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This weekend I had the pleasure of shooting the eSession of Annelies & Chris and Nathalie & Ynthe. The weather was excellent and as soon as I was able to figure out who was who things really clicked into place 😉 They picked a location close to home and it had everything: an awesome field, a nice industrial indoor location and some great props!
The initial plan was to include a retro bike into the shoot but when I saw them Vespa’s I was in love! Just had to use those!
More to come!
With the birth of our son Bent, 2011 already has been a sweet year. And while I have accepted a limited number of weddings this year I’m really looking forward to get back out there to capture me some lovely weddings. But before I do that I’m gonna release some unblogged 2010 weddings on you.
We’ll kick of the party with Bert & Mel.
We started the day at a great location and ended the day at an even better one. The St.Bernardus brewery in Watou. (everyone must try the 12°). Excellent weather, naughty friends, great location styling (the whole venue was stacked with cases of beer) and of course: a happy couple. Bert & Mel, I really enjoyed being a part of your day!
Ake is a friend and colleague and I couldn’t be more thankful that she could find time for our little family. The (new) dad in me is very proud to be able to show these pictures to you.
Me & Wenti have always been a big fan of the work of Ake Vandervelden and our appreciation only grew after seeing her “in action” and seeing the results. What struck us with Ake is her warm, friendly & calm approach when taking pictures and how patient she is with little people. Sure Bent still likes his nap but Ake always assured that he was totally relaxed (and warm). So if you haven’t checked out her work yet, be sure to do so and meanwhile I’ll let you enjoy her pictures of our little man.
All pictures copyrighted by Ake Vandervelden Photography
A lot of people have asked me why I would want/need a photographer to come and take pictures of our son. And there are a couple of reasons. First, I’m a strong believer in specialization, a photographer can’t be good at everything. I certainly know my weak points and I definitely recognize Ake her strong points. And even if I probably would be able to pull of a good enough job (and I’ll be taking thousands of pictures of Bent myself in the future) there are more important reasons why we have asked Ake: it’s not possible (or at least not very easy) to have pictures of the three of us and then there is the element of surprise. I like to compare it with going out to dinner Vs cooking yourself a meal. If I would take pictures of Bent, review them on the back of my LCD, I’ll process them in Lightroom, and after that, the element of surprise would be gone for me. And boy let me tell you, when Ake her email with the first pictures arrived me & Wenti were excited like kids in toy-store! And I just wouldn’t have had that moment without Ake.
Ake, we can’t say it enough: thank you!