Just some pics from my life.
Trying out a new studio setup with a black background and an improvised softbox. So far I’m quite happy with it but I’ve got lot’s to learn… luckily!
Heikki’s helmet when he still raced for ING Renault F1. I got this helmet from Isabelle Connor after an assignment I did for her. That made me so proud!
Here you can see Heikki’s autograph really good, awesome!
A bit edited to my likings, but probably less than how much you’d suspect… the light setup, less contrast and the white balance already does a lot.
Last but not least, where the magic happens:
Comments/questions are very welcome of course! Hope you enjoy.
Bought some thick paper to create a new product studio. So far so good. I also got a HUGE black sheet so that will be fun to play with. In the meanwhile: test shots and some skateboarding action from Arnhem where I had a job interview..
And now the promised skateboarding stuff…
Wanted it to look magical… worked out pretty good. 🙂
Used an external flash with a wireless remote (that cost me like nothing from our friends at dealextreme…)
Got inspired after putting my jacket over my camera. Yes I use my camera as a coat rack. Don’t worry wouldn’t do this with your expensive camera’s!
Let’s make things happier shall we? From the old stylish black I went for a completely different style. It’s by far from finished but I already liked it more than the old one so here it is.
A screenshot of the old layout can be found HERE.
Also I found some pictures I took a while back with an old 50 1.8 lens. So here we go!
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Hope you guys like the new layout!
As a New Media consultant, producer and expert it’s still difficult to get a job. If photography is involved: great. If not: well it’s still my hobby. So I’ve been very busy getting my stuff together and trying to get a job. Either way still I took some pics.
Some power plant near Sittard… taken from the train.
And a nice friendly spider in our back garden.
Still a great cam. Ah I had to test my remote cord I just had in from dealextreme…
As I said got a new lens, so I couldn’t wait and had to test it.
This is Ronke, we’ve been friends for a very long while and her smile just makes everyone smile as well.. couldn’t resist to capture that piece of magic!
This is the cat of our neighbours. However it often sneaks into our house to be found chilling, sleeping or hunting for food. Nice cat though!
Now prepare for some BIRDS!
Strike a pose!
Huh what?
NINJAAAAAA!
Promised the swan she’d be on my blog too. Not the best picture I ever took but a promise is a promise… eventhough I’m QUITE sure she would never see my blog.
Swan… You’re on my blog. Feel happy, fuzzy and warm now? I do since I’m inside Muhahaha.
More stuff later, cheerio’s folks!
My final schoolproject is gadgettribe.tv as some might know. I created that webpage and the video with my 5DMKII.
Anyway today I’ve been busy working on the filmstudio that we’re going to use in the new episodes of Gadgettribe.TV.
This is the black board that’s going to stand in front of the anchorman.. It’s all made of wood!
ALSO some other news… bought a new lens!!
Here you can see the Canon 28-300mm IS USM L lens… wich is attached at the Canon 1D MKII wich I also have.
So far: it’s GREAT!!
It already has been a week, but a good memory anyway. Me and a friend went to Ghent to have a Maxforums gathering. What’s that? Well, some 3D/photography guys in Ghent drinking and talking geek stuff! Well.. we talked a lot about design, the current economy, more design, visual stuff, infinity (don’t ask.. please don’t) and we indeed had drinks. I brought my cam, 2 lenses and had lots of fun!
Means something along the lines of “love please.”
Martini bubles, I loved them!
The Cat. What a beauty!
The roof during our lunch the second day.
A very funky and happy colored bar!
Also 3D visual designers can look very ghetto.
Next stop, more drinks.
Some stairs at the place where we stayed.
Nd more…
The living room, well, small part of it. Looks great!!!
That’s all for now.
First I’d like to start saying: All a merry X-mas and a happy 2010 with lot’s of work, joy happiness, adventures and health.
Then now of course some photography!
That’s it for now. See you next time!
P.s. I’m currently looking for a job in New Media. Know anything? Let me know. For more info also see www.stmedia.nl. Thanks!
Been making wine for a while now, here’s the first couple of bottles.
And..
Got bored. If anyone has a job please let me know. For more information: http://www.stmedia.nl for my portfolio and CV.
Some experiments with water and stuff. It’s fun, trust me!
The drainage.
Beer!
More water.. and then it will fall:
More to come soon, got a lot of things planned. I need to work on focusingand the fall speed. Right now I had to shoot these at 1/160 but I should see if I can go to faster speeds..
Thanks go out to Photogavin and some of his youtube tutorials!
http://www.youtube.com/user/PhotoGavin
Weird title aye? Well… kinda fit’s the pictures. Very experimental.
The first is a small path next to my house.
I simply LOVE the colors, really peaceful.
Now my fisheye lens. Oops I spoilt it. Why? Well it reminds me of a helmet. But in fact it’s my lens upside down.. Nevermind.. here it is…
Darth-Vader-ish aye?
Thats it for now, If you have any comments please leave them here. Always appreciated!!
As the title already indicates, I got a new lens. And it’s a beauty! The Canon 50mm 1.4 lens. Why is this one so special? The 24-105 covers a wide range and 50mm is in that range… Well the aperture is really nice.
Explanation
The lower the aperture number, the more extreme the Depth of field (DOF) effect is. What is in focus will always be sharp, but what’s out of focus will be blurry. The lower the aperture number, the blurrier out of focus objects are.
Anyway… Back to the actual photo’s. Here are some test shots I made with this lens:
Picture of my desk… kind of messy, 2 camera’s, phone and coffee.
A car in our street. I edited the numberplate for privacyreasons. It looks quite miniature I’d say..
Small shed in the garden…
Don’t eat them! 😛
Painted this one myself…
Attempt at product-photography..
The cat singing.
How cute… Yes it’s real btw.
Water tower in Ijmuiden.
The harbour in Ijmuiden, I ate fish with my girl somewhere there…
And at the beach.
That’s it for now! Bye-bye, and leave a comment!
Was a typical sunday… so I went to some construction area where I had a go with my camera, and my radio controlled car. You’ve gotta do something in your spare time, isn’t it?
That’s it for now, hope you like them!
Okay okay, I know I still have to add some pictures from my trip to Sweden, but hey… it’s one of those jobs that’s going to take hours and you don’t have a deadline, after all, it’s a hobby. So instead here some random shots from the past few days.
Followed by this picture, which I took in Almere Stad. It’s quite a famous building here. I just like it’s pattern a lot. Tried to capture it.
And then… sunny Caribbean beach life, apart from the fact it’s taken over here in cold Almere, the Netherlands.
Oh and if you wonder, no this picture has not been edited except from the frame. Don’t we love color settings in the 5D MKII ?
That’s it for now! Much more to come, like I always say…!
Played a bit around with my fisheye lens, stiched some pics toghether and gave it polar coordinates in Photoshop. It’s just a test but I post it anyway!
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