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.

turning pro yes or no

A while ago I was asked to write a guestblog for a Dutch photographers blog and because I had little time and I always want to post something that is different from the standard “put your light here” blogpost I decided to make a blogpost about something that is always a hot topic during some of my seminars and workshops.

 

Don’t get me wrong, photography is the best job in the world according to me, I love what I do and I don’t feel like I work a day in my life, however I consider myself incredibly lucky and one of the few that can do what I do thanks to the support of my family. Now a lot of people mail me or ask me for my advise on starting their photographic career, now let’s say we are talking about Mr. Smith (a made up name). Mr Smith earns a bit more than minimum wages at the moment, rents a house and has a wife and 1 son who is let’s say 12 years old. At the moment Mr. and Mrs. Smith have a relatively good life, twice a year they can go on a standard holiday, the rent is paid and they can safe a little bit of money for costs that are not foreseen, the only problem is that Mr. Smith loves photography and doesn’t really like his day job, he doesn’t hate it… but if he would become a photographer that would be awesome.

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Day 1 Casablanca

Hi guys from a beautifull Casablanca.
We’re here for some private workshops but I also try to take some time to shoot some images for the blog of course, today the images we shot during day 1 of our stay in Casablanca, these shots were taken around our hotel near the ocean.

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Guestblog Steven Brokaw

Today a guestblog by Steven Brokaw about model photography and I know a lot of you guys like this, so keep on reading 😀

 

Guest blog post – Steve Brokaw

 

“Caroline in Black & White”

Model: Carolyn Loy

I’m a fan of Los Angeles based fashion photographer, Bill Jones. Another fashion photographer I follow is Frank Doorhof of StudioFD in The Netherlands.  Both are great photographers because of their amazing command of light, and their ability to produce striking images.  Using tips gained from reading articles and watching videos from Frank & doing a studio session with Bill I’ve improved my skills.  Recently, I did a session with Indianapolis model, Caroline Loy focusing on the teachings of both Bill and Frank.

 

I’ve worked with Caroline several times so I knew her style, moves, her looks and professional approach to photography.  It’s SO much easier for a photographer when you work with someone you KNOW will deliver the goods.  This is especially true if you are also coordinating a makeup artist and stylist.  I’m a business guy by day so I respect this approach because it’s the same in business.  However, I get to work with prettier and more creative people during my photo gigs!

 

I coordinated with Caroline in advance both the style I wanted to capture and the clothes to bring.  I also lined up local MUA, Emmy Lindgren, so I gave her the same information.  We arranged the rates, and the time.  Good to go.

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Guestblog Morgana Creely

Today a guestblog by a great and creative photographer/retoucher Morgana Creely. People who have visited my blog for a longer time will already know her and as always she has some great tips. So here we go, take the blog Morgana.

 

Conceptual portraits without models by Morgana Creely

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Sometimes I get an idea (or a lighting technique) that I really want to try out immediately. This usually happens late Friday night or mid Sunday afternoon. Not the most ideal times to find a live model who is ready to drop everything and run on over. So this is a good time to create a conceptual portrait without a model.

 

But wait, you say. Who is the model in the image above? I’m glad you asked. Let me introduce Bianca. Bianca is a small old fashioned shop display mannequin. With a metal pole for a head and only one arm, she may not strike you as the most obvious of photographic models. However with a little careful styling and lighting she can do wonders.

 

For the shot above, Bianca is facing away from the camera to hide her lack of face, wearing a very inexpensive wig I picked up in a party supply. I deliberately lit her only from one side, to hide the lack of a second arm.

 

Below are two portraits I shot for this blog entry. Because I wanted the subjects to be facing forward and in profile, Bianca wasn’t suitable. Fortunately I have a back-up plan. I call him: Bruce. 🙂

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