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Vlad Moldovean

@vmoldo

Visual Artist from Brasov Romania I mainly do portrait photography but I also experiment with a lot of various techniques & technology and the ways they can ...

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Vlad Moldovean
@vmoldo Jan 26, 2023, 7:01 AM UTC

PHOTO BREAKDOWN #003

As a photographer, one of the most important elements to consider when creating a stunning image is lighting. While natural light can be beautiful, using light fixtures can help add depth and dimensi…

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Vlad Moldovean
@vmoldo Dec 16, 2022, 9:50 AM UTC

PHOTO BREAKDOWN #002

When it comes to art, there are a million and one decisions to be made. What aspect ratio would better fit the story you are trying to tell? What colors should you use? What aspect ratio should your…

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Vlad Moldovean
@vmoldo Dec 6, 2022, 7:40 PM UTC

I'm letting AI write stories based on my photos #001

As the night sky began to darken, one lonely guy made his way to the top of the hill on the edge of the forest. It was a place he had come to know well, a place where he could escape the hustle and b…

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Vlad Moldovean
@vmoldo Nov 22, 2022, 6:45 AM UTC

PHOTO BREAKDOWN #001

While discussing grain or film emulation on digital files is fun I think there is one thing we as photographers don’t do enough and that is breaking down a photo in all its aspects, so I’ll start thi…

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Vlad Moldovean
@vmoldo Nov 4, 2022, 1:11 PM UTC

The rabbit hole of adding grain to digital photos is deeper than you think

For months now I've been obsessed with emulating the film look into my digital photos. It all started with me exploring the panoramic aspect ratio of 65x24 and other wide aspect ratios and trying to…

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Vlad Moldovean
@vmoldo Oct 12, 2022, 6:55 AM UTC

A BETTER WAY TO USE PRESETS IN LIGHTROOM

Lightroom presets are all around us, you might love them as a 1 click solution to your batch editing needs or you might think that they are useless and all the photos where one was used look the same…

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Vlad Moldovean
@vmoldo Aug 26, 2022, 7:34 AM UTC

How a photoshop bug improved my editing workflow

Storytime For some idiotic reason that I have Yet to find, my current installation of photoshop decide it won't open photos anymore when I send them from Lightroom ( right click > edit in> adob…

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Vlad Moldovean
@vmoldo Jul 6, 2022, 1:36 PM UTC

The Adobe photography suit is in a weird spot and nobody is talking about it

I'll start this article by saying that I used adobe products daily for years. They have been part of my daily routine for around 10-12 years now and I always had this love-hate relationship with them…

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Vlad Moldovean
@vmoldo Apr 20, 2022, 1:53 PM UTC

What shooting pinhole for a week taught me

## Concept |You know the drill. Nothing special here. You take an electric drill, put a hole into a lens cap, tape a piece of metal from a soda can to the lens cap and after you poke a tiny hole into…

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Vlad Moldovean
@vmoldo Apr 4, 2022, 3:23 PM UTC

The artist vs The art

More than a month ago I snapped this beautifully IR shot of a small tree growing up on a cliff in my hometown of Brasov. The way that tree grew in between those rocks in what I can only imagine were…

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