Hans van der Veen Photography

23/04/2026

Wenners van vanjaar se World Press Photo Awards
https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photocontest/2026/photo-of-the-year

10/04/2026

Met die pushback teen die beskerming van die vroulike kategorie in sport wat op biologiese eienskappe gebaseer is, het die my oog gevang!

15/01/2026

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Explore how healthcare stock photography can move from sterile to supportive by using warmth, authenticity, and human-centered visuals that build patient trust.

16/10/2025

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17/08/2024

In die dae toe ek nog fotografiekursusse aangebied het was daar gereeld studente wat in ‘n poging om die grense van komposisie te toets die horison skeef laat vertoon het. Gelukkig was die vorm van kreatiwiteit gewoonlik van korte duur. Die skewe horisonne het egter in ‘n nuwe gedaante teruggekom.

Die ontwikkeling van nuwe tipes tegnologie en als wat daarmee saamgaan bied ons die geleentheid om dinge anders te doen, maar nie alle vorme van verandering is noodwendig vooruitgang nie. Een daarvan is die verandering van oriëntasie by die neem van videos met selfone. Deesdae word portret oriëntasie toenemend gebruik en kyk ek met onsteltenis hoe die visuele ervaring verarm word deur hierdie tendens.

𝗗𝗶𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲 𝗼ë 𝘄𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗸𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗶𝗲. Ergonomies beskou beteken dit dat ons visuele belewenis van realiteit meer op ‘n horisontale as op ‘n vertikale vlak plaasvind. Die antieke Grieke het die verhouding tussen wat ons oë horisontaal : vertikaal kon sien die ‘golden ratio’ genoem, en dit so belangrik geag dat hulle ‘n heilige erkenning daaraan gekoppel het. Antieke teaters is volgens hierdie “golden ratio” gebou. TV skerms vertoon in die landskap 16:9 “aspect ratio” in aansluiting by dié beginsel van menslike visuele persepsie.

Waar is die verkeerde afdraai gevat dat grondbeginsels so gemis word? Waarskynlik is dit die gevolg van ons slim toestelle se vertikale ontwerp en die ontwikkeling van toepassings wat die beginsel as vertrekpunt gebruik. Steve Jobs, met sy uitsonderlike ontwerpfokus as Apple kernwaarde, sou nooit toegelaat het dat iStore Apps wat visuele persepsie ontwerpsbeginsels ignoreer, versprei word nie. Dalk is dit tyd dat iemand al die knoppies aan kante van ‘n selfoon met 90 grade aanskuif?

09/06/2024

Useful tips for PhotoMechanic users
06-05-24 – Learn different tools to check for critical focus in Photo Mechanic
05-29-24 – Learn how to use the Crop tool in Photo Mechanic’s Preview window
05-22-24 – Learn how to turn on the ‘Classic’ version of the Metadata Template and Info windows
05-15-24 – Learn how to find missing or offline media in a Catalog in Photo Mechanic Plus
05-08-24 – Learn how to automatically open the Ingest window in Photo Mechanic
05-01-24 – Learn how to adjust capture dates & times of your images in Photo Mechanic
04-24-24 – Learn how to use the Filter tool in Photo Mechanic Plus
04-17-24 – Learn about the Preferences in Photo Mechanic
04-10-24 – How to use ‘Find & Replace’ in Photo Mechanic
04-03-24 – Learn how to move a Catalog in Photo Mechanic Plus
03-27-24 – Learn Advanced Code Replacements options in Photo Mechanic
03-20-24 – Learn the basics of using Code Replacements in Photo Mechanic
03-13-24 – Learn how to add images from multiple folders on a hard drive to your Catalog in Photo Mechanic Plus
03-06-24 – Learn how to do live ingests while shooting tethered in Photo Mechanic
02-28-24 – Learn how to compare similar photos in the Preview window in Photo Mechanic
02-21-24 – Learn how to manage shared folders in Catalogs in Photo Mechanic Plus
02-14-24 – Learn about all the options in the ‘Save As’ tool in Photo Mechanic
02-07-24 – Learn how to see all the photos in a Catalog in Photo Mechanic Plus
01-24-24 – Learn how to ingest from a Contact Sheet
01-17-24 – Learn how to manage your Photo Mechanic activations
01-10-24 – Learn how to import Lightoom Catalogs into Photo Mechanic Plus
01-03-24 – See the list of all keyboard shortcuts in Photo Mechanic
12-20-23 – Learn about renaming photos with Variable Substring Extraction
12-13-23 – Learn more about sorting the Contact Sheet in Photo Mechanic
12-06-23 – Learn about searching metadata fields in a Catalog in Photo Mechanic Plus
11-22-23 – Where to store your Catalog in Photo Mechanic Plus
11-15-23 – Customize the Metadata Templates in Photo Mechanic
11-08-23 – View your photos location on a map in Photo Mechanic
10-25-23 – Adding Watermarks to your photos in Photo Mechanic
10-11-23 – Identify the Drive Location of Images in Photo Mechanic Plus
10-04-23 – Using Modifier Keys in Photo Mechanic
09-27-23 – Create Collections in Photo Mechanic Plus
09-13-23 – Contact Sheet Preferences
08-30-23 – Removing Structured Keywords in Photo Mechanic
08-16-23 – Filtering & Browsing in Photo Mechanic Plus
08-02-23 – The Photo Mechanic Extras folder
07-19-23 – The Knowledge Base

Find links to tips here! 06-05-24 – Learn different tools to check for critical focus in Photo Mechanic 05-29-24 – Learn how to use the Crop tool in Photo Mechanic’s Preview window 05-22-24 – Learn how to turn on the ‘Classic’ version of the Metadata Template and Info ...

25/01/2024

Next weekend an intimate gathering of likeminded festival friends and musicians will gather in the forest on the foothills of the Outeniqua Mountains to celebrate life and the magic that music brings. The weather will be wonderful and there is a lake to cool off with your lilo while listening to this epic lineup.

Additional info can be found on the website www.louvainburnkaroo.com

One things for sure, you don't want to miss this 🔥

03/04/2023

Bit depth

Bit depth is literally a measure of how many bits (ones and zeroes) are allocated to store the data in a digital file. So an 8-bit file can contain up to 256 (2 to the power of 8 = 2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2=256) levels of information for each colour channel (red, green and blue). This means that each pixel in an 8-bit JPEG can have any of up to 16.8 million (256x256x256) colours.

HEIF files are 10-bit files, which means they can contain up to 1,024 shades per colour channel, giving a potential 1.07 billion colours.

RAW files are 14-bit files, which gives them the potential for up to 16,385 tones per channel, or up to 4 trillion colours.

Clearly, higher bit depths are better because of the greater number of possible colours, which means that the file can record finer variations in tone, subtler transitions in colour and smoother gradients, but often it's not possible to discern the difference, especially when viewing images on an ordinary monitor. The real benefit comes when you edit files with subtle gradations. Files with greater bit depth can withstand more adjustment without unwanted colour shifts or banding being introduced.

03/09/2022

Useful

Hyperfocal distance—a combination of lens focal length, aperture, and focus distance—is a tool used to maximize the depth of field for capturing sharp foregrounds and backgrounds.

01/04/2022

Dokumentasie van dood: soldate wat skiet sonder gewere

Is een onvergeetlike foto wat 'n oorlog visueel vasvang 'n fotograaf se lewe werd?