I’m finished school for this year! Well, actually, school is out forever! When this holiday is over (at the end of August), I’m starting my internship that takes five months. I’ll be busy writing my thesis after the internship, so I will barely be on the inside of the school building any more. Only one more year. Hooray!

The last six months were great. Busy, but great. To be honest, I didn’t think I would learn a lot, since I knew I would probably have more experience with stuff (especially photography) than my classmates. But that wasn’t really an issue. I focussed on myself and achieving my own goals. It paid off and learned a lot in the end.

The photo above is one of the photos I took of classmate Marjolein. She persuaded our photography teacher to let us use his studio at the end of the minor to make some photographs. Being a nice guy as he is, he cooperated immediately :)

More after the jump!

My favourite is this one below. Too bad it’s super out of focus (her front foot is sharp, the rest isn’t). I’m not quite used yet to my new 85mm f1.8 lens. I shot this on f5.6, which has a too shallow depth of field for this kind of stuff. It was also pretty difficult to focus correctly, since she moved her entire body. Ah well, it’s all a learning experience right?

Here are two more. I hope you like them. And if you don’t, well, tough luck. ‘Cause I do! :p

Thanks for being such a great victim, Mayo! ;)

Some studio photos of Marjolein is a post from: Jeroen Berkenbosch - Blog

Another school assignment. I had to make an A3-sized ad. It didn’t matter for which product, as long as it was original.

I’ve always been an enthusiast of the Victorinox Swiss-army knives (SAK). I got my first SAK when I was 6 and went camping. I’ve become really fond of them. Plus, when I read the assignment, I immediately had this idea in mind. When ideas happen in the blink of an eye, I’ve learned that most of them are pretty good ;)

Anyway, I think it’s important for advertisements (and commercials) to have a certain sense of humour. In my experience, it’s easier to remember an ad that made you smile (or grimace, but that’s a negative association).

I guess it’s pretty clear what it implies ;)

Victorinox. Victorious. is a post from: Jeroen Berkenbosch - Blog

This is my fourth school assignment. The theme of this assignment is ‘fear’.

Rather than capturing facial expressions of fear, I chose a more poetic, more consequential approach. I decided to photograph our annual Remembrance Day.

Most wars are based on an underlying sense of fear. As a consequence of Hitlers fears about 70 years ago, we’re still honouring our fallen on the 4th of may.

I hope you like it. Any feedback is, as usual, much appreciated!

School assignment no. 4 – Remember the Fallen is a post from: Jeroen Berkenbosch - Blog

We’ve had a couple of regular classes in the photo studio of my teacher, (located right around the corner of school) but this time was different. We got to play with his studio equipment for a couple of hours, which was my first time.

I do own (and use) some Strobist stuff, but I was really looking forward to using a good softbox. It’s a lot easier to place the light(s) the way you want to because of the modeling light. Plus the recycle time of those things is amazing.

Anyway, my classmate Marjolein arranged her friend (and model) Lori to be our victim. Thanks again to the both of you!

I’m pretty satisfied with the results. It’s not really my kind of photography, although I’m not sure what is, but it was fun to do. My favourite photo is the one on the top, which is unfortunately a bit blurry.

There are two more photos after the jump!

First time with studio lights is a post from: Jeroen Berkenbosch - Blog

This is my third assignment. The theme my teacher came up with is ‘out’, in its broadest definition.

I really struggled with my own interpretation of this theme. Eventually, I chose to photograph desolate places when the lights are out and the sun is set. To add another layer to the theme, I ‘singled out’ the subjects with my external flash (Canon 580EX II).

I used shutterspeeds varying from 90 to 180 seconds. When the curtain was open, I moved around and popped the flash a couple of timed by pressing the test-fire button. Oh, and I used a flash gel to make the light a bit warmer.

It was cold (-10 degrees celcius) and at times spooky, but I’m really pleased with the result. Especially since this is my first time using this technique.

School assignment no. 3 – In the spotlight is a post from: Jeroen Berkenbosch - Blog

I would have posted this entry a lot earlier, but I’ve been super busy. With school assignments like this mainly.

This is my second assignment for my photography class. The theme is ‘tension’. I chose to photograph ‘electrical tension’.
To be honest, I’m not really happy with these photos (although I like the first one). But hey, that’s the way it goes. Right?

Anyway, feedback is much appreciated. I don’t really care if that’s by e-mail, tweet or comment ;)

There are a couple of more posts coming up in the next few days, so you’ll have something to look forward to! :p

School assignment no. 2 – High Voltage is a post from: Jeroen Berkenbosch - Blog

So I just started out with my minor. The next five months of school will include photos, graphic design, art direction and more artsy stuff. Suffice to say I’m looking forward to (finally) doing a lot of assignments that include photos.

This is the result of my first assignment. The theme I had to use is ‘space’, in the broadest sense of it’s meaning. I had some pretty good ideas, but none of them were possible to do in less than a week.

It’s hard to be original with this theme, but I did my best, and I’m quite pleased with the result. The model in the photo is my friend Eva (thanks again!). She had to endure pretty harsh conditions; it was cold, very foggy and you really don’t want to know what her shoes looked like when we were finished.

Be sure to press the ‘Full Screen’ button on the bottom right!

School assignment no. 1 – Solitude is a post from: Jeroen Berkenbosch - Blog