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.

Poldermodel first video

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Last week we organized the model competition “Poldermodel 2012”
For this competition we asked “local models” to send in their motivation why they would have to become the “polder model 2012”, we expected some responses but to be honest the amount was overwhelming.

 

In the end we selected 25 models and invited them to the final day at Restaurant Boszicht in Emmeloord, our home base for the competition. The models were divided into two groups. One group would get a “relax seminar” by Sijmen de Jong (a theater teacher) and a catwalk training by Nadine Stephan from Ventasy styling. The other group were left with me for a small photoshoot and some tips/tricks to pose. I did this together with Marie Korf (a long time model for me).

 

After the seminars and photoshoot we had the difficult task to select the 8 finalists.
These girls (and boy) were in the good hands of Linda Rutgers from Beautyfx for their makeup and Nadine did their styling for the catwalk show.
Tomorrow I will show you the winners…. but today a small compilation video of the photoshoot.


This competition was made possible by:
Boszicht Emmeloord
ITC Computer Systems
Studio FD
B&V audio/video
Rozemarijn
Meeuwsen
BeautyFX
Ventasy styling
Marie Korf
Sijmen de Jong
Janita’s Kniphuus

 

Leaf Credo first impressions

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Before you start reading I have to make a few things clear.
I got my Credo last Friday night, so I’ve shot 1 session with it and a few loose shots (but put it thought it’s paces), I hate to do reviews like this to be honest if they are too technical, that’s why you will hardly find any 100% crops of resolution charts with my reviews, I just tell you how I think about the product. And of course you can ask whatever you want 🙂

 

In the market of digital photography it’s always interesting to see what manufactures come up with to draw the people to the stores and buy their newest gear. In the Medium format market it’s a bit more “relaxed” than in the DSLR market. Most medium format cameras are used in controlled areas like studios or with strobes on location so for example the whole high ISO race is of less importance (I do have to add that I don’t agree with this, I would love a digital back that can shoot noiseless ISO1600).

 


Somehow when we compare the medium format cameras and backs to modern DSLRs one could easily say that medium format is not interesting anymore, and with the release of the Nikon D800(E) a lot of people even claimed that medium format was “dead”, I was even interviewed by a magazine about the release of the D800 and the interviewer was surprised that my answer was that, although I love the way the development goes for DLRs, I really did not think you can compare a medium format camera with a DSLR, it’s all about the term “horses for course”. Now I hear you ask “Really, come on Frank”. So let me explain.

Let’s just only look at the sensor size, a medium format sensor like the Credo60 measures 53.9 x 40.4 mm while for example the Nikon D800(E) “only” is 24 x 35.9 mm which is a huge difference. Now what does that mean ? (and yes after that I do the review of the Credo 60).

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Glyn Dewis and Frank Doorhof

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You really don’t want to miss this one (trust me).

I will team up with Glyn for two amazing workshops on the 26th and 27th of August in our studio in Emmeloord (the Netherlands). Glyn will show you a lot of tips and tricks to create stunning new pieces for your portfolio and I will chimp in of course with tips and tricks on shooting it. The workshops are flexible meaning you can ask whatever you want and if we can answer (and that chance is rather big) we will.

 
Also the 25th I will be teaching a “solo” workshop in English with loads of information about using the light meter, color checkers, coaching the model, adding motion to a shot to make a better fashion shot, working with creative backgrounds, using direction of light, creating stunning fashion shots with 1-2 lights and much much more.         And Glyn will be sitting in the back throwing peanuts 😀

 

Pricing in euros
Pricing for the 25th  199.00
Pricing for the 26th & 27th 235.00 (per day)
This is including a small lunch and as much as you can drink.
Book quickly, we are now officially starting the promotion and the workshops are already half full.

 

We are working on a hotel deal and restaurant for the evenings, so for more information mail me at [email protected]
The model for the 26-27th will be +MC Nadine stephan one of the best stylists and models I know, so this will absolutely rock!!!

 

CU soon.

Who needs expensive lights

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You know….. sometimes we are so caught up in our work that we forget to think about how things can be different. We as humans are “beasts of habit” meaning that we will figure something out, and if that something works really well for us we will always get back to that. And we photographers… well sorry to say it…. we are also that way.

 

That’s why sometimes it’s so incredibly important to make sure that you do a what I call “hard reset” and don’t get me wrong, I don’t want you guys (and girls) to bang your head against the wall until you pass out and wake up, so please don’t do that. What I do mean is that you should sometimes literally just pull the plug out of your strobes, put everything aside that has anything to do with “studio technique” and get back to the basics. Learn how to “see the light” but most of all “to understand the light”. And there is hardly any better tool to do this than the good old fashioned (and oops indeed it’s old fashioned, we stocked up on some because over here they are not sold anymore in the higher watts) lightbulb.

 

During the glamour workshop I will often grab my lighbulb fixture, it was the most bare bone fixture I could buy, and hang it from a boom stand, tell the students “this is the new setup” and watch how their jaws drop and their expressions go like “the what, the who, are you nuts”….. well yes and no (but you already know that). No really…. a lightbulb when used the right way is one of the most awesome light sources there is. So in this blog post some explanation and images from that simple lightbulb session….

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