Luvo Photography

A BI Consultant who is passionate about photography. Blogging to grow as a person and photographer. www.luvo-photography.com

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What is the best material to print images?

What is the best material to print images? #SaalDigitalNederland

If you follow this blog, you probably know that I work together with Saal Digital occasionally. In spring this year I reviewed their photo album and software. The printing quality was impressive and the software was easy to use. Today I’ll review on of their other products: wall decors. However, once you have decided to print your images for wall decoration, what material are you going to use for…

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Review: Nikon D7100 + Nikon 70-200 VR II + Nikon TC20 III

Review: Nikon D7100 + Nikon 70-200 VR II + Nikon TC20 III

Last summer I bought a Nikon teleconverter, the Nikon TC20 III. A teleconverter is a secondary lens that is mounted between the camera and the lens. This increases the distance between the camera’s sensor and the lens, increasing the focal length. The Nikon TC 20 III doubles the focal length of the lens, turning a 70-200 mm lens into a 140-400 mm lens!

The Nikon TC20 III

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Goodbye Scotland, my last stop is Glasgow!

My last stop in Scotland: #Glasgow #Scotland

Last night I arrived in Glasgow (a bit drunk). Today is my last day in Scotland, and the experience in the train the other day, was not my first happy encounter with the Scottish. Because I already had seen Edinburgh, I was curious to how Glasgow would look like. I checked which attractions to visit on forehand, and decided to walk the city, since I became an experienced walker this trip!

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Luvo Photography is 2 years old!

Luvo Photography is 2 years old!

On the 17th of October 2014 I aired my first post, stating that my website was now live! On January the 25th, in 2016, I renewed my website completely, and switched from WordPress.com to a self-hosted website (still on WordPress). This gave me the opportunity to add features like a map with photography locations, a newsletter, and more tools to create a website the way I want it to function! And…

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Visiting the Isle of Skye: The Old Man of Storr

Visiting the Isle of Skye: The Quiraing #Skye #Scotland #Highlands

Today is my last day on Skye. What an island, and what a people. The landscape is stunning, the whisky is tasty, and the people are kind. For one more time this trip, I woke up way before sunrise and started my daily routine. My body was feeling the long days and short nights, and I woke up half an our late (still before sunrise). I couldn’t wake up, and sat on my bed for 15 minutes gathering…

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Visiting the Isle of Skye: Fairy Pools

Visiting the Isle of Skye: #Fairy #Pools #Skye #Scotland #Talisker

The waterfalls yesterdaywere only to prepare myself for today’s hike. Like every day, I woke up before sunrise and headed out, this time towards the South of Skye, as I paid a visit to the Fairy Pools in Glen Brittle. The waterfalls and little pools are named because of their unreal colours. And in a rocky landscape like this, one does find themselves in a fairy tale landscape. There is a big if…

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Visiting the Isle of Skye: The Quiraing

Visiting the Isle of Skye: The Quiraing #Skye #Scotland #Highlands

Some people seize the day by waking up early. I prefer to live during night and sleep in the mornings, but there is something fresh about mornings (besides, part of being a landscape photographer is waking up before sunrise). During the sunrise it feels like the earth is clean and ready for a new day, whereas at sunset, our planet is dusty and tired. For me the difference is made by the magical…

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Visiting the Isle of Skye: Portree and Neist Point

Visiting the Isle of Skye: #Portree and Neist Point #NeistPoint #Skye #Scotland

After the solitude of the West Highlands, my next stop would be the Isle of Skye. It is a bit more difficult to avoid tourists here, but as I get up at 4 A.M. anyway, I did not expect any tourists for the first 5 hours of the day. I rented a car in Fort William and planned to stop at Eilean Donan Castle along the way before heading to Portree and my final destination, the Neist Point Lighthouse.

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Hiking in the hills to find Meanach

Hiking in the Highlands with @ianwilli #Highlands #Scotland #Meanach

I have had the unpleasant feeling for years now, that I regret doing the things in life that are sensible and rational, just to live up to the “expectations of society”, rather than to follow my heart. As much as I like working with my colleagues, and as much as I appreciate my company boosting my career over and over again, I still feel as my life is being led, and I am not in control. A year…

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Visiting Edinburgh? Don't skip North Berwick (and Bass Rock)!

Visiting Edinburgh? Don’t skip North Berwick (and Bass Rock)!

Edinburgh is, like mentioned in my previous blog, not a large city. So, if you are able to cover a few miles by foot, you could see the main attractions of the city within two days. As I stayed in Edinburgh for three days, I needed another activity. Because I wanted to see Puffins, a boat trip around the islands near the city (Bass Rock) seemed like a great idea. However, with all Puffins gone by…

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I have been to Scotland and the first stop was Edinburgh

I have been to Scotland and the first stop was Edinburgh

As you might have noticed, it has been a while since my last post. Although I have taken some pictures the past months, which I will share later, I simply couldn’t find the time, nor energy, to post my work. Luckily, there came an end to my lack of motivation, as I visited Scotland and got re-energized! So for the weeks to come, I’ll be sharing some of my work and revive my blog! The series on…

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Photography locations on a map

Photography locations on a map

I have added a new feature to this website! From now on you will be able to look for the locations where I have taken my pictures. In this first release the locations are limited to The Netherlands, however in the future I’ll upgrade it with more locations I have visited around the world. Quickly head over to the map! Central Station of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Click the image to find it on…

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Marjolein's Pop-up Art Shop: Looking to buy art? Here is where to look!

Marjolein’s Pop-up Art Shop: Looking to buy art? Here is where to look!

I have mentioned my niece Marjolein Linders a couple of times on Luvo Photography. Not only is she an incredible artist, she also is a great entrepreneur. Something I think you need to be if you want to be successful in the world of arts. Proof of that entrepreneurship is the Pop-up Art Shop. A pop-up store where you can buy any form of art related to flowers, and it is opening today! One of my…

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What is that thing? The Eyepiece Cap?

I am sure that after buying your new DSLR you checked the box and probably knew most items packed in there. A neck strap, a battery, a cap to protect your camera when there is no lens attached, and a little piece of plastic. This little piece of plastic is called the Eyepiece cap. In this blog I’ll explain what this little cap is used for. An eyepiece cap for the Nikon D7100 (DK-5). (more…)

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I have added a newsletter!

I have added a newsletter!

I noticed that the number of visitors, comments and likes went down after moving my WordPress.com site to my self-hosted website. I assume that the main reason for that is that my blog is not showing up in the WordPress Reader. So now I am looking for new ways to improve traffic and interaction on this website. My first step is to implement a Newsletter! I work hard on this website and love it! I…

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Capture motion with panning

Capture motion with panning

Not too long ago I shared some pictures of the Giro d’Italia and ten tips on how to capture your pets. A technique that is useable both in sports and pet photography is called panning. Panning is a method used in photography to capture (quickly) moving subjects. In this blog I’ll discuss how to apply panning in your pictures. Sprinting very quickly for team Lampre – Merida. I used a shutter speed…

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Photo Fair 2016

This week I won’t be sharing any photos I worked hard on, and won’t share any good tips for you. This week I just share a few words from my diary. Last weekend I visited the Photo Fair, the largest photography event in the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg). I won some tickets in a photography contest by Saal Digital (which you might remember from my free photo album) so entrance was…

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