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De Haan, BELGIUM
After a stormy periode in my life, the kids and I needed to recharge our batteries again to start a new chapter. So we went for a couple of days to the Belgian coast.
These are my first shots ever with a rangefinder (Leica M4-2 borrowed from a friend - thx Wil)
Check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
and our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
BELGIUM - Lommel
Family Holiday in Centerparks De Vossemeren
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
That's how the fish saw Maya and mommy.
BELGIUM - Zaventem
My daughter Maya turnde 3 last friday. Ofcourse we had to celebrate that. Maya enjoyed all the presents, sweets and attention.
Maya was delighted with the Dora cake.
LIGHTING INFO
I exposed for the lights and the background. My mother held a 580EX to camera left, pointed straight at Maya's face. I zoomed in the flash to 105mm to prevent light spill on the lights and background. I used an ST-E2 transmitter and used auto TTL to get some fast and good shots.
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Steenokkerzeel, BELGIUM
I did it, I bought a Hasselblad 500 c/m camera. Not for work, but for fun, learning and taking a dip into the rich history of photography. My lovely wife was so kind to pose for me (I should photograph her more often).
This is shot with natural light and the 80mm lens on f/2.8. I used Ilford HP5 plus (400iso). The scan isn't very good since I used a very old Epson 1240U flatbed scanner. On top of that I couldn't found the MF film holder. Some of the scans are pretty distorted from just laying the film on the (dirty) scanner. But hey, it's a testshoot and I had fun. Played around with the curves a bit and removed some dust in Photoshop.
Check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
or our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
uPlace Triathlon Training Camp at Sands Beach Resort in Costa Teguise Lanzarote.
Photos by Bert Stephani bertstephani.com/
BELGIUM - De Panne - Plopsaland
Our two oldest kids, Kobe and Maya, are really relaxed about their baby sister Noa getting most of the attention these days. But yesterday was all about them. We dropped Noa of at my parents and took Kobe and Maya to Plopsaland (a theme park). We all had so much fun.
After 7 years of marriage I still love looking at my wife like on the first day.
Ghent, BELGIUM
After six months of work, MOTIVATIONAL LIGHT, my instructional video about lighting is finally available.
For more info, trailers, bonus footage and purchasing, visit:
This image was shot during a fast paced real life wedding shoot. We shot with the 5DmkII and my old Hasselblad 500cm with a combination of Kodak Tri-X 400 and a borrowed 39 megapixel CFV-39 digital back
Also check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
and our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
Zaventem, BELGIUM
Suzanne is an Egyptian beauty who lives in Antwerp. She needed a small portfolio to audition for a part in a videoclip from her favorite Egyptian artist.
Suzanne's great looks, fantastic smile, natural posing skills and fun character made it easy for me. It's hard to believe that she never posed before and was very nervous the first 15 minutes.
LIGHTING INFO:
A Canon 580EXII with shoot through umbrella was placed to camera left for the main light and a gridded Vivitar 285HV was placed behind the model to provide some hairlight.
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2007 may 15 - Zaventem (Belgium) - studio
Kobe and Maya are having fun with the Sekonic Flashmaster L-358 lightmeter/flashmeter. The Pocketwizard module inside the meter allows to trigger a strobe with a push on the button. The kids loved it.
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI
2007 may 15 - Zaventem (Belgium) - studio
Kobe and Maya are having fun with the Sekonic Flashmaster L-358 lightmeter/flashmeter. The Pocketwizard module inside the meter allows to trigger a strobe with a push on the button. The kids loved it.
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI
Lighting Info:
A single studio strobe with a large softbox a bit above eye level and to camera right.
Overijse/Jezus-Eik, BELGIUM
A group of calanetics ethousiasts asked me to shoot some pics at their annual bbq as a surprise for their teacher. I'm afraid I wasn't the surprise she expected ;-)
The master of the house was (except for me) the only male at the party. He wanted a picture of his new BMW bike.
LIGHTING INFO:
I underexposed the background to make the clouds more dramatic. A single Vivitar 285HV to camera left, lights the bike and the driver.
I put a CTO (orange) gel in front of the flash and set my white balance to tungsten. That setting shifts the whole color spectrum. It makes the sky much more blue and neutralises the orange gel so the subject is neutrally lit. No photoshop, just lightroom.
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uPlace Triathlon Training Camp at Sands Beach Resort in Costa Teguise Lanzarote.
Photos by Bert Stephani bertstephani.com/
Canet-Plage, FRANCE
Just a snap from the family holiday in France. As a professional photographer it's tempting to lug around all that gear on holiday but I find it important to step away from photography from time to time and just focus on my family. I only took 400 images in two weeks and mostly just with my small digicam (and a waterproof housing).
My three little darlings at the pool.
Check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
or our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
Ghent, BELGIUM
After six months of work, MOTIVATIONAL LIGHT, my instructional video about lighting is finally available.
For more info, trailers, bonus footage and purchasing, visit:
This image was shot during a fast paced real life wedding shoot. We shot with the 5DmkII and my old Hasselblad 500cm with a combination of Kodak Tri-X 400 and a borrowed 39 megapixel CFV-39 digital back
Also check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
and our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
Hofstade, BELGIUM
We had a shooting day / workshop for www.squeezethelime.com
LIGHTING INFO: natural light only
Steenokkerzeel, BELGIUM
Now the new studio is getting pretty close to being finished (at least the top floor), I wanted to test out a bit what kind of picture I can take in the space. So I asked the wonderful model Ine to pose for a couple of hours. Everything was lit with flash, no available light.
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Steenokkerzeel, BELGIUM - Pictures from another shoot/video I did for LIME, our new educational project for photographers.
I tried to squeeze the most out of the available light on a short shoot with professional model Sylviane.
For a making-of video and more info, please visit www.squeezethelime.com
Also check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
Steenokkerzeel, BELGIUM (studio)
Now that I have a nice big studio, I might as well learn how to take pictures in it. I find it much more difficult than shooting on location. That's why I'm doing a series of test shoots to try stuff out. The amazing Peggy helped me out on this one.
LIGHTING INFO:
Peggy is standing in front of a dark grey paper backdrop (love the versatility of grey) and is lit with one Elinchrom Ranger had with grid.
Check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
or our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
Mallorca, SPAIN
Just a few pictures from our family holiday. Travelling with 3 small kids can be pretty exhausting so I packed just a minimum of photo gear: my Ixus and a DSLR with one lens (which stayed in the hotel safe for most of the time anyway).
Sunset
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uPlace Triathlon Training Camp at Sands Beach Resort in Costa Teguise Lanzarote.
Photos by Bert Stephani bertstephani.com/
Canet-Plage, FRANCE
Just a snap from the family holiday in France. As a professional photographer it's tempting to lug around all that gear on holiday but I find it important to step away from photography from time to time and just focus on my family. I only took 400 images in two weeks and mostly just with my small digicam (and a waterproof housing).
My three little darlings at the pool.
Check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
or our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
Ghent, BELGIUM
I don't shoot many weddings anymore but how could I resist shooting the big day of a good friend and his stunning bride.
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Mallorca, SPAIN
Just a few pictures from our family holiday. Travelling with 3 small kids can be pretty exhausting so I packed just a minimum of photo gear: my Ixus and a DSLR with one lens (which stayed in the hotel safe for most of the time anyway).
I'm so happy the kids like the sea just as much as I do.
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Oslo, Norway
I'm having a blast teaching a two day workshop in this wonderful city with an equally wonderful group of photographers. Linnea was our model for today. Despite the fact that posing when 25 photographers are watching you is really difficult, she was amazing and unleashed one killer look upon the other.
Check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
or our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
Ghent, BELGIUM
After six months of work, MOTIVATIONAL LIGHT, my instructional video about lighting is finally available.
For more info, trailers, bonus footage and purchasing, visit:
This image was shot during a fast paced real life wedding shoot. We shot with the 5DmkII and my old Hasselblad 500cm with a combination of Kodak Tri-X 400 and a borrowed 39 megapixel CFV-39 digital back
Also check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
and our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
Steenokkerzeel, BELGIUM
First roll of film with the Holga. I dropped and partly unrolled the film when I tried to get it out of the camera. this caused severe light leaks, but I kind of like it.
Check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
or our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
BELGIUM - Zaventem
Holidays are over for the kids. For Maya it's an exciting time. She will go to school for the first time. She's ready for it and shows of her brand new backpack. We took this picture to give as a present to the people in daycare who took care of her so well for the past 3 years.
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Ghent, BELGIUM
I don't shoot many weddings anymore but how could I resist shooting the big day of a good friend and his stunning bride.
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Cullera, Valencia, SPAIN
I was asked to do a presentation at the AFPV congress in Spain about photography 2.0
I was told in advance that this congress is always a lot of fun but I wasn't prepared for so much fun, inspiration and friendship.
I didn't make much pictures but I shot a few at the dress party. This is Mike, the security guard of the hotel.
Check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
or our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
"the Barn", Steenokkerzeel, BELGIUM
After six months of work, MOTIVATIONAL LIGHT, my instructional video about lighting is finally available.
For more info, trailers, bonus footage and purchasing, visit:
This image was shot for a sequence where we explain the importance of giving yourself some time to play from time to time in order to grow as a photographer. We did an improvisations shoot. The models wanted to do some kind of retro themed shoot and I wanted to shoot a bit with my Hasselblad 500cm on Kodak Tri-X 400, perfect match. We also shot a number of testshots with a DSLR and some of these actually came out pretty well too.
Also check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
and our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
BELGIUM - Zaventem
Photographing 5 kids is always a challenge but this time it went pretty smooth.
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Ostend, BELGIUM
Some snaps taken on a weekend trip with my wife to the Belgian coast.
playing around with the 100mm macro
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De Haan, BELGIUM
After a stormy periode in my life, the kids and I needed to recharge our batteries again to start a new chapter. So we went for a couple of days to the Belgian coast.
These are my first shots ever with a rangefinder (Leica M4-2 borrowed from a friend - thx Wil)
Check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
and our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
Cullera, Valencia, SPAIN
I was asked to do a presentation at the AFPV congress in Spain about photography 2.0
I was told in advance that this congress is always a lot of fun but I wasn't prepared for so much fun, inspiration and friendship.
I didn't make much pictures but I shot a few at the dress party. This is Mike, the security guard of the hotel.
Check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
or our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
De Haan, BELGIUM
After a stormy periode in my life, the kids and I needed to recharge our batteries again to start a new chapter. So we went for a couple of days to the Belgian coast.
These are my first shots ever with a rangefinder (Leica M4-2 borrowed from a friend - thx Wil)
Check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
and our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
uPlace Triathlon Training Camp at Sands Beach Resort in Costa Teguise Lanzarote.
Photos by Bert Stephani bertstephani.com/
Mallorca, SPAIN
Just a few pictures from our family holiday. Travelling with 3 small kids can be pretty exhausting so I packed just a minimum of photo gear: my Ixus and a DSLR with one lens (which stayed in the hotel safe for most of the time anyway).
Maya in the swing
Check out my blog:
Canet-Plage, FRANCE
Just a snap from the family holiday in France. As a professional photographer it's tempting to lug around all that gear on holiday but I find it important to step away from photography from time to time and just focus on my family. I only took 400 images in two weeks and mostly just with my small digicam (and a waterproof housing).
My three little darlings at the pool.
Check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
or our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
Alpendorf, Sankt-Johan im Pongau, AUSTRIA
Like almost every year for the past 10 years or so, my parents and our little family went for a ski holiday in Austria.
I have replaced my backup camera (that was stolen) with a 1Ds mkII. Because I never worked intensively with this camera befor, I took it on holliday to get used to it and play around.
Kobe hitting my dad with a snowball
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BELGIUM - De Panne - Plopsaland
Our two oldest kids, Kobe and Maya, are really relaxed about their baby sister Noa getting most of the attention these days. But yesterday was all about them. We dropped Noa of at my parents and took Kobe and Maya to Plopsaland (a theme park). We all had so much fun.
At the end of the day, we didn't even left the parking lot and Maya was allready asleep.
Canet-Plage, FRANCE
Just a snap from the family holiday in France. As a professional photographer it's tempting to lug around all that gear on holiday but I find it important to step away from photography from time to time and just focus on my family. I only took 400 images in two weeks and mostly just with my small digicam (and a waterproof housing).
My three little darlings at the pool.
Check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
or our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
Canet-Plage, FRANCE
Just a snap from the family holiday in France. As a professional photographer it's tempting to lug around all that gear on holiday but I find it important to step away from photography from time to time and just focus on my family. I only took 400 images in two weeks and mostly just with my small digicam (and a waterproof housing).
My three little darlings at the pool.
Check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
or our photography project: www.squeezethelime.com
BELGIUM - Zaventem
After the bad weather outdoor shoot with model Kaatje, we also made some pictures in my office.
Also check out my blog:
uPlace Triathlon Training Camp at Sands Beach Resort in Costa Teguise Lanzarote.
Photos by Bert Stephani bertstephani.com/
Brussels, BELGIUM
Tonight I was one of the few fortunate people who got to play with a beta version of the new Canon EOS 5D mkII
I only held it for like two minutes but that was enough to be really impressed. It feels and handles well and it's amazing how little noise you get with such a megapixel packed sensor at high resolution.
I shot some HD video's at high iso's and they look just amazing. Too bad I'm not allowed to share them yet.
Because this is a beta camera there's no software that can handle the RAW-files, that's why I shot this picture in jpeg. This pictures was shot at iso 3200.
This is how it looks straight out of the camera.
I'm very impressed with this camera, thanks Canon.
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BELGIUM - Woluwe
One year ago, I did a photoshoot with Tess when she turned one year old. And now I was asked to shoot some pictures at her second birthday party. No posing or elaborate lighting setups this time.
Tess with mom and dad
LIGHTING INFO
I held my 580EX in my left hand (camera with ST-E2 in my right hand). The camera was on manual and set to 1/80 and f/2.2 at iso 800. I pointed the flash behind me on an almost white wall and let the Japanese engineers inside the flash and ST-E2 do the rest.
I prefer to control everything by setting the flashes manually but sometimes the automatic stuff comes in really handy for some down-and-dirty shots
Zaventem, BELGIUM
Suzanne is an Egyptian beauty who lives in Antwerp. She needed a small portfolio to audition for a part in a videoclip from her favorite Egyptian artist.
Suzanne's great looks, fantastic smile, natural posing skills and fun character made it easy for me. It's hard to believe that she never posed before and was very nervous the first 15 minutes.
Check out my blog:
BELGIUM - Lommel
Family Holiday in Centerparks De Vossemeren
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Maya and me coming out of the tube
BELGIUM - Lommel
Family Holiday in Centerparks De Vossemeren
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Maya in the nice late afternoon autumn sun.
Zaventem (Belgium) lighting test with Erika
I wanted to check out some setups in my ministudio, so I asked my friend/muse/model Erika to pose for me.
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI
LIGHTING INFO:
This picture is lit with just one studio strobe to camera left and a bit above eye level. Triggered with Pocketwizards.No complicated lighting setup at all but I'm still pretty new to studio photography and I'm trying to get the details right.