Scherpe foto's maken zonder bewegingsonscherpte - workshop fotografie
dinsdag 24 mei 2016
Zo jammer.. Dat geld kun je beter besteden aan een gezellig dagje uit met je gezin of vrienden. Daar houd je nog een mooie herinnering aan over ook! smile emoticon
Om scherpte in je foto te krijgen heb je namelijk echt geen dure lens of camera nodig met usm, hypersonic, IS, turbo, speed, ultra geavanceerd focussysteem enz. nodig. 9 van de 10 keer is het mijns inziens een "user error".
De onderstaande foto's zijn gemaakt met een hele goedkope analoge lens van meer dan 50 jaar oud! En toen bestonden al die toeters en bellen die je tegenwoordig aangesmeerd worden nog niet. Het instellen van de focus gaat handmatig. En toch is de foto scherp!
Natuurlijk, sommige moderne dingen hebben wel degelijk nut. Vooral voor het gemak van de fotograaf. Maar mijns inziens is het geheim van een goede, scherpe foto én goed in focus, heel simpel.
Het belangrijkste ingredient is geduld!
- Geduldig wachten op het juiste moment.
- Geduld nemen om een goede compositie te maken die je achteraf niet hoeft bij te snijden.
- Geduld om te leren hoe je camera werkt en goed (manueel) te leren focussen.
- Geduld nemen om de situatie en je onderwerp te observeren.
Maar bovenal geduld en tijd nemen om contact te maken met degene die je voor je camera hebt staan. Want fotograferen van mensen gaat niet over de foto maar over de mensen die je fotografeert!
Als je daarnaast zorgt voor een korte sluitertijd, krijg je zelfs met een groot diafragma, zoals in dit geval F/0.95, een scherpe foto.
Oh ja, en vergeet daarnaast niet vooral de handleiding van je camera een keer goed door te lezen. Je zal echt verbaasd zijn wat voor een interessante dingen daar allemaal instaan.
All images are captured with the Fujifilm Xpro 2.
All images are captured with the Fujifilm Xpro 2.
Review of the Bellevue Avenue Resplendent collection - natural light photography, workshop & mentoring by Willie Kers
maandag 23 mei 2016
After a session I can hardly wait to view the images on my big screen. I use photoshop to put a personal stamp on my images. Sometimes it can be time consuming because Photoshop is so very versatile and it has a lot of options. All tough i know my way around in Photoshop, I rather spend my time having fun with my family. And to reduce my editing time in Post, I use my own hand made actions. I must say that in the beginning, when I started out with digital photography and Photoshop, I bought a lot of actions that I hardly ever used. Most of the actions weren't as helpful as they seemed on before hand. So these days I've become more selective and most of my work is hand edit but once in a while there are these actions that really help to speed up my workflow.
I was so honored that Bellevue Avenue has given me the opportunity to be a tester of their brand new set "The Resplendent Collection". Especially since I bought some overlays in the past from Bellevue Avenue that I really like! The description of the "Resplendent Collection" is colorful, dreamy and radiant, so I couldn't wait to try it out. Because these three words describe the kind of photography that I love. Normally i don't do much heavy editing in post but I felt that, to give a good review of this set, I had to use most of the actions and brushes that are in the set. So I edit some images that really could use some magical touch.
The Resplendent Collection is what Bellevue Avenues has promised! It's colorful, dreamy, radiant and magical! There are some really great and helpful actions, brushes and portrait enhancers like "Peach glow" and "Creamy skin smooth". Also the Luminous Foundations are really amazing! They really give that extra final touch to my images. Since I still shoot analog, mostly in black & white, I've become very sceptic about BW actions. I've seen a lot of BW actions that promised to give me that Old School analog feel but in the end it was never what I've been searching for. Until now. I was really excited about the BW Thrift from the "Color Shifts" set! That action gave me the analog magic I've been searching for with just one click. It's my favorite action in the set!
There are so many options in "The Resplendent Collection" that I could play for days with them! This set is definitely a keeper! If you are a portrait or natural light photographer who loves to shoot outdoors, than this set is made for you!
On the website of Bellevue Avenue and on their Facebook page, you'll can find more information an other test examples about their brand new "Resplendent Collection".
Here are some before and afters I've edited with actions and brushes from the "Resplendent Collection".
(All of the images are captured with the Fujifilm Xpro2)
(All of the images are captured with the Fujifilm Xpro2)
Fujifilm Xpro-2 Editorial Urban Fashion shoot in Bruges Belgium - Natural light photography and workshops by Willie Kers, The Netherlands
zondag 15 mei 2016
Brugge, België
But i like to get out of my comfort zone and be challenged to try something new (or familiair because a few years ago I used strobes a lot).
Larissa, the gorgeous and professional model did a great job and besides that she is a very sweet girl, she is also a real professional. Without complaining she stand against the cold!
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