My first time in a mountain landscape, last week with Jeroen at his family’s place at lake Garda, Italy. We went swimming in the lake and hiking in the mountains surrounding the lake. The mountain landscape intrigued me (being used to flat earth in the Netherlands), very raw and masculin and, dare I say, sublime.
Duisburg, Germany
August 20, 2010Last wednesday Martijn and I went to Duisburg in Germany. There is an abandoned factory and a Landschaftspark where we wanted to photograph. As usual I gave myself an assignment. To prepare I watched Dune (1984) the night before, one of my favourite movies. The weather was perfect for most of the day: cloudy but … Continue reading “Duisburg, Germany”
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”
Edward Weston’s bellpepper
May 26, 2010Edward Weston was part of the f/64 movement (as was Ansel Adams). He is also known for his study of a bellpepper from his garden: Pepper by Edward Weston. Looking at this, the following thoughts came up: – The subject defines the photograph. – The photographer is only a technician. But is that true? Because … Continue reading “Edward Weston’s bellpepper”
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”
EISA photo maestro 2010
April 30, 2010My entry to the EISA photo maestro 2010 competition is a small series of 7 photos. The theme of the competition is Transport. Early on I decided to not go the teleportation or the transportation of data route but keep it simple and literal, as I thought the jury would see it. Even so, I didn’t want … Continue reading “EISA photo maestro 2010”
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”
Proof of the day
February 7, 2010Yesterday I went to the Veluwe, my favourite hiking destination. There was some fog. Splendid nature, right on my doorstep. Afterwards, at the Vesting:
Always available
January 12, 2010Always available will be my entry in the Carl Zeiss Digital Culture competition. This photograph is about connection and disconnection in the human being. On the one hand we hold on to (archaïc) traditions and a warm touch is indispensable for a healthy life, on the other hand we lose a lot of time, and ourselves … Continue reading “Always available”