Photofacts author Elja Trum
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Elja Trum | 5 articlesElja Trum is the founder of Photofacts and online photography course website Photofacts Academy. He has been writing about photography since 2006. Elja is also the author of (Dutch) books on composition, black-and-white photography, flash photography and portrait photography. |
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Photograph forts during the Forts & Fortifications Festival
| Elja Trum | 480 views | 0 commentsFrom 5 to 13 September 2026, the Forts & Fortifications Festival takes place across the Netherlands. During this week, forts, fortifications, bunkers and water defence lines open their doors to the public.
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How far should you place a model from the background?
| Elja Trum | 1,245 views | 0 commentsHow much distance should you leave between your model and the background? It sounds like a simple question, but the answer mainly depends on the result you want to achieve. In this video, Gavin Hoey shows how much difference just one or two metres can make to your portraits.
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Sony FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS: affordable telephoto range for Sony photographers
| Elja Trum | 979 views | 0 commentsSony has announced the FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS. A relatively compact and affordable telephoto zoom lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras with a Sony E-mount. A substantial zoom range, for photographers who do not want to spend thousands of euros straight away.
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Photographing Strange Portraits
| Elja Trum | 1,349 views | 0 commentsAt the photo club recently, we were given the task of making a photo on the theme of 'Absurd'. I prefer photographing portraits, so I translated this theme into 'strange portraits'. A fun theme to play around with.
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Scott Kelby releases second edition of iPhone photography book
| Elja Trum | 887 views | 0 commentsThe camera you have with you most often is your smartphone. An expensive smartphone does not automatically produce better photos. In the second edition of Photographing with the iPhone, Scott Kelby shows you how to apply your photography knowledge to the camera in your pocket.
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Photofacts; everything to do with photography!
Would you like to take better photos and keep up with what is happening in photography? Photofacts publishes articles that teach you something about photography — from a product announcement to a practical shooting tip or a look at a website. Photofacts covers photography every day and is a hobby project of Elja Trum's that got out of hand. The articles are written by a team of volunteer authors. If you would enjoy writing one or more articles for Photofacts, do get in touch.More about PhotofactsPhotofacts is made possible in part by
