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“Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.”
Babe Ruth, Baseball player

Anderleus Revisited

I revisted the mine site in Anderleus with Katrien and Bart Henseler. And despite the weather, we had a superb shoot. I continued my fetish fashion/glamour project. I think that these old abandoned location are just the right place for these kind of shoots. I’m pleased with the results, but I’m not quite where I want to be. So, I will have to continue with this little project.

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The album is right here. Thank you Bart for this super location. And a big “thank you” to Katrien for posing and a very fun day.

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Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.”
Alexander Hamilton, 1st US Secretary of the Treasury

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We are the hero of our own story.”
Mary McCarthy, American author

Springsteen’s Magic

Bruce Springsteen - Magic In the world of Springsteen, rumors are always based on some form of truth. So the release of Springsteen’s latest album Magic came as no surprise. It was no surprise either that a tour would follow soon after the release of the album. A tour with the legendary E-Street Band. Only the best live band ever!

It was kind of a surprise that they would play in Belgium as there is only 13 European dates scheduled for this year. But I guess we got lucky: Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band live in Antwerp on December 12. WOW! As ussually, everyone is afraid not to get tickets. Me too. So I put my backup plan in action and got me a ticket for the Paris show. Just in case I won’t get tickets for Antwerp.

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A man who dares to waste one hour of time
has not discovered the value of life.”
Charles Darwin, scientist and author of “On the Origin of Species”

Shoot with Sofie at “La Vallee”

I discovered a lovely little valley in the Belgian Ardennes while geocaching with a friend a couple years back. I immediately knew this would be the perfect location for a bikini shoot. It took me some time, but I finally got around and did a shoot there today with Sofie.

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The location was just perfect. Sofie was impressed… and so was I! It was even better then I expected it to be. We had a great day. And I’m sure that I be going to that place again next year.

Here’s some more shots from today. Thank you Sofie for posing, and thank you Tomasz for being my assistant.

Meeting at the PhotokitcheN

Ludwig and Joy had another of their famous meetings at the PhotokitcheN yesterday. A perfect organization, as always. Joy treated us with tasty Thai snacks and drinks. Ludwig made shooting at the PhotokitcheN the funnest thing ever. Thanks! It was fun to be there again, meet new people and work on things I’ve always wanted to work on.

Eef and I had made plans to do a little fetish glamour shoot a while back. This meeting at the PhotokitcheN seemed like the right moment to do the shoot. Eef and I shot the “Alien Attack” in Ludwig’s elevator. Then one thing let to another, and before I knew I was doin’ a 2nd fetish glamour/fashion shoot.

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I bought a little softbox just recently. And the meeting was a good opportunity to test it. Just a quick little test: a 20 minute shoot with Sarah, Ludwig’s fantastic floor of light and my new softbox. Sarah and I were both pleased with the results. We’ll be planning another shoot sometime soon. We both loved this picture…

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A big thank you to Sarah, Eef and Hilde for posing. Check out their album!

Wanted

Second Life Birth

Yasmine Otsuka

I was born again today… on Second Life! And I’m a girl. Yasmine Otsuka is my name. Daughter of a Japanese mother—yes I was named after my mother—and a US Navy pilot, I ended up in Belgium. As in my 1st life, I love music, photography, and arts & sciences. Little bit of a geek girl on the look for exciting challenges and interesting people.