Michael Breitung Photography

http://www.mibreit-photo.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Breitung-Photography/367883468540

http://500px.com/mibreit

 

 

 

What kind of equipment (camera body, lens, filters, flash, tripod, cleaning equipment other) do you use?

I use a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, most of the time in combination with the Canon 16-35mm lense or the Tamron 24-70mm lense. A sturdy tripod and a Induro 5-Way head are also very important for my photography. Moreover I use a set of Lee GND filters.

 

What do you like and dislike about your equipment, specially your camera, and how would you improve it?

The Canon 16-35mm lense could be a bit sharper at the edges. Usually I have to employ focus stacking to get a completely sharp frame, which means additional work. I think in the future I’ll have to invest in the Canon TSE-24mm lense to get perfect sharpness.

 

What is your favourite lens, and why?

I use both the Canon 16-35mm and the Tamron 24-70mm lense a lot and it’s hard to decide about a favourite. When it comes to shooting into the sun the Canon delivers a perfect sunstar, which no other lense can do. So for sunset or sunrise the Canon is my favourite. Most of the other times I prefer the Tamron.

 

When you travel, what is in your essential photographic kit bag?

Too much 🙂 It’s hard to leave anything at home because if I do you can bet that I’ll need it.

 

What kind of software/tools do you use for post-processing, if any?

I use Lightroom 5 for raw processing and Photoshop CS6 for the final processing of my photos. For those interested I have a complete start to finish video tutorial describing my workflow and post processing available here -> http://mibreit-photo.com/blog/?p=963

 

How long have you been taking photographs? How do you find inspiration? How do you take your pictures?

I started with photography in late 2008. A lot of inspiration I find on the internet through the photos of other landscape photographers or by just being out in nature.

I take my pictures with my camera on a tripod 90% of the time. I like to take my time and I prefer a controlled workflow. A tripod helps with this and also makes sure that I can properly set the focus and have no vibrations, which lead to a blurry photo.

 

Which style of photography do you like the most, and why?

Colourful landscape photography with a bit of a painterly feel to it.

 

What goal are you working towards within your photography and when will you know you have reached it?

My goal is for my photography to be recognized as mine. I don’t know, if I’ll ever reach it. Today it’s not so easy to develop your own style.

 

Looking at your own work, which piece is your favourite? Why? Please provide a link to the picture.

Currently my favourite piece of work is this one: http://500px.com/photo/15074993

For this photo everything fit together: right location, right time, right weather and light. And as the icing on the cake a little boy walked into the frame and selected the perfect place to hold out for a time and look across the sea.

 

Does your work fit into any one or more distinct genres (nature, landscape, long-exposure, black-and-white, infra-red, urban, artistic, macro, vintage, vernacular, social, street)? If other, please specify.

Landscape and travel photography.

 

Are there any photography websites that you visit regularly?

To get inspiration and find out about photo locations I visit flickr, 500px or 1x.com a lot.

 

What is the one most important lesson that you have learned since you started taking photographs?

Even if you are in the most spectacular location on the world and have the perfect composition setup for your photo, only the right light and weather will make the photo exceptional.

 

And finally, what other interesting photographers would you like to see in this blog?

Andreas Resch, Rainer Mirau, Elia Locardi to name just a few.