Author Archives: Richard

Baroeg Open Air, Rotterdam

First of all a big thanks to all the people who have made Baroeg Open Air possible. Thanks to all the volunteers and bands Baroeg Open Air was great. Also thanks to the organization who supplied us with above pictured … Continue reading

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Macro Extender

In Bergambacht where I work, there’s this small photography business that quit a little while ago. The shop is still here and when you ring the bell you can get inside and still buy stuff at ridiculous rates So last … Continue reading

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Fort Hoek van Holland and attempt at bunkers

Every now and then we have a familyweekend and this time we gathered at Hoek van Holland for a tour of Fort Hoek van Holland. Pretty nice but we had a bit of a strange guide. After that I wanted … Continue reading

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Spijkenisse; industry and windmills

I work for a client in Spijkenisse so when I got there a bit early one day I decided to take some pics. I’d already brought my camera a few times but I was either late or the weather was … Continue reading

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To hear, see and to be silent

One of the assignments for the photography course was a triptych with a black background. So I figured I’d take an old theme (to hear see and to be silent) and take a little different approach. So last Thursday we … Continue reading

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Portrait photography course, day 4.

Sorta theme of this day: “Lost and found”, or how to include stuff that is allready there in your images.

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Me, myself, a lens and some flashes

For our portrait photography course we had to shoot a self portrait. I had this idea about shooting myself through a lens so worked this out. It proved not that easy but, you live, you learn and I learned some … Continue reading

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Foldabounce: Transportable omnibounce diy

So, the other day I was thinking about packing stuff and what I was going to drag along with me on a short trip and came across my omnibounce. I thought it’s quite a pain in the … when it … Continue reading

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Portrait photography course, day 2.

Last week I started on this course at Griffioen at the VU and these are some of the results from day 2. (Or actually evening 2) The “models” are fellow photographers. Mainly using one light setups, continuous light at high … Continue reading

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DIY “ProKit” Flash modifiers / mini softbox including template

Yes, another “I-wish-I-had-that-idea” moment when I saw these little offcamera flash softboxes. Ideal for strobist activities but too expensive for my liking. (yes, call me dutch but hey, I am) Also I already had the small grids. No worries, all … Continue reading

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