Chongo for President….

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During travels I always try to find unique places or unique people.
Sometimes I’ll just make a picture but sometimes I also get the chance to talk to the people, like in this case.

 

We found this RV in Santa Cruz and although I really liked it appearance I was also wondering what the idea behind it all was, and nothing could have prepared me for what I found out.

USA California (41 of 192) August 08 2015

 

This is the Chongo promotional RV.
Chongo is a mix between a Jeti and a Gorilla from outer space, he actually lives on a planet that is all about love and peace, and he is planning on taking over the world and change it name to something that resembles peace and quite, the problem was “how to do this” so he found Rich and “forced” him to promote Chongo, and according to Rich…. if he doesn’t do it the consequences will be bad “Do you want to be bit by a mix between a Jeti and Gorilla?”….. I could only answer “no”…….

 

 

Anyway, according to Rich we should all just lighten up a bit (a lot for some) and enjoy the balance of the universe and aim for love and peace…. and well who can’t agree with that, so maybe Chongo will get my vote……….

USA California (35 of 192) August 08 2015

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USA California (52 of 192) August 08 2015

 

 

 

Testflight over Urk with the Yuneec Q5004K

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I’ve been “playing” around a bit with the Yuneec and have to say that it’s very addictive for both Photography and video.
Today a first small video I made while testing the Yuneec at Urk (one of my favorite places to visit with new gear).

Due to the compression online you can’t see the real quality but I think you get a pretty good idea (make sure to play at the highest resolution 4K)

 

 

Driving through the desert

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I love the states, not only the cities but also the drives through the desert, all those little towns, gas stations in the middle of nowhere that all try to do something unique to get customers, but most of all the beautiful nature. Today some of the images we took just before we would hit Route66.

 

 

Click on one of the tumbnails for the gallery view.

It’s all about expression, especially with glamour

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I’m not really a glamour shooter, but when I do I love to play with the expression of the model.
For me glamour always should have something that’s a bit “naughty” so working with the expression of the model is vital (as with all of photography I believe). In this case I choose a lower angle and had our model Linda on the floor lit by an Elinchrom Deep Octa with grid from the top. A very simple setup but very effective due to the fast light fall off (if placed correctly).

 

 

Camera : Sony A7RII
Lens : 70-200 F2.8 (Sony)

 

 

As you can see I always play with different expressions, going from rather subtle to a bit more extreme.
Remember that when shooting glamour you can very easily go over the border of glamour to erotic by a subtle expression chance, it’s up to you of course which way you like to go, but as you can see here, the same lighting setup and the same position/model and even retouching give you 3 totally different moods. So always remember to work with your model through different expressions, they REALLY can make the shot.

 

 

Oh and a nice BW conversion also helps sometimes 😀

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