by heinrichvandenberg.com | Aug 4, 2017 | Photographer
My Shades of Nature images have been chosen for the prestigious Amani Calendar. Previous photographers that were featured includes Yann-Arthus Bertrand, David Stewart-Smith, Sebastiao Salgado, Pascal Maitre, Francesco Zizola and agencies like Magnum Photo for Robert...
by heinrichvandenberg.com | Jul 29, 2017 | Photographer
The list of world-class black-and-white wildlife photographers is a short one, but even if it were pages long, South African photographer Heinrich van den Berg certainly would belong near the top. A wildlife photographer with a tremendous portfolio of color images,...
by heinrichvandenberg.com | Sep 18, 2016 | Phototips
I lead photographic workshops to various destinations, including South Africa, Botswana and Kenya.
by heinrichvandenberg.com | Sep 18, 2016 | Phototips - Composing Nature
Tone is the relative lightness or darkness in an image. The more variety of tones you have within an image, i.e. the more shades of grey, the better the image. This applies especially to monochromatic images. Beginner tip Mist is a great tone creator. Subjects closer...
by heinrichvandenberg.com | Sep 18, 2016 | Phototips - Composing Nature
A low key image contains predominantly dark tones. The histogram of a low key image will be shifted to the left-hand side. Pro tip When photographing low key images, remember to underexpose the camera by dialling the exposure compensation to between -1/3 and -3 stops,...
