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Video: aerial photography

info@photofacts.com (Iris van Liempt) — Sat, 07 May 2016 12:53:00 +0100

Commercial photographer Vincent Laforet has specialized in aerial photography. In particular: shooting from a helicopter. Entire cities at daylight or nighttime, those things you see from your airplane window but can never properly shoot because of the tiny smudgy window, those things he shoots breathtakingly.

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Romey: Tinder for photographers and models

info@photofacts.com (Iris van Liempt) — Sun, 01 May 2016 19:37:00 +0100

Recently, a new app was launched that is aimed at matching photographers and models. The app, Romey, is a lot like the famous dating app Tinder.

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Tips on horse photography

info@photofacts.com (Marit Hilarius) — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 11:57:00 +0100

If you've never worked with horses before, or you're not a horse person, horse photography can be really challenging. This is because there are certain 'rules' when it comes to the shooting and how horse owners want to see their horse in a photo. I will give you some tips, so you can deliver great photos even without any knowledge of horses.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge versus iPhone 6 Plus

info@photofacts.com (Iris van Liempt) — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 16:13:00 +0100

It seems to be some sort of never ending debate: iPhone versus Samsung. Some of us are complete iPhone fans, while others hate it and remain ever loyal to Samsung. Preference for a certain operating system is of course mainly a matter of taste. But which one of the two phones has the best performance right now when it comes to photography?

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Video: how to make a reverse globular lens

info@photofacts.com (Iris van Liempt) — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:22:00 +0100

Frenchman Mathieu Stern has a youtube channel on which he posts regular videos on photography. The topic: 'weird lens challenges'. A few days ago, he posted a video in which he shows how you can create a reverse globular lens.

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The different kinds of filters

info@photofacts.com (Marit Hilarius) — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 22:23:00 +0100

You might know them, filters to screw on your lens. You can create effects with them that are impossible to recreate using Photoshop. I will go through the main filters with you, so you can decide for yourself if you want to invest in a nice set of filters one day.

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Creating a high-key studio portrait

info@photofacts.com (Elja Trum) — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 22:14:00 +0100

The other day I wrote about creating a low-key studio portrait, now I'm writing about the opposite: a high-key portrait. A high-key image contains mostly highlights.

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Do's & don'ts for beginning photographers

info@photofacts.com (Marit Hilarius) — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 20:11:00 +0100

Every photographer started somewhere. After you have bought your first DSLR and you have had many practice with family and friends, you want to start doing your first real photoshoot. You will have to make sure first that people know you and appreciate your work. But how exactly do you do that as a starting photographer?

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How to: abstract soap film photography

info@photofacts.com (Ellen Reus) — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 09:09:00 +0100

The shooting of soap film gives beautiful abstract results. Colors that mingle in a constantly changing pattern. In this tutorial you will learn how to do soap film photography yourself.

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Photo recipe: Low-key studio portrait

info@photofacts.com (Elja Trum) — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 14:19:00 +0100

Photography is a play of light and shadows, without shadows an image usually looks rather flat. In low-key images, you can play with light and shadows perfectly. Especially in a studio you can decide exactly where in your image you want to have both light and shadows.

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