In a castle somewhere in the French part of Belgium I found this treasure, hidden on the attic.
Model and make up: Eva Evian
Photography: Ludwig Desmet
Shot on Canon 5Ds with Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG Art. 1/60s f 2.2 ISO 800
the complete series of this shoot will be published on august 15th.
thank you for passing by,
see you again soon,
Ludwig
… it is something I try to repeat to myself every day
the exhibit was good, a lot of people passed by to see it, despite the very good weather we had in these weeks. It was a pleasure to talk to so many people about photography in general, my work in particular. I have received compliments, appraisal and suggestions, they are all welcome. Still, doing what I do remains an investment in time, energy, money and other resources so I have to stand firm and not surrender.
the quote is by Abraham Lincoln.
• be sure to put your feet in the right place, then stand firm •
image details:
model: Elise
Make up: Heidi
Assistance: Nathalie
Photography: ludwig desmet
Canon 5Ds with Canon 135mm f2.0
1/125s f2.0 ISO 100
• Warning – No trespassing! •
Model and make up: Kate_Ri
Wardrobe: Nathalie
Shot on location near Brussels.
Canon 5Ds with Sigma 50 mm f1.4 DG A
1/125s f/2.0 ISO 200
model: Clea
Hair and assistance: Nathalie
Canon 5Ds with Canon 100mm f2.8L Macro IS
1/25s f2.8 ISO100
thank you for watching,
see you soon again,
ludwig
I had a hard time figuring out how to pose Riona in the bathroom, but once I decided to get her feet warm in the bathtub, things all became simple. See this link for a behind the scene’s movie from this shoot: BTS with Riona Neve.
Not only is Riona a charm to work with, she also has a wonderful figure, and we worked out some fine poses in this setting.
These are my favourites from this series, I hope you like them as well.
The light is not modified in any way, there’s the large visible window at the left side, there’s a similar window right from the bathtub. This semi-back light gives a very fine definition of the volumes on the body. The windows are tinted slightly green, I left the image colours to reflect that in the final developing. It matches well the green curtains and wall colour.
image settings below,
cheers,
ludwig
Canon 5Ds with Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG A
1/30s f2.0 ISO400 – beware of camera shake!!
• Summer Breeze •
flash back to those hot summer days of 2016
Model: Eva
Make up: Danitsja
Hair and assistance: Nathalie
Shot on location by me (Tournai – Belgium)
Canon 5Ds with Sigma 50mm f1.4 A DG
1/500s f2.5 ISO100
I decided to make some more film material for my followers and for use on social media lately, and this was an excellent occasion to give it a first try. A real behind the scenes movie of one of my latest shoots. No mise-en-scene, no repeated scenes, … just the real thing. Nathalie was both assistant and camera-woman, so filming got interrupted at moments. The quality is not superb (very dull and gray day, and bad light, mediocre camera), but nevertheless I think you might enjoy watching this.
Attention, the video contains shots which depict a beautiful woman nude, … some might rate it 18+, I think it is fit for all ages 😉
Ludwig Desmet – fine art shoot with Riona Neve
If and whenever you think this is interesting material, let me know. If you would like to sponsor my work, you can give me a sign also or drop a coin on paypal info@renderhouse.eu 🙂
The images from this shoot will follow soon on this blog, so be sure to check in again soon.
thank you for visiting,
ludwig
a single image post.
beautiful Kate in the botanic greenhouse.
“Cyperus Papyrus”, named after the plant flower
Model and Make up: Kate_Ri
Styling and photography by me.
Plant stem kindly provided by the gardener who was pruning down several plants at the time of the shoot.
Canon 5Ds with Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG A – 1/200s f1.4 ISO400
Thank you for looking.
ludwig
I shot this entire day with my 60 year old Rolleiflex camera. Kind of stressy and awkward feeling to get home with nothing but some rolls of film. … I only found out in the evening that I didn’t even have a memory card in my digital camera. … I must have had some kind of enlightenment when I decided in the morning to go ‘all analog’ that day.
you’ve seen one of this series before here: envy
a new experience,working with two models at the same time,
I shot digital and analog for this series, all available light at the former Pinehouse interior shop in Ronse.
• Laura and Pauline – Duo •
analog:
first one not entirely sharp, this means not enough dept of field due to low light (large aperture needed) and medium format negatives (gives a shallower DOF than 35mm film).
I especially like the last image, don’t know why.
thanks for looking,
ludwig
a small preview of the shoot I did with Erika Albonetti in Brussels.
model and make up: Erika Albonetti
assistance: Nathalie Renard
photography: Ludwig Desmet
• way too hot today •
Erika is a wonderful model to work with, you’ll see more of her appear here in the weeks to come. Photographed with Rolleiflex 3,5 on Kodak T-Max100 film.
location: Kunstberg/Mont des Arts – Brussels.
A second series with Ava at the Castle.
The weather is fine, not much to do but being beautiful
and spend the afternoon on the quiet back-terrace of the castle.
All except the last images on Canon 5Ds and Canon 100mm f2.5 Macro L IS.
Last image Sigma 50mm f1.4 A DG.
thank you for watching – I’m on instagram too now, but there you won’t find any nude images: instagram.com/ludwigdesmet
cheers,
Ludwig
Ava playing solitaire at the chateau.
Hair and assistance: Nathalie
Model and make up: Ava
Photography: Ludwig Desmet
Canon 5Ds with Canon 24mm f1.4 L II – 1/8s f3.5 ISO100
available as limited edition print, for info: ludwig@ludwigdesmet.com
A short summary about a workshop I did last year.
I finally found the time to make a short clip from the footage that was shot during the workshop.
You’ll see in this video:
A short briefing round, where I explain some different lighting situations
A behind the scene’s montage from the participants at work
Some resulting images from the workshop.
Some images:
Happy viewing,
Ludwig
First post on the newly hosted blogsite:
www.ludwigdesmet.com
(the old site will be updated for a little while though)
A small series of analog images with the Rolleiflex 3.5 Planar, Kodak TMax400 film.
thank you for watching,
make sure to come again soon,
ludwig
A short cold break in the park in Ronse.
Aude was courageous enough to withstand the cold …
Aude in the park
© ludwig desmet
All images Canon 5D II with Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG A.
thank you for watching
ludwig
– 2016 will be a good year –
ZEN
thanks for watching
ludwig
1/30s f2.8 ISO 1250 Canon 100mm Macro
My first 100% analog photoshoot. Shot with my Rolleiflex 3.5 TLR camera, on Kodak T-Max 400 film.
My model had taken the initiative to look for great clothing and accessories that fitted them well. Next to first time only analog, also first time with a model in a crowded place. Ik kind of enjoyed the public interaction.
I hope you like the images, thank you for watching, thank you Corry for being my enthusiast model on this drizzling day. Thank you Nathalie for the hairdo, thank you Hanna for the make up.
please come again soon, for more images with this and other analog camera’s
talking about archetypes 😉
I developed these images a bit ‘off style’ or at least off my style, like or not?
All images with Canon 5D II and Sigma 50 mm f1.4 A DG.
1/25s f2.2 ISO 500 (close up images)
1/8s f2.2 ISO 250 (full body images) on tripod.
thank you for watching,
Ludwig
