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.

The old look ….

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As you have read in one of the previous blogposts I bought a Pentax Super Me for 5.00 on a flea market with some lenses (including the Petri 55mm 1.7 which is one of my favorite special effects lenses), you’ve already seen some images I shot from Marie and Esther with it, but today something else.
One of the first things I shot with the camera was a local event, and it might not be my best street work (in a long way) but I just love the way the images seems to transform you to a different time area.

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Polaroid/Impossible

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A lot of people ask me “Frank how can I improve my photography quickly?”
I could of course tell you to study as hard as you can, join sites like www.kelbytraining.com check out the masters like Dean Collins and buy all my instructional videos and book my workshops, but……. Let’s be honest when you only sit down and watch and maybe shoot a bit during a workshop it’s a great way to learn but there’s also another way which is probably just as much fun and will without a doubt boost your level another notch.

 

You’ve already read me writing about old lenses and old cameras, and this post has the title Polaroid/Impossible so I guess you see it coming 😀 and indeed the tip for today is very simple.

 

Go on E-bay and hunt for a Polaroid camera, for example the SX70, most of the times you will score one well below 100 bucks. Now get some film from the Impossible project and start shooting.
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There are a few different reasons why your photography will benefit from this.

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Having fun with cameras

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In a previous blogpost called “the story of old” I already talked about the passion I have for vintage and vintage lenses. Today I want to dive a bit more into getting more fun out of photography and in fact boost your confidence and level in your photography.
Now digital cameras are cool, I would not want to live without one, they always work (well as long as the batteries work and as long as they are defective) but in most cases they do what they need to do and perfect…. Well ok they almost always deliver an image. Our autofocus takes the guess work out of “sharp or not sharp”, our AUTOISO makes sure that we never have a blurry image anymore, our metering in the camera makes sure that we will always have an image that’s savable in Photoshop etc. etc. We would almost forget me would need light meter (heck most people do :D) or that images could actually be beyond rescue.

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The story of old/vintage

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It’s not a secret that I love vintage, you can see it in my shots styling wise, you can see it in the tinting I use in Photoshop and if you would ever visit our studio you will find several references to the “old days”. My preference is the 50-60-70’s and the more kitsch the better. Now that we got this out of the way let’s talk photography….

 

 

One of the most asked questions from photographers is “What camera should I buy” followed by “which lens should I buy” often followed (a few weeks later) by “should I start teaching workshops” or “should I go pro”.

 

 

Most of the times I will of course tell them that the best camera is the one that works the fastest, for example for street style shooting I’m in love with the FujiFilm cameras, for studio work I love the Medium format system and my Sony A99, but I know a lot of people that will tell you/me that they hate the EVF and will never get used to that (well good luck in a few years) and that they love Canon or Nikon, meaning who is right??? Well I strongly believe nobody is right, but also nobody is wrong.  If everyone loved the same thing the world would be very boring.

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Take for example the Fujifilm cameras, I’m in love with the X-E1 with a silver top in the very basic vintage looking brown carrying case, I couldn’t be more happy with a camera, in the studio I just love to shoot with the Mamiya RZ-67ProII with my Leaf Credo60 back….. you see a pattern my friends…. 😀 Yep, the cameras I really love are all looking (or are) vintage, now don’t get me wrong I still love my Phase One DF body and Sony A99, but I love this for performance, their appearance doesn’t make my heart beat one beat faster.

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