My blog, although I don’t see myself as a blogger but as a Photographer I will try to blog some interesting material during the weeks.
Expect at least 2 updates a week.

Be inspired

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I’ve said it many times

One of the best things to look at to find inspiration is movies or and videoclips. Both are not only stories but when you look closely you will see that the power of those stories are heavily enhanced by the use of color and lighting

Imaging a movie like Edward scissorhands in muted colors…. Gets a totally different atmosphere or how about that one in black and white with some cool film noir lighting.

Even better what about a horror movie with saturated colors and flat lighting…. Nah takes away the mind tricks

And there we have it. Mind tricks

Our mind is easily fooled. Take a dark room where you hardly see anything and I’m pretty sure that if we fed you stories about the famous shadow figures you will start to see them, out of the corners of your eyes that is.

Now floor the room with light and…gone is the whole illusion.

So lighting and color for photography are for me the best ways to effectively tell a story.

And the best way to practice this is to actually try to recreate some scenes. The images in this blog where shot during a cosplay workshop (one out of four sets of that workshop) and although it doesn’t really represent an actually scene you can see the inspiration.

The most important thing is not to hit that scene exactly but to get a mood and feel. And I think we succeeded in that one.

Now what is that of use for you?
If you’re training yourself to be able to recreate more extreme sets you start to learn more and more what lighting, color, retouching can do for an image. And when your done with something extreme, the next time a client asks you for a certain mood and feel… Well it will be a lot easier.

Practice extreme to become a much better photographer I would say 😉

Many thanks to Marloes and jamilla for their awesomeness

Hensel Intra LED lights introduction

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In this video, Frank tells you all about the NEW Hensel LED lights.

Hensel is offering a new, versatile solution for you as a fan of continuous light! They developed the new ‘Intra LED’ lamp as a practical alternative to lights without changeable light modifiers.

You can combine ‘Intra LED’ with the complete range of Hensel reflectors, softboxes, honeycombs, and umbrellas. From accentuated spotlight to homogeneous area lighting, everything is possible! Reflectors can be turned 360° and you can change them in a matter of seconds.

The 50 W High Power LED offers daylight temperature, a high CRI of 92, and is equally well suited for video and photo applications. The stepless power control ranges from 10% to 100%.

Last but not least, the Intra LED has optimum light distribution due to raised LED position and matt safety glass, which also protects the illuminant additionally.

A compact and light device with huge potential. Just see for yourself!

prices start at €399,00 or USD 399,00

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Super PhotoWhoa deal with overlays for Photoshop

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Some people can’t work without them, some people love to create their own but overlays are hot and handy.
So this deal should be interesting for a lot of people.
Get a boatload (1000+) of overlays for Photoshop for only $29.00

Use the following link and also support our work.
Get the overlays here 

Less social media more blog

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Let me start by saying, don’t let the title fool you, I won’t disappear from social media.
However the last few months we’ve heard more and more from people that don’t see my posts on facebook, or only see one post a week or even month. I literally work my butt of to create content for you guys in the form of videos, tips, Q&As etc. and I think it’s a shame that most of you simply miss that material due to some “weird” algoritme from Facebook or YouTube.

This is why I decided to from now on post all the tips/reviews/articles on the blog instead of on social media and share the link to the article via social media. In essence you get the same tips but you now also have a fixed portal (this website) to find the articles and to see if you missed one.

I normally post 3-7 articles each week on the blog, so make sure to keep visiting this place, it’s really the best way to keep updated. So put www.frankdoorhof.com in your favorites and visit regulary, I’m sure you’re gonna love it here.

I’m always open for suggestions.
And don’t worry I’ll keep posting images on social media too 🙂