This still is one of my favorite wedding pics. It happened on the Amsterdam canals, where the couple was surprised by a musician, playing a tango from his own little boat. Although the couple only had less than half a square meter for their feet, they decided to dance to the tango. And while they […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Wednesday wedding pic: the bride and the car
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 […]
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 […]
The Leica 75 Summicron review
After having shot a couple of years with the Leica 75 2.5 Summarit I came across a mint 75 Summicron for a good price. I always wanted the 75 Cron, but never bought it, because I was more or less satisfied with my Summarit. I didn’t think too long and traded the ‘old’ 75 for […]
Zoom in, zoom out
When I found our neighborhood in foggy circumstances this morning, I thought;”Which lens to take today?” While we, proud rangefinder shooters tend to laugh at zoom lenses – yes, we do – I thought it might be nice to take my 35-70 out for a spin. And so I did. A Leica R35-70/3.5 will set […]
Beauty and the 0.95 beast
Yes, the Leica Noctilux 0.95 ASPH is a beast. And with the same price tag as a brand new small car, or a second hand nice car, it doesn’t come cheap. Yet I’m in the process of buying one, because I think it will work for my documentary wedding photography and my other photographic assignments. It […]
A nice Leica workshop in Delft
Today was a pretty good day. Vincent came over for a Leica Introduction workshop and we had a good time. First we had a good look at the M9 and it’s lenses and menu. After that, we took a train to Delft (one of the oldest cities in The Netherlands) and went for a walk […]
Leica Testdrive
Leica Netherlands recently introduced a very interesting program for potential Leica customers: Leica Test Drive. After enlisting – and maybe a bit of waiting – you just pick up a bag with a Leica M240, a 35 and 50 summicron and there you go. Shoot it for a few days and bring it back. Costs: […]