Photofacts author Leen Koper
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Leen Koper | 6 articles Leen Koper woont en had tot voor kort een fotostudio in Zierikzee. Na ruim 40 jaar als fotograaf gewerkt te hebben, houdt hij zich nu voornamelijk bezig met landschapsfotografie. Als beroepsfotograaf heeft hij in de loop der jaren vele internationale prijzen gewonnen en gaf les en ook regelmatig seminars in Engeland, België, Frankrijk, Duitsland en Oostenrijk. |
Every article by Leen Koper
A tripod in the studio?
| Leen Koper | 6,595 views | 4 comments‘In the past,’ when I worked as a professional photographer, I took almost all my studio shots from a tripod. A nice, heavy column tripod with matching heavy ball heads. So once your camera was set up, it stayed firmly in place. But isn't such a heavy tripod in the studio just a nuisance?
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How to turn a so-so shot into something fun
| Leen Koper | 6,623 views | 8 commentsThis is the story of how a little photo on my Facebook page came about. I unexpectedly received a lot of questions about it, which made me think it might be suitable for Photofacts. This article is a kind of reconstruction of how I arrived at the completely different end result.
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Misonne, a Belgian photographer, 1870-1943
| Leen Koper | 7,754 views | 6 commentsIn the early 1980s, I bought a book about Belgian photographer Léonard Misonne at De Slegte, a cheap bookshop in Rotterdam, for just 24.50 guilders, around 11 euros today. I did not know him at the time, but was immediately struck by the truly sublime images in it.
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Why spend a lot of money and lug it all around?
| Leen Koper | 10,341 views | 45 commentsI was a professional photographer for many years, over 40 in total. Lugging equipment around was an inseparable part of the job. Even on holiday, when I wanted to enjoy taking photos, I took a heavy kit with me. Surely I couldn't afford to be short of anything? But was that really necessary?
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A reflector used differently
| Leen Koper | 6,309 views | 2 commentsI am often struck by how much, usually useless, theory photography school graduates know and how little they understand about everyday reality. Yet that is exactly how you reach a decent level in photography.
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How to make a landscape photo look like a painting?
| Leen Koper | 9,445 views | 12 commentsThis afternoon I saw a scene that reminded me of the work of landscape painters from the mid-19th century, such as Willem Roelofs. But when I got home, it was terribly difficult to achieve the right tone. I spent more than two hours working on it in Photoshop.
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