing her pictures, it is very rewarding. She liked the results, too, they will feature on her brand new website, which I am really pleased about.







Check out her website and listen to her songs! They are truly inspiring.

I've been to a jazz concert. The occasion was the annual FLS Ball of the University of Manchester and Time of Flight was the act of the night. The aim was to try and shoot few decent low-light shots. And low-light there was.


When we arrived to the venue, at the Palace Apartment Hotel in central Manchester and I saw the room and the corner where the band has been placed I was a bit disappointed. The lighting conditions were iffy to say the least. There was no spotlight on the musicians to speak of and to make matters worse there was a horrible back light from a wall of huge glass windows that just drained any light from the musicians. Had to crack on though, so I started by taking few test shots. I reviewed these and my confidence in the equipment begun to creep back.


I shot most of the pictures ISO 1600 and above. With a bit of Noise Ninja I suppose nothing is impossible. I am very happy with the pictures in general, and although some motion blur crept in on some of the shots, I got few decent ones out of the shoot. Having said that, this camera is not an event photographer's dream. The functions are quite fiddly and take some getting used to. Especially swapping between metering modes during a shoot or the choice of focus point is a pain. Some reviews complain about buffer speed and the slow shutter speed. I did not find it a particular bother in this instance. However, the picture quality more than makes up for it for me. I love this camera!