Frank Doorhof

Using materials in your photo shoot

Wednesday 29 August 2018, 20:10 by | 5,830 views | 1 comment

This article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.

In my opinion, styling is a very important part of every photo shoot. But how do you style? What do you use, and is it expensive?

To be honest, you can make it as difficult or as expensive as you want, the sky is the limit, so to speak. In my opinion, though, it doesn't always have to be expensive. The simplest things can often make the biggest difference. Take the following shot, for example:

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Believe it or not, this photo was taken during a trade show demonstration at Professional Imaging this year. With Nadine as my stylist, you can always expect fun things. In this case, she used plastic that she had worked on with a crème brûlée torch to create this crazy effect.

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It's a joy to photograph something like this. It's a real eye-catcher because of the reflection, the shapes and so on. And it's relatively easy to do, as you could see on stage, where Nadine demonstrated it for real.

So the next time you do a photo shoot, don't just photograph your model in beautiful clothes against a cool background. Try to challenge yourself to the limit and be creative.

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Want some inspiration?


Then make sure you watch my videos Any light will do and Creativity and styling via frankdoorhof.com/videos.

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Frank Doorhof

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Frank Doorhof blogt dagelijks in het Engels op zijn website en geeft wekelijks workshops model fotografie in zijn studio in Emmeloord, maar ook op locatie in binnen en buitenland. Van beginners tot gevorderde, iedereen kan bij Frank terecht. Ook voor specifieke 1 op 1 workshops, of maatwerk voor groepen.

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1 comment

  1. Lauran van Schilt
    Lauran van Schilt wrote on Tuesday 4 September 2018 at 16:37  | reply

    Great, Frank.

    Regards, Lauran van Schilt

    Translated from Dutch.

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