Herman

Umbrella’s lighting

It nice to have an umbrella when you’re shooting. Just put a speedlight into an umbrella, set the modus on TTL with a negative Exposure Value, use a longer cameraspeed and shoot away!  

Annie Leibovitz’ Disney scene with Queen Latifah as model

Here is Queen Latifah portrayed as Ursula from the Little Mermaid. I put some behind the scenes photos of the set from different angles. To camera right, a large octobank shooting through a large diffusion panel toward the Queen. Two large strip banks on either side of the camera, low,

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The Hartman Titan Pinhole Camera

It’s hard to believe in the digital age of megapixels, fantastic lenses and fast computing that there is still a market for getting back to the absolute basics of photography, but surprisingly this is the case. There is really nothing simpler than a pinhole camera as it’s essentially a lightproof

Herman Huys Pre Valentine’s Day

In this picture I used a white background. I’ve placed 2 strobes on the background to give it a white effect. To control the shadow , near my camera on the left side there is a strobe with an umbrella and on the right side there is a reflector. I’ve

Museum Guislain in Ghent

Until June 30 of next year, there is an exhibition about war and trauma in the museum Guislain in Ghent.Besides the many photos there are also paintings, drawings and sculptures to see. One of the most shocking work that there is to see is  the famous collagework of James Nachtwey

Girl with a pearl earring

Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)  directed by Peter Webber with Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth. The film is named after a painting of the same name by the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. 1665: after the father of Griet, played by Johansson, became blind, she is leaving the house to work as a maid for the

100 Things I’ve learned about photography

Since I found photography 30 years ago I have learned different things which I would like to share with you today.  1. Never do photography to become a rock-star. 2. Enjoy what you are shooting. 3. Prepare well for your shooting, realizing that your battery isn’t charge when you’re setting

PROOF

PROOF (1991)-Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse with Hugo Weaving, Geneviève Picot, Russell Crowe Hugo Weaving’s character “Martin” is a man who has become very rude and cold to people as he has gotten older. The movie goer can see this in the way he treats his housekeeper Celia. He exploits Celia’s feelings for him because

CITY OF GOD

CIDADE DE DEUS (2002)-Directed by Fernando Meirelles  with Alexandre Rodrigues, Matheus Nachtergaele,Leandro Firmino Two boys growing up in a violent neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro take different paths: one becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer. The story tells the emotions, the lifestyles and the evolution of the two adults over 20 years

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