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Dirk Ercken
Belgium
Приєднався 8 чер 2015
Welcome to my youtube channel, where photography becomes art!
I'm Dirk Ercken, a professional photographer, and here, we'll dive into the captivating world of macro, flower, and mushroom photography. My mission is simple: learn you how to look at the world through different eyes
Discover the magic of selective focus and shallow depth of field, transforming ordinary scenes into extraordinary visual stories. Explore light painting and multiple exposure techniques to infuse your shots with creativity. Expect a treasure trove of photography tips, tutorials, and inspiration.
Whether you're a pro or just starting, join our community of enthusiasts to capture nature's hidden beauty in unique ways. Hit subscribe and let's explore the extraordinary, one click at a time!
I'm Dirk Ercken, a professional photographer, and here, we'll dive into the captivating world of macro, flower, and mushroom photography. My mission is simple: learn you how to look at the world through different eyes
Discover the magic of selective focus and shallow depth of field, transforming ordinary scenes into extraordinary visual stories. Explore light painting and multiple exposure techniques to infuse your shots with creativity. Expect a treasure trove of photography tips, tutorials, and inspiration.
Whether you're a pro or just starting, join our community of enthusiasts to capture nature's hidden beauty in unique ways. Hit subscribe and let's explore the extraordinary, one click at a time!
Flower Art Photography - Introduction Light
Without light there is no photography and it is the quality of the light that has a huge impact on the feel and mood of an image. In our flower photography we aim for a soft light on the flower, but next to that also the light on the background plays a very important role on the picture. This video is part of the Masterclass Flower Art Photography, for more info click this link: www.dirkerckenimages.com/promo-flowerart/
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Flower Art Photography Post processing Fast and quickly
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I create my images in-camera but that doesn't mean that they don't need any post processing. Although most magic will happen while shooting the macro pictures they mostly need some minor adjustments. The post processing I perform is mostly limited to adding contrast correcting color and dodging and burning certain areas to make the images more alive. In the flower art photography masterclass We...
The fastest way to lift your flower photography to the next level: The Art of Effective Backgrounds
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The Art of Effective Backgrounds is the fastest way to lift your flower photography to the next level. Our flower portraits are characterised by a shallow depth of field and by including a wonderful foreground and background bokeh the images will have a painterly dreamy look. In this kind of macro photography the feel and mood of the image is mainly determined by the background. The background ...
Flower Art Photography General rules composition
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In flower art photography, the goal is to capture dreamy and painterly macro portraits with a shallow depth of field. This means focusing on the details of the flower while blurring the background, creating a soft and artistic effect. When composing these images, it's essential to consider regular composition rules, but the unique aspect lies in prioritizing all elements within the frame. This ...
Flower Art Photography - Introduction Composition
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Flower art photography dreamy painterly macro portraits using a shallow DOF. When composing these kind of images you'll have to take regular composition rules into account but when creating these images all elements within the frame are important. The background, foreground, supporting subjects and light are equally important as the flower itself. Subscribe to our newsletter and receive series ...
Where to put your focus point - shallow DOF
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Where to focus and how much of the image should be in focus? It can be a difficult question to answer, especially when you are shooting flowers with the selective focus technique. We want to create a dreamy painterly look straight out of the camera. And to do this we use a shallow dapth of field. Should the focus sit on the front of the flower, the center, on the stamen or on the petals. It can...
Manual focus fast and easy
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Manual focus fast and easy When shooting macro images or flower portraits your focus point has to be spot on. I shoot my flower portraits with a shallow DOF and to get my focus point at the right spot I can't rely on autofocus. Manual focussing can be tricky when you start with it, but in this video I explain how to do it fast and easy. Subscribe to our newsletter and receive series of free vid...
Flower Art Photography - Camera settings
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Camera settings to shoot wonderful dreamy painterly flower portraits. All magic will happen in-camera, these images will only need minor or even no post processing. This video is part of the full masterclass flower art photography (click link below for more info). Subscribe to our newsletter and receive series of free videos in your mailbox, promotion codes and much much more: www.subscribepage...
Flower Art Photography - Gear: camera and lenses
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The gear you need to create wonderful dreamy flower portraits is limited. All you need is a DSLR or mirrorless camera, a macro lens or regular lens combined with some extension tubes. That's all! We shoot our flower portraits hand held and they are characterized by a shallow depth of field. This shallow DOF combined with the right camera techniques will result in soft dreamy paonterly pictures....
Jewels of the rain forest - frog photography
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I have always been fascinated by frogs and it is through them that I started my journey in photography. I have been breeding poison dart frogs for years and have also taken many pictures of them. Poison dart frogs are the jewels of the rainforest. Beautifully coloured and, on top of that, they have a very interesting biology. They come in all colours of the rainbow and can be found in the centr...
The key to good photography: time!
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To take good pictures you really have to concentrate and take your time. It takes some effort to focus and find the best frame, and with the distraction of the many choices we have to make, like, camera settings, lens choice, subjects, possible angles or compositions, vertical or horizontal, we often lose track. As a photographer, you have to be patient but with today's fast pace, it's not alwa...
Low noise high ISO when shooting hand held
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Low noise at high ISO or even extreme high ISO is possible without losing image quality. Just by shooting a burst of images at the same settings and averaging them out in photoshop. This gives you more freedom when shooting hand held in low light conditions. On a tripod you're able to set a longer exposure, but hand held your shutter speeds need to be fast enough to avoid camera shake. So you o...
How to shoot a fairy tale - Light Painting Photography
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How to shoot a fairy tale, Light painting photography. Join me onto a walk into the enchanted autumn forest. We're going to create a picture that seems to coms straight out of a fairy tale. In light painting photography we use a hand held flashlight to paint in the scene. The flashlight becomes the brush the light as paint and the scene that sits in darkness is your canvas. With this photograph...
Gear - light painting photography
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This video is part of the Masterclass Light Painting Photography, click link below for more info! The gear you need to create amazing light painting pictures is quite limited. The essentials are a camera, a tripod, a strong flashlight and a remote trigger release. No need for expensive equipment. Learn to look at the world through different eyes. Light Painting Photography Masterclass: www.dirk...
Light Painting Photography - single or multiple exposure approach
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This video is part of the Masterclass Light Painting Photography, click link below for more info! In light painting photography we use a hand held flashlight to paint in the light while the camera sits on a tripod and the shutter is opened for a long exposure. There are two different approaches to this technique. The multiple and the single exposure approach. In the single exposure approach the...
Light Painting Photography - introduction
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Light Painting Photography - introduction
Building a forest composition - mushroom photography
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Building a forest composition - mushroom photography
Mushroom Light Painting Photography - intro shoot
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Mushroom Light Painting Photography - intro shoot
Mushroom Light Painting Photography - Gear
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Mushroom Light Painting Photography - Gear
Mushroom Light Painting Photography - trailer composition
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Mushroom Light Painting Photography - trailer composition
Adding a touch of magic - mushroom post processing Lightroom
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Adding a touch of magic - mushroom post processing Lightroom
Let's take a walk into the enchanted forest - Mushroom Light Painting Photography
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Let's take a walk into the enchanted forest - Mushroom Light Painting Photography
DO you need the latest expensive camera to shoot wonderful artistic flower portraits
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DO you need the latest expensive camera to shoot wonderful artistic flower portraits
Unlocking the Power of a Shallow Depth of Field
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Unlocking the Power of a Shallow Depth of Field
Mimicking multiple exposure in Photoshop
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Mimicking multiple exposure in Photoshop
Light metering and exposure compensation
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Light metering and exposure compensation
Flower Art Photography - Shooting at ground level
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Flower Art Photography - Shooting at ground level
Flower Art Photography - mini course vs masterclass
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Flower Art Photography - mini course vs masterclass
beautiful images. thanks for taking the time to make the video and sharing how to take dream like images.
Maybe my question is "odd", but I wonder about the color temperature of the flashlight that is used? Does it matter? Are they all similar or all very different?? Do adjustments need to be made in editing for different light temperatures if they vary?? (again, I'm referring to the light coming out of the flashlight)
If you use Helicon Remote, you don't have to worry about any of your mushroom being out of focus and you can keep a shallow depth of field in the background.
Your videos are amazing ! Thank you for sharing.
Excellent video! I learned a lot watch it. Thank you!
Excellent instruction, Dirk! thank you so much. I also have a Canon and can do MEs but I struggle with soming up with intersting images ike you have done here. Clearly I need more practice!
Dirk, I am really enjoying your free mini-course! You have excellent examples and sum things up very well. Thank you!
Wonderful!
what gear do you use? I don't have a macro lens. I have the canon r6 with 50 1.8, 24-70 and 70-200 2.8. thanks
WOW amazing! Thank you again!
Wonderful, thank you again!
Best explanation about exposure compensation. I finally got it! Thank you for all your videos and flower Master class. It is worth every penny!
exposure made clear, thank you
Beautiful photos
A small correction: Nifty-fifty is 50mm f1.8, costs about $100. 50mm f1.4 is a better, more expensive lens, it costs about $400.
Lovely video, thank you! May I ask what macro lens you use?
I've been taking photos for YEARS - mostly of architectural abstracts. I've recently moved to the countryside and have had to change things a bit. I have a macro camera and have a few florals that look...ok, but this video changes everything! I can't wait to get out there again and do things very differently.
Love all your light painting clips. I am searching the clips where you teach how to edit a multiple shots. Please direct me to that clip 🙏
Absolutely wonderful. All I can say is thank you so much for uploading this.
It’s always hard in a place you don’t know to find compositions. I felt you did extremely well, Dirk, and yes, you need the time and effort, especially when things are new. Learning about a place beforehand helps considerably. Love your flower and woodland images! So much easier using digital than film, which I remember very well and I’m not returning to it!
Very useful advice, Dirk, and such beautiful images! Unfortunately, we are heading into autumn in Australia, but there are still flowers around, and in my garden, so am getting out to follow your advice, before they all disappear! Thank you, Dirk.
Thanks for the suggestions in this video. Love your photography!
Very lucidly explained Sir , with appropriate & suitable images . Thank you .
The first picture is actually better before than after ;) But the rest of them are cool :)
Excellent presentation of exposure. Really clear and thoughtfully put together, well done.
Very helpful clarification...useful instruction. Thanks.
Another great tutorial. your post processing technique was was simple and elegant. I wasn't expecting a processing tutorial however, I'm very happy that you did this. It was very educational for me as I'm sure it was for many of your subscribers.
Glad it was helpful! Post processing is part of the game. For me in-camera doesn't mean that you don't do any post processing. Post processing's always involved, you can choose to let the camera software decide how to do it or you can take it in your own hands.
Thank you so much for these tutorials that I discovered about a week ago. Your subjects are so fascinating and your explanations are so easy to understand as well as full of really good information. I am now a subscriber and look forward to your future tutorials. 😀
Where are the daisies?
This video really takes photography to an art form.
Why not just use noise reduction in LightRoom?
Lovely . Helpful .😊
Very informative👍Thank you!!
Nice very helpful tutorial for begginers to advanced photograph. 👍
04:16 is great visual example how the camera sees the scene using evaluative metering modes. I am familiar with this but I like to see some good presentations like this one. 👍
Thanks for your response! Glad you like it!
The video provides useful suggestions and tips for both beginners and advanced shooters. It is a helpful tutorial for refreshing knowledge.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
So beautiful ❤️ thank you so much
Glad you like it!
Hi Dirk, yes you are so right. You advice is so important. I belong also to those, who have to liitle patience trying and searching long enough. I'll try to improve.
It's something we all struggle with in this rat race world ;-)
Thank you, I am taking up abstract Flower Photography, thanks for the useful advices.
You are so welcome!
Ditto.
Your solid explanations and shown examples will bring more self criticism and more exact results. Thanks !
Thanks for your response, appreciate it! Glad you like it! Wish you a lot of fun creating wonderful pictures!
a generous tutorial. Many thanks!
You're more than welcome! Glad you like it!
Superb in so many ways. Thank you so much for sharing. Subbed!
Thanks for your nice comment!
Thank you 🙏
You're more than welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
This is an excellent tutorial. Thanks Dirk!
Thanks! I try to do my best! ;-)
So much that I hadn’t considered, thank you.
It's all in the details ;-) You're welcome!
Excellent video!
Thanks!
Beautiful images and informative video - thank you
You are welcome! Thanks for your nice comment!
Helpful video, Dirk! Thank you.
Thanks, glad you like it! I was also very pleased when I discovered this little trick!
Love this. I’ve been photographing my own pet tree frogs for 18 years, and it’s not easy doing it alone with them jumping around -dart frogs can be very jumpy. Like you, I work hard on lighting, but you can’t predict which direction the frog will be facing. I have a lot of respect for you and others doing this on their own
Some beautiful photos!
Thank you much!!