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Triple flash

09 Monday Mar 2020

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dark, flash, skin, studio

I often use just 1 flash; it’s easier and still looks very good 90% of the time. But being a studio makes me restless now & then to change settings again. This was taken using three flash heads, and I like the reflections on Gaelle’s dark skin. Her look makes the picture complete.

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Stool

16 Sunday Feb 2020

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blouse, flash, stockings, stool

I like the somewhat classic look of this one. With beautiful and dear Maaike in the image. The blouse may appear a bit long, but that may be because it’s mine. 😉

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Alternative perspective

04 Tuesday Feb 2020

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floor, perspective, smile

This is a shot from a few weeks ago with Laura. We were experimenting here & there, and I used the wooden floor print again after not having used it for quite some time.

Also during the shoot we tried some alternative angles; always good for your sense of balance. 😉

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Dark

15 Sunday Dec 2019

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dark, jewelry, longhair, lowkey, studio

When shooting on a gray background, the nice thing is it is easily detachable in Photoshop to subtly adjust. Here I went for quite a bit of subtle post-processing : ProRetouch from Totally Rad (not affiliated but I love their subtle actions), then in the second pass a Sean Archer action. The latter gives some subtle extra lights and less smooth background (actually requiring you to more or less shoot on a 50% gray backdrop) . With lovely model Simone.

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The Hat

15 Sunday Dec 2019

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flash, hat, sensual

This shot was taken in my studio a month or so ago. I like the expression of Jessica here very much, and also the just-not-being-to-see-anything provocative feel about it.

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Passion

01 Tuesday Oct 2019

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It might seem that nothing much is happening here, and you may be right. 😉 Most action takes place on Instagram and less on Facebook (and less, and less…).

Still, I like this one quite a bit, so time for another post here. Hope you like it as well. 🙂

It’s from July this year with Sunsenescence and Anthony. I love the softness and had a hard time switching between high and low contrast. I usually like high contrast, but here a softer look felt better.

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When it was 2017

03 Sunday Mar 2019

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backlit, hair, marion

Here is an oldie from my first shoot with lovely Marion back in 2017. There are still so many pictures that look great, and the Dutch weather today was a good excuse to revisit that shoot and turn one those pictures into black & white and post it here.

Hope you enjoy it!

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Tommy

24 Sunday Feb 2019

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hair, wind

Here’s one I shot the other day in November, 2018 of Daantje. The lens was a Sigma 50mm f/1.4 ART, opened to f/1.6.

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Pregnant

10 Thursday May 2018

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Here is a shot from March. The background was actually light gray, but with enough light and some post-processing you can make a nice silhouette image anyway.

It was good timing; that night her water broke and she gave birth to a baby girl soon after. 🙂

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Storm

25 Sunday Mar 2018

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bw, chair, sitting, wind

This is from more than a month ago with the sweet and lovely Fabiola Aguilera. It was great to shoot with her. This is one of my favorites of that day…

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