Whilst visiting the NSW Art Gallery in Sydney we came across this picture which inspired my wife and I to create the following images.
Madame de La Porte, painted in 1754 by Jean-Marc Nattier
Photography: Brendan Bank
Dress & Styling: Barbara Douwes
Hair & Makeup Artist: Laura van Kolk
Model: Savine Wurpel
Truly honoured to work with this super athlete.
One of the little gems from Eastern Europe.
Such a joy to work with this talented lady. She can not only cycle fast, but is also an excellent model.
Night Sky over Kootenay Lake
During our trip to British Columbia, Canada I started to shoot some night photography sky scapes. And fooled around with flashlights and skytrails.
Fishermen waiting for second run of salmon and rainbow trout at the Skeena river.
Over the last days we have been driving up the Skeena River, British Columbia, Canada. Really beautify full scenery and great company with my wife and the boys. On the 10 hour flight I watched the Creative Cloud course Astro Landscape Photography by Lance Keimig It turned out to be an interesting refresher reminding me that it's all about composition, Dhu!
Suits for Dudes getting down in style.
Suits for Dudes wanted to new content for their online channels to promote their new line of high quality suits.
Model: Niels Blokhuis
Location: Kopje van Bloemendaal
Lighting: Elinchrom ELB400 with HS heads
Bike: Supposedly Erwin Nijboer's old race bike on which he rode the Tour the France.
After a six months or so back in to my playground. I sadly missed the best part of the session but it was great to get out there.
Inspired by a Mystic Commercial Shoot by Edwin Schaap I wanted to shoot in a pool with artificial light to mimic the sun. I used the following equipment:
At first I tried to trigger the ELB 400 with a radio trigger (Skyport Plus HS) however when submerged more than 50cm the trigger became unreliable. The 2.4Ghz signal is blocked by the water and I resorted to an optical trigger by mounting the Flash housing on my camera housing and configure the ELB 400 to be triggered optically.
Couple of other things I did not take into account:
