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The simplest things…..

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Often we are so obsessed with locations and expensive gear that we forget the fundamentals of Photography.
Painting with light and story telling.

Although we all love to shoot in the most beautiful locations with expensive gear it’s often also beautiful to use what’s available in your own studio and what was not meant as a “stage”/”set”. In my case I often do some shots in the area of our makeup area. I just love the way the lights work with the model and when combined with just a touch of fill and a wide aperture the images breath atmosphere. In this blog post a few images I shot at the end of the small flash workshop with Marie. This was not meant as a series by the way, just a collection of shots in the same light.
So remember to look for shots in locations were you normally don’t think about, you will be surprised what’s possible in your own location.

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Having an assistant can be great…..

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Todays tip is about working with assistants.

A few years ago I never thought about working with an assistant, I love to work alone or when needed I just asked my wife Annewiek and she helped me out. However when one of my models needed a quick change for her internship (which didn’t work out) I decided to help her out and gave her a spot without our studio. Well to make a long story short, at the moment we have one intern in the studio which stays for 20-25 weeks and one of those interns is now part of the studio as a shooter and retoucher (Wendy Appelman). I do have to add that I only hire assistants abroad when I really need to, Annewiek is always traveling with me and she knows exactly what to do (and when), if she wouldn’t travel with me I would however without a doubt hook up with a local photographer to help me out, because the results will simply put be much better when someone takes some of the “stress” off.

 

Now I hear you think “Yeah well, you have work enough and need them but I only shoot weekends” etc.

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Creativity and much more …. Part IV

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Models with input are the best.
They will push you into directions that you maybe never thought about, same goes for MUA’s, Stylists etc. of course. But also listen to your friends, interns, assistants etc. ideas can be everywhere if you are open for it.

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Creativity and much more ….. Part III

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Props to shoot with can take up space, so how do we add stuff that is less “space consuming” but still can be used ?
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