A conversation on Twitter a while ago inspired me to write this blog post. I’ve been asked by several people, mainly photographers, if I know any good documentaries involving photography and/or photographers. Well, I do. And instead of answering their questions each time (which I don’t mind by the way), I decided to write a series of blog posts about my favourite documentaries.
I don’t have one particular favourite, so the order in which I list them is random.
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This entry was written by Jeroen Berkenbosch, posted on September 5, 2010 at 19:48, filed under Documentary, Photojournalism, Review, Series and tagged documentary, Review, war. Leave a comment over here.
This photo was made during the annual book market in Deventer. It’s the biggest book market in Europe, which exists of 6 kilometres of book stands. A truly amazing sight. Especially when you cross the IJssel river with the ferry.
This particular stand is the most visually interesting though. Most of the other stands are just regular booths like you see on any market all over the world.
You’ll probably see more of these posts in the future. I decided that it’s okay to just post a recent photograph I made. I might add a short story or something like that. Hans Aarsman style maybe, for those of you that are familiar with his weekly columns in newspaper de Volkskrant.
This entry was written by Jeroen Berkenbosch, posted on August 4, 2010 at 12:01, filed under Street and tagged 5D Mark II, colour, Deventer, man, Street. Leave a comment over here.
This is the second part of my “It’s all about the limitations” series. Be sure to read the first part before reading this one. You can find it over here. I forgot to mention this in my previous post, but I post iPhone photos to my Posterous every now and then. So if you’re interested in iPhone photography, you might like it.
The photo above is processed with the Best Camera app. I wrote a blog post about that particular app a while ago.
I’d like to add two other apps. I absolutely love SwankoLab and, to a lesser extent, Hipstamatic.
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This entry was written by Jeroen Berkenbosch, posted on July 20, 2010 at 13:52, filed under iPhone, Street and tagged amsterdam, app, Bussum, Flower, iPhone, Street, woman. Leave a comment over here.
I love my iPhone 3G. It’s the first (smart)phone I still enjoy after almost two years of usage. When I just got it, I didn’t think I would use the camera that much. I mean, the resolution is sucky, the sensor is crappy and the lens, well, don’t get me started on that one.
To my surprise, I kind of enjoy all its limitations. I know I have to be picky about what to expose properly (if such a thing is even possible), and I know I can’t get the same dynamic range as any DSLR. But that’s part of the fun. I try to make most of my other photos technically perfect in terms of sharpness, exposure, focus and depth of field. The iPhone forces me to look in a different way than I do normally while photographing, and I think that’s an interesting experience.
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This entry was written by Jeroen Berkenbosch, posted on July 18, 2010 at 10:07, filed under Contests, iPhone and tagged amsterdam, colour, Contests, iPhone, Street. Leave a comment over here.
