Digital 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”
Dialogue
January 6, 2010My father had a valid point today, while we were at the Alfred Stevens exhibition in the Van Gogh museum and later at Burtynsky in Huis Marseille: showing your work is an attempt to establish a dialogue, even though you do not show your work to please the audience perse. I know this dialogue does … Continue reading “Dialogue”
Liberation from sharpness
January 1, 20102009 was a special year for me because FINALLY I started to somewhat understand how to make a beautiful photograph. For the first time I had the feeling my photographs could be about something. It started with loosing my obsession with sharpness. Since I started photography sharpness had been my holy grail (no doubt influenced by … Continue reading “Liberation from sharpness”
Elspeth Diederix
December 28, 2009Elspeth Diederix has inspired me a lot since I saw her solo exhibition last summer in Oss. The room with photographic wallpaper showing studies and tries, some of which (but not all) resulted in a work that was also in the museum was most impressive. Of course one already knows this, the masterpieces do not … Continue reading “Elspeth Diederix”