What do people ask photographers like me?

Sander est néerlandais et les Néerlandais sont censés parler plusieurs langues. Il parle donc le néerlandais, l'anglais, le français et l'allemand. Mais sa langue principale est la communication visuelle !

Of course the budget needed for high quality is rather high. For some it is a lot of money, but photography is an investment. Say I photograph your event. The pictures can be used for years and will let your event shine. The photographers’ budget is just a fraction of the total budget of your event, but it’s the only lasting memory. So a professional photographer needs a budget to cover for his material, the years of experience and the time of preparation, photography, postproduction archiving and administration but all in all investing in professional photography is worth every penny.

Oui, bien sûr, je travaille pour des particuliers. Il peut s'agir d'une photo de tête dans mon studio photo, ou d'un portrait de famille sur place.

If you want to see more of these kinds of assignments, go see the private portraits page.

Let’s be honest. Why?

Yes, I am organising workshops for individuals and groups and you can even book my workshops for team building events or as a private lesson.

Next to being a photographer I love sharing my knowledge in fun workshops.

As I am a photographer in Brussels, and Brussels is full of Art, I started studying graphic art. Nowadays I use paint, ink, and metal in installations and other artworks. My work can be seen in a few exhibitions a year, and of course I also use my photography in my work, and I rework it to new works using, as said, paint, ink, Ipad, Artificial Intelligence and more.

So the word Photographic points both to my work as an artist and photographer in Brussels.

Désolé de le dire, mais non. Dans mon travail, je dois me concentrer à 100 % sur mon client, mon travail, les modèles photographiques, le journaliste, la conférence de presse, etc. Emmener un stagiaire avec moi est presque impossible et mon emploi du temps est très irrégulier, avec des heures de travail le jour, la nuit et le week-end.

Et bien oui, je connais tous les bons endroits pour réaliser de belles séances de portrait en dehors du studio à Bruxelles. Pour chaque lieu, je sais exactement quand la lumière est la meilleure et je connais l'efficacité de ces lieux en ce qui concerne l'arrière-plan photographique, les niveaux et le prix. Pour les lieux intérieurs, les hôtels, les halls, les transports publics, j'ai une liste, mais je suis toujours ouvert à vos suggestions.

Photographing Trump, Obama, Putin? No, I have so many great photo assignments, I couldn’t pick just one. In fact the real joy of being a photographer (at least that’s my vision) is the variety of work. The fact that no job, no assignment no client and no portayed person, story or even factory is the same, is what makes this job so wondeful!

That’s a great question Sander. Yes they are all real, I mean someone once really asked those question, but not all of them are frequently.. Some were asked only once! But when you read them it means they can usefull anyhow, I sure hope.

Serious, this is a question I get all the time. Also because I am a photography teacher and I worked in a professional camera shop for about 10 years, so I do know how it works.

Right now I would say. Inform yourself, know your priorities. Size or speed, pixels or lenses, whatever your focus is, keep it on that. Maybe you go second hand, maybe you want to buy new.

The most important is to find you a trustworthy dealer with a physical shop. Inform yourself by a salesman you trust. Buy your gear in that shop so you can get all the aftersales tips and services by real people behind a desk. A really honest and frank salesman or woman help you buy a camera that fits your demands and your budget. Go find a specialized camera store, not a gadget store.