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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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London, UNITED KINGDOM
As a personal project, I decided to shoot everything and anything for 50 days with just a 50mm lens (on a full frame body).
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De Haan, Belgium
My son Kobe sometimes doesn't get the attention I'd like to give him. So once in while we take some time to do something fun with jus the guys
Kobe had been talking about fishing, so I asked one of my best friends Sven (aka Ponette) to take us fishing.
We spent the afternoon at a creek but didn't catch anything. But we took enough food for a nice bbq on the beach anyway. Sleeping in a tent on the beach was quite an adventure for Kobe. The three of us really enjoyed it.
Ponette taking a bath
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).
Noa having fun
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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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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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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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Steenokkerzeel, BELGIUM - Professional photographer Bert Stephani (www.bertstephani.com) tries 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
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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BELGIUM - Zaventem
My daughter Maya turnde 3 last friday. Ofcourse we had to celebrate that. Maya enjoyed all the presents, sweets and attention.
In the afternoon there was a grandparents party in Maya's school, that's why she lookes like a member of the special forces in a happy mood.
Maya on the phone with aunt Karen from the UK.
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
FRANCE - Paris Strobist Seminar
We left really early in the morning to go to the Strobist Seminar in Paris. We all made some crazy pics while having a pitstop. Ake is in front, behind her is Madelien and Pieter is the one shooting in the back.
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI - ALL RIGHT RESERVED
LIGHTING INFO:
This is done with just one speedlite in my left hand, while holding the camera with the ST-E2 transmitter in my right hand.
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 trying to set up generator powered studio strobes on the beach. Is this the way you mount a studio strobe to a stand?
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London, UNITED KINGDOM
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
Schoten / Schelle, BELGIUM
One of the most beautiful weddings I ever photographed was the one of Daphne & Katrien.
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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.
Serge aka 'the Shadow'
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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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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).
Noa and I
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Steenokkerzeel, Belgium
A cool photographer brought his daughter as a model for a private workshop about mixing flash with ambient. Couldn't resist to take a couple of shots myself.
Main light is natural light (open studio door), 1 SB800 to make the dark background lighter.
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Zaventem, BELGIUM
Some images of a short fall shoot with Yander. I love working with expressive kids.
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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 - Lommel
Family Holiday in Centerparks De Vossemeren
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Maya and Kobe
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.
When I recentely borrowed an Ixus in Valencia because my gear was stolen, I realised I had to get a good compact camera myself, so I bought a Canon Ixus. It's far from as powerful as my DSLR's but because it fits in my pocket I can take it with me all the time. Great for some memories I wouldn't have captured otherwise.
My mother repairing some clothes.
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Diepenbeek, BELGIUM
Some photographers loose their freshness, spontanity and creativity after a few years in this very competitive business. To avoid that happening to me, I take some time to play every now and then.
This time my friend and fellow photographer Karla, showed me some tricks for working in a small studio and I took her outside for some strobist style shooting.
TECH INFO:
Elinchrom RX600 monolight with large chimera softbox to camera right and behind Karla.
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Schoten / Schelle, BELGIUM
One of the most beautiful weddings I ever photographed was the one of Daphne & Katrien.
Check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
or our photography project: 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).
Day 1
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FRANCE - Paris Strobist Seminar
We left really early in the morning to go to the Strobist Seminar in Paris. We all made some crazy pics while having a pitstop. Ake has clearly seen the light, while Madelien only saw the photographer.
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI - ALL RIGHT RESERVED
LIGHTING INFO:
This is done with just one speedlite in my left hand, while holding the camera with the ST-E2 transmitter in my right hand.
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.
Ostend, BELGIUM
Some snaps taken on a weekend trip with my wife to the Belgian coast.
playing around with the 15mm fisheye
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Leuven, BELGIUM
Due to very busy schedules on both sides I couldn't do this engagement session until 3 days prior to the actual wedding. The couple were dealing with some organisational stuff so the session was cut short to less than an hour of actual shooting while the daylight was fading very quickly.
We still managed to pull some shots off and more importantly: we had fun and got to know each other a bit better.
A Canon 580EX II was placed in the nearby bathroom and shot through the mat glass door to create a big soft lightsource.
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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
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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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After the Strobist Seminar in Paris we were hungry for more Strobist facts. Bert Stephani, Pieter Van Impe, Didier Jouret and me went on a Strobist trip in Vilvoorde, Belgium.
Without the help of the fantastic models Dirk Hesse and Sylviane Alliet this day wouldn't have been possible!
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
FRANCE - Paris Strobist Seminar
Pieter drove Ake, Madelien en myself to the Strobist seminar in Paris. The ride home was a lot of fun and despite the fatigue we couldn't resist taking some pics. And that made us take a wrong exit.
PHOTO BY BERT STEPHANI - ALL RIGHT RESERVED
LIGHTING INFO:
This is done with 1 speedlite held by me in the front and two speedlites in the back of the car.
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.
An exercise in using soft window light.
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Hofstade, BELGIUM
We had a shooting day / workshop for www.squeezethelime.com
LIGHTING INFO: natural light on the background. Erika was lit with a bare speedlight.
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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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:
London, UNITED KINGDOM
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