As you might already know we are doing a very special UK tour in May.
Together with Nadine Stephan I will teach a full day workshop with a small group of students covering literally everything from finding your model to the shoot and the retouching, in between Nadine will take over and talk about styling on a budget and how to be creative on the spot. We teach this combination workshop also in the Netherlands and it’s a huge success, mainly because styling is often overlooked as a vital part of an important session and during this workshop all the dots will be connected, so be prepared to be inspired.

You can now register via our friends from the Flash Centre who were so kind to organize everything, and when I saw the locations….. oh WOW we can’t wait, so expect the best we can offer, the locations are jaw dropping and I already saw some of Nadine’s ideas….. well to make a long story short you really don’t want to miss these.

The tour will consist of an evening seminar with loads of technical information on metering, calibrating your workflow, getting better shots during fashion/model and street photography and much more, actually the seminar part is aimed at both the model and street photographer. And of course the full day workshop.

real image shot during one of these workshops.

London – Legoland Windsor 
Monday 20th May
All Day Workshop - 9.30am-5pm
Evening Seminar - 7pm-10pm

Midlands – Studley Castle
Wednesday 22nd May
All Day Workshop - 9.30am-5pm
Evening Seminar - 7pm-10pm

Edinburgh – The Glasshouse Hotel
Friday 24th May
All Day Workshop - 9.30am-5pm
Evening Seminar - 7pm-10pm

The daytime workshops will be a mix of location shooting, seminar and Q&A and are limited to 19 people. A buffet lunch is included.
Workshop tickets are £169

 
There will also be options to shoot some images yourself, however we have limited this time to put as much information as possible into the workshop, but from every setup there is a chance to take a killer shot.

It’s almost time for the workshops in New Jersey / New York on April 13-14.
These workshops are going to be a little bit more special because we’re not only shooting in two breath taking locations but also because the topic this time will be glamour/boudoir with a fashion twist, a combination I hardly ever teach abroad because I need a special kind of models for this, we do it this time however because we are working together with Maria from http://www.mariasangels.com/ and let’s be honest….. wow. If there is one workshop this year you really don’t want to miss it’s this one

Day 1 we will be shooting in a classic car dealership some of the topics will be :
Metering and manipulating light, finding the right pose, styling a shot, adding some magic ingredients like smoke and color, working with high contrast lighting, white or black canvas techniques (new topic), working with mix lights, calibrating your workflow, Photoshop/Lightroom tips, choosing the right gear, caching the model, finding the right models and much much more.

Day 2 we will be shooting in a more boudoir setting, a beautiful house some of the topics will be :
Using mix lights, shooting that glamour shot without going over the top, expression of the model, finding the right combinations in color and clothing, working in tight spaces, maximizing the location by choosing the correct angles, working with a calibrated workflow, Photoshop/Lightroom tips and much much more.

For Day 2 we are now fully booked.
For Day 1 we only have 2 seats available so if you want to join us please register at http://www.frankdoorhof.com/site/new-york-workshops/

Now this is gonna be SO cool.
For our UK tour which will take place between May 20th and 26th I just got confirmation that our very own Nadine Stephan will travel with me as my model but….. and it doesn’t get any better than this… she will also teach part of the workshop and tell you everything about styling and how to be creative on the spot.

Now for people who don’t know Nadine by now…… well ok there might be some.
Nadine started out as a model for my workshops some years ago and as a joke she once said “I love being part of the workshops and I want to surprise you every time I do a workshop so you will never kick me out because you get bored with me”….. well that grew into something that is best describes as “a super creative team”. Nadine is not only one of the most expressive models you can get in front of your camera but she is most of all an amazing stylist that is also able to tell the students exactly what’s going on in her mind, and trust me, if you’re not inspired after hearing what she does and seeing her work…. well you can always start flipping hamburgers at McDonalds…. having her with me on this tour is gonna be awesome and will push not only me but also the students to creative heights.

This is without any doubt a tour you don’t want to miss.

If you want more information about dates and bookings contact our friends at the flash centre (http://www.theflashcentre.com) and they will add you to our mailing list.

Places we will visit are :
London, Birmingham and Edinburgh

Maybe you already noticed it, but the old portfolio has been gone for a while.
Out went a lot of images and I tried to stay below 20 images per category, and yes that did hurt.
But whatever I tried I could not find something that worked the way I wanted, the portfolio looked nice but I got a lot of questions if I also would be willing to sell prints and to build that into my own website…. well to make a long story short that did not work.

During the SWPP I met up with the guys from www.smugmug.com and it didn’t take long before I knew that I wanted to have something online under their vision. Last week I got the mail I was waiting for from their custom department with the message that I could start uploading images. So if you did not see the portfolio yet make sure to check it out via the portfolio page, or surf direct to frankdoorhof.smugmug.com

And if you’re looking for a great way to present your images…. well they ROCK.