Entries by Frank Doorhof

Some misunderstandings about medium format 

With the release of the new Fuji MF camera there are also a lot of “misunderstandings” floating around the internet. Some posted by self proclaimed experts and some by …. well people that probably never held a MF camera.   Who am I to post this? Well I’ve been shooting medium format for years and […]

Tip on Eyes and shadow

Most of the time I’ll tell people that eyes should have enough light. And normally that’s 100% true of course.  But when shooting someone with a hat or hair covering the eyes you should be careful.  In real life the light mostly comes from above, so it wouldn’t make any sense when you open up […]

Tip mixing light

In the studio we often use strobes or continues lighting (depending on your preference) Most continuous lighting is daylight balanced just like strobes (well approximately). However the modeling lights of your strobes are not. They are in most cases very warm because they are in fact tungsten.  This could go you the impression you can’t […]