Tip : Always be ready

One of the best and actually quite logical tips you can get for street and travel photography is “always have your camera ready” 
And let’s be honest. It’s very hard to take a shot without your camera right 🙂

When we drive around I actually always have a camera very close by and properly setup. For driving situations I always use auto ISO, min shutterspeed of 250/500 and aperture is often set on 5.6 (but this can vary)

Now when I see something I can quickly take a shot. Like in the shot you see on top. We drove to our hotel in vegas and I saw the sun hitting our hotel and giving this awesome golden glow     The lady waiting to cross the road makes the image complete for me. 

One small note. NO shot is worth risking your or someone else’s life for. So always first make sure it’s safe to take the shot. 

Behind the closed DOORs November 19 2016

In todays episode we take you with us during the workshop at foto Konijnenberg in our Sony workshop series.

And make sure you watch till the end because you’re gonna see some stuff you probably never saw in a workshop 🙂

Model : Sharon
Styling : Sharon/Nadine

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Ultimate weekend February 24/25 2017 Emmeloord

February 24/25 2017 is the weekend for the Ultimate Weekend workshop.
This is without a doubt one of the most intense workshops you’ll find anywhere on the market. In two JAM packed days (and an evening) you’ll learn everything about a successful photoshoot you want to know.

 

Every day starts with an intense Q&A where you can ask anything you want to know ranging from lighting, retouching, business, personal etc. the answers will be discussed in the group and incorporated into the live shoot part of the workshop.
The “regular” workshops I teach are already intense and jam packed with information but in the Ultimate weekend we really raise the bar, we will shoot singles, duos, location work, studio work, look at workflow, business tips, building a brand, using social media, using Photoshop, Capture One, Lightroom and much much more.

 

For the early birds we are now running a very special discount of 100.00….!!!!
Normal price for the Ultimate Weekend is 799.00 but for a limited time we offer the weekend for 699.00

 

Price includes
A nice diner with our team in a local wok restaurant
one night at a local hotel
A surprise software suite
and of course all lunches and drinks are included.
PLUS we raffle away several cool hardware prices

 

Visit https://frankdoorhof.com/web/tours/ultimateweekend/ for more information and registration.

Everything can be a light source Part III

Today part III in the series about alternative light.
In the previous posts we looked at the light from smartphones and the amazing Lume Cubes, and today we are mixing two light sources.

 

In the shots I share today we build a small set on the stage in our studio using an old window frame and some material Nadine brought with her (she always carries some materials with her :D), we also used some cool tungsten lightbulbs to light up the scene. Very quickly it was clear that the light from the bulbs and the Christmas lighting in her dress were not enough. So we needed to add a little bit of light to her face, and this is where we used the Lume Cube on the selfie stick, just out of the frame but just enough light to give her face that extra attention, and because you can control the output of the Lume Cube it’s a real easy to operate and incorporate light source.

 

Now one extra problem is surfacing in this setup.
The light from the Lume Cube is rather blue, where the tungsten lighting and the Christmas lights are pretty warm, you can of course gel the Lume Cube, but I personally loved this contrast in lighting, by giving Nadine a more cooler color she jumped out even more. So don’t be afraid when mixing light sources, and IF you don’t like that extra color, just use small CTO gels. (Color Correction Gels).

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