Wow that’s a different… This is one of the most heard comments when we use extreme differences in the background, especially when the model wears something more eye-catching, or dark/bright. Chasing the perfect background on location is one of my favourite things. And it’s not always that the most interesting looking background is also the best. It’s great to have a cool background but we don’t always want them to compete with each other. I always try to choose a background that will help my model to pop-out, or disappear into. This is the 4th part of this blog series and I highly recommend fi ..read more

A super creative space People have been asking for years if we wanted to rent our space. Because of the lack of spaces in The Netherlands that are aimed at multifunctional creative spaces we decided to make this possible. You can now rent our studio including backgrounds, accessories, and even with me as your assistant The space is ideal for photo or video shoots, but also to host workshops and smaller events (up to 50 people can be seated). You can use all the backgrounds, custom paint walls etc. to create exactly what you need. We always have over 50 different options for backgrounds. Visit ..read more

This is it I think we can all agree that gear, lighting, styling, location etc. are all important for a successful shoot. Although during this workshop series we already saw that the location can be transformed quite easily from ok to wow by choosing the right angles and lighting/styling etc. If you missed the previous ones you can read them here (highly recommended) Let’s talk about the flash Let’s talk about gear Ok so now it’s about story telling, and what do I mean with story telling. When we look back into history, even as far as the cavemen, the main reason to create “art” was to tell st ..read more

Because size matters Today Part II from the workshop “working on location in Emmeloord” In this workshop the challenge is to use not so interesting locations and create awesome shots. In the previous blogpost we showed set 1 and talked a bit about the gear, today we dive a little bit deeper in the deep reflector. But first let’s take a look at the setup. The third set we used during the workshop (set II will follow the next time) was a small house near the beach, this is an interesting location but in all honesty I had the most trouble with this one to create something interesting. But by usin ..read more

Transform something not so cool to awesome One of the more challenging workshops is without a doubt “on location in Emmeloord” During this workshop I take the attendees with me to locations that at first sight might look incredibly boring. However by using the styling of the model and of course the choice of lighting and shooting angle it becomes clear pretty quickly that even locations that are not that interesting can transform into a great location for shoots. The reason this workshop is very important is because during most workshops you are shooting in already great locations, or nice stu ..read more

Maximize your results with this simple technique When you shoot for a client, delivering different options is always interesting and smart. But different options take time, right? In this blog the same background and totally different results Well not exactly. Be smart with your setups. For this example, I’m using a white background. In the front, I’m using the Rogue black umbrella with a sleeve aimed straight at our model. The backdrop is white seamless. You probably already know about the inverse square law, meaning light falls off over the distance. A great way to use this is to control you ..read more

It’s all in the expression and poses and… a lot more Over the years I’ve photographed many models in various locations and situations. They range from trade shows on a booth measuring 2×3 mtrs to awesome castles. Modeling is also acting. a model should empathize in the shoot. One thing I learned is that you can shoot in the most difficult or awesome locations, the model determines how the results will end up. When I look for models the first thing of course, I look at is how the model looks. I don’t believe in size zero and love to shoot “real” people instead of Barbie dolls. And that immediat ..read more

Maximise your results with this simple technique When you shoot for a client it’s always interesting and smart to deliver different options. But different options take time, right? Well not exactly. Be smart with your setups For this example I’m using a white background. In the front I’m using the Rogue black umbrella with sleeve aimed straight at our model. The backdrop is white seamless. You probably already know about the inverse square law, this means that light falls off over the distance. A great way to use this is for control of your background. In this setup I’m using the white backgro ..read more

The Wide Angle lens on your iPhone The wide angle is probably one of the most fun lenses. Period. yes i mean the Wide Angle Lens on your iPhone That might be a very strong expression, but the wide angle is undoubtedly one of those lenses you can have a lot of fun with. So for today’s blog post I decided to take some wide-angle shots while walking in the forest with Chewie. The way it was intended… right? Most of the time we use it just to get a wider view, and let’s be honest, it does really make a difference. However, for me one of the cool things about the wide angle is not that it just gi ..read more

It’s all in the expression and poses and… a lot more Over the years I’ve photographed many different models in many different locations and situations. Ranging from trade shows on a booth measuring 2×3 mtrs to awesome castles. One thing I learned is that you can shoot in the most difficult or awesome locations, the model determines how the results will end up. When I look for models the first thing of course I look at is how the model looks, I don’t believe in size zero and love to shoot “real” people instead of barbie dolls. And that immediately brings us to the most important part. Acting on ..read more