by René Timmermans | Aug 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
Finally I have my new website live!
The new site is completely integrated with Photoshelter, where I have now hosted my webshop. It has been a couple of weeks work, but I am happy with the result and I hope you will enjoy it as well when you visit. You are more than welcome to leave comments here with your opinion.
Photoshelter has some great tools to help building and modifying your site. I have used one of their templates and further modified this with their manual customization tools. In addition they support on various fronts to get “their” photographers known out in the world, e.g. web-seminars, blogging advice, featuring photographers, etc.
If you are a serious amateur or professional photographer you should definitely check out their site and see what they can do for you to help move your business forward.
by René Timmermans | Aug 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
Finally I went to Fotografiska in Stockholm this weekend. This new photography exhibition center opened back in May 2010, but I did not manage to go any earlier.
Photo: Annie Leibovitz
The Annie Leibovitz exhibition “Annie Leibovitz, A Photographer’s Life 1990 – 2005” is absolutely amazing and truly inspiring. It is moving to see how her private work is blended with her professional work.
The exhibition will continue until September 19, 2010 so if you happen to be in Stockholm take your chance and go visit Fotografiska!
Additional photographers who are exhibited at Fotografiska (until September 5, 2010) are Vee Speers, Lennart Nilsson and Anders Petersen.
by René Timmermans | Oct 30, 2009 | Photography
…it does not get any better than that!
This week I returned from a three week trip to Cuba. I traveled from Havana to Santa Clara, Trinidad and Cienfuegos. All went well and I had an enjoyable stay. Photography wise I could have limited my traveling to Havana and Trinidad, as the people and environments were strongest to photograph there.
Hanging out at the Malecón.
The Malecón, the 8 km long boulevard along the coastline of Havana, is a wonderful place to stroll along and watch people hanging out, swimming and fishing. I spent much time on the Malecón on early mornings and sunset evenings.
The people of Cuba have in general no problem with taking photographs of them. They are very friendly and were always ready for a chat to practice their English or help me with my Spanish skills. Their curiosity is enormous, and they are always interested to know where you come from, what your name is, what you think of Cuba and of course if you are interested to buy cigars.
An old woman over-thinking her daily worries.
Compared with my first trip to Cuba in 2002 I can see many differences. Obviously the Dollar has been exchanged for the Euro. The number of old American cars has decreased and been replaced by new Korean cars. There are more modern shops, supermarkets and fancy restaurants, although for the local people there is still a limited possibility to purchase goods (an average pension is about 9 Euro a month and a young cigar roller earns about 6 Euro a month.) The mobile network works well through big part of the country, but not many locals use a mobile phone. Internet access is widely available for foreigners in hotels or the Etecsa (energy and communications company) offices.
What has remained is the charm. It is enjoyable to walk the streets in the evening and watch the people play a game of chess or domino, while others watch and throw in various advices. And sometimes an odd stranger walks by, dressed in cameras, but that does not take away the concentration on the domino stones…
Domino is the national game.
If you are interested, my website is updated with new Cuba galleries (www.renetimmermans.com), but more will come on this blog in the coming weeks as well…
by René Timmermans | Sep 25, 2009 | Photography
Ever since our successful trip to Cuba in 2002 I have wanted to go back there. Not only to drink more rum and smoke more Cohiba’s, but to experience the country again, talk more with the people and try to understand it even better than before. In October I will be traveling for three weeks in Cuba again.
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Of course, returning after seven years also gives the opportunity to see changes, if any, since Fidel Castro gave over power to his brother. From what I read on the net and in guidebooks there has been a new phase in modernization in the country, and I should expect more internet access to be available and better coverage and usage of their mobile networks.
On my end the difference will mainly be the type of photographic equipment I will drag with me. Back in 2002 my main camera was a Nikon F100 and I shot positive slides. I had just purchased my first ever digital camera, the Nikon Coolpix 885 and I shot jpg’s. (The photo above was taken with the Nikon Coolpix 885).
Now I will travel with my Nikon D2X and D300, and a Canon Powershot G9, and all will be shooting in RAW, giving me more freedom to enhance the images afterward. Instead of returning home with a bag full of film rolls and waiting for a week to get the developed slides back, I will come back with a handful of compact flash cards and a portable hard-disk with a 4″ screen to view the images instantly.
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My initial planned itinerary will take me from Havana to Santa Clara, Trinidad and Cienfuengos, but changes might occur. I will keep you posted.
by René Timmermans | Sep 6, 2009 | Photography
As earlier mentioned in a post, this summer I have been traveling on the east coast of Sweden. One of the last stops was the small summer house village of Fårabäck. This idyllic place has an amazing coastline, which is full with large stones. Since the water is very shallow even up to 50 meter from the shore, the large stones raise majestically above the water level. In the evening sunset there was a beautiful mix of blues and magentas in the water and the sky.
I was knee-deep in the water moving my tripod around, constantly fearing I would glide in the slippery soil and dump my equipment in the salty water. Additionally there was a lot of jellyfish around, but luckily I recognized them as the “non-stinging ones”. The things we do for our images!
This image was taken with a Nikon D300 and a Nikon AF-S DX 17-55mm lens @ 18mm; f/20.0 – 25sec – ISO100.
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