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Bonheiden / Mechelen, BELGIUM
I don't shoot much weddings anymore but how could I say no to an old friend who asked if I wanted to shoot her brother's wedding.
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BELGIUM - Vilvoorde
After we finished the 'Running in 2020' pictures, we were joined by pro model Sylvianne. We improvised and had a lot of fun with Dirk and Sylvianne. This picture was shot outside. Dirk reminded me of Iggy Pop and I wanted to make some harsh Iggy-images of him.
LIGHTING INFO:
Vivitar 285HV with small silver umbrella placed above and slightly in front of Dirk. Not very flattering light, but I wanted a dramatic look.
A video of this shoot can be found at:
youtube.com/watch?v=bUOfBY05_K8
More info, will be published soon on my blog:
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.
Snowball fight
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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.
He's really getting big.
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Zaventem, BELGIUM
I love shooting families who can let themselves go, people who like to play, don't mind to get dirty and have fun. This family was so good at enoying themselves that it felt like I just had to press the shutter.
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De Haan, BELGIUM
I strongly (convince myself to) believe that professional photographers should take some time to play every now and then. We played around all the time when we where amateurs and that's what made us good enough to go pro anyway. So to become a better pro, I try to allow some time to play in my tight schedule.
A few months ago I got into a conversation between some like minded photographers and we decided to do some kind of fun shoot together. I actually didn't have the time but I went anyway. And I'm glad I did, because I came back with more energy and motivation.
I had my lensbaby for a while but never really got to play with it.
Serge testing out a Canon HD video camera (we might put some footage online)
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Zaventem, BELGIUM
Just some assorted family pics from the last two weeks (easter holiday for the kids).
Noa showing her teeth
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Ostend, BELGIUM
Some snaps taken on a weekend trip with my wife to the Belgian coast.
playing around with the lensbabie in the harbour
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De Haan, BELGIUM
I strongly (convince myself to) believe that professional photographers should take some time to play every now and then. We played around all the time when we where amateurs and that's what made us good enough to go pro anyway. So to become a better pro, I try to allow some time to play in my tight schedule.
A few months ago I got into a conversation between some like minded photographers and we decided to do some kind of fun shoot together. I actually didn't have the time but I went anyway. And I'm glad I did, because I came back with more energy and motivation.
Annelien through the lensbaby
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Zaventem, BELGIUM
Just some assorted family pics from the last two weeks (easter holiday for the kids).
Maya has been fighting with Kobe for the whole holiday, but you just can't stay mad if she looks to you like this.
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BELGIUM - Zaventem
Lotte got a photoshoot as a present for her birthday. The friends and Lotte's bf, came along. I had a lot of fun shooting them. It was a dull gray fall day, but we managed to get a more sunny feeling in most of the pics.
LIGHTING INFO:
By placing the subject about a meter under a rood, the available soft light became more directional and I used it as a main light. Because the background (a stone wall) was a bit too dark I placed a Vivitar 285HV next to it. It was at camera right, pointing down towards the left bottom corner of the picture. To create a pattern on the wall, I let the light come through some branches. A blue gel was added to create a bit more contrasting colours between subject and background. Triggered with PW's, flash was at 1/16.
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PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Steenokkerzeel, Belgium
Most of the pictures during my 5-day portrait Master Class are taken by the participants, but here are some that I took myself as an example.
Ine on location
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2007 may 5, Zaventem (Belgium), School party
Every year this school (Zavo) organises a big party/show starring all the kids and teachers and staff. This year the theme was 'the wrong party', meaning that they used music, costumes etc. that you should like if you want to be in fashion.
Frankfurt - GERMANY
I was asked to head the first Frankfurt Strobist meetup and help out with lighting. I'd like to thank everyone for hiring me and giving me such a pleasant stay.
more pictures, setups, ... in the Frankfurt Strobist Group
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2007 may 5, Zaventem (Belgium), School party
Every year this school (Zavo) organises a big party/show starring all the kids and teachers and staff. This year the theme was 'the wrong party', meaning that they used music, costumes etc. that you should like if you want to be in fashion.
BELGIUM - Sint-Katelijne Waver
Noa turned 10 days, we've been married for 7 years and the family (on my mother's side) got together for a party. What I really liked is that so many members of the family got together. It's been several years since I saw some of them.
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Kids love the candy
Ostend, BELGIUM
Some snaps taken on a weekend trip with my wife to the Belgian coast.
playing around with the lensbabie in the harbour
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Cologne, GERMANY
At photokina I only took one picture and my friends didn't do much better. On our way home from Photokina we were all so tired that we started taking pics anyway to stay awake.
Pieter is the light at the end of the tunnel
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Steenokkerzeel, BELGIUM
Some pictures about the progress on the construction works in the new studio.
Open studio space.
The door in the middle leads to a hallway with an office and the sanitary unit.
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BELGIUM
As a personal project, I decided to shoot everything and anything for 50 days with just a 50mm lens (on a full frame body).
Day 3
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Steenokkerzeel, BELGIUM
During a one-on-one workshop I teached, I remembered an old plan to do a model shoot with a simple compact camera instead of a DSLR. I could only snap a couple of pics of Ine posing for Michael but it sure did remember me to actually plan a model shoot with just a compact cam.
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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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Steenokkerzeel, BELGIUM
I wanted to test out some new lighting toys and ideas. Sigrid, my dear old friend from our teenage days, volunteered to be my victim.
This shot involved a lot of Watt/seconds and a shower curtain.
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Erpe-Mere, BELGIUM - Professional photographer Pieter Van Impe (www.fotografie-vanimpe.be) shoots a real-life engagement session
For a making-of video and more info, please visit www.squeezethelime.com
Valencia - SPAIN
I went to the first congres of the European Federation of Professional Photographers (FEP) in Spain. My camerabag was stolen on the last day so I lost a lot of money and all my images. Luckily I got to use a friends IXUS to make at least some images.
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Zaventem, BELGIUM
Just some assorted family pics from the last two weeks (easter holiday for the kids).
Maya loves waffles.
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Erpe-Mere, BELGIUM - Professional photographer Pieter Van Impe (www.fotografie-vanimpe.be) shoots a real-life engagement session
For a making-of video and more info, please visit www.squeezethelime.com
2007 may 5, Zaventem (Belgium), School party
Every year this school (Zavo) organises a big party/show starring all the kids and teachers and staff. This year the theme was 'the wrong party', meaning that they used music, costumes etc. that you should like if you want to be in fashion.
BELGIUM
As a personal project, I decided to shoot everything and anything for 50 days with just a 50mm lens (on a full frame body).
Check out my blog for more on the project: www.bertstephani.com/blog
De Haan, BELGIUM
I strongly (convince myself to) believe that professional photographers should take some time to play every now and then. We played around all the time when we where amateurs and that's what made us good enough to go pro anyway. So to become a better pro, I try to allow some time to play in my tight schedule.
A few months ago I got into a conversation between some like minded photographers and we decided to do some kind of fun shoot together. I actually didn't have the time but I went anyway. And I'm glad I did, because I came back with more energy and motivation.
Tom experimenting with studio strobes powered by a generator.
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uPlace Triathlon Training Camp at Sands Beach Resort in Costa Teguise Lanzarote.
Photos by Bert Stephani bertstephani.com/
Nieuwenrode, BELGIUM
A few years ago I made a video of Ann's 18th birthday party. Ann and her parents went throught some really though times during the last years. To celebrate that everything is going well again they threw another party. Ann and her friens might be handicapped but boy do they know how to party.
I photographed this party to thank those great kids and their supporting families for one of the best parties I've ever been to.
No well paid commercial job or drop dead gorgeous model shoot can compeed with this. This is what really counts.
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BELGIUM - Overijse
The wedding of Liv & Gert.
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
LIGHTING INFO:
A snooted SB24 was placed behind the couple to create some separation. (triggered with PW's). I think the flash was on 1/16 power.
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 one is slightly processed in Lightroom.
I'm very impressed with this camera, thanks Canon.
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BELGIUM - Wijgmaal
I really enjoyed photographing Goya, Lies and their ultra cute daughter Ella.
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Drongen, BELGIUM
As part of my workshop 'the Decisive Photographer', I did a one hour live shoot. I wanted to play it fair and didn't check the location or anything in advance. We just took a walk and stopped when we saw some good light, backgrounds, ... for portraits. Thanks to some of the people in the class for modelling.
We wanted to use the lines and reflections of this place. First we got the background well exposed. These settings made our subject go completely black so we had to call in a flash.
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Zaventem (Belgium)
My son Kobe and his friend Louise told me they were going to get married. So we did a small engagement shoot. Don't take these pictures to serieus. Five minutes in the studio with one light and 2 minutes in Lightroom was all I had before they wanted to play in the garden.
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI
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 running
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BELGIUM - Wijgmaal
I really enjoyed photographing Goya, Lies and their ultra cute daughter Ella.
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
BELGIUM
As a personal project, I decided to shoot everything and anything for 50 days with just a 50mm lens (on a full frame body).
Check out my blog for more on the project: www.bertstephani.com/blog
BELGIUM - Vilvoorde
After we finished the 'Running in 2020' pictures, we were joined by pro model Sylvianne. We improvised and had a lot of fun with Dirk and Sylvianne. This picture was shot in a small tunnel under the highway.
LIGHTING INFO:
Vivitar 285HV with shoot through umbrella to camera right as the main light.
A video of this shoot can be found at:
youtube.com/watch?v=bUOfBY05_K8
More info, will be published soon on my blog:
Aalter, BELGIUM
The Belgian association of Professional Photographers organised a lecture/celebration about the life and work of Filip and Ria Santens. It was great to see how they still have this crazy appetite for creating images and we had lots of fun.
Ake proudly (and rightfully so) showing one of her pictures in the catalog for an exhibition in China.
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