Orchids photography

Orchid Photography by Kristel Schneider ‘ Orchids are a far more challenging subject to capture than many people may think they are’ I have been photographing wild orchids for a couple of years now, since I have lived in France (November 2007) and every year I love it when the Orchid season starts off. There are so many different species that it keeps amazing…

Stag Beetles series

Stag Beetles Series by Kristel Schneider Stag Beetles (Lucanidae) are robust insects with black or reddish brown colouration. The smaller ones even have a bluish sheen. The males have greatly enlarged, toothed mandibles; females are often smaller. The antennae are elbowed or bent in the middle. More info about this wonderful insect click here. For my Beetle photo shoot I wanted to get some…

Interview Kristel

Nature photographer Mike Moats has interviewed me about Macro Photography for his Blog: Tiny Landscapes. You can read the interview here.

Spring Flower contrast

Spring flower contrast By Kristel Schneider Colour Contrast in Photography Flowers are one of  photographer’s favourite subjects. They have great colours and beautiful details. What I like about Flower Photography is to capture a nice colour contrast. Colour contrast is used less frequently because many people do not think about it. This is a pity because an image with a good colour contrast can…

Monts du Cèzallier | Auvergne | France

Monts du Cèzallier Sunrise landscape shots Getting up at 5am is not something I like but when I see the sun rise and the landscape changing colours in the fresh light I  forget all about that alarm clock. Driving to the Monts du Cèzallier takes me to magnificent landscapes. Mountain meadows and valleys with nice lines and textures. My goal was to capture some…