Posts by Author: Ole Henrik Skjelstad

Ole Henrik Skjelstad is a Norwegian math teacher and landscape photographer. He fell in love with photography in 2013 when he got a camera as a birthday present.

The winners of Flickr’s Best Shot 2019 are absolute stunners

Feb 9, 2020 Ole Henrik Skjelstad

More than 17,000 photos were submitted to Flickr’s contest. The five winners received a $200 gift card from Blurb each. This isn’t a lot of…

How I shot the weekend’s Supermoon in Antarctica

Feb 9, 2020 Ole Henrik Skjelstad

Shayne McGuire captured the Snow Moon in Antarctica this weekend. The name ‘Snow Moon’ has its origin from Native American tribes. Yesterday evening she experienced…

Here is when you should use filters instead of Photoshop

Feb 9, 2020 Ole Henrik Skjelstad

As a landscape photographer, I find it both a convenience and an inconvenience to use filters. For example, using filters for balancing light in a…

How to double process a Milky Way image

Feb 7, 2020 Ole Henrik Skjelstad

From the middle of August, it is dark enough for night photography here in the southern parts of Norway. The milky way season lasts to…

This landscape photographer paints stunning images with light

Feb 7, 2020 Ole Henrik Skjelstad

Mike Muizebelt is a Holland-based photographer, who among other things, is known for his diversity with subject matter. His most common subjects are animals and…

Why I have stopped selling images with 500px

Feb 6, 2020 Ole Henrik Skjelstad

I just received three emails from 500px this evening. I was informed that three of my images were sold. In other words, I can expect…

Hands on with the Samyang AF 18mm f/2.8 FE for landscape photography

Feb 5, 2020 Ole Henrik Skjelstad

Samyang has won themselves a reputation for manufacturing sharp and budget-friendly lenses. Their first offerings were pure manual, like the now renowned Samyang 14mm f/2.8….