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The best locations and the best light…. are what you do….

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We all know that a good shot consists of good lighting and a great location right?
However that doesn’t mean you have to travel for that great shot, actually the best shots can be right around the corner. The main problem is that we see the locations close to us way to often to actually register as something that could be interesting for a photoshoot. If we would see them just once they might seem much more interesting than they do in every day life.

 

When we changed locations for our studio I clearly told everyone that the area behind the studio (out of sight) could not be changed and I wanted to let “nature” just run it’s course, if we have something old and “rustic” we don’t throw it out, we store it there and just place it somewhere where we can use it as a location to shoot, we even have a sea container there to use.

 

The next shots were all done in a very fast outside session with just the sun as light source.
Editing is very minimal with just some tinting and a little bit of MacPhun Intensify.

 

So the next time you are looking for a location… make sure to also check your local area, and house area. And when you own a studio building…. why not make a “mess” outside (as long as people don’t see it from the road). Also remember that the sun will actually be a great light source with great contrast, if it’s a bit too harsh you can always use some diffusion material between the model and the sun, but in all honestly I often just shoot it as is, I just love those hard shadows and popping colors.

 

Model/Styling : Nadine

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Movement with Kirsten

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As you probably know I love shooting motion, and what is better for that than working with a dancer (or dancers).
Last week Kirsten visited our studio for some new shots, and today I can share some of that shoot.
All shots/jumps are real and no Photoshop was used except for tinting and sharpening.

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I want to break free…..

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Today a special blog post.
First of all it’s my birthday 😀 (44 already pffff) but second of all I wanted to post this one today for another reason.

People that know me know that I’m a huge Queen fan so when our friend Chaim and me talked about him looking a bit like Freddie we actually came up with the idea from the shoot you’re gonna see today.

 

When we came up with the idea to do a Queen inspired shoot we first had to determine on what to shoot.
Very quickly it was decided we would do a tribute to “I want to break free”.
Styling wise this was of course already a challenge, getting high-heels, clothing etc. but most of all it appeared to be a challenge to get the vacuum cleaner, but eventually we found it so we could plan the shoot. And last weekend it was time to shoot it so today we can show you the results.
Styling : Nadine
MUA : Christa
Freddie : Chaim

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Periscope, the new social media thing or much more….

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We all know the problem… there are WAY too many social media platforms at the moment, if you want to be active on all you can’t work anymore or you have to have an ingenious system of crossposting stuff working for you. It seems that every day there is a new “someone” trying to become a millionaire by launching something new that we all HAVE to do, because if we don’t…. well you don’t want to be left behind right?

 

When Meerkat was released I have to be honest that I did not even look into it, in all honestly I just can’t be excited to see someone (not even my friends) walking their dog, eating a banana or (please don’t) sitting in the restroom reading the newspaper, and let’s be honest most people are using it just for that, and with hashtags that contain the words Fridge and see I’m already over it, or at least I thought.

 

During Professional Imaging Scott (Kelby) and Terry (White) told me to check out a new app called “Periscope” by Twitter, and I did.
What I will write down now is my PERSONAL experience, my PERSONAL opinion and the way that I’m gonna use it, so if you don’t agree there is no problem at all, it’s just my PERSONAL opinion. That being said let’s look at Periscope.

 

The app
Periscope is created by Twitter and can be found on the iOs App store, I believe other versions will be released soon (they are working on Android).
The app itself looks very simple (and that’s the way it should be) and works very fast, when you start working with it you are actually up and running in seconds, and that’s what I love about these kind of apps, they should be easy to operate and to understand.

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