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From time to time, I wanna try something new, like playing with flashes and color gels. And I found someone who was kind enough and patient enough to sit for a while and have me test this lighting setup that is new to me.
And guess what: after like 40 minutes or so, I was quite pleased with the portrait of Monica. I’ll need some more practice, but this surely is an addition to my bag of tricks.
My Buddy Michel Keppens and I have found a little bit of paradise hidden in the heart of Belgium. We had been talking on and off about doing a photo shoot together. Not just something that you trough together in a couple of minutes, grab the 1st model you can find, head on out, start to shoot and hope for the best.
We wanted something that was a bit more carefully planned. Since it is summer, we decided on a swim wear shoot: somewhere on a tropical location. We found this little river in a nature preserve in Belgium that could fit our needs. We went location scouting, put together a mood board, blocked 3 dates in our calendar, booked models and makeup artists for all dates, and… Last week we went out for our 1st shoot in the series.
Models Magalie and Lizzy joined us on our 1st trip to the Ardennes. They were impressed by the beauty of the location. If you consider that I found the location doing some Geocaching, that is kinda cool.
Michel and I had booked models that would mind posing in latex swim wear. Because, of course, no shoot this big with me as a photographer would be complete without it involving latex. Lizzy wore a red polka-dot set from Westward Bound and Magalie wore a daring one-piece suit designed by William Wilde.
I enjoyed a day out with these 2 lovely ladies and my buddy Michel and I look forward to another shoot in this series. I will leave you with this little look behind the scenes with Magalie and Michel.
Evelien dropped me a little line the other day to plan a new shoot. We’ve set a date for somewhere September. And then I realized I still have a nice shot from our shoot we did this spring. This is her wearing a two-tone latex dress designed by Simon O. I look forward to working with Evelien again.
Today is Belgium National Day. Last year, I did a theme shoot for our National Day, and I have another photo from that shoot that can brighten up this holiday.
When I bought my Big Green Egg a couple of years ago, it was because I wanted to do more than just use it as a BBQ. One of the reasons I choose the Big Green Egg, was because it can be used as a smoker. And last weekend, I tried that for that for the 1st time.
I did this duck breast marinated in apple juice and cider, smoked on wood chips of Jack Daniel’s barrels. Marinated for 24 hours and then smoked for an hour at 100˚C, the duck breast came out beautifully pink and juicy. It was just yummy.
It’s probably one of the simplest recipes in the world. One that is enjoyed by many, especially during summer: a tomato and mozzarella salad. But when you be creative about it, it can be a beauty on a plate.
Use some real good mozzarella balls, cherry tomatoes and diffent kinds of greens: watercress, basil and some monks cress. Top it with a good olive oil, a touch of fleur de sel and some pepper and you’re done. I painted some paprika tapenade on the plate befor adding the main ingredients.
Th monks cress is a little peppery and tangy. And I used different colors cherry tomatoes: orange and green tomatoes are a little sour, so you don’t need to add acid to your dish.
Magalie and I met when she was a contestant for Miss Fashion 2013. We hadn’t worked together for a long while until our last week’s shoot. I was really trilled to have her in the studio. After catching up with her, we started tossing ideas around for the shoot. And when Magalie saw this Westward Bound latex dress, it was a shoe-in: with the 4th of July coming up we would do a little salute to our friends in the U.S.A.
Magalie and I wish our friends in the U.S.A. a very happy 4th of July and a great holiday weekend! Have a fun and save Indepence Day!
And I would like to thank Magalie for a fun shoot… I sure hope we can do this again soon.
Eva is by far my favorite curly head. It’s always fun to go and get a drink with her, or dinner. It’s twice as much fun to have her in the studio!
Her birthday was a couple of weeks back. I said to her I would do a photo shoot with her as a birthday present. She happily obliged. She asked if I would wanna help her with a little project she was planning. I happily obliged. I can’t show the results of her project just yet. I’ll leave that up to her to publish those photos. But I can show you a couple of pics from the shoot with her.
We decide on shooting latex. I had her choose the outfit, and she came back a combination I would have never though of. She combined a Westward Bound dress and top and made it her own. I love the way the latex hugs her curves. And though it had been awhile since she had been in front of a lens, it only took a couple of clicks of my camera to turn our shoot into a lot of fun. Thank you so much Eva for a great shoot and an all out fun day. Please don’t wait for your next birthday to come back for another shoot!
London is one of my favorite cities for a weekend getaway. It has been for a long time. And still, every time I go there, I discover new things and little corners I have never been or new vantage points for sights I’ve seen often. Usually, I just book an hotel and a seat on the Eurostar. But this time I came prepared: I was determined to shoot a series of interesting photos.
So besides plans to go see the Elvis expo at the O2 Arena and the Alexander McQueen expo at the V&A museum, a couple of of nice restaurants we wanted to check out, I also had done my research to shoot cityscapes in beautiful London. City Hall, the O2 Arena, Tower Bridge and the Docklands were on my list.
When we planned the trip, we didn’t realize London would be celebrating the 70th anniversary of the VE Day (Victory in Europe at the end of World War II). So I also had the good fortune to get this shot of the Admiralty Arch.
It is May, and much to my surprise I had not done a photo shoot with Shannety this year. I guess we both have been too busy to shoot. But we plan to make it up: Shannety is preparing to compete for the title of Miss Fashion 2016. So I’m sure we will be working together to upgrade her portfolio to support her campaign for Miss Fashion.
We shot a series of promo pictures a couple of weeks back. Liesbeth Liekens was kind enough to do Shannety’s makeup for this shoot. As always: thank you Liesbeth and Shannety!
