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 ;)

This entry was written by Jeroen Berkenbosch, posted on May 20, 2010 at 17:58, filed under school and tagged colour, design, nature, school. Leave a comment over here.

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!

This entry was written by Jeroen Berkenbosch, posted on May 16, 2010 at 10:37, filed under Photojournalism, Street, school and tagged 5D Mark II, colour, Photojournalism, school, Street. Leave a comment over here.

A while ago, Simon Pollock asked me to write a review of the Think Tank Photo Shape Shifter backpack for Digital Photography School.

I love the products of Think Tank Photo and was really curious about the design of this particular backpack. So suffice to say I was really looking forward to it.

It took a while for the bag to arrive (damn you, Dutch customs), but it was certainly worth the wait. What a great bag.

You can read the review over here. If you’ve got any questions about the bag, feel free to contact me. I’ll be monitoring the comments over at DPS too.

This entry was written by Jeroen Berkenbosch, posted on March 28, 2010 at 09:58, filed under Misc, Review, Twitter and tagged gear, Review, Think Tank Photo, Twitter. Leave a comment over here.

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!
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This entry was written by Jeroen Berkenbosch, posted on March 24, 2010 at 22:04, filed under Studio, school and tagged 5D Mark II, blackwhite, model, school, Studio. Leave a comment over here.