Tag Archives: Night Photography

Using a 14-24mm F2.8 Nikon lens to Capture wedding images.

March 12, 2012   Gerhard Steenkamp   No comments
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If I can pinpoint one characteristic of my wedding photos it is using a 300 mm F2.8 lens to capture portraiture during weddings. Sometimes it is a good thing to come out of one’s comfort zone and try something totally different, and that is just what I did at the last two weddings I captured

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Looking to capture the perfect shot, but maybe the lighting isn’t great?

February 17, 2012   Denese Lups   No comments
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The light!!! And by that I don’t mean Golden Light, but floodlights. At the Bloemfontein Celtic v Golden Arrows game in Botshabelo on 15 February all the photographers agreed the light was, well…. challenging!! Sports photography presents you with many opportunities to capture dramatic  imagery that will last a lifetime. No other medium presents you

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Using Reflections to capture beautiful images in Photography

January 16, 2012   Denese Lups   No comments
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Using reflections in photography can lead to some amazing effects and beautiful images. The amateur photographer often discovers that a reflection has brought something rather unique to his photo . For the professional photographer his ability to use reflections is a powerful tool in his arsenal of skills! Using water, windows, mirrors or any sort

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Bloem Celtic vs Bidvest Wits end goalless

December 04, 2011   Denese Lups   No comments
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Bloemfontein Celtic hosted fellow top-eight hopefuls Bidvest Wits on Wednesday evening, 30 November 2011, at the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium in Bloemfontein. The game ended in a goalless draw. Bidvest Wits has its roots at Wits University in Johannesburg where it was formed in 1921 by the university’s Students Representatives Council. During the 1970s the club

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Special Family moments in Sport captured through the lens of the Camera

October 23, 2011   Gerhard Steenkamp   1 Comment
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Many times in Sports brothers or sisters are competing against each other or are even playing for the same team. Sometimes even children and their parents are sharing some special moments in sport. These moments always present the opportunity for some breathtakingly beautiful photos, and for the sports photographer, it is a challenge to capture

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The beauty of Bloem Celtic vs Kaizer Chiefs Football through the lens!

September 25, 2011   Denese Lups   1 Comment
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On Saturday 24 September 2011 I had the opportunity to cover the Soccer match between Bloemfontein Celtic and Kaizer Chiefs at the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium. Definitely an amazing experience! All tickets were sold out for this much-anticipated clash. There is something amazing about the vibe at a closely contested local soccer derby – and the

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On Safari in the Masai Mara

September 22, 2011   Denese Lups   2 Comments
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There is something about safari life that makes you forget all your sorrows and feel as if you had drunk half a bottle of champagne – bubbling over with heartfelt gratitude for being alive. One only feels really free when one can go in whatever direction one pleases over the plains, to get to the

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Shooting Rugby under Floodlights

September 12, 2011   Gerhard Steenkamp   9 Comments
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Shooting rugby under floodlights requires totally different settings from those used in shooting rugby at day time. On Saturday I covered the Cheetahs vs Bulls match in Bloemfontein with a kickoff at 17:15 which meant the stadium was already filled with shadow and with ambient light coming from above, and as the game progresses the

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Be at the right place at the right time

September 07, 2011   Gerhard Steenkamp   No comments
Graham Henry during the Tri Nations Test match between South Africa and New Zealand in Port Elizabeth on 20 Aug 2011.

In the mid 90′s I had the privilege  to have met Hoffie Hofmeister, head photographer for the Rapport (Sunday newspaper in SA) at the time. What always amazes me about Hoffie was that how he always manage to be at the right place at the right moment while taking sport pictures. If one opens the Rapport

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Discover the Magic of Rear Curtain Flash

September 07, 2011   Gerhard Steenkamp   3 Comments
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These days almost all the modern SLR digital cameras got a setting where one can choose between front curtain flash and rear curtain flash. It is just a pity that such a few people know what this stands for. Okay in short this is what it is suppose to be. Say your shutter on your

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