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.

Edelkrone

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As many of you may already know I’ve been doing some video the last year.
In the mean time we shot 3 music videos and of course some instructional DVDs and videos.
When the 5DMKII came out I ran to the store to get one due to the options for video, and man has it been a journey, over time it has become better and better. At first it was really awkward to handheld the camera because there was just too much movement, however first there was the amazing Zacuto viewfinder attachment and later many more products caught my eyes. Today however I want to introduce you to a brand I really think you should check out because I think they make some of the most amazing rigs out there…… Edelkrone. In the Netherlands you can find them at several dealers but the distributor is www.mamiya.nl (really nice guys so drop them a mail if you’re interested)

edelkrone – modula rigs – comprehensive demonstration from edelkrone on Vimeo.

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Professional Imaging 2012

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The place to be in the Netherlands for your Photography needs, well ok it’s no Photoshop World but it’s pretty cool and it’s free.
During 3 intense days (11-12-13 March) you can see a nice exhibition with all the big brands, and the whole day there will be demos by the exhibitors and on the main stage (Adobe theater).

I’ve been demoing there for many years on the Elinchrom/Fotoflits booth, and of course this year will be no exception although I will have some surprises for this year that are unique and that I’ve never done before during a show. Plus this year I will be teaching a seminar each day on the main stage (free), two will contain a live shoot (one small flash, one Elinchrom strobes) and one will be about getting your shots better with simple tricks. If that is not enough for you (and who blames you) there is also a 3 hour masterclass I will be teaching on Monday. You can now register for that one via http://www.professionalimaging.nl and the fee is 59.95 euros. In this Masterclass I will teach several techniques to control your light and understand the light meter, but also a lot of shooting tips, gear tips, information about workflow, medium format vs DSLR, business tips and much much more, concluding with a live shoot and retouch.

Frank Doorhof from PI2012 on Vimeo.

 

I can’t yet tell the names from the other photographers that are on the Professional imaging, but trust me it are friends of mine and they ROCK!!!!
So surf to http://www.professionalimaging.nl and register for the exhibition, it’s free !!! and you really, really can’t afford to miss this.

 

I will be bringing some of the best models I work with including Nadine with her extreme styling ideas it’s a blast just to watch her, and of course one of my all time favorite MUAs Linda from BeautyFX

Downloadable instructional DVDs

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It has been asked many times, but to be honest I was not yet ready for it.
However since the release of “Live in Boston” things have changed, we never sold so many DVDs in the first week of the release, but we also got a lot of questions about the shipping costs abroad, the main problem is that we really can’t help the shipping costs abroad….We also got some complaints about certain countries that would not deliver the DVDs because there were girls on the cover (all covered by the way), we solved this in most cases by sending the DVDs without covers but let’s be honest it’s a lot of work. Because at the moment there are 7 English instructional DVDs and the demand is getting higher, I thought it was a good point in time to make them available for download now.


The downloads are high quality captures of the original DVDs.
Meaning all the chapters are in the downloads, including the intros, extras, slideshows etc. You won’t miss a thing. Because we don’t need to send the physical media we could cut the costs down and there are of course no shipping costs making it possible for everyone worldwide to get the instructional DVDs. The downloads clock in at around 1-1.5GB per download so make sure you have a good internet connection.

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Compositing with Nadine

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Last Saturday it was time again for the new Advanced II workshop.
This workshop has recently been changed to a workshop with compositing as theme. During the workshop the students first get a 2 hour theory part about inspiration and getting shot, during this part the model gets ready for the first set. During the workshop there are app. 3 sets. After each set the model changes and in that time I show the group how to make the final images you see in this post. I do put myself up to a limit of 20 minutes per shot, so some images can look a bit rushed in some areas, but do remember they where shot during a workshop.


In this blog post some small information about how to make a quick composite.

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