bfrena In reply to Everything--Roleplay [2014-07-29 20:43:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for this very kind comment!

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Everything--Roleplay In reply to bfrena [2014-07-29 21:26:50 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome! Hehehe. Though slamming my face wouldn't be too nice, still your images are simply delicious hehehe <3 

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bfrena In reply to claremanson [2013-05-28 22:42:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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bfrena In reply to Henri-Francois [2013-05-27 20:49:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Henri-Francois In reply to bfrena [2013-05-28 08:35:43 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure

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bfrena In reply to ScreamSupreme [2013-04-17 10:48:51 +0000 UTC]

Had to check out your gallery again, when I had more time

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ScreamSupreme In reply to bfrena [2013-04-17 10:57:41 +0000 UTC]

No problem at all !...good to see you like my food photo's

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bfrena In reply to noregretting91 [2012-05-29 01:27:14 +0000 UTC]

I'm not sure how much I can help you, but if you want some advice, feel free to ask

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noregretting91 In reply to bfrena [2012-05-29 01:33:36 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much. Very much appreciated

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bfrena In reply to noregretting91 [2012-05-29 02:08:53 +0000 UTC]

I think lighting is the most important aspect.
Natural light works best, else I mostly prefer indirect, soft lighting.

Speed is another important factor.
Most food looks best when shot directly after arranging.
Everything else should be prepared so you can start shooting, as soon as the dish is ready.

My style involves heavy emphasis on the food, and not much on the surroundings.
A shallow depth of field, shooting from the height of the dish and choosing only a close-up part are therefor my standard.

In post-processing moderate to high sharpening, and stronger blacks improve the texture of the photograph.
Avoid the temptations of enhancing the colours too much or else the shot will look unreal and garish.

I hope this helped and keep in mind that all of this mainly refers to my style of food photography.

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noregretting91 In reply to bfrena [2012-05-29 02:53:42 +0000 UTC]

thank you! I've definitely figured that out while looking up other food photographs. Thanks!!

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bfrena In reply to lumikukka [2012-01-21 11:52:10 +0000 UTC]

Oh no, let's hide before the art majors find us here
Physics studies in Austria are pretty tightly structured at the beginning and very open at the end. We got too much math in the first year, but a great choice of specializations later on. How's physics in Finland?
Thanks for the compliment, btw, you have a great gallery yourself!

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lumikukka In reply to bfrena [2012-01-22 11:02:28 +0000 UTC]

Hehe Well physics in Finland varies a lot between universities, but it's very tightly scheduled and ambitious too and occasional courses in math department feel like kindergarten But gladly it's relaxed in the meaning that most people take more courses and spend more years studying just to understand more physics.
So what are you specializing into? And thanks for the favs

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bfrena In reply to lumikukka [2012-01-22 16:03:11 +0000 UTC]

Over here it gradually gets harder to study longer.
Which is really sad, because people miss a lot when hurrying through university.

I'm specializing in material physics.
Though I'm not quite sure whether I like the computational or experimental side more.
What about you?

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lumikukka In reply to bfrena [2012-01-23 14:29:32 +0000 UTC]

Well, physics is always a challege. What a coincidence, I'm specializing in material physics too Just about to get BSc and sort of already started doing masters. How's your progress?

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bfrena In reply to lumikukka [2012-01-23 17:04:41 +0000 UTC]

Slow
I'm somewhere after bachelor, but before starting my master's thesis.
When I started there was no bachelor/master division though, and I'm still in that program.

That's really a coincidence!
Are you leaning towards the theoretical or experimental side?

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lumikukka In reply to bfrena [2012-01-23 20:14:13 +0000 UTC]

Well I'm not so sure of that yet, they both have their sides. I guess I'll land on somewhere in between. There's no serious division though Last summer I had an internship in nuclear safety, they'd probably take me there. Hbu, any ideas where you'll end up in?

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bfrena In reply to lumikukka [2012-01-24 15:33:24 +0000 UTC]

I'd like to continue with a phd program though, so whichever I choose, my studies should still take a bit

Currently I'm leaning more towards computational physics.
At least here the groups are pretty throroughly divided.
Which doesn't mean that they don't collaborate, but one group focuses on either a experimental or computaional approach.
I think we have about 6 groups in material physics with 4 experimental and 2 computational groups.

So you want to start working after your master's thesis?

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lumikukka In reply to bfrena [2012-01-26 18:22:10 +0000 UTC]

Well working, maybe doing continuing with phd program, but that'd still be working and different from this usual studying. I'm not all sure yet but at least I know I'm heading for the right direction

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bfrena In reply to lumikukka [2012-01-29 18:31:10 +0000 UTC]

Still working in research, especially government funded research, is still vastly different from working anyplace else. At least it's that way in Austria.

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lumikukka In reply to bfrena [2012-01-29 20:00:32 +0000 UTC]

But there are government funded research going on outside of universities too I was working for government funded instute last summer and next summer too.

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bfrena In reply to lumikukka [2012-01-29 22:12:10 +0000 UTC]

Sounds great!
In Austria you either need a PhD for a full time position, or there actually is a PhD partner program with a nearby university.
Sure there are jobs in government funded research facilities at the master's level over here as well.
However, these jobs are mainly technical assistance and not research jobs, which are the jobs I'd really be interested in.

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lumikukka In reply to bfrena [2012-01-30 15:39:31 +0000 UTC]

Well in the government funded institutes I know here, they have their own research going on that rises from practical demand. Many people that go there to work as a master do their PhD thesis there and it serves them both. Of course they do cooperation with universities, but their research subjects are the sort of applied physics that technology instantly utilizes, so it is no longer universities' interest. And of course such specific fields require a lot bigger research groups and investments that universities can't keep.

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bfrena In reply to lumikukka [2012-02-01 00:34:32 +0000 UTC]

True.
What I meant was that you generally either need a PhD for these jobs or that the job is coupled with a PhD program (which in Austria means a partnership with a university, as they're the only ones able to grant PhDs).
Still, I'm much more interested in basic research than in applied physics, so it's not really a question for me either way

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lumikukka In reply to bfrena [2012-02-01 18:36:56 +0000 UTC]

Hehe I'm not that sure where I'll be heading to, there's just so many interesting thigs and it's such a pity to pick just one! I enjoyed my last summer's internship and had the greatest collegues so I promised to go back next summer too, but it might not satisfy my theoretichenal tooth completely though in a long run Career identity confusion. But gladly I'm still young!
So do you have any ideas what your thesis/future's work is gonna concentrate on?

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bfrena In reply to lumikukka [2012-02-02 03:31:46 +0000 UTC]

I find hydrocolloids immensely fascinating.
There's a professor at my university who specializes on modelling them.
I'm not completely sure, but currently it seems like the likeliest option
Are you still a bit away from your thesis, or also thinking about topics?

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lumikukka In reply to bfrena [2012-02-06 20:11:00 +0000 UTC]

Well it's not that long ago when I realized it's material physics I want to specialize in, BSc studies are mainly the sort of basic physics everyone should know of. And I started my masters just about three weeks ago So we'll see, I still have a long way to graduation.

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bfrena In reply to lumikukka [2012-02-09 20:02:43 +0000 UTC]

Our BSc students allready have to specialize at the end of the BSc program.
The whole Master program is basically choosing a research group, a thesis topic and working on your topic.
It's really hard to study at a placid pace nowadays
It's much easier if you're still in a diploma program like me...

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