Photomicrography

Woh, I find this truly compelling, exotic and intriguing photowork. Check out the slideshow :  “Small world competition 2009″

The Sochi Project

The Sochi Project

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In 2014, the Olympic Games will take place in Sochi, Russia. Never before have the Olympic Games been held in a region that contrasts more strongly with the glamour of the Games than Sochi. Just 20 kilometres away is the conflict zone Abkhazia. To the east the Caucasus Mountains stretch into obscure and impoverished breakaway republics such as Cherkessia, North Ossetia and Chechnya. On the coast old Soviet sanatoria stand shoulder to shoulder with the most expensive hotels and clubs of the Russian Riviera.

Photographer Rob Hornstra and writer/filmmaker Arnold van Bruggen plan to document the changes in the area around Sochi over the coming five years. The Sochi Project will be a dynamic mix of documentary photography, film and reportage about a world in flux; a world full of different realities within a small but extraordinary geographic area.

www.thesochiproject.org

Fire and ice

BJP | Fire and ice

Photographs of her daughters bought Sally Mann critical acclaim and the wrath of the religious right in the 1990s. Now she is back with an equally intimate portrait of her husband

Rolleiflex 2.8F

As you might know, I work with a digital camera and an analogue camera : a Rolleiflex 2.8A

I just learned that Hellen van Meene makes her great photographs with a Rolleiflex 2.8F

Now I’m reallly interested to see her work. When will it show in the Netherlands?

More Rolleiflex posts ? Click Rolleiflex category.

Studio Lighting | light technique

As I am setting up a photo/video studio in the ecdpm office, locaton : the attic, I thought I should compile and share some basic information as quick reference/toolkit for myself and my fellow studio user, the “corporate videographer” and others that take an interest.

Photo.net | Why go into the studio?

Shortcourses.com | Continuous lights

Photoplace | studio opstellingen

Working with equipment, model and light :

I find this workshop by Ken Henderson quite good,  see the video tutorials

Part One : explaining high, mid, low key

Part Two : explaining (flash) umbrella’s, background and camera angle

Part Three : explaining the soft box, the importance of the eyes and skin tone readings

Part Four : explaining back grounds, gels, effect lights, ‘French flag’,

Part Five : explaining skin highlights and catch lights in the eyes and basic accessories

Part Six : slide show/explaining his portraits and technique

Part Seven : light meting head light and back ground light

Part Eight : light height, mood, expression, smile

I will add to the above these coming days.

(In my own studio I work with Profoto. Some video’s are availabe here).