I don’t think my post processing is anything special. Usually I’m very much into “getting it right in camera” and only do post processing for basic adjustments (Lightroom only) and for times when it’s just not possible (or expensive) to do it in camera. But since so many people asked about my post processing work, [...]

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Here is Episode 11 of LIME’s Happy Hour. As always we hope you enjoy it and we are hoping to get lot’s of feedback from all of you using the comments or by sending us an e-mail.
In this Episode :

What’s up with LIME ? What have we been doing the past week & what have [...]

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If you are anything like me, sometimes you will get stuck with a photographer’s worst enemy: the lack of inspiration. Let’s face it, you can have all the equipment your gadget-freak-heart desires, the knowledge to use it, time on your hand and a direct line with Elite Models. But if you don’t have any inspiration, [...]

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While Bert is on his second shooting day in a row, I have the honor & the privilege of presenting you the second part of the real life engagement session I did a while ago with Piet & Tina.
In this second part we did a combination of posed & more spontaneous shots. I hope [...]

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Here’s the 10th episode of LIME’s Happy Hour already. As always we hope you enjoy it and we are hoping to get lot’s of feedback from all of you using the comments or by sending us an e-mail.
This week we just couldn’t find a moment where we could both record the podcast. Instead of leaving [...]

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By the end of December, we did a quick shoot with Herlinde, the younger sister of my favorite model Erika. It was the first time that she stood in front of a camera but she did really great.

LIME008 - Herlinde’s First Shoot - by Bert Stephani from squeezethelime.com on Vimeo.
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Here is Episode 9 of LIME’s Happy Hour. As always we hope you enjoy it and we are hoping to get lot’s of feedback from all of you using the comments or by sending us an e-mail.
In this Episode :

What’s up with LIME ? What have we been doing the past week & what have [...]

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Does a real pro always knows what he’s doing? The one trick pony’s probably do but I think it’s just impossible to be a creative photographer and always know what you do at the same time. Being creative implies that you are not afraid to try out different things and to venture into the unknown. [...]

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Last Saturday, after many months of preparations, we finally did our first LIME workshop. Ake and Pieter helped me out to get the studio ready for the workshop and apart from the fact that it could have been a bit warmer, I think we managed just fine.
It was a great bunch of people and I [...]

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Tomorrow is our very first LIME workshop and both Bert & me are very much looking forward to it !
But now it’s movie time. This week I made a post-processing screencast, using some of the images from the first part of the engagement session I showed you last week.
If you like it and want [...]

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