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Fireworks over the years

December 31, 2017 No Comments

Fireworks over the years

How about one more recap post to end the year with. Since I started taking photos 8th years ago, I tried to take a fireworks photo every year. And since I live in Bratislava, all were from Bratislava. And before I try and take a new one in few hours (if the weather is better than yesterday) how about we take a look together at one from each of the last years. Something like a little countdown to 2018 :) It’s also a nice look back at all the cold New Years nights I spend taking photos. Especially the last one, over the river was crazy cold :)

So here goes.

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2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

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My favorites from 2017

December 28, 2017 No Comments

My favorites

And another year slowly approaches it’s end. For this blog, it was the 8th year from it’s conception in 2010. 2017 was an interesting year for me. I traveled a lot, while visiting 15 different European countries. Regrettably, this work schedule resulted in fewer updates to the blog, but even so, I think I shared some nice photos with you :) I already have quite a lot of plans for updates here for 2018, so hopefully there is time to do so.

As every year, I would like to share with you my favorite updates from 2017. You may notice that a lot of them are panoramas. Recently I just enjoy taking them so much, that most of my photos are panoramas. Hope nobody minds :)

Also here you can see my favorites from past years: 2016,2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 :)

My favorites from 2017

And since I shared also Plotagraphs this year, here are five of my favorites :) (if you are on mobile, please hit play to see them)

Mobile Wallpapers

December 4, 2017 No Comments

Mobile Wallpapers

For a long time, I wanted to add a new category to the wallpapers section, that being mobile wallpapers. But here the choice for resolution is a bit harder, as not every photo has the same resolution or even the same aspect ratio. And to avoid having every photo in many resolutions, I decided to go with the most average one. So for now, all wallpapers here are 2:1 aspect ration with a resolution of 1080×2160. This will fit most screens quite well, even if on some a bit from the edges gets cut off.

As always you are welcome to share these further, just please mention me as the author and link back here. Thank you.

Don’t forget to check out other available wallpapers:

4K wallpapers – Single Screen – Surface, 21:9 and dual-screen – Super ultra-wide – Mobile wallpapers

1080×2160 mobile wallpapers

Nature themed 1080×2160 mobile wallpapers

Don’t forget to check out other available wallpapers:

4K wallpapers – Single Screen – Surface, 21:9 and dual-screen – Super ultra-wide – Mobile wallpapers

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Black Friday deals 2017

November 23, 2017 No Comments

Black Friday deals

I did a post like this the last few years, so why not again. As during Black Friday there are many deals, it’s the best day to get all the software and tutorial one wants and needs. The discounts are worth it. So as before, here is a list of discounts I found for now. There will be more as Friday approaches, and I will be updating this post as I find some :)

1. Master exposure blending video tutorial

As usually, I will start with my own discount. From today, until the end of the month, you can get 50% off (that’s 25 instead of 49 USD) from my video tutorial series Master exposure blending. Just use the code BF2017 at the checkout. You can buy it from the Master exposure blending page here.

2. Macphun software

Macphun offers a lot of discount on their software during this week. For their Creative Kit and plug-ins from it they offer 30% discounts.

For Luminar, you can get the upgrade for 49USD and new users for 69USD. For Aurora it’s 49USD for the upgrade and 89USD for new users. And with Luminar or Aurora , if you use the code HDRSHOOTER you will get an extra 10USD off.

3. Topaz Labz

Topaz Labs offers a huge 75% discount on all their plugins and also on Topaz Studio. You can check out their Black Friday page here, or their store here.

The offers are valid until the November 29th.

4. ACD Systems

ACD Systems have a 20-50% discount on all of their products and you can find them on their website here. The offer ends November 26th.

5. Oloneo Photoengine

Oloneo, in my opinion still one of the best HDR tonemapping software, is currently in a huge 55% discount. You can get it for 56 Euro (instead of 124) + tax. This is really a great deal. Just don’t forget it is available only on Windows. You have to use the code SPECIAL2017PE to get this price, and it’s available until the 27th November. Get in on the Oloneo Page here.

6. Peak Design

Peak Design is offering quite a lot of discounts right now. 25% off Everyday Messengers, 15% off all Clips, Straps, Pouches, Accessories and 10% off other Everyday Bags. If you want to get this offer, head over to Peak Designs website right now here.

7. Imagenomic

Imagenomix Noiseware is still my favorite noise reduction plugin, and right now, you can get it with a really nice discount (around 30%). Same with other Imagenomic Plugins. Just head over to Imagenomic site and use the code BF2017.

Available photography courses

October 24, 2017 No Comments

Online and offline course available from today

If you want to learn more about how I take and edit photos or just get better in your photography skills, you may find my offering of photo course interesting.

I can do all tutoring in English or Slovak language.

For any questions or inquiries about more personalized offer or bigger groups, feel free to message me under miroslav.petrasko@hdrshooter.com or use the contact form here.

Online course via Skype

If you want to get better at editing your photos, this may be for you. For the one or two hours (based on your choice), over a Skype connection we would cover topics from :

Basics of photography, terminology, exposure
Basics of working with Lightroom and Photoshop
Basic corrections, perspective correction, fixing errors
Composition basics
HDR, using HDR specific software like Oloneo Photoengine
Luminance masking
Exposure blending
Working with Panoramas and HDR panorama
Editing one or multiple of my photos together, or a photo you provide.
Photo critique, with suggestions on improvements
General photo discussion

I’m not doing any specific course content, as everybody’s skill level is different and you may be interesting in a specific topic. Based on your skill level, you can suggest what you want to know, or I will choose for you.

For this course I would suggest you own at least Photoshop and Lightroom. Basic knowledge of working with computer is of course also a must.

Everyone who buys this course will also get a copy of the video tutorial series Master Exposure Blending for free.

Online and offline course available from today

Offline course in Bratislava

The second option, is to meet up in Bratislava (for now I’m limiting this to only one city) and take photos together. Here is what we can go through is:

Basics of photography, exposure
Composition in landscape and cityscape photos
Setting up your camera
Taking multiple exposures
Panoramic photos, panoramas, vertoramas, 360 photos
Taking long exposure photos
Choosing exposure
Focusing your photos
General photo discussion

I’m not doing any specific course content, as everybody’s skill level is different and you may be interesting in a specific topic. Based on your skill level, you can suggest what you want to know bout, or I will choose for you.

The location for this course will be the center of Bratislava, the area around the Bratislava castle, SNP bridge and Old bridge. Other location is possible on request.

For this course I would suggest a camera that support manual settings. Since it’s a cityscape course, a tripod.

Everyone who buys this course will also get a copy of the video tutorial series Master Exposure Blending for free.

Once you buy a course, I will contact you within 24 hours so we could arrange a date and time that would suit your needs. For any questions or inquiries about more personalized offer or bigger groups, feel free to message me under miroslav.petrasko@hdrshooter.com or use the contact form here.