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.

Workshop NJ Day 1 images

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Today some of the images we shot during day 1 of the New Jersey workshops.
MANY thanks to Maria from Maria’s angels for arranging the locations and the models, Maria You Rock.
Also many thanks to Hector from DxO, Mark from Manfrotto and Richie for helping us out.

 

We filmed during the two days for a new instructional release which will be available in full HD for download, release date is not yet known, but we will try to do it as soon as possible. During the retouching I played a bit around with some new presets I’m working on, so all images will have a slightly different look.

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First day New Jersey images

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As you have read the day before yesterday we spend most of day 1 for the follow up on the series I did on the aftermath of Sandy, but of course we also visited some other sites. Now I love abandoned buildings and areas so I was more than happy with what we found along the road, these buildings have been empty for years, something we don’t see a lot in the Netherlands. Do remember that these kind of posts are just for “fun” and are a bit of an insight in what drives me while shooting on my days off.

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Updated our webshop with instructional videos

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Updated the instructional video part of www.frankdoorhof.com/shop2 
We moved some DVDs to the “classic” label, meaning lower pricing and of course also lower pricing for the downloads.

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So make sure to check out the instructional DVDs or download and order them online, all DVDs and downloads are jampacked with tips and hints and are at least 60 minutes of instructional material (live in Boston over 130 !!!).

 

And with the new “classic” label pricing they are more affordable than ever (starting at just 20.00 per video).

Sony A99 with sports

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PLEASE DO READ THE FIRST LINES OF THE REVIEW….
In short.
This was the FIRST outing with the Sony, I figured out the problem in the last 15 minutes of the game. They were just posted to show that the camera can keep up with the fast moving action, I mention clearly that the images are soft due to the e-front curtain, but posted them because a lot of people kept asking for them and I knew I did not have time for the next 6-7 weeks to do more sports. So please don’t blame the camera for not being a good sports cam, I was more than happy with it’s performance but the e-front curtain literely destroyed the image sharpness, as soon as I figured that out the images were great. I will do some more sports in the next 1-2 weeks.

 

 

Let me start out by saying that the images in this review should actually NOT be considered as “this is what the A99 can do” and in fact the only reason I post this on my blog is because a lot of people have been asking me about it and the next time I will be shooting sports will be at least 2-3 weeks away so I decided to post this small review anyway to let you know what I think of the A99 for sports.

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Now let me first clarify why I start the review like this.
I’ve been using the A99 for some time now and I have to say that I really fell in love with the camera and the system, the older Minolta lenses are great and the dynamic range and sharpness of the Sony A99 is just stunning, and as mentioned many times before, when you get used to the EVF it’s very hard to go back to the OVF, every time when I use a Canon/Nikon or my Medium format camera it’s a bit of a “Oh yeah, it’s an OVF story” instead of “Pffff, finally an OVF again” yeah you get used to the EVF very quickly and you will love it (well at least I do).

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