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Stars and Stripes (or stars becoming stripes)

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Richard

One of those things that was on my photographic wish list was shooting the movement of the stars. (or the movement of the earth?) I recently got a batterygrip from Jenis which has a nice built in timer. This can … Continue reading →

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Monopod lightstand conversion DIY

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Richard

Added another piece of gear to my collection: a simple monopod. Also for use as strobe on a rope at weddings. But, out of the box just doesn’t cut it for me. So what to do with a monopod? Well, … Continue reading →

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Switched to the dark side…

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Richard

Yes, dear friends, I have switched to the dark side! Well, at least, a bit. I have bought myself a nikon light saber flash. It’s an SB28, they usually go for around 100 euro’s but this guy had dropped it … Continue reading →

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Overhead Cabin

Posted on January 24, 2008 by admin

.flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: right; text-align: center; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Overhead Cabin, originally uploaded by o7photographs. Just posted this one on flickr, no time to process the other stuff … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!! Fireworks, Snow & looking back @ 2007

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Richard

Hey everyone! Happy new year to start this post with off course! This year I had hoped to shoot some fireworks but again, same as last year and the year before… it was foggy Still got some funky shots though … Continue reading →

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What’s in your… ehm… my bag?

Posted on September 21, 2007 by Richard

On Flickr there’s a lot of discussion on what to drag along on a photoshoot. Well, here’s what I take for a weekend trip to Paris with the company I work for. Flickr has a great way of adding notes … Continue reading →

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Strobist Lighting 102: Apparent size & specular highlight

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Richard

For the apparent size I used different reflectors and stuff, nothing fancy. I guess I should’ve set the flash more to the right since that would make the diffused highlight-to-shadow transfer area more clear. The specular highlight was something else, … Continue reading →

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Rosco Gels / Colour correction filters / Strobist gel pack available!

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Richard

So I had to buy these filters/ gels in very big sheets. Better start sharing it! So I made some packs as defined by mr Strobist himself and they are available here. These filters, also called gels, are used as … Continue reading →

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Metz umbrella holder

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Richard

I made myself the simplest diy umbrella holder for Metz (maybe other) flashes you can think of… Get yourself: a. an old Metz flash holder and b. a metal strip. Drill one hole in the metal strip, make a round … Continue reading →

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DIY lighttent

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Richard

Don’t you love quick and dirty? I do! I was in the hardware store to get some wood to build me a lightcube or lighttent. I got some wood and headed for the register… I passed some wooden stands which … Continue reading →

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