Photo tour recap

Photo Tour Recap

First of all, thank you for choosing Kiki Photo Tours.
During the tour, you heard dozens of tips, tricks, and stories. More than anyone could remember in one go. To make things easier, I’ve written a series of posts that revisit many of the topics we covered (and maybe a few we didn’t quite get to).

These articles will help refresh your memory and strengthen your foundation so you can keep practicing what you’ve learned. Everything is explained in a clear, down-to-earth way, so you can follow along with confidence.

Two Sections

Photography Basics

That’s where you are now.
This section covers the more technical side of photography, simplified and broken down into easy-to-understand parts. You’ll also find a few general topics I often talk about on tour.

This project actually started around 2013–2014 as a big PDF guide I used to send to my clients. Later it moved online. When I closed my business in Vietnam.

Each article is reviewed, refreshed, and updated.

The second section focuses on the creative side, the art of making a photo.
It’s all about the decisions that shape your composition: what to include, what to leave out, and how to tell a story through your image. Some concepts are simple, others need a bit more thought. But all are part of the process.

Click on “Creating images” or on the image and you will be transported there immediately.

Access

All posts are password-protected.
You’ll receive the password when you join a tour. If you’ve ever joined one of my tours in Asia, good news: it’s still the same!

I’d greatly appreciate a review on Google, TripAdvisor or Trustpilot. Preferably Google. Positive reviews are vital for this new chapter. They build trust and help future clients find me. Your support means the world. If you are curious, my reviews of my tours in Asia are here: Tripadvisor and Google.

Pieter Janssen – Kiki Photo Tours

Pieter Janssen Photography - Kiki Photo Tours

Protected: 01 Camera settings explained

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Protected: 02 Taking Control

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Protected: 03 Setting up your camera

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Protected: 04 The Shutter Speed Survival Kit

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Portrait of old Vietnamese woman, Hoi An, Vietnam

Protected: 05 Aperture: The Art of Focus and Blur

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Protected: 06 What the heck is ISO?

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Protected: 07 Exposure Compensation: Your Life Saver in Shutter and Aperture Priority

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Protected: 08 White Balance Therapy: Fixing Your Camera’s Colour Issues

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Protected: 09 RAW vs JPG: The Ultimate Cage Fight

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Exposure Triangle - by Pieter Janssen

Protected: 10 The Exposure Triangle — or How to Stop Letting Your Camera Boss You Around

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Night reflections on Douro river, Porto

Protected: 11 Night Photography: Seeing the Light in the Dark

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Runner going around Dragao stadium, porto

Protected: 12 Night Photography with Your Phone

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Douro river during dusk, Porto

Protected: 13 HDR and Panorama Photography

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Protected: 14 Tripods: Your Silent Assistant

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Photography class Porto

Protected: 15 Editing, photo apps and websites

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Protected: 16 Which Camera or Lens Should You Buy?

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Protected: 17 Online resources for learning

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Cock fight in Hanoi, Vietnam

Creating images

Creating images

Images explained - Short stories about making decisions

This page features a collection of posts that demonstrate how to add more interest to your photos. During the tour, I’ll guide you through this process. Some of these images were taken with a smartphone, proving that you don’t need expensive and heavy gear to achieve great results.

Creating meaningful images is what it’s all about. Snapshots are great for remembering where you’ve been, but if you want to give your photos more impact (and hang them on your wall) , you need to think about your vision—what you want to capture, how, and when. Sometimes you set out to create something specific, other times you discover something unexpected and bring your own vision to it. On my tours, you don’t need to worry about mastering this all right away, and you even don’t have to try it out on the spot. But if you’re curious and eager to learn, I’m here to guide and support you.

This is an insight into different scenarios and what I do to make the image work for me. Every photo here is a different situation and each one needs a different approach/technique.

When you look at the gallery, for each image I made choices. The compositions are the way I wanted them to be.

Lines leading to an old woman in Hoi An, Vietnam

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sunset with the farmers

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sunset with the farmers

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Vietnam conical hat, viewed through concrete binoculars

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The flow of traffic, Hoi An, Vietnam

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Cock fight in Hanoi, Vietnam

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Rain in Hoi An, with focus on the rain drops

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Conical hat Vietnam, surrounded by triangles

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