Valentine’s Day
Valentine day is one of the highlights in a floral year. Almost everybody knows what Valentine’s day means and most of the people think of a person they love or secretly love and send Valentine cards or, even better, a … Continued
Calendar PhotoShoot for Fides Bacardi Chrysanten
It’s not only for magazines or websites the photoshoots we do with flowers and floral arrangements; a special one was a photoshoot for a calendar for Fides Bacardi Chrysanten http://www.flowerweb.com/nl/company/15128/Fides. Blooming. nl Blooming.nl by Peter and Femmie van der Sluis, The … Continued
Christmas arrangements
Christmas is coming and how nice it is to make a beautiful flower arrangement in Christmas style. Florist’s all around the world are busy making those outstanding creations that will light up many homes. For me as a floral photographer … Continued
Creating the best photographic result for wedding arrangements
Creating wedding arrangements can be a challenge; it’s so important to choose the right flowers and composition for the bride of the day: what colours does she wear, which flowers does she love. What is the color of her hair, … Continued
Floral photoshoot with Yoko Misumi and Jan van der Heijden
Every year Yoko Misumi visits the Netherlands with a group of floral art students to take floral lessons from Jan van der Heijden as she did with Wim Hazelaar in his living years. For me it’s an honour to … Continued
Which backdrop for flower photography
Which backdrop? Most photographers are so focused on their subject that they forget to pay attention to the background. It’s a natural thing tot do: when you’re looking at your subject, your eyes are only focused on that subject and … Continued
Why follow flower photography tutorials?
You can use my flower photography tutorials to learn from someone with experience. Over the last 20 years I’ve done a lot, and I mean really a lot, of floral photography. It has become my number one specialty in photography … Continued
Which camera (lens) for outstanding flower photography?
Which camera and which lens do you need for outstanding flower and floral photography? This question is number one from all my students and florists that are interested in photographing their own unique floral arrangements. The simple answer is: “the … Continued
How to photograph flower arrangements?
How to photograph flower arrangements is something many floral artists would like to learn. As many famous flower photographers know it all starts with some creativity. Not only the camera settings for flower photography are very important, but for a successful … Continued