"geist" - port of Agia Triada, Greece Recently, I had to give a honest answer to someone's well put impression that my photos look fabricated, that is, they are designed and edited in such a way that the final result seems to be far from reality. Even more, there was the impression that in no way these photos can be real photographic captures. I had to think over this more thorough before answering and found out that these impressions usually had to do with many people facing

Almost all photographers know for a fact that the essence and quality of light in a picture is one of the most important of its elements. Indeed, bad light could ruin a shot and good light will surely enhance it. The main difference in the quality of light is its definition of "diffused" or "directional". To me, useful light means diffused light. Be it a long exposure shot or a distorted one, I always prefer to shoot under cloudy/overcast conditions. Apart from the technical