There are a few moments where brides and grooms tend to get pretty nervous: just before the first look and minutes before the ceremony. Here, the bride takes a peek to see if the guests are all gone to their seats, so she can go unseen. As a documentary wedding photographer I feel that all […]
Category Archives: Weekly Pic(k)s
Tuesday Travel: cold day bicycle ride
My wife and I like to ride our bicycles. Not just at home, but also in other paces where to go to by car. We just take out the wheels, and squeeze them in our car. The Leica M is small enough to take, even on a bike. Leica M8 with 35 summicron V2 Want […]
Wednesday wedding pic: the hug
I’ve seen a couple of thousand hugs in my wedding photography career. And now I know there are quite a few different types of hugs. Without going into further detail, you can see that this hug is a real one. I also know that these precious moments are often very much appreciated afterwards. That’s why […]
Tuesday Travel: Layering
One of the things I use a lot in my wedding pictures is the technique of layering. Sometimes that means I pick a subject in the foreground which I use to create a 3D like effect. Even with a relatively slow lens like the 35 summicron, there is still enough room to render objects in […]
Wednesday wedding pic: the first look
One of the key moments on a wedding is the moment the bride meets the groom. In most cases, the couple hasn’t met yet, and they have no clue what their husband or wife to be will be wearing. Sometimes this moment, often called ‘the first look’ happens in a somewhat dim sleeping room, but […]
Tuesday Travel: Nightfall in Trinidad
Trinidad, Cuba, is said to be one of the best places when it comes to travel photography, but I disagree. Havanna is much better, because Havanna is bigger, busier, more crowded and therefore perfectly suitable for ‘under the radar’ photography. I was happy to stay there only for two days. In fact, the best places […]
Wednesday wedding pic: the coolest ring bearer ever
Sometimes I make friends on a wedding. People send me postcards from their honeymoons and birth cards of their babies. But a few weeks ago I became friends with Guus, a six year old boxer with quite a character. He only left the party when the music started to get loud and all day he […]
Tuesday Travel: dinner on the beach
Nothing beats cooking your own dinner on a deserted beach in the great outdoors. Just bring a small stove, a pot and some food. The view is the best and it’s for free. I just don’t remember where this was. It makes me think that putting a GPS in a camera isn’t such a terrible […]
Q&A: which lenses?
Hi Joeri, I like your lens reviews! I was just wondering, what are you using now lens wise, to shoot weddings? Best, Adam Well, thanks for mailing of course. My set of lenses depend on the wedding I shoot. If there is a lot of walking involved and light is abundant, my set is this: […]
Wednesday Wedding Pic: the bike
You won’t believe how many times I’ve been asked how I shot this image. It couldn’t have been documentary, could it? Well, it sure is. I don’t stage my images, because I don’t like to and because it is my trademark. If I would stage them, people would find out soon enough. Trust me, there […]