A thought about leadership

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One thought about leadership, being an employer and sales.

When you truly understand the needs of your customers and employees, and deliver that and a little extra, you won’t need marketing.

At least not anywhere near as much as if you don’t.

So an open mind, a listening ear and a warm heart may cut your “marketing costs”?

Dragonfly

 

© Pedro Hansson - Dragonfly in Autumn
© Pedro Hansson – Dragonfly in Autumn

Autumn in B&W / Infrared – Structure Rather Than Colors

I’ve had some issues with the compression, please click on image for full resolution

© Pedro Hansson - Autumn, Structure Rather Than Colors
© Pedro Hansson – Autumn, Structure Rather Than Colors

Infrared Autumn Photo

© Pedro Hansson - Infrared Autumn, Structures rather than colors
© Pedro Hansson – Infrared Autumn, Structures rather than colors

Free iPhone photo app review – Vintage

This is quite traditional filter-app The difference between this and most of the current filter-apps may be that there are fewer filters to use, and filters that are the opposite of subtle.

I’m not the biggest fan of using filters, but when I use them I want to use them in a way that it really shows that filter’s been used. With that said, this app contains some really nice ones, if you like to use filters.

If you download the free app you’ll have to live with some ads, but I don’t think that they are too annoying.

The test photo is a photo I took with my iPhone 5. Below it, you’ll find the same photo after the Vintage app is used, and at the bottom you’ll find two screen shots.

© Pedro Hansson - Original iPhone Photo before "Vintage"
© Pedro Hansson – Original iPhone Photo before “Vintage”
© Pedro Hansson - Original iPhone Photo after "Vintage"
© Pedro Hansson – iPhone Photo after “Vintage”
Screen Shots from the app Vintage
Screen Shots from the app Vintage
© Pedro Hansson - Screen Shot, Vintage
© Pedro Hansson – Screen Shot, Vintage

Sometimes a photo really tells more than a thousand words

Earlier tonight I browsed through a list of “photos that will warm your heart”, and photo really caught me as one of those photos you’ll never forget. The photo shows a terminally ill mother watching her daughter’s wedding over Skype.

One of the most telling photos I’ve ever seen

For the full list, click here

11 composition tips for taking great photos with your iPhone

© Pedro Hansson - Swedish Landscape
© Pedro Hansson – Swedish Landscape

This is a really good beginners tutorial of the basics in photography and fits well if you’re interested in photography, and want to improve your photos to the next level.

Link to the article – 11 composition tips for taking great photos with your iPhone

Autumn at Ljusterö

© Pedro Hansson - Ljusterö - Autumn
© Pedro Hansson – Ljusterö – Autumn

Autumn Forest

© Pedro Hansson - Autumn Forest
© Pedro Hansson – Autumn Forest – (No edit or post processing)

Autumn Morning

© Pedro Hansson - Autumn Morning
© Pedro Hansson – Autumn Morning

“Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.”
― Lauren DeStefano, Wither

Preparing for autumn photography

I think we’re just a few days away from the best autumn days, in terms of Photography. Some of the leaves has started to get those amazing colors, but soon the forest will be full of red, green, blue, yellow and so on.

This is a photo I took last year, just a few weeks after this point.

© Pedro Hansson - Preparing for Autumn Photography
© Pedro Hansson – Preparing for Autumn Photography

Beautiful Time Lapse / emulation Of An Aging Woman

Link to the Vimeo-page: https://vimeo.com/74033442

Danielle from Anthony Cerniello on Vimeo.

Created by: Anthony Cerniello
Still Photographer: Keith Sirchio
Animator: Nathan Meier
Animator: Edmund Earle
Nuke Artist: George Cuddy
Music: Mark Reveley”

Golden Morning

© Pedro Hansson - Golden Morning
© Pedro Hansson – Golden Morning

First Signs Of Autumn

First Signs Of Autumn

Ever since I started this blog I’ve been portraying autumn. In my opinion the best season of all if you’re into Photography. In Sweden it’s one of the warmest start of September, ever.

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman

I hope you have a good start of the week.

Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/3mL0pzaHLsjJoaGfvQWyD5

© Pedro Hansson - First signs of autumn
© Pedro Hansson – First signs of autumn

Birthday Walk 2013

Today is my birthday and I’m trying to start a new tradition. Getting up early and the take a long walk together with my camera. This is the first photo from that walk.

© Pedro Hansson - Morning Walk
© Pedro Hansson – Morning Walk

Dating tips for single ladies in 1938

This is a series of photo from 1938 of how women were supposed to act when they went on a date. It seems like the world has moved in the right direction since then 🙂

For the rest of the photos click on the images

Source imgur

Country Road – Autumn – iPhone Photo

iPhone Photography – Autumn

Yesterday I were in Norrtälje, together with some friends. On our way there, we walked along this road, and this view, with the trees that’s preparing themselves for Winter, the road and the small typical Swedish houses was amazing. Really looking forward to best time of the year when it comes to photography, the autumn.

On top of the photo I’ve added some filters, and then added the “painting like” effect.

© Pedro Hansson - Country Road
© Pedro Hansson – Country Road

Paintings of Swedish Sci-Fi Suburbia

Don’t miss out on talented Simon Stålehags amazing paintings of a Swedish Sci-Fi Suburbia. Awesome work.

If you like the painting; visit his website here

Swedish Summer; Evening – Sunset

© Pedro Hansson - Sunset, Summer in Sweden
© Pedro Hansson – Sunset, Summer in Sweden

iPhone iOS 7 – Some thoughts after using the new iOS for a month

Some thoughts about iOS7 after using it for one month

Since we’re developing apps for iOS I’m part of the beta testing team that will use their coming upgrades before they are released, and report issues back to Apple, to have them corrected.

(See also – One of the best new features in iOS7 – a well kept secret?)

iPhone iOS7

This new upgrade is both a big upgrade, at the same time as it’s not. It’s big in terms of GUI, the icons are “flat” now instead of “floating”/3D. I really don’t know if I like this more than the old one. I’ve got used to it, but at the same time I miss some of the old beautiful icons. It’s a small change in the overall usage.

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One new feature is the possibility to have more than one screen in each icon-folder, but at the same time there are fewer icons in every screen. Both good and bad there as well.

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The camera has been upgraded and I think it has gotten better with live filters, easier access to functions and some new nice features as “square” for all instagrammers (my nick is btw on instagram is @pedrohansson).

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What I thought for almost 24 hours was a big flaw in this new OS, was that I couldn’t reach spotlight to the left of my home screen. With over 600 apps installed that it was a downgrade. But of course there was a new way of doing that, that actually is better. Wherever you are in your iOS-screens you can just put your finger on the screen, hold it down for a short time and drag it down. Voila! There’s spotlight.

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The new fast access screen (that you access by dragging your finger from the bottom upwards) is also a highly appreciated function that should’ve been there years ago.

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Siri seems to have had a major upgrade. A more personalized feeling and I think a better understanding of follow-up questions. It’s starting to be really impressing.

What is really nice in the new iOS is the multi tasking screen where you can reach all apps that currently are running. This screen is now a full screen with “live shots” from each and every app running. Great GUI!

What’s more to say? Well there are many many small changes here and there and I think this is a really good new iOS. I just wonder if it’s enough to keep the Androids behind.

I will continue to use iPhone since my whole home is built around it, AND it’s always working which I think is the number one feature with the iPhone. You just start it and use. No need to turn off GPS, no need for “app killers” since they are running out your batteries and so on. So Apple, I will stick with you for a while more, but I hope we will see some new cool, mind blowing functionality, in the future, as we were used to in the past.

iPhone Macro – Bumble-Bee

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Swedish Summer Night – 2

This weekend has been all about crayfish party, both Friday and Saturday evening. Yesterday we stayed at a friend’s house in the archipelago and this photo was taken at the sunset. I really appreciate autumn, and I’m already looking forward to all those colors that we will have all around us very soon.

Best wishes for a new week

© Pedro Hansson - Autumn Sunset
© Pedro Hansson – Autumn Sunset

Rally car in 206 km/h through beautiful autumn forest

This clip really put many good parts together. Driving a car (1), in high speed (2) through a beautiful autumn (3) forest (4), and recording it with a camera (5).

Dark Photography – Brooke Pennington

I’ve always enjoyed my own photos quite dark, and today I found an artist / photographer who had taken “the dark” a few steps further with some beautiful photos, Brooke Pennington.

I really like the tone and the atmosphere in his photos.

If you haven’t discovered this talented photographer: Check out his beautiful autumn collection here

Photo by Brooke Pennington
Photo by Brooke Pennington

Free Mobile Background – iOS7 lock screen

This is a photo I took with my old iPhone 4S in Gothenburg last year. It’s also my current iPhone background. If you would like to use it, I’ll give it a way;  free to use. Just click on the image down below, and the source photo will be opened. Right click on the newly opened image, save image, and then it’s ready for import to your phone.

P.S If you haven’t seen the next layout for Apple iPhones / iPads (iOS) this is it’s lock screen D.S

© Pedro Hansson - Gothenburg Road
© Pedro Hansson – Gothenburg Road

22 Chinese Signs That Got Seriously Lost In Translation

Translation errors are always great fun, and this is maybe the best list of translation errors I’ve seen so far.

Enjoy

 

From: Buzzfeed – Click here, or on photo not other yes can..

The 50 Most Perfectly Timed Photos Ever

WOW!

These photos surely were taken at a moment that were gone fragments of time after.

For the full list: Visit Twisted Sifter

Amazing landscapes

More images found here, from http://www.michaelandersongallery.com

Swedish Summer Night

© Pedro Hansson - Östra Ledinge Stockholm
© Pedro Hansson – Östra Ledinge Stockholm

Try

© Pedro Hansson - Storforsen, Norrbotten
© Pedro Hansson – Storforsen, Norrbotten – iPhone