Dušan Smolnikar: Photo Journal

Shiny ball

2011-12-25T16:36:00.001+01:00

25th December, 2011 — Saw this scene on the road today. Looked back, no car behind me. Stopped the car, whipped out my mobile phone and took a shot.

Big house, little cloud

2011-11-26T22:07:00.001+01:00

26th November, 2011 — Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia

Bled

2011-11-22T20:41:00.001+01:00

22nd November, 2011 — Sunset at lake Bled

Ceramics

2011-11-17T20:38:00.002+01:00

17th November, 2011 — The corner of a ~~basement~~ studio. Added a few more photos to the Anja's art set.

Ceramics

2011-11-02T23:30:00.001+01:00

2nd November, 2011 — One of the new additions to the set Anja's art. Hand made ceramics by Anja Slapničar. Shooting in her studio, on white plexi. See the whole set.

Handstand

2011-09-19T21:55:00.001+02:00

19th September, 2011 — Crystal Hall, Rogaška Slatina

Little ball of fur

2011-08-17T20:09:00.001+02:00

17th August, 2011 — A small creature in a big bowl.

Nanos

2011-08-03T21:17:00.001+02:00

3rd August, 2011 — Up we went ...

The neighbour

2011-07-22T23:54:00.001+02:00

22nd July, 2011 — A shot from recent trip to Stinica, Croatia.

Fashion, Ana Jelinič

2011-07-09T20:55:00.001+02:00

9th July, 2011 — clothing: Ana Jelinič
model: Ines Dragišič
make up: Petra Kusterle
photo assistant: Sabina Hosta

full set

Hello

2011-06-26T14:36:00.001+02:00

26th June, 2011 — Went on a trip to Bled yesterday. See some photos.

Ana Jelinič

2011-06-11T18:00:00.003+02:00

A photo shoot we did in april.

clothing: Ana Jelinič
model: Ines Dragišič
make up: Petra Kusterle
hair: Maruša Magister
photo assistant: Sabina Hosta

Light

2011-06-05T22:20:00.003+02:00

“Svetloba” or “Light” was a fashion show by design students of NTF. See the slideshow.

Fashion week

2011-06-01T23:35:00.001+02:00

1st June, 2011 — Clothing by Ema Salčinovič. Part of fashion week in Ajdovščina. See more.

Modna revija Tedna mladih

2011-05-19T23:12:00.001+02:00

19th May, 2011 — A fashion show of young designers in Kranj. See more in a slideshow.

Tree

2011-05-07T15:02:00.001+02:00

7th May, 2011 — Limbarska gora, last sunday

Headband

2011-05-02T23:13:00.002+02:00

2nd May, 2011 — Shot a series of headbands, handmade by Jana Troha. Shot this late afternoon, sunlight in the back, with two reflectors to light the face. Thanks to Sabina for modelling.

Mamiya

2011-04-20T22:34:00.001+02:00

20th April, 2011 — Free-lensing again

Kitty

2011-04-13T22:23:00.001+02:00

13th April, 2011 — Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur
Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr, purr, purr

outside world

2011-04-05T22:50:00.001+02:00

5th April, 2011 — Random inspiration while waiting for the model to change.

London

2011-04-01T19:53:00.001+02:00

1st April, 2011 — After France, it was straight on to London. This is a photo taken from a cab, while driving to the airport. See more of London.

Falling asleep

2011-03-30T22:41:00.001+02:00

29th March, 2011 — Just before falling asleep on the bus.

Sleeping Beauty

2011-03-03T21:41:00.001+01:00

3rd March, 2011 — Last one from the series. This was my first try at freelensing - shooting by taking the lens off the camera. I followed the tutorial by Ryan Brenizer

Pretty

2011-03-02T21:31:00.001+01:00

2nd March, 2011 — Portrait in the bathroom studio. See lighting setup on the photo page.

Sabina

2011-03-01T21:41:00.001+01:00

1st March, 2011 — Sabina

Is this how you ... ? Ah, never mind ...

2011-02-28T22:13:00.001+01:00

28th February, 2011 — What do I know about posing? Photo by Sabina Hosta.

Kitchen

2011-02-23T19:30:00.001+01:00

23rd February, 2011 — Took more photos of a friend's flat, now that it is finished. See more in a slideshow.

Julian Alps

2011-02-08T10:20:00.001+01:00

8th February, 2011 — Triglav, Slovenia — Photo taken from Limbarska gora

Photo Gallery

2011-02-03T22:21:00.004+01:00

3rd February, 2011 — As a reply to the Google Art Project — Here is a short presentation of my diploma thesis. It's a HTML based 3D gallery, which runs in modern web browsers, such as WebKit.

Technologies used:
HTML
CSS3 (with 3D transforms)
JavaScript

A view

2011-01-23T16:25:00.001+01:00

23rd January, 2011 — A view from Šmarna gora

Sabina

2011-01-22T23:38:00.001+01:00

22nd January, 2011 — Sabina, learning how to cook. We just returned from skiing & snowboarding holidays in Virgental, Austria. More photos here.

In snow

2011-01-03T16:40:00.001+01:00

2nd January, 2011 — Kind of romantic and all

Ljubljana

2010-12-20T23:42:00.001+01:00

20th December, 2010 — Ljubljana's old town

Yellow & white

2010-12-18T13:34:00.001+01:00

18th December, 2010 — Same window as last time, different time of day.

Sunset

2010-12-13T18:55:00.001+01:00

13th December, 2010 — I looked out the window, and saw this. Grabbed my camera, ran to the balcony and took a shot. Ran back to get the forgotten memory card. Took a few shots. This is a stitched panorama consisting of 7 images.
1/40 s @ f/4.0, ISO 800

panorama

2010-12-11T15:09:00.001+01:00

11th December, 2010 — A panorama (made of 2 photos) from last weekend

The girl with glasses

2010-12-07T17:40:00.001+01:00

7th December, 2010 — A quick portrait using the available light.

Lonely

2010-12-05T19:14:00.001+01:00

5th December, 2010 — There's quite a lot of snow around here. And today there was fog as well.

Looking out the window

2010-11-29T17:49:00.001+01:00

29th November, 2010 — Last night in Ljubljana.

Ceramics

2010-11-21T23:40:00.001+01:00

21st November, 2010 — Anja called, said she had some new works. We took a few photos. Click here to see more.

How Smart Are You!

2010-11-12T19:40:00.001+01:00

10th November, 2010 — Third and last stop: Brno. See the slideshow for more photos.

St. Vitus Cathedral

2010-11-11T19:04:00.001+01:00

10th November, 2010 — Next stop of the trip: Prague. On the picture above is the St. Vitus Cathedral, at Prague Castle.

@ Mirabell

2010-11-10T23:57:00.001+01:00

10th November, 2010 — 1st part of my trip : Salzburg. This is Mirabell park in the city center.

That funky music

2010-10-28T19:57:00.001+02:00

28th October, 2010 — Pipe organ in church of Sts. Hermagoras and Fortunatus, Groblje, Slovenia

One

2010-10-11T22:53:00.002+02:00

11th October, 2010 — Just below Trdinov Vrh in Gorjanci. See more photos.

You!

2010-10-04T21:58:00.001+02:00

4th October, 2010 — While at the ZOO I snapped some shots of the animals as well. Click.

ZOO Fashion

2010-10-03T22:49:00.001+02:00

3rd October, 2010 — A fashion runway in the middle of a ZOO? It happened ...

On the move

2010-09-20T23:34:00.001+02:00

20th September, 2010 — I was in Amsterdam last week. On the photo above is my first few minutes in the city, more precisely at the airport. See more photos (including last year's trip) in the set.

Little black dress

2010-08-26T23:00:00.001+02:00

26th August, 2010 — A photo shoot I did for Jerica Premože's “little black dress” collection. See more photos in a slideshow.

Džamija Fethija

2010-08-20T17:49:00.001+02:00

20th August, 2010 — A shot from Fethija mosque in Bihać. There are more photos from the trip.

Delicious earrings

2010-08-16T00:03:00.001+02:00

15th August, 2010 — Artwork by Jana Troha. Tried some background this time. See the old and the new in the set.

Fruit salad

2010-08-14T21:26:00.001+02:00

14th August, 2010 — A snapshot from yesterday's photo shoot with Jana Troha. FInal photos are coming soon. Meanwhile, have a look at some of the older pieces.

Us

2010-08-04T22:03:00.001+02:00

4th August, 2010 — This is how we look in the mirror

Fruity

2010-07-27T18:40:00.001+02:00

26th July, 2010 — A few shots from Forma Viva, at Kostanjevica na Krki.

Kamenjak

2010-07-24T18:31:00.001+02:00

24th July, 2010 — A quick snapshot with my mobile in Kamenjak, Croatia.

The artist

2010-07-06T22:58:00.002+02:00

6th July, 2010 — Took a shot of the artist as well. Uploaded some more of her works too.

In the woods

2010-07-05T22:51:00.001+02:00

5th July, 2010 — Shot some of Anja's work in the woods yesterday. As rain started to fall, I probably set a record in how fast I can pack up all my equipment. But I got some nice photos out of it. Simple set-up — One flash to mimic the low sun and the other to light the cup from the side. Both bare, lighting through some fern. See some more photos in the set.

Ceramics

2010-06-29T15:16:00.001+02:00

29th June, 2010 — A cup I received yesterday. By Anja.

The sunset

2010-06-27T17:53:00.001+02:00

27th June, 2010 — A 3 day old sunset.

ooO

2010-06-26T20:48:00.001+02:00

26th June, 2010 — Some of yesterday’s “swinging”. Find more in the set.

Blu.Sine @ Orto Bar

2010-06-06T11:15:00.001+02:00

6th June, 2010 — A great friday night concert. Slideshow.

O knjigi

2010-06-03T21:38:00.001+02:00

3rd June, 2010 — A fashion show by students of NTF, in Kino Šiška. See the slideshow.

Children’s fashion show

2010-06-01T17:40:00.001+02:00

30th May, 2010 — Children’s fashion show — Tone Čufar primary school in collaboration with Karin Košak & Emina Salčinovič. View slideshow.

Flower

2010-05-30T12:25:00.001+02:00

30th May, 2010 — A quick snapshot with my mobile phone.

Catwalk

2010-05-12T23:59:00.001+02:00

12th May, 2010 — A shot from fashion show in Kranj. Model is Lana Čeh, clothes by Emina Salčinovič. See all photos in a slideshow.

Before the show

2010-05-11T23:23:00.001+02:00

11th May, 2010 — A quick snapshot before the fashion show. Eva Ahačevčič & Lana Čeh. Clothing by Emina Salčinovič.

Shy

2010-05-08T00:32:00.001+02:00

8th May, 2010 — Looking at the lights outside got me thinking ... 

Eva

2010-05-06T14:19:00.001+02:00

6th May, 2010 — Sleeping.

Monochrome

2010-04-29T18:59:00.001+02:00

29th April, 2010 — I like these old, artistic-looking black&white portraits. And for a while now, I was preparing to try something similar myself. I finally got to do it. I set my camera to black&white, set up some really soft lighting, had my favourite model ready and started shooting. I'm very happy with the results.

part 3: In the park

2010-04-28T12:35:00.001+02:00

28th April, 2010 — Shot a wedding last weekend. See the slideshow.

Old people …

2010-04-26T19:04:00.001+02:00

26th April, 2010 — We were given 10 stereotipes of old people to present through photography. We dressed up a kitchen table in a studio, set up some lights and shot. View more photos in the set.

Click

2010-04-23T10:44:00.001+02:00

23rd April, 2010 — About a month old shot, shooting the Street Tango fashion show

Recycled fashion

2010-04-22T12:16:00.003+02:00

22nd April, 2010 — Kids of OŠ Toneta Čufarja try their hands at fashion from recycled materials.

Special thanks to:
Pionirski dom — Art center with Viktorija Potočnik
professor Karin Košak
project lead mag. Majda Jurkovič
fashion designer Emina Salčinovič

as well as teachers, parents, grand parents, etc.

See the slideshow

Ladybird

2010-04-12T22:15:00.001+02:00

12th April, 2010 — Modified my room into a studio and borrowed a macro lens. Stole some sugar too. Click on the photo to see the “behind the scenes”

The guy with glasses

2010-04-08T11:13:00.001+02:00

8th April, 2010 — Two flashes, left & right. See how it was done

The path

2010-03-31T18:37:00.001+02:00

31st March, 2010 — Some snow from 2 weeks ago. Location: Limbarska Gora, Slovenia.

Yellow

2010-03-30T17:58:00.001+02:00

30th March, 2010 — Posted a few portraits from the Street Tango fashion show after-party.

My shelter

2010-03-29T22:40:00.001+02:00

29th March, 2010 — Back from snowboarding in Alpe d’Huez, France. Shot from a cable car with my mobile phone. See the whole set.

Street Tango

2010-03-16T07:24:00.001+01:00

16th March, 2010 — “Street Tango” was a fashion show, held in Hostel Celica. On the photo above, clothing by Emina Salčinovič. See more in a slideshow.

Ceramics

2010-03-11T19:15:00.001+01:00

11th March, 2010 — More from Anja. See the set.

Ceramics

2010-03-08T22:32:00.005+01:00

8th March, 2010 — artwork by Anja Slapničar

The goal was pretty simple — Put in on black, make it shine. Used a black plexi, two flashes and some light modifiers. Will post some more shots in the following days. Meanwhile, take a look at the set. Thanks to Anja, Mojca and Sabina for assisting me.

Eva

2010-02-26T18:24:00.002+01:00

26th February, 2010 — Eva. Almost 1 month old.

How to shoot a flower

2010-02-22T18:30:00.001+01:00

20th February, 2010 — How to shoot a flower. See the notes here and check the resulting shot.

Cousin

2010-02-16T22:15:00.001+01:00

16th February, 2010 — Cousin.

Pust 2010

2010-02-15T23:39:00.002+01:00

15th February, 2010 — It's “pust”, the time of year in Slovenia, when everybody looks funny. Shot this at a street parade, full of masks. See the full set.

Lego-boy

2010-02-11T23:23:00.001+01:00

9th February, 2010 — A boy who likes camera. A snapshot from my skiing trip. See the rest.

The love of two

2010-02-07T14:34:00.001+01:00

7th February, 2010 — Went to see how Metelkova looks in white

Monochrome

2010-02-06T17:30:00.001+01:00

6th February, 2010 — Portrait in the snow. Natural light.

Bars

2010-01-31T22:08:00.001+01:00

31st January, 2010 — A short visit to Ljubljana castle

Shiny

2010-01-16T13:41:00.001+01:00

16th January, 2010 — On the streets of Ljubljana

The blue sunset

2010-01-14T21:52:00.001+01:00

14th January, 2010 — Couldn't let this blue sunset pass so easily. Turning on the light made it even more dramatic.

«««

2010-01-09T13:36:00.001+01:00

9th January, 2010 — Panned.

Snow

2010-01-08T19:08:00.001+01:00

8th January, 2010 — Tried to shoot some snowflakes in the air. Gave up quickly and just let them be out of focus.

Diagonal

2010-01-05T23:05:00.001+01:00

5th January, 2010 — A quick snapshot while posing for a photo.

Home cinema

2010-01-04T21:05:00.001+01:00

4th January, 2010 — Visited a friend in order to take some photos of his new flat. See the whole thing.

Shiny backdrop

2010-01-03T23:48:00.001+01:00

3rd January, 2010 — Shot during a walk around the centre of Ljubljana. Mmm, shiny!

Christmas tree, Škofja Loka

2009-12-30T16:39:00.001+01:00

30th December, 2009 — Christmas decorations in Škofja Loka, Slovenia

Ceramics

2009-12-25T19:23:00.002+01:00

25th December, 2009 — Photographed some works of Anja Slapničar.
Worked in her studio with existing tungsten lights, two flashes, a reflector and some color correction gels. See the whole set.

Hide & Seek

2009-12-21T20:06:00.001+01:00

21st December, 2009 — A really, really cold day in Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia

On the street

2009-12-19T20:43:00.001+01:00

19th December, 2009 — Ljubljana got some snow today. Taken with my new camera, a Nokia 3.2 mpix.