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Let’s take a walk into the enchanted forest
Step Into an Enchanted Forest Imagine walking through an autumn forest after dark, surrounded by tiny mushrooms that seem to glow from within. With...
Multiple exposure in post is possible but nothing beats in-camera creation
https://youtu.be/tefdVIgIywIhttps://youtu.be/MdgamubbmIY Limited time promotion Flower & Macro Multiple Exposure Masterclass €89 instead of €119 Learn how to combine flowers and macro subjects with multiple...
Coming soon: Multiple Exposure Tree Photography Masterclass
Discover the magic of multiple exposure tree photography! In this masterclass, you’ll learn how to create stunning, abstract, and painterly images—entirely in-camera. From impressionistic...
Exploring the Darken Blend Mode in In-Camera Multiple Exposure Photography
Venturing into the woods, I search for captivating patterns, weaving them together into abstract, fantastical realms. Twisted branches intertwine around glowing centers of light,...
Jewels of the Rain Forest – Frog Photography
The power of back lighting It is through my facination of frog that my journey into photography started. For years I have been breeding...
How to shoot a fairy tale
Join me onto a walk into the enchanted autumn forest Join me onto a walk into the autumn night. You can already hear the...
Adding a touch of magic – mushroom post processing Lightroom
Adding a touch of magic – mushroom post processing Lightroom Welcome to our latest blogpost, where we embark on an enchanting journey through the...
Let’s take a walk into the enchanted forest – Mushroom Light Painting Photography
Magical glowing mushrooms Let’s take a walk into the enchanted forest, where we’ll embark on a magical photographic journey . Picture this: glowing mushrooms...
Unlocking the Power of a Shallow Depth of Field
Learn to embrace a shallow depth of field Learn to embrace a shallow depth of field and unlock the captivating power of selective focus....
Light metering and exposure compensation
Light metering and exposure compensation If the images in your camera are sometimes too dark or too bright. Then this video is for you!...
Post processing flower multiple exposures
Quick and subtle post processing Creating multiple exposures in-camera doesn’t mean that these images don’t need any post processing at all. How much post...
An introduction to in-camera multiple exposure
Multiple exposure, a journey into a new photographic world Multiple exposure is an old technique that already existed long before the digital era. But...
Coming soon: Flower and Macro Multiple Exposure Masterclass
Are you ready for a new exiting photographic adventure? An adventure that will lead you into another world. A world that you create, full...
Flower Art Photography Masterclass vs Mini Course
You might wonder, what’s the difference between the mini course flower art photography and the masterclass flower art photography. Quite often I get the...
Do you need the latest gear to create artistic flower portraits?
The following question I receive quite often: is my camera good enough to create this dreamy style flower pictures? Or, I have a crop...
Release date: Light Painting Photography Masterclass
The multiple and the single exposure approach Everything seems to going as planned, next week Friday I will release my Light Painting Photography Masterclass....
Coming soon: Light Painting Photography Masterclass
Light Painting Photography Masterclass After months of hard work I’m happy to announce that my new masterclass, Light Painting Photography, is almost ready to...
Mushroom Photography Tips
Take a walk into the enchanted forest and create some magic Mushroom season is here, temperatures are dropping and humidity in the forests is...
Flower Art Photography – post processing Lightroom
Quick and subtle When applying the techniques of the Flower Art Photography Masterclass the images will only need minor or even no post-processing. Most...
Hallerbos Barcode
Hallerbos is a wonderful place, an old forest with young trees. Each spring it turns into a place of magic, the whole forest floor...
Release tutorial: Flower Art Photography
I’m excited to announce that my Flower Art Photography tutorial is finally finished. I’ve been working on it real hard for the last couple...
Tutorial: Flower Art Photography
I invite you to travel with me to a magical dreamy and tiny world, the wonderful world of flower art photography. Learn to create...
RELEASE: Mushroom Light Painting
Release Tutorial I’m excited to announce that my tutorial Mushroom Light Painting is finished. The release of the tutorial is today! It covers all...
Intro Mushroom Light Painting Tutorial
Release full tutorial on 25th of September Last weeks I have been working hard to get my tutorial on mushroom light painting finished. It...
Coming soon, glowing mushroom light painting tutorial.
The most magical time of the year is coming! Autumn, full of color and magic. I really love the forests in autumn colors. The...
Poison dart frog, Phyllobates terribilis, territorial fight for dominance.
I build a new vivarium for my poison dart frogs, Phyllobates terribilis orange black foot. I have five of them and didn’t know how...
The Heartbeat of a Glass Frog
Glass frogs are beautiful small (2-2.5cm) animals from the tropical rain forests of South and Central America. They are really transparent, you can even...
Light science and magic, an introduction to photography lighting
A review of one of the best educational photography books I have ever read. This is a book with solid rock information, totally different...
Light painting
The trick not to illuminate the whole scene Light painting can be looked upon as a kind of night photography, but in fact it...
Diffraction: loss of image sharpness
When I was starting with photography I always wanted to get the best out of my camera. I love to shoot macro images and...
Poison dart frogs
Here’s where my journey into biology and photography started I have always been fascinated by amphibians. I think it started when my grandfather gave...
Urbex or urban exploration
Urbex is an abbreviation of Urban Exploration and is all about discovering the stories that are to be found in old forgotten and abandoned...
Images on your wall
What medium is best for art prints; framed, canvas, metal or acrylic? Buying photo art to decorate your walls can be a very complex...
Welcome
Welcome to my new website and Blog. My name is Dirk Ercken, I’m a photographer located in Overpelt, Belgium. I’ve been taking pictures for...
