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New instructional video

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After the very successful “Live in Boston” video it took a long time for you guys to get a new instructional video, the reason for this is very simple. I only release something if we think it’s a real addition to our program, and this release sure is. We’re very excited about this one. It’s not only the longest we ever released, but it’s also the first in HD, the first with an extended piece on Photoshop and Lightroom and it’s so full with tips and tricks it will probably almost overdose some viewers 🙂

 

So I’m very proud to introduce to you our new instructional video :

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Frank Doorhof : Live in New Jersey : fashion with a glamour twist
Runtime : 3 hours and 5 minutes
Language : English
Target audience : all photographers (beginner and pro)
Includes : live shoots, Q&A and Photoshop/Lightroom tips/tricks

 

Topics :
Live shoots
Working with limited gear, understanding light and choosing your modifiers, working with high contrast lighting, coaching the models, finding the right angles, working with lensflares, getting special effects with light that others think must be Photoshop, telling/finding the story, talk about the expression/poses and eyes of the models, working in tight spaces, working with 2 models and lighting them perfectly with one strobe, working with the lightmeter, black and white canvas techniques for lighting setups that rock, special lenses for special looks, the importance of the viewpoint and much much more.

 

Q&A:
Too much information to type down but think about :
Discussion on B&W, social media, building your brand, how to work with your website, streetphotography vs fashion, how to work with clients, business tips, Photoshop opinions, creating the special look, the need to understand light, how to work with models.

 

Photoshop/Lightroom:
Creating a profile for the colorchecker, workflow tips in Lightroom, retouching in Lightroom vs Photoshop, retouch tips for Lightroom, cleaning the scene after the shoot, creating awesome lighting effects in 5 minutes without filters, working with layer masks for better retouching, creating your own look with DxO and Alien Skin, and much much more.

 

The instructional video is 6.4GB in size and is full 1080P HD, the file is ready for your iPad/iPhone/Apple TV. We shot the video with several cameras to create a good look about what’s going on. This is without any doubt the most complete instructional video I ever did so make sure to check it out.

 

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Some images from Loes

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Today some images shot during a workshop with Loes.
Including one with the very cheap Petri 50mm shot wide open with just the modeling lights (last shot in the range)

Loes Mei 3-492-Edit

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Mini review Petri 50mm 1.7

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In the series of old lenses to have fun with today the Petri 50mm 1.7
I can’t find a lot about this lens except that it’s probably from the 70’s-80’s.

 

During Queensday we went out and bought a whole bag of camera gear for 5.00 including a Pentax SuperME camera including some film, which I’m now also shooting but will share that later next month. Also in the bag was a Petri 50mm 1.7 lens which (with the proper adaptor) fits my SonyA99, now the main advantage of the A99 is the peaking option when using M focus lenses.

 

Because we bought the whole bag for 5.00 what can you expect…. well let’s say it’s nowhere near my best lens in the M mount but it’s pretty fun to play with, loads of flare and washed out colors.
So after some DxO and Alien skin film looks I came up with these 😀

 

Would I recommend you buying the lens?
No, unless you want the washed out look when there is just a bit of sun, however it also depends on what you pay, for anything below 10.00 it’s always fun to experiment with and play around with looks after wards. I love the way the old lenses are “steering” me towards a certain look in DxO and Alien Skin, with the good lenses you are presented almost perfect images so there is a lot to play with but it’s always….. well almost perfect if you know what I mean. With these kind of lenses you actually do get reasonably sharp images but the contrast is absolutely horrendous so you start playing a bit more, this does boost the fun I have, so below 10.00 go and get it, above that no way.

Kermis Emmeloord Mei 4 50mm 1.7 Pentri_-4-Edit

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Nadine results Book signing and demos

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Last week we did some book signing sessions due to the release of my Dutch Book “the Magic of the small strobe : from dark to light”, and because I don’t believe in just doing the signings I asked Nadine to join me for some demos. Today some images from the session we did at CameraTools in Apeldoorn.

Cameratools strobist april 26-127-Edit

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