Entries by Frank Doorhof

A quick test shoot

For the workshops we are always looking for new models, and sometimes you find someone via the net/social media, in a restaurant or in your own studio 😀
Janice as modelling for friends of us and I could not resist to also shoot some images. And guess what… she lives close by so she will probably pop up more regularly during the workshops in 2025.

Focus your light

Shadows can be tricky when you start out but in the end it’s the glue that sticks everything together and makes an image look more realistic and also creates depth. Of course we need light to create shadows, and the smaller the light source the faster the edge transfer (difference between shadow and light). In other words smaller light means sharper shadow edges.

How to very easily find out your flash duration

One of the things I always love to do during photoshoots is adding some motion to the shots.
Now if you ever tried this you will probably know it’s all about timing, but even than you probably noticed that sometimes the images are razor sharp and sometimes maybe a bit blurred, how is this possible when you use the same strobes?

Are you really that “shallow” ?

This also means that when I see someone responding on an add using my images or videos I try to help out and reply, but sometimes it’s getting really weird, and because I hate to repeat myself 1000x I thought it would be fun and frustrating (if you are one of those) blog post about some of the weirdest conversations I had about Topaz PhotoAI.