That Hollywood effect

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It's weird but it does work When we watch movies there is one thing that always draws my attention. The flashlights. Let me explain.

Using separation with smoke to glue the scene

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Sometimes it's not black and white People often claim that "this is the way" and "the only way". For photography I always thing "there are more ways to do it". And that goes without a doubt for smoke.

Don’t do this but in this case do exactly that

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Backlighting the right way When I started with model photography I remember that the first time I used a backlit model I was over the moon with the results. "Wow it looks like an aura".... and indeed it did. And maybe it was in my advantage that we didn't have 65MP cameras at that moment, because there are some things that you can better not do.

If you want to use smoke you have to check out this

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Smoke in the studio is always fun So today part I in a series on smoke. I've been using smoke almost immediately when I started with model photography in my own "studio". Somehow smoke is magic during a photo-shoot. I often joke that if the model is "so-so" or the set is awful, just pump in some smoke and you have a killer shot. Of course it's not that easy, although in essence it does work that way, smoke is a real mood maker.

Plexiglas is great for backdrops

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Today in the blog a quick video tutorial about using plexiglass in a scene where we use our Profold backdrop with floor

Mixing colored lights with strobes

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Mixing light sources can be loads of fun I've talked about it many times on the blog, but today we are adding one detail that will give you a lot more control over the look of the set. During the workshops I always try to put in as many techniques as possible in the sets. Which also means I sometimes have to create a problem to solve.

A vintage Charvel

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This time a very special model It's no secret that besides photography, recording music and playing/collecting guitars is a huge passion of mine. So when we add a new guitar to the collection I love to combine the two and take the guitar to the studio for some quick shots.

Sit down and listen it’s about workflow in Lightroom

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Today on the blog it's all about workflow, and how should you edit your RAW files, is it really that hard..or are you overthinking it?

BenQ Creative Pro PD2770U monitor: a totally new workflow

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Today on the blog we take a really deep dive into the new BenQ PD2770U and the calibration options and why it matters to you and your clients

Vintage guitar show Veenendaal

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Today nothing about photography Well, that's not completely true of course. But today no tips or reviews, but I wanted to share some images I shot with my iPhone during the Vintage guitar show in Veenendaal. A huge collection of mostly vintage guitars ranging from affordable to.... are you insane prices. And of course also loads of effects and parts.

Lightroom for beginners video

Today in the blog a free tutorial about starting to use Lightroom. We literally start at ground level but I also included to pro tips.

Reflections and how to use them creatively

Today in the blog we continue our series about reflections. How to prevent them, but most of all how to use them creatively.

Solve the biggest problem in Photography

Today in the blog, a full length tutorial about one of the biggest problems (probably) in photography, reflections.

Movement in a different way Part II

In the first part I used one strobe to freeze the model and than moved her face out of the frame to fill up the dark set with a large Nanlite Pavotube. Today we are going one step further.

Movement in a different way

Freezing motion is awesome But it doesn't stop (pun intended) with just freezing a jumping model of course. Let's first take a look at what actually happens when we freeze motion in the studio.
backdrop clips

No more wrinkles in your backdrops

As a photographer I love backgrounds. Of course there is nothing wrong with seamless paper, but already at an early stage I started painting walls, using wallpaper etc. to create more realistic or interesting backgrounds. A few years ago we were introduced to clickbackdrops, (a brand we now also sell) and I was immediately in love with the quality of their backdrops. Proper shadows, great materials like high contrast vinyl (without hot spotting), and the very nice pro fabric, which photographs the same as the famous canvas backdrops without the known issues of wrinkles and damage over time.

Many different ways to shoot the same backdrop

Some backgrounds work great out of the box, some backgrounds need some extra thought but than reward you with awesome shots.

Reflective backgrounds are awesome

I love to experiment with backgrounds. Of course you can create something with Ai, but where is the fun in that. Plus it never looks 100% convincing if you follow the lights in more complex setups. (yes it's getting scary good I know).

Mixing strobes and a chandelier

A chandelier is always fun You can get them pretty cheap on flea markets, or maybe you still have one somewhere in an attic. We have a small collection of chandeliers in our studio and sometimes during the workshops we take one (or several) out to spice up a set. And today we are doing the same.

Just a lightbulb and a comic

Some of our model become famous actresses, some become musicians and one decided to write a comic/graphic novel. And when it's released we need some images of course.