In case you are wondering: I do 'regular' portraits, too!
This portrait is of Timo Arling a student at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Utrecht (HKU).
I was commissionied to take photographs of the yearly exam-exhibition of the students and make portraits of the participants.
I took this picture with only available light in the room we were in.
Improvising in between the video-takes. A picture I took of performer Paola Ghidini during our filming-session to get shots for a new video on the design of italian designer Corradino Garofalo. Paola is 'wearing' a shiny metal collar made from the flexible objects Corradino Garofalo designed.
In this shot I only used natural daylight.
The video and pictures were taken at De Stilte in Breda and is now in post-production.
The title is a quote from the movie "Ex machina", a masterful story about a possible (inevitable?) next step in evolution on this planet: robots with artificial intelligence. I consider this movie a must see; very intriguing.
A shot of Paolo Yao Kouadio during our video-/photoshoot using italian designer Corradino Garofalo's hi-tech silvery and shining mask-objects. A shoot done at De Stilte in Breda together with Paola Ghidini.
Today I did a wonderful photoshoot with performers Davide Guarino, Paulo Yao Kouadio, Wiktoria Czakon, Donna Scholten and my photographer friend Andrew Greening.
In between the posed dance images we took, I took some great portraits. This is one them of Wiktoria Czakon.
Thanks everyone for a wonderful day!
More posts to follow soon.....
You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
What are you afraid of?
A result from a photoshoot with Paolo Yao Kouadio.
This weekend I did a great video/photoshoot with dancer Paolo Yao Kouadio. I will present the video here as soon as the editing is finished.
One of the images I had in mind is actually a remake of a picture I made together with Tomas. See below. I wanted to recreate the image replacing the bleached hair / light skin model with a bleached hair / dark skin model. You can compare the result with the initial picture below.
A quick portrait shot of my good friend Mario Mulder. When I caught a glimpse of his taped shoulder due to an injury, I thought it would be a cool part of a picture like this. Mario is going through a rough spot in his life, so I guess this strong portrait portrays his resilience and dedication to come out of it a stronger person.
This is one of the results of a photoshoot with a young band called Startas Orkester.
The members of the band have diverse backgrounds (jazz, pop, classical, electronic music) thus creating a broad range of influences. Jazzheroes like Kurt Rosenwinkel and Henry Threadgill can be recognized, but Startas Orkester also finds inspiration in minimal music by Steve Reich and alternative rock of Radiohead. The band also uses live visuals when performing.
Startas Orkester are: Marit van der Lei, Marthe Lasthuis, Eliane Ardts, Freek Rijna, Jorrit Westerhof, Hidde Smedinga, Thijs van Gemert, Tijs Ham, Agnes Loonstra, Bart van Gemert.
Check out their facebookpage
Nederlands: Met leden uit verschillende achtergronden (jazz, pop, klassiek, elektronische muziek) is er een breed scala aan invloeden terug te horen. Jazzhelden als Kurt Rosenwinkel en Henry Threadgill zijn te herkennen, maar Startas Orkester vindt ook inspiratie in de minimal music van Steve Reich en alternatieve rock van Radiohead. Om het interdisciplinaire plaatje rond te krijgen en kans op subsidie te vervijfvoudigen, wordt ook gewerkt met live visuals.
This is one of the results of a photoshoot with a young band called Startas Orkester; a portrait of the percussionist Bart van Gemert.
The members of the band have diverse backgrounds (jazz, pop, classical, electronic music) thus creating a broad range of influences. Jazzheroes like Kurt Rosenwinkel and Henry Threadgill can be recognized, but Startas Orkester also finds inspiration in minimal music by Steve Reich and alternative rock of Radiohead. The band also uses live visuals when performing.
Startas Orkester are: Marit van der Lei, Marthe Lasthuis, Eliane Ardts, Freek Rijna, Jorrit Westerhof, Hidde Smedinga, Thijs van Gemert, Tijs Ham, Agnes Loonstra, Bart van Gemert.
Check out their facebookpage
Nederlands: Met leden uit verschillende achtergronden (jazz, pop, klassiek, elektronische muziek) is er een breed scala aan invloeden terug te horen. Jazzhelden als Kurt Rosenwinkel en Henry Threadgill zijn te herkennen, maar Startas Orkester vindt ook inspiratie in de minimal music van Steve Reich en alternatieve rock van Radiohead. Om het interdisciplinaire plaatje rond te krijgen en kans op subsidie te vervijfvoudigen, wordt ook gewerkt met live visuals.
This is a portrait from a fashionshoot I did last year together with hairstylist Angelo Giannaula, model Revka and make-up artist Felicia Williams. Browsing through the shots I made I thought this one is well worth posting. The dress is from Phintage in Amsterdam.
Hope you all have a great weekend.
A result from a photoshoot with DJ Carolin. The intention was to do a glamorous fashionshoot with fantastic dresses and some beautiful poses.
The shoot was done on location in an old factory.
Make up artist is personal assistant and stylist of DJ Carolin, Wanda de Mooij.
DJ Carolin is Resident DJ at Sense for Trance. (www.sensefortrance.com)
A result from a photoshoot with DJ Carolin. The intention was to do a glamorous fashionshoot with fantastic dresses and some beautiful poses.
The shoot was done on locatioin in an old factory.
Make up artist is personal assistant and stylist of DJ Carolin, Wanda de Mooij.
DJ Carolin is Resident DJ at Sense for Trance. (www.sensefortrance.com)
Hamza, a man with many faces. Another result from the photoshoot I had with Hamza Gaderi a few days ago. My aim in this shot was to create a mysterious look resulting in an image that you could expect as the cover of a book or perhaps the poster for a movie. All we did was wrap a dark shawl around Hamza's head. Some post-production in Photoshop in this shot to pinpoint the mood I was looking for.
Hamza is a very talented calligrapher based in Utrecht. You can check out his work on his facebookpage. You may contact him directly or through me if you would like some calligraphy done....
Another picture I took of Hamza. (See the previous post on my blog).
I met Hamza in april 2014 when I was working on my 1000-faces project. (In this project I approach total strangers on the street and ask them if I may take their portrait. The project is a bit 'on hold' at the moment, but I could pick it up again any day. Still many many faces to go.....)
Hamza and I have stayed in touch and agreed to do a photoshoot together. This is one of the results.
Hamza is a very talented calligrapher based in Utrecht. You can check out his work on his facebookpage. You may contact him directly or through me if you would like some calligraphy done....
Today Hamza Gaderi paid me a visit. I met Hamza in april 2014 when I was working on my 1000-faces project. (In this project I approach total strangers on the street and ask them if I may take their portrait. The project is a bit 'on hold' at the moment, but I could pick it up again any day. Still many many faces to go.....)
Hamza and I have stayed in touch and agreed to do a photoshoot together. This is one of the results.
Hamza is a very talented calligrapher based in Utrecht. You can check out his work on his facebookpage. You may contact him directly or through me if you would like some calligraphy done....
Another result from my photoshoot with Tomas. My aim was to create images with classical light resembling old paintings. I paid much attention to light and posing. In this picture, although you might not think so at first glance, the hands play a very important role.
Have a look at my previous post.
Inspired by a painting (Persephone) by Dante Gabriel Rosetti, I did a photoshoot with model Tomas.
The aim was not to copy the image at all but, using classic lighting, to create the feel of a classic painting.
Check the detail below.
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A portrait of my good friend Marelo using only natural daylight.
An intense portrait I did of my good friend Marelo.