Last sunday I was invited by Bas Stubert to fly along in a Cessna from Hilversum to Texel and back. The day started with fog and no wind so we waited with coffee and apple pie by the fire at the small airport of Hilversum. When the fog eventually lifted we went to the Cessna … Continue reading “Cessna to Texel”
Category: Photography
Mauviel sauce pan
September 16, 2010Recently I was asked to shoot a cover for a magazine (it didn’t get published eventually). The briefing: a copper saucepan by Mauviel being used to make a sauce. I could work in a nearby cooking studio and one of the employees of the client was going to be a model. For a cover you … Continue reading “Mauviel sauce pan”
Expired photographic film
July 15, 2010Another expired photographic colour film that I shot photos on with my Nikon FM2N with Carl Zeiss 2/28 ZF. Collecting the prints at my favourite printshop is a present every time, just like a real present it can dissapoint but it is always exciting, and that makes me happy. I keep shooting film to introduce more … Continue reading “Expired photographic film”
X-Rite ColourChecker
June 27, 2010Last week I received my X-Rite ColourChecker color rendition chart and shot it in my productphotography setup. When you match the colours of the squares with the values stated in the manual your photograph becomes rather pale / dull. When matched up there is no dark black nor is there bright white, the histogram has no … Continue reading “X-Rite ColourChecker”
Digital cross processing
June 7, 2010Digital cross processing involves manipulating the colour channels of your digital image to obtain the look of an actual cross processed photographic film. Traditionally the results obtained are very different depending on the type of film and chemicals used so this “digital cross processing” term seems kind of vague. As long as your colours are out of … Continue reading “Digital cross processing”
Low key
May 20, 2010Today I wanted to get to the bottom of low key photography so I would know exactly what was going on with that (and not just take a dark photograph and call it low key). Searching the internet for “low key portrait lighting” or something like that yields enough material to study. You need some directional … Continue reading “Low key”
Vlieland
March 22, 2010On Vlieland last week we had some harsh sunlight which, because the sun is still pretty low this time of year, gave me beautiful shadows to work with. Usually I “expose to the right” and slightly darken in post, to lower noise levels and ensure smooth tonality in darker parts of the image (like in … Continue reading “Vlieland”