Photofacts author Erik van Rosmalen
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Erik van Rosmalen | 6 articlesErik werkt als content specialist. Daarnaast is hij freelance tekstschrijver en fotograaf. Mensen vormen daarbij het hoofdonderwerp: portret- en reportage-fotografie. Volg Erik ook op Instagram! |
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(Nude) portrait photography: get the light right and make contact
| Erik van Rosmalen | 14,502 views | 11 commentsNude photography is a popular genre, which I also pursue from time to time. Other photographers regularly ask me where, or how, they should start.
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Flash, Sunlight and Backlight
| Erik van Rosmalen | 5,677 views | 5 commentsFlash or natural light? You don't have to choose. Combining the two gives you plenty of options.
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Review: Inspiration by Ap Dijksterhuis
| Erik van Rosmalen | 4,286 views | 0 commentsMost of the books we review on Photofacts are about 'technique'. For example, photography styles, flash or post-processing. 'Inspiration' by Ap Dijksterhuis explores a different, but oh so essential, perspective. Where do our creative ideas come from?
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Printing Colour Film in the Black-and-White Darkroom
| Erik van Rosmalen | 4,081 views | 0 commentsMore and more (young) photographers are taking up analogue photography. At least, they are going for 'hybrid' analogue photography. The rolls are shot and sent to a lab, after which the negatives are scanned.
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Review: Analogue Photography
| Erik van Rosmalen | 3,898 views | 3 commentsNow that analogue photography is back in the limelight, there is also more demand for knowledge about the origins of photography. Eduard de Kam's 'Analogue Photography' provides a useful overview.
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Rules! Good to learn, good to let go
| Erik van Rosmalen | 4,716 views | 3 commentsPhotography is full of rules. That is useful as something to hold on to. But sometimes you need to learn them... and then let them go again. Above all, don't focus too much on other people's work.
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