Jan Riemersma's photostream  

After taking photos for more than 12 years with my Minolta X-300s I switched to a Nikon D80. Between cameras, I also used a Fuji Finepix 5500, a neat little thing but not reaching my requirements.
I took a photo course in 2009 and now taking a shot at metal concerts, people, architecture, nature and society in general.
After long hesitation, I also started exploring the possibilities of Photoshop. It provides a whole new dimension to photography. Whenever I edit a photo, I extend file names with "-ed".
I edit photos to make visible what the camera couldn't capture during exposure time.

Editing that I apply is th same as I used to do in the darkroom with analogue photography:
- rotating;
- cropping;
- adjusting contrast;
- changing colour balance;
- sharpening;
- conversion to black&white.

I only want to show situations that actually occured. I don't compromise reality by mirroring photos or distorting, deleting persons or objects from photos--nor adding them.

I try to keep my concert calendar updated at this MySpace profile