Week 30 - Isa and Jurre

July 29, 2018 in 52 rolls project

Some more portraits this week with Isa and Jurre. Both very funny people, but I also wanted to capture their more serious side. So I went up close with them, trying to capture them as real as possible. I'm really liking this style of portraiture: one light, one person, one roll.

52 Rolls
2018

Welcome to my 52 rolls project for 2018.
This project is very simple, yet very challenging. Shooting and developing at least one roll of film per week. Even in the weeks of creative drought.
And that's what it is all about. Keep on shooting, keep on making mistakes and learning from them. I'll post a blog every week here so you can keep track of all my shenanigans.

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Aug 12, 2018

Week 32 - Premiere Franchise Freedom

Aug 12, 2018

I went to the European premiere of Studio Drift's drone performance called Franchise Freedom. This is a performance with 300 drones flying simultaneously to create an organic form in the pitch dark sky. Accompanied by music of Joep Beving (check him out), it was a very special happening that shows a lot of potential. I stood there with my Hasselblad with the thought in mind to make some abstract photos of this. This shows the story of a drone, a little light that could.

I'll be making some analog prints of some of these soon!

Aug 12, 2018

Aug 4, 2018

Week 31 - Berlin Calling

Aug 4, 2018

Berlin was calling this week. We went and helped Manon move to this inspiring city. I brought the Hasselblad along to shoot some pictures there. We went to the Tempelhofer Park, an old airport of which the Berlin people thought: "Let's keep that around." There we saw the most beautiful moon rise, we actually caught a blood moon on black and white, you'll have to believe me.

I also experimented with what is actually a washing mistake. When hard tap water dries on your negative, it creates these mineral deposits. So we have some of that as well for your what-the-hell-is-that-moment-of-the-day.

Aug 4, 2018

Jul 29, 2018

Week 30 - Isa and Jurre

Jul 29, 2018

Jul 22, 2018

Week 29 - Martijn and Tessa

Jul 22, 2018

I'm really starting to like shooting portraits. This week I invited my friends Martijn and Tessa over for a shoot. I had the single portraits in mind again and this time I also wanted to try some 'couple photography'. I had this Maori greeting in mind where they touch each others foreheads. These photos really came out the way I hoped for! So have a little look at this weeks portraits.

Jul 22, 2018

Jul 16, 2018

Week 28 - Berend

Jul 16, 2018

This week we had a visit of our friend Berend who lives in Canada. So that was the opportunity for another portrait shoot at home. I took some of the advice that was given me at heart and I placed my studio light a bit further away from the subject. I really like the results, this time with Fuji Neopan Acros 100 in HC-110b at 22 degrees. Yeah, it is a bit warm over here.

Jul 16, 2018

Jul 8, 2018

Week 27 - Joseph Klibansky & Rotterdam

Jul 8, 2018

Hi there! This week we have some Kodak Tri-x double roll action. Back to probably my most favourite film stock on the planet. For the first roll I went to the freshly dropped sculpture at the Museumplein in Amsterdam. This 'Self portrait of a dreamer' is made by the contemporary Dutch artist Joseph Klibansky. I challenged myself to try and shoot different takes on this sculpture. Personally I really like the double exposure (first time I tried that) and the exposure with movement. Curious to hear what you guys think!

Jul 8, 2018

Jul 2, 2018

Week 26 - Ransdorp Again

Jul 2, 2018

Half way there! This is week 26 of my 52 rolls project. I took my Hasselblad on a little walk to Ransdorp. Didn't feel very inspired to take pictures, but I took my camera anyway to the top of the Ransdorper tower. This has a few over the flat polders of the Netherlands. One of the shots came out with a nice white to black gradient in the sky. The other shot is of one of the windows in the tower, that casted a light on the walls.

Jul 2, 2018

Jun 25, 2018

Week 25 - Polder

Jun 25, 2018

This week we went to Monnickendam by bike. This takes you trough the wonderful polders at the North side of Amsterdam. I took some pictures whilst riding my bike. Composing and focussing is a challenge while keeping your balance. On the other hand, it is probably one of the most Dutch things you can do with a Hasselblad. One of the pictures with movement came out really well I think. The moved trees seem to form a group of fantasy creatures, with a little imagination.

Jun 25, 2018

Jun 16, 2018

Week 24 - Hassy Gang

Jun 16, 2018

This week I went out with a group of Hasselblad enthusiasts, the Hassy Gang. We had a little meet-up in Amsterdam where we exchanged our stories and did a photo walk around the area. We started at Roest and ended up at the Cruise Terminal where there were two cruise ships docked. I had a lot of fun with these guys! Definitely going to organize another meet-up in the future.

Jun 16, 2018

Jun 10, 2018

Week 23 - Lotte

Jun 10, 2018

Yes, another milestone is reached! This is my first analog portrait shoot with my very own studio light. This week I've tested a few single light setups, from side light until butterfly lighting. I'm already a huge fan of what butterfly or paramount lighting can do on a woman's face. Very beautiful lighting from above the camera. I shot this session on Ilford Pan F 50, next time I'm going for an iso 100 film.

Our cat Banksy also decided that it was time for his moment of fame, he really went for it.

Jun 10, 2018