Filip Molcan

As a member of The Czech Federation of Photographic Art, my work was a part of our national collection for FIAP 23rd Colour Print Biennial in Ireland, Dundalk. I’m very happy that my photo got 20 points from 20 and helped our collection to get 9th place from 50. It is the best place Czech Republic ever had. (continue reading…)

Photoshelter? Flickr? Smugmug? Twitter? Facebook? The best blog for photographers? What to choose for a photographer’s internet presentation? For a long time I struggled with how to solve photos presentation and backuping of my photos. Photos publishing, get your photos criticized from your fans to provide close-ups for print or download and keep things running, and look good and performs all the functions, it is not entirely easy.

I like criticism, so I like my pictures to publish and track views on them, check out comments etc. I am paranoid toward the backing up, so it backs up, backs up and backs up. I tried a number of photographic services and portals, and finally I chose – I’ll try to share with you my experiences. (continue reading…)

Vancouver 2010 Olympics are here and it’s time to have a look at the activities in British Columbia. You can find the best photos on these servers:

(Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Boston.com – Part I

Reuters Slideshow – Best of the Olympics

Denverpost.com

Stern.de

I’ll keep this list updated.

Today, Apple announced Apple Aperture 3. A long time awaited upgrade for the Apple Aperture application for professional photograhpers. We’re waiting for this update for a very long time. Some users already switched to Adobe Lightroom, but not me. And it was a really good decision to wait for Aperture 3!

The new Aperture 3 gives you powerful yet easy-to-use tools to refine images, showcase your photography, and manage massive libraries on your Mac. It’s pro performance with iPhoto simplicity.

You can find all the features on Apple.com or try the trial version! Apple Aperture 3 is fully 64bit, so finally, I can enjoy my MacPro with 8 cores and 16GB RAM. I’m curious how Aperture 3 will use this beast.

Yesterday, Apple unveiled his long time awaited device – tablet. iPad is a really wonderful device. With its crisp, vibrant display, and its unique software features, iPad is an extraordinary way to enjoy and share your photos. For example, the new Photos app displays the photos in an album as though they were in a stack. Just tap or pinch to open the stack, and the whole album opens up. Then you can flip through your pictures, zoom in or out, or watch a slideshow. You can even use your iPad as a beautiful digital photo frame while your iPad is docked or charging. And there are lots of ways to import photos: you can sync them from your computer, download them from an email, or import them directly from your camera using the Apple Camera Connection Kit.

For more info, visit Apple.com/iPad

20th January 2010 – As a subtle activity of amateur photographers seemed establishing photoclub NikonClub Czech Republic and Slovakia in the spring of 2008, now the club site visits per month over 30 thousand fans. 28th December 2009 In addition to the club registered 2000th member. (continue reading…)

IzyPhotoTip – aplication which can make a fun from your travelling and taking photos. When you travel a lot, maybe sometimes you think – “oh, it would be a beautiful picture from here, I must come back once…” By the time you come home, you will probably forget this fabulous place … Can you imagine how many marvelous pictures you lose? (continue reading…)

I’ve recieved many e-mails what gear I use for taking photographs and also for editing, creating HDR photos or converting to B/W. So here are my answers what gear and why. (continue reading…)

I’ve published my first photography book via Blurb. The book is based on my project Magical Places – photographies from all parts of the world, almost in HDR. Magical Places Photography book has 64 pages and its divided into three parts – Mountains, Coasts and Forrests & Countrysides.

The book contains photos from Czech Republic, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Andorra, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom, Ireland, Greece, Cuba and Maldives. A lot of photos are High Dynamic Range photos.

You can buy the book directly from Blurb bookstore.

I love Cuba, I was there two times (1998 & 2008) and I plan the trip to Havana in the near future again. Havana is one of the most beatiful cities I’ve ever seen. Local architecture, local life, people and everything is just incredible – in the good sense.