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I’m not a big fan of Paris. I think almost everybody knows that. In fact: even though I know it has some nice restaurants, a couple of museums worth visiting, I hate going to Paris. In part, this has to do with a couple of bad experiences at concerts in Paris. For some strange reason, I was disappointed with every Bruce Springsteen concert I saw in Paris. And there was a few other thingies too. I have vowed never to go see a concert in Paris if the artist does not sing in French.
But when Mylene Farmer plays in Paris, I will head on over… Double time! Her shows are amazing, and whenever she plays in Paris, there is a kind of magic in the air. That’s when I love Paris. She’s playing a series of shows at the Bercy Palais Omnisport right now. I have just returned from a fun weekend in Paris: seeing some of the sites, enjoying the last few days of summer and a show of Mylene last Saturday.
The perks of traveling for the job: I had to go to Scotland for a Cisco training course. But I did take some time to do something nice in the evening. Edinburgh sure is a nice city. I’ll definitely go back there for a longer visit.
In the short time I was in the city, I got to see The Scotch Whisky Experience, much to my liking I must say.
I finally have my personal website back online! I tried all sorts of different things over the last 3 years: a static HTML based site, Joombla, … I was looking for something that was easy to maintain, something where I could show my work as a photographer, something where I could share my thoughts and ideas, something that would allow me to share links, articles, music clips and video. So I decided to return to WordPress. And after a hiatus of 3 years I have returned to the blogosphere (does anyone still use that word?).
I met Domi Bogaerts when she was a contestant for Plus Model Awards. She won the award for most photogenic model in the 2012 edition. I am a resident photographer for that pageant and I got to work with her as several times over the course of the competition. After the finals, we kept in touch and we became quite good friends.
It had been awhile since we actually did a shoot together, so when she said she wanted to do another shoot with me, it wasn’t too difficult to set something up. With the help of Liesbet Liekens as a makeup artist, we shot some latex fashion in my home studio with a Westward Bound dress.
It was nice to shoot with her again yesterday. Thanks Domi! And a big thank you to Liesbet Liekens for doin’ Domi’s makeup today.
Sarah Philips was a contestant for Young Miss Fashion 2013. She was in fact 2nd runner up in the pageant. I am a resident photographer for Young Miss Fashion, so I had the pleasure to work with her during the pageant. So when she asked me for a shoot, I was happy to say yes. I shot her in my home studio yesterday.
Thank you Sarah! I love working with you and you can come back any time.
Sometimes, all it takes is 15 minutes and a nice location to get a good shot. I shot my friend Shannety at Brasserie Berlin this afternoon: no make up, no expensive lights, no flashy styling. Just her and me and my camera.
Liesbet was a contestant for Plus Model Awards last year. That’s where I worked with her as a model for the 1st time. A while back, she had asked me if I wanted to do another shoot with her. She came up with the idea for a retro shoot, sent me some pictures for inspiration, we worked on the styling together, she did her makeup–after all she is a talented makeup artist–and we set out for a little shoot.
There is another shot from her in my Models Portfolio.
Liesbet is a contestant for Belgian Maxi Model Awards. Do me and her a favor: give her a little support before the finals on September 28.
I’ve been having stalker nightmares again the last few weeks. They come and go, but at least 2 nights a week, I wake up with my heart racing down my throat. Haven’t had any problems for 4 months and now it’s back!
I am tired of sleepless nights and nightmares. Decided to get a little outside help and hired a private investigator to research the problem. I am anxiously awaiting what he comes up with.
I’m done with suffering for something that is not my problem. I’m done playing the nice guy all the time…
There is another edition of PhotoVaganza next Saturday, September 11. Gert, Etienne and myself will be hosting the event. If you have anything to do with model photography, feel free to join us from 10:00H to 22:00H at CC De Schrijnwerkerij in Geel.
For more info, check out PhotoVaganza‘s website (Dutch).
Despite 2 rain showers, we had good fun at the Bollekesfeesten in Antwerp tonight. Good food, good company, a nice glass of Prosecco and a smile from that cute girl behind the ice cream bar… What else do you need?