Walther Ligtvoet

Perfectionism… it’s time we talk about that. Somewhere, somehow in my mind there is a voice that screams at me every time I post a picture (or post a column, poem, podcast or poetry video on my other site). It yells things like “Not good enough!” or “Your bad at …

As a photographer you need to keep shooting images. To hone your skills, to use your equipment in it’s intended way (very expensive paperweights if not used) and of course, to have fun. So, as I am a novice in photography I have set myself a few goals for this …

I consider myself a beginning photographer, by no means a full fledged artist of light. You might consider me a hobbyist, a dilletante. The fact of the matter is that only have taken an online course and while it taught me a lot about photography, I know I still have …

Some people argue that you have to have a keen eye to see a great picture. I tend to disagree somewhat on that. Luck, pure luck, it was when I shot this picture and I forgot to disable the flash on my camera. Since the flash unit was closed only …

The fourth course introduced me to the concept of a hollow portrait. A still life that represents a person. In French it’s called a “Portrait en creux” which sounds nicer to my European ears ;-). It’s a poetic way of introducing someone without actually seeing them, hence it’s the photo …

As I am following a photography course on Coursera I sometimes will post an image I took that was part of an assignment. This image was submitted as the image for the assignment on symmetry.