The Perfect Picture: Uber Portrait and High-speed Photography
Tuesday 13 October 2020, 22:55 by Elja Trum | 6,136 views | 4 commentsThis article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.
The fifth season of Het Perfecte Plaatje started on RTL4 today. In the first episode, the Dutch celebrities photographed each other and worked with high-speed photography.
Uber Masculine or Feminine Portrait
The first assignment was to create an Uber masculine or feminine portrait. They were allowed to use each other as models. Each photographer was paired with one of the other participants and they had a total of two hours to take the photos.
They were at the luxury Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin in Noordwijk for this. Photographer Linda Stulic gave the contestants tips for taking the photos.
Indeed, a strong portrait that fits the assignment well. Patricia took a good photo of Jannie.
» View all the photos from this shoot on Facebook
In the video below, Linda gives tips for portrait photography.
High-speed Photography
The second assignment was to create a high-speed photo. The Dutch celebrities were given a product to photograph while a bullet or arrow was fired through it.
Quite a technically challenging assignment, but most of the technical work was taken out of their hands by photographer Ellen Reus. She also helped judge this assignment.
Fun detail, a few years ago Ellen also wrote a blog on Photofacts about high-speed photography, including a number of images that are reminiscent of this episode.
In my eyes, this is also a very successful photo. Though I perhaps liked the water balloon and the glass of coffee even better.
» View all the photos from this shoot on Facebook
Home Assignment
As in previous years, there is another home assignment. This first week's assignment is to create your own Uber masculine or feminine portrait. The winning photo receives a voucher worth 449 euros, to spend at Kamera Express.
» Submit your photo
Next Week
In the second episode, the Dutch celebrities will photograph birds of prey at Valkerij Het Muithuis, and it looks like they will photograph each other again. This time, the theme is 'the age of wigs'.
If you missed the programme, you can watch it again via RTL XL. I suspect this is also how Belgians can watch the programme. Unfortunately, there are costs involved.
I certainly enjoyed this first episode again. I did notice that the programme now lasts an hour and a half. Personally, I thought an hour was fine, but now it feels a bit long.
There are also two extra episodes this season compared with previous years.
What did you think of the first episode?
Let us know in the comments!
About the author
Elja 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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4 comments
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Tromp Willem van Urk
wrote on Wednesday 14 October 2020 at 19:07
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I watched for half an hour, but then I gave up. I think it's once again more about Dutch celebrities who mainly want to be in the picture themselves.
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I therefore missed the part about high-speed photography. I would have liked to see that. -
primefoto.nl wrote on Friday 16 October 2020 at 09:57
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Basically, it's advertising for Canon, but I see it as simple entertainment and nothing more. Then it's pretty funny to watch.
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Theotje wrote on Tuesday 20 October 2020 at 13:31
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I still find it a reprehensible program. That addiction to egotripping Dutch celebrities who always have to do everything as well. A bit comparable to a hardware store that, as soon as cycling season starts, immediately has a container of cheap bicycles from China brought in to take the bread out of the mouths of the existing bike shops. Sorry, maybe a bit sour, but that's how it is. Haha
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audb wrote on Tuesday 10 November 2020 at 17:24
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@Theotje.
Translated from Dutch.
What really annoys me is that it is mainly RTL4 celebrities who are or have been the ones winning, even though their photos are sometimes simply more amateurish than a beginner's and the final rounds are suddenly shot very well, even bordering on professional, something that comes across as very strange.
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