I love reflections, shooting through glass and the way light renders the interior of a vintage car. But of course, it’s all about emotion. For me, the key to shooting in my documentary style is capturing these emotions in the best possible setting. Without interfering or pushing the couple in to the setting. Sometimes you […]
Author Archives: Joeri
Tuesday Travel: the lonely penguin
At Magdalena island it is not so hard to frame a few penguins. Actually, it’s pretty hard to shoot a single one. Of all pictures we shot on that island, this is my favorite. And you know what? My wife shot it… Leica M9 with 90 tele-elmarit
Wednesday wedding pic: smoothest make-up
Did I tell you how lovely the Noctilux renders a scene? I probably did, but I’ll tell you again. If you nail the focus and the circumstances are good, nothing beats the rendering of this lens. Of course, there are a few downsides as well, before you rush to the store with 10K in your […]
8 Reasons why you should buy a Leica M8
It seems like a lifetime ago, but it’s slightly less than 10 years ago that Leica produced their first digital rangefinder camera. By the time the M8 hit the shelves, many professional Leica users already made the switch to Canon or Nikon, just because their clients demanded digital files. So Leica was late. Very late. […]
How to buy a used Leica M8
I’ve been getting some emails from readers asking me what to look for when buying a used Leica M8. Well, here’s a checklist. All ‘normal’ things you’d check when buying any camera. That means checking all the buttons (also the wheel: mine doesn’t work perfectly), any visible damage to the camera, the viewfinder (filth or […]
Tuesday Travel: Good morning!
I was one of our first days in New Zealand and my wife woke up, got out of the tent and stretched in the morning sun. It was one of those perfect days and I just can’t get enough of shooting against the sun. It’s magic. Leica M9 with 35 summicron
Wednesday Wedding Pic: the tie
Sometimes you just need to have some luck. I have worked with the worst light you can imagine and I have seen the most beautiful light there is. Here, in the library of a castle somewhere in Holland, I could shoot with this beautifully filtered light that I haven’t seen often. While the groom and […]
Tuesday travel: summer is coming
Last week I was in Berlin and luckily I had some time to enjoy the good weather. Along the river Spreh there are some very good places to relax and drink a beer. Some people bring their own beer (which is allowed in public) and in general, everybody is very relaxed. I didn’t see anyone […]
Tuesday travel: crossing John Gardner pass
I never regretted having been an alpine climber for a few years. If you know how to handle a camera while it’s freezing, hanging in a harness, with an ice axe in one hand, you’ll probably be able to handle that same camera wearing a suit on a wedding. But the day we crossed John […]
Wednesday wedding pic: the joke
The Noctilux keeps proving itself as a pretty versatile instrument. Here, I noticed one of the family members laughing out loud after a joke was told. The Noctilux enables me to isolate the man, even over a distance of a few meters and draws the scene with a buttery smooth rendering. I think one of […]