Wow. What a rush. It is 2023 already. I hope you and your loved ones are all well. I wish you all the best for this new year and hope your dreams will come true. In my post about reflection on the year of 2022 I wrote to you that […]
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At the end of a year it can be a good idea to take a look at yourself and see how you performed. So let’s dive into that. How was my year photographically speaking? Of course there was the coming back after covid. It took a bit of time to […]
Reflection of 2022
Wow. This has been a while since I did kind of thing. I did a top 10 for the last time in 2019. After that covid hit all of us. This caused a big dip in my photography. But I’m back. Since half 2022 I picked up shooting again in […]
My top 10 images of 2022
What I never could have imagined did happen for real: I met my favourite action hero. Miss Superwomen. What about that? Those are great times to be a photographer. Model Berlinda got into the skin of Superwoman. We did an amazing shoot around that theme. Check out Berlinda at her […]
Superwoman’s day off with Berlinda
Time for something retro. This time with model Britt. Check out Britt at her Facebook page: Britt Streefkerk. Note that Britt is a photographer too! Britt loves the music from the 80’s. Since I grew up in that era, I love that music too. So we organised a shoot around that […]
Back to the 80’s shoot with Britt
A while ago I had some great autumn style shoots with model Cidaq. In case you like to read more about these shoots at Autumn fantasy shoot with Cidaq and at Fine-art autumn shoot with Cidaq. You can find out more about Cidaq at: Website: www.cidaqvanleiden.nl Instagram: @civalei_ This time […]
Daebak shoot with Cidaq
Wow. This is the first time I met up with a real Miss. What about that? Cindel is 2nd Runner up Mrs Curve Nederland 2022. You can find more about Cindel at her social media channels: Facebook: Simply Cindel Instagram: @simply.cindel Linktree: Simply Cindel Of course we had to do […]
Cinderella shoot with Cindel
I met up with a model who lives in the area nearby me. Her name Esther and she does some great modelling work. You can find more about Esther at: Facebook: Esther Korving Instagram: Esthers_photoshoots We did a moody fine-art studio shoot together. Esther brought some great outfits which matched […]
Fine-art shoot with Esther
I met Hanne online a while ago via a mutual acquaintance who is also a photographer. Hanne and her family do modelling in fantastic theme outfits and I would love to be able to collaborate with them. If you want to see more about this fantastic family, check them out […]
Back into the past with Family Costume Adventures
To be honest this shoot was not planned initially. It was just a little extra. This was a shoot with Berlinda. And as you might have seen in my previous news posts, shoots with Berlinda always result in amazing images. You can find more about Berlinda at: Facebook: Berlinda Scherphof-Bloem […]
The lady with the apple – Fine-art shoot with Berlinda
I created some other work with model Cidaq too. The first shoot with Cidaq turned out great. Check it out at this news post: Autumn fantasy shoot with Cidaq. This time we did a similar theme with autumn. But now we worked in a studio setting. You can find more […]
Fine-art autumn shoot with Cidaq
Wow. Did I have a surprise last week. Between my ever-increasing flow of WhatsApp messages I received this picture: And yes … those are images that I created with that fantastic model called Berlinda. How proud can you get as a photographer? When your work makes it to someone’s walls […]
The ultimate reward
Remember Teddi? I did a great fine-art shoot with her. You can read more about that here: Fine-art shoot with Teddi. That fine-art shoot was not the only shoot I did with her. She had a great image with Julia Roberts wearing a comfortable sweater sitting on a stool. We […]
Sunday morning sweater shoot with Teddi
This time I did a photoshoot theme which I personally never would have thought of. But that is the cool advantage of collaborations. It’s not just me. It as always a team of at least two when you count in the model. Sometimes the team is even bigger. Anyway. We […]
Oriental shoot with Bella Lena
Finally I did some outdoor shooting again. It has been a while since I am mostly occupied with studio photography. So recently I met up with a very cool model called Cidaq. She is a great model which fitted this theme perfectly. Beside being a good model she also is […]
Autumn fantasy shoot with Cidaq
When everything seems to fall apart, beautiful things can come totally unexpected. Let me tell you about that. A few days before this shoot I did not see this one coming. I had studio shoots planned for two days and both models were unlucky enough to be the victim of […]
Fine-art shoot with Teddi
Recently I had a photoshoot in the studio with Mariëlle. We dit several themes but for this news post I want to stick to the part with the hat of that session. I really like those images. Check out my social media channels for more pictures which I will post […]
Hats in the studio with Mariëlle
Well here you go. I am gone write to you about one of the coolest shoots I have done in my photography career. I am feeling so lucky that I have met Berlinda. We have great and very creative collaborations. This time we did a poison mixing shoot together. We […]
Madame the poisoner with Berlinda
I recently watched a Youtube video of someone who claimed that Instagram is dying. To be honest I do agree. Instagram is pushing these video’s like crazy and I am almost unable to see the posts of the people I follow. Beside that Instagram’s algorithm seems to hold photo’s in […]
New social media channel – Vero
They call it the ugliest bridge of the Netherlands. Somehow I disagree. Together with model Viviane I did a photoshoot at this bridge and its surroundings. When I look at our results I think this bridge can be a very cool photoshoot location. You can see more about Viviane at […]
The ugliest bridge with Viviane
Last weekend I had a great portrait shoot in the studio with Jessie. We did a theme around roses. The goal was to match the color of the roses to Jessie’s hair color. So Jessie brought roses with a color as close as possible to her hair color. The rest […]
Fine-art roses shoot with Jessie
I have been in a lovely nature reserve for an outdoor photoshoot. This nature reserve is called ‘De Blaauwe Kamer’ which is freely translated ‘The Blue Chamber’. The theme for this photoshoot was fantasy/fineart. For this shoot I worked together with Elisa. She is a great model for these kind […]
Fantasy in the Blue Chamber with Elisa
This photoshoot was very special to me because it was a shoot with a very special person. Arjan is my old friend from back at primary school. So we know each other for a very long time. It was an honour to photograph Arjan and I really like the outcome […]
Moody shoot with Arjan
In one my previous news messages I wrote that the heat is back on again with my photoshoots. This surely goes for the shoot I write about now. During covid Berlinda and I already had some online conversations together and did preparations for this shoot. So the idea for this […]
Film noir shoot with Berlinda
I had a collaboration with a new model. I love working with new people because it is refreshing and sparks creativity. This time I did a photoshoot with Viviane. She can be a tough model but is also very capable of doing soft and female modeling. You can find more […]
Gridded playtime with Viviane
Wow. It has been a pretty while since I wrote something here. When Covid found its way across the world I decided to lay low for a while to keep my family, models and myself safe. After that I had to work on some home improvements which made that most […]
Finally back in action
Let’s talk about me for once. Well, since it’s still COVID time and I’m not shooting that much it might be a good time to do something different and give you some background insights about all of this photography work I’m doing. So let’s talk a bit about me. A […]
My photography style
I had a great urban shoot with Priscilla around the bridge between Zwijndrecht and Dordrecht. We did some walking around and created great images. We also visited the skate park for some cool urban shots. Priscilla told me she used to go skating as the skate park in the past. […]
The bridge and skate park with Priscilla
As you already might have read in some previous news messages I’m still shooting on location only during the COVID situation. Most of the time that means shooting outdoors. I love being outdoors by the way. Also for shooting. However some photographers love the harsh sunlight, I still can not […]
Nature shoot with Jack
I had a photoshoot with model Kirsten at a great location. It was at an old glue factory which had a lot of shooting possibilities. Actually one shoot is not enough to explore all great backgrounds which this location offers. This was my first collaboration with model Kirsten and we […]