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Have you ever wondered how all those equine photographers get all the best backgrounds while you can’t find a nice location? Did you know you don’t need a lot at all? With just a little…

Many photographers heard about the histogram, but don’t entirely know how it works. This is the reason I wrote a lesson about it for the course Ditch the automatic mode. It’s an incredibly valuable tool…

Saal Digital Nederland asked me to review their photobook, so I did. Saal Digital claims a few things on their website: Quality. High-quality photo products of brilliant quality Fast delivery. On average ready to send…

When making such a magical trip as to India, about which you can read more in this blogpost, a beautiful photobook should be made! Because I love to try out new supplies I teste a…

I’ve seen a lot of photographs printed on plexiglass from different suppliers. There are major differences in quality between suppliers. This time I got to review a photo on plexiglass from fotoopglas.nl Fotoopglas.nl offers a…

I was doing some research on internet to new photoproducts and stumbled upon an interesting supplier. Their slogan is: “Be a framechanger” and they have a fun and new concept. The supplier I’m talking about…

Recently one of my colleage photographers Marit Hilarius (known for her many tutorials and blogs) published her own book with the name “Let’s focus – Het niet-technische fotografiehandboek“. (Sorry guys, this book is Dutch!) Plenty…

Being a photographer I often get asked which season is best for a photosession. Honestly this is not a question I can easily answer. It really depends on your preferences and the conditions. Every season…

Have you always wondered how those photographs with a black background are made, also known as blackphotos? Is it photoshop? Is it magic? Or does it have to do with the surroundings? Do you need…

1. @LisaDijkPhotography Lisa Dijk is a photographer who takes light, cheerful and colourful photographs. I’ve traveled with her on a lot of occasions, but even if I hadn’t known her in person she would have…