Author Archives: Reinier

In the continuing saga of my group portait journey, here’s the next episode. In the previous post I showed you my attempt of a group portrait of my three boys. I also said I wasn’t too pleased with the end-result. … Continue reading →

For several reasons I find shooting group portraits always a challenge. One of the reasons is the physical limitations of my studio. More in particular, the lack of height. Obviously, with a  group portrait you need some distance between the … Continue reading →

When I started this website a couple of years ago, the original idea was to share my photographical ups and downs with the rest of the world. For everybody to learn from my mistakes and benefit from my achievements. Lately, … Continue reading →

Actually I was planning to write about the objectivity and integrity of the current press photography, based on some articles I recently read. However, something came up. It’s called Christmas. A yearly event that you spend typically with your family. … Continue reading →

As already announced in the previous post, a visit to the Breitner exhibition was on the list of things to do in November. And so it happened. George Hendrik Breitner (1875-1923) was a Dutch impressionist painter. He’s most famous for … Continue reading →

Until January 4 2015 the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is exhibiting about 200 paintings and drawings of Marlene Dumas. You might ask yourself why this appears on a photo blog. No, it has noting to do with Marlene’s daughter, Charlotte Dumas, … Continue reading →

Every year, in August, I visit the World Press Photo exhibition. No changes this year. And every year I post a small entry on this blog. I’ve been re-reading my entries since 2011 and noticed my general disgust of the … Continue reading →

Recently I spent a short break hiking in the Italian mountains. Obviously, during such activities you want to keep the weight of the stuff you carry with you to an absolute minimum. This means you don’t carry all your photo-equipment … Continue reading →

At very long last, the moment has arrived: my work is being exhibited! In all honesty, I’m afraid I have put it a little bit in perspective. First of all, it’s an exhibition where the work of 7 regional camera … Continue reading →

Nikon made 2 announcements today: 1) the new Nikon D810 DSLR, 2) new release of their image processing software Nikon Capture NX-D. The D810 is the successor of the popular D800 and D800E cameras in the FX segment. The 2 … Continue reading →