My blog, although I don’t see myself as a blogger but as a Photographer I will try to blog some interesting material during the weeks.
Expect at least 2 updates a week.

Ultimate workshop Weekend August 1-2

I’m very excited about this blogpost 😀
On August 1-2 we will host the first Ultimate workshop weekend in our studio in Emmeloord.
This is without a doubt the most complete and informative model photography workshop you will find anywhere.

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Day 1:
Full studio day from 10:00-22:00
We start with a Q&A in which we determine the topics for the day, this way the workshop will contain the topics that you want to see explained, the light setups/backgrounds/themes you struggle with etc.

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Evening 1:
A nice diner and portfolio review
Hang with our team during a nice diner and have your portfolio reviewed in the group during the later hours.

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Day 2:
The location day from 10:00-18:00
Working on location has a whole different range of challenges and we will discuss them during this day.
We start again with a Q&A after which we use different locations near our studio ranging from edgy to nature. We will be using flash, natural light, reflectors etc.

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Day 2 afternoon:
Retouching part
Learn how to control your workflow, retouch techniques for Photoshop and the use of plugins
Business tips
At the end of the day we will end with a seminar about business tips, building your brand, working with social media and much much more.

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The costs for the weekend is set at 999.00 euro
This includes the diner, lunches etc.

You will receive a certificate of participation and a signed poster print by Frank.
No hotel and flights are covered, but we will offer a good location.
Group size is limited to 8 people and the language of the workshop will be English.

You can register via this link

Some new images from Sharon

Today some images from last weekends workshop with Sharon.

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Platja d’aro outside workshops Part II

During the workshops I do on location I always stress the strength of natural light.
Sometimes people get so obsessed by using their “expensive” strobes that they sometimes forget how incredibly beautiful natural light can be. The workshop was in Spain, Platja d’aro to be exact, and if you know Spain you know that the light can be pretty harsh, for some people a reason to not use it…. in my opinion a huge mistake.

 

In the studio we often use harder light to enhance shadows and “image pop” however as soon as the sun gets a bit “harsher” we are somehow afraid to use it, maybe because it’s drilled into our mind that the best light is in the early morning and late afternoon, well that is true for most landscape shots but I love my street photography and especially model photography to be shot with the really harsh sunlight. So the next time you’re outside in the bright sun…… shut down the strobes and just shoot a few images with the beautiful sun.

 

Camera : Mamiya DF+ with Leaf Credo 60.

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Poldermodel 2014

When I work with the models during my workshops it always felt a bit weird that most of the models were all located far away from Emmeloord (our hometown) this is weird because when I walk through our town I see a lot of nice girls/boys that could model for us. Sometimes I do give a card but I have to honest most people don’t respond (maybe shame or they just throw away the card) so don’t worry if that also happens to you, maybe 1 out of 10 will respond.

 

Anyway, a few years ago I thought that it would be cool to organize a competition that shows us there are great models closer to home and the idea for “Poldermodel” was born. To explain the title a bit, we live in an area that is actually won back from the sea, so yeah in fact we live under sea level and NO I’m not sponge bob Squarepants 😀 and in Dutch we call this “polder”.

 

In 2012 we started the competition and it was a huge succes but due to limited time in 2013 we did not have the energy and time to organize it again, but we promised we would do it in 2014… and we did. On May 16th it was time for “poldermodel 2014” in a beautiful new location “Chez Marknesse”. During the day we organized different “stages” for the models including a photoshoot with me, a seminar on the life as a model and a catwalk training. In all “stages” there were several things the models learned but also things the judges looked for and would use for the final part, selecting the winner.

 

Today some of the images we shot during the day.
But first the winners of the title “Poldermodel 2014”

 

 

Anna and Ben

 

In 2012 Ben was in the top 3 but did not win and as always we gave the finalists some tips to grow and man did Ben listen.  Ben we choose because he performed great in all stages but most of all the catwalk where he not only got the biggest response from the crowd but also blew the jury away with his dynamic walk and absolute “I’m Ben and that’s it” attitude, the crowd and the jury loved it.

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Anna is a real “poldermodel” she is not only a great model for fashion and has some really nice expressions in her shots but most of all Anna is the kind of model that will promote your event to the top with her smile which melted not only me but also the whole jury, and as you can see here she is not afraid to jump out of the box during a photoshoot, even if she only has a few frames. WOW.Poldermodel 2014 sessie (242 of 278)
And here are some images from the catwalk show.

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