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School assignment no. 4 – Remember the Fallen

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, school, Street and tagged , , , , . Leave a comment over here.

School assignment no. 3 – In the spotlight

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.

This entry was written by Jeroen Berkenbosch, posted on March 23, 2010 at 18:07, filed under school and tagged , , , . Leave a comment over here.


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