Category Archives: Blog

My blog is an online journal where I share my views on various subjects, mainly Photography and Video Productions related.

28
Jun 2022

How did Google Translate help me?

Google Translate and Google assistant are very useful tools. So far I used Google translate on a few occasions to help me reverse the menu of a few monitors from Chinese to English or to read the Menu in a few restaurants in Turkey. The best part is that you don’t even need to know what language the text is written in. Just use Detect language feature. Numerous apps, websites and devices have the ability to translate between different languages. However, Google has two apps that can translate on iOS/iPadOS and Android smartphones if you ever need to interpret a […]
28
May 2022

Isabelle’s 6th Birthday Party at Stay and Play

Isabelle’s 6th birthday party was a total success. She dressed in a Wonder Woman costume. Everyone else dressed in their favourite costume too. My daughter has chosen Elsa. They danced and jumped up and down for hours. Thought-out the evening they met their favourite heroes: Mickey & Mini Mouse, Peppa Pig & George, Spider-Man & Baby Shark, and to top it all up Moana, Belle, Anna, Elsa and Rapunzel. The highlight of the evening was the foam party on their favourited tunes. To quote my daughter: “was the best party ever”! Tips for my fellow photographers I used a Canon […]
6
Dec 2021

Why You Need a Professional Videographer for Your Adult Birthday Celebration

Birthdays are the time when friends and families come together. During this special gatherings memories are made. Do you want to miss the action by filming it yourself? Let us help you. Ozgo Productions will create memories you will cherish forever. You plan it to enjoy it. Let the professionals film it. We use professional equipment to capture high quality audio and visuals of your event. Our camcorders are great in low light and our microphones can capture clear audio in very noisy environments. Below is an example of an adult birthday party we filmed recently. Make an Enquiry To […]

Poster adult birthday party videography in Essex
17
Nov 2021

How to retouch and colorize old photos in Adobe Photoshop 2022

If you are interested in learning how to retouch and colorize in Adobe Photoshop 2022, find below a short tutorial explaining how to quickly do it. Without a doubt, my favorite new feature in Adobe Photoshop 2022 is one of the Neural Filter called Colorize. I used this filter with hundreds of black and white images and I am impressed. Bland and lifeless images suddenly come to life. With certain images the Colorize filter does a decent job from the start, but will look better if you spend a bit more time and fix any colour inaccuracies. Below are a […]

Colorize Filter in Adobe Photoshop 2022
29
Oct 2021

Daisy & Richard Wedding at Down Hall

Daisy and Richard had the most beautiful wedding at Down Hall. Such an absolute honour to capture this gorgeous day along with some awesome suppliers… Toastmaster: Keith Reading FGPT Band: The Peaky Blinders Photography: ​​Przemek   Venue: Down Hall Dance Floor: Decor Company Selfie: Magic Mirror

Daisy & Richard Wedding at Down Hall
14
Sep 2021

Fix include computer sound in a Teams meeting or live event on a Mac

You are in a Teams meeting or an event and tried playing a video as part of a presentation, but you realised that the “Include computer sound” switch is not working when you select Share content on a Mac? To fix this, you will need to download, unzip and install the MSTeamsAudioDevice the first time you include computer audio in a Teams meeting or events. Note! Notifications, will also be included in the meeting.
3
Aug 2021

Unforgettable experience for kids at Dino Park Rasnov

I visited Dino Park Rasnov recently and for someone who doesn’t believe dinosaurs ever existed I can say that I had a great time walking among these allegedly prehistoric creatures. There is quite a lot to take in and for that reason I filmed the entire experience with my Insta360 One X 360 camera for a full VR immersive experience. Schedule Monday through Thursday: 10.00 – 18.00Friday and Saturday: 10.00 – 19.00Sunday: 10.00 – 18.30 Address Cetății Street – RâșnovBrașov – Romania – 505400Email: info@dinoparc.roTelefon: 0741 208 703 Parking Parking is not an issue but is cost 6 lei for the day. […]
7
Jul 2021

Licensing Images for a Charity Project

Lucy Gaster contacted me and asked if she could use some of my drone images of Romford and Southend for a charity project she was working on. She didn’t have a huge budget, but needless to say the film is now finished, so if you’d like to take a look you can watch it here – Michael Landy’s Welcome to Essex – Documentary:

Licensing Images for a Charity Project blog post poster
22
Mar 2021

Carnage in the chicken coop

Last night we’ve had an unexpected visit in the chicken coop with devastating results. Seven of our chickens were killed, two are missing and one managed to escape. We don’t know for sure who did it, but we believe it was a ferret. A few chickens were decapitated, some I found dead. One was dragged and left in the garden. The ferret must have taken the chicken with grey feathers because was the fattest. I collected all of them and pilled them up in one place. To my surprise the chicken who escaped climbed on top to pay her respects, […]

Carnage in the chicken coop
17
Mar 2021

Power outage in my area

This morning around 5 am I have experienced a power outage in my area and the entire valley went into complete darkness. In all fairness, it was snowing quite heavily throughout the night and sometimes power lines can be affected. I don’t know what actually has happened, but luckily the power came back in about two hours. I took my phone out, turn off the flash and snap a 30 seconds long exposure image with the camera against the window. After a bit of processing this is the final image. On an overcast day this is how it looks like.

Power Outage Bradet
31
Dec 2020

366-2020 – Goat Dance

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a Romanian tradition called the Goat Dance. Capra is the name of a traditional Romanian dance, performed around New Year. It’s executed by a young man with a goat mask and a sheep skin on his back. The ‘goat’ and his companions go from house to house, dancing at each door on New Year’s Eve. This custom is first mentioned in Descriptio Moldaviae by Dimitrie Cantemir. FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for FREE your favourite image […]
30
Dec 2020

365-2020 – Rest in Peace Maria Buta

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about walking my mother-in-law to the final resting place to be with God – rest in peace Maria Buta. Less than 5 months ago, we said Adio to Ioan Buta her husband so to say we are devastated is an understatement. Thank you all for coming and for being next to us on these difficult moments. The sun and the birds even came out to say goodbye. FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for […]
29
Dec 2020

364-2020 – Mountain top covered with snow

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a mountain top covered with snow in the beautiful morning light. My mother-in-law in law told me that when I see snow on the top of that mountain it’s going to snow soon. She was right. For the past two days it snow in Bradet and we even managed to make a snowman ⛄️ . FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for FREE your favourite image for personal use. If you like what […]
28
Dec 2020

363-2020 – Best Friends Forever

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the two cousins, best friends forever. FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for FREE your favourite image for personal use. If you like what you see, I would appreciate a Like, comment & share to keep me motivated! 😉
27
Dec 2020

362-2020 – Winter Landscape in Bradet

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a winter landscape in Bradet. The same spot looked totally different a few months ago. FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for FREE your favourite image for personal use. If you like what you see, I would appreciate a Like, comment & share to keep me motivated! 😉
26
Dec 2020

361-2020 – Snowy Bob the Snowman

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the “Snowy Bob” the snowman ⛄️. When I asked my daughter what’s the snowman’s name she quickly responded: “Snowy Bob”. We used pebble for eyes, carrot for nose, two parsnips for mouth and two brooms for hands. Let’s hope tomorrow will be able to make a bigger snowman ⛄️. In this image the snow appears orange, because the street lights contain vapour of sodium and cast a orange hue in the presence of electricity. Below is the same image in which I used the eye […]