Portret van Helena
Wedding day
They were sitting on a bench in my father’s idyllic village. I asked if I could take a picture of them. Of course I first had to explain what my intention was.
“In honor of the birthday of a famous Dutch street photographer, we were invited to take a picture in his style as a tribute. So we try to take a picture the way he would take a picture.”
“You look like a serious photographer,” She said. “So go ahead. But first you have to take a picture of us with my cell phone.” It was their wedding day; they enjoyed the sun, the beautiful surroundings and especially each other.
What a wonderful day it was
Portrait in splashy colours
Portraits in the rain
“Shall we postpone?” she asked. “The weather forecast is bad. A lot of rain.”
“Let’s just try,” I replied. “It will be dry between showers. And actually I think portraits in the rain are quite special. If it doesn’t work out, we’ll decide on the spot to go again another day.”
We did take some great portrait photos in the sun and in the shade. Then the rain came. And yes, of all these pictures, the ones in the rain are definetely my favorites!
Fall
Ameria
So. What next?
Back to Jugendstil
Floating away into the wonderful world of Jugenstil and Art deco. That is another way to go back in time. I love this period of more than a century ago, when books were written with words that had a life of their own and paintings offered a dreamy world where miracles were just about to happen. This portrait was taken almost two years ago, and needed the time to grow into this aquarel style
Business: Let’s go!
Photoshoot for the start of a new business, in the woods near the studio in Hollandsche Rading
Portret met bloemen
Af en toe komt iemand met een leuke vraag.
“Ik wil graag zo’n portret met bloemen op mijn hoofd. Maar dan wel met mijn eigen gezicht, want ik wil geen vreemde in mijn huis.”
Et voilá. Een portret in de stijl van de oude meesters.
Ik ben benieuwd: Hoe zou jij jezelf terug willen zien?
Nog meer Saharastof
En alweer dwarrelt er Saharastof door de Europese atmosfeer. Een jaar geleden gebeurde dat ook al. Flinke overlast in Spanje, maar hier vooral prachtig gekleurde zonsondergangen. De volle maan maakt het plaatje compleet.
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