You can now rent our photo studio for your shoots, meetings or workshops

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A super creative space People have been asking for years if…

Outside fashion shot for sunglasses with extreme styling and flash Part III : let’s talk storytelling

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This is the second set of that workshop. For this setup we went to the local beach, we chose a location with some trees behind Nadine and a slight rise. Nadine brought a lot of Delfts blue we used as props spread around her. Now the styling on it's own already did a lot but when I saw that the umbrella was breaking down I decided to also use something else.

Outside fashion shot for sunglasses with extreme styling and flash Part II : let’s talk gear

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The third set we used during the workshop (set II will follow the next time) was a small house near the beach, this is an interesting location but in all honesty I had the most trouble with this one to create something interesting. But by using the lines in the location and changing my angles of shooting I think we got some interesting looks.

Outside fashion shot for sunglasses with extreme styling and flash Part I

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One of the more challenging workshops is without a doubt "on location in Emmeloord" During this workshop I take the attendees with me to locations that at first sight might look incredibly boring. However by using the styling of the model and of course the choice of lighting and shooting angle it becomes clear pretty quickly that even locations that are not that interesting can transform into a great location for shoots.

Same background, totally different results

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Maximise your results with this simple technique When you shoot for a client it's always interesting and smart to deliver different options. But different options take time, right? Well not exactly.

Have fun with the wide-angle option on your iPhone or other smartphone

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The wide angle is probably one of the most fun lenses. period. Ok that might be a very strong expression, but the wide angle is without a doubt one of those lenses you can have a lot of fun with. So for todays blogpost I decided to take some wide angle shots while walking in the forest with Chewie.

Modelling is also acting, well actually a lot of acting

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Over the years I've photographed many different models in many different locations and situations. Ranging from trade shows on a booth measuring 2x3 mtrs to awesome castles. One thing I learned is that you can shoot in the most difficult or awesome locations, the model determines how the results will end up. When I look for models the first thing of course I look at is how the model looks, I don't believe in size zero and love to shoot "real" people instead of barbie dolls. And that immediately brings us to the most important part.

A pure white background and floor, plus accents on your model with just three umbrellas

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Shooting with a white background is far from my favourite setup, but sometimes you have to 😀 When I started out with photography the white background was hot, and used all the time (I was always more a light grey fan). So of course I had to learn how to shoot it.

Having fun with poses. This will get you more dynamic photos and much more fun during the shoot

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One thing that I learned after the posing books was finding the lines in a pose. Sometimes it's a nice flowing S-curve in a pose, and sometimes I loved working with triangles. Now in all honesty I didn't really look for triangles, it just happened that all the shots I really liked had some triangles in the poses.

New improved CableBlock

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New CableBlock There is a huge difference between products…

I show you how I started and where we are now (Digital Classroom Love for Photography)

It's been interesting to go through my old work for this episode of Digital Classroom. I thought it would be fun to dedicate a whole episode on the way my photography changed, but also my vision on my own work and the way I work with models, sets, lighting and styling.

Working creatively with seamless paper in a totally different way

Of course you can use the paper for many different things. We could have build a dress out of it, used it as a backdrop with loads of wrinkles and tears, or maybe on the floor with the model lying on or under it, in essence the sky is the limit. So the next time....

A videotip about using the FlashBender XL Pro (Frank Doorhof edition)

I've been using the Rogue flashbender for many years and without any doubt it's one of the most flexible light shapers. You can use it as a snoot, bounce card, softbox and even a striplight with grid.

Quick portraits on location and to show how easy it is we have a cute labradoodle

Quick portraits on location is always a challenge, you have to think fast, find a location, setup your lighting and often only have a few minutes with your client. Today we are going to take a look at how we setup a location session and what I use.

A great new addition to the iPad ecosystem

On the desktop I've been using products from Skylum since they were called MacPhun and I always loved their approach to make something standalone but also fully incorporate it into the Adobe eco system. Now a days you probably know them best for Luminar. And man am I excited, because Luminar has now been released on the iPad. I still have to test everything and see how it will integrate into my workflow with Lightroom but for "looks" in my images I can't wait to start building new presets.

Using unusual props to train creativity

In today's blogpost tips on using unusual props to train your creativity.

A different background for a totally different look

Now this might seem logical, but often it's forgotten that when you really blend background and model together ON SET you get a much more "organic" and "real" end result, not just because the shadow and light play on the backdrop, but also because both model and photographer are "inspired" by the results coming in.

TourBox Lite, this will change your workflow forever

One of the things I always teach during workshops is workflow. It might sound boring but having a proper workflow is essential to get not only consistent results but also to simply save time for other important things in life 😀 When we talk about workflow we often talk about settings and the order in which you edit in Lightroom, Photoshop or your favourite editor. But there is a lot more.

And now for something completely different some music.

But this time we wanted to do something else. We decided to film a few clips with our iPhones and edit it all together while I was experimenting with the BorisFX suite of special effects. (yeah still got a lot to learn for a review, but man it's awesome).

A kind of different product photography, shots from guitar pedals

Now we also took some of the more boring white background but when we do product shoots I also always like to add some "special set" shots. With handbags for example we build a small set fitting the brand and take some shots in there with fancy lighting. In most cases we do this for free (and fun) but clients often end up using those images also.