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Neil van Niekerk

@neilvn.bsky.social

Photographer based in northern New Jersey. website: neilvn.com all social media: @neilvn

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Having fun photographing people and their crazy hats during the Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on 5th Ave, Manhattan.

This year I challenged myself in photographing portraits at f/2 only, using the Sony 28-70mm f/2 lens … and I purposely looking for compositions that worked.

22.04.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arya, a young ballet dancer, in the studio. She was wonderful to work with, and so athletic. It was one of those times where I got the sense that the person I am photographing will be quite prominent one day.

The BTS photo shows the lighting setup.

17.01.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On location in New York with @lise.nyc for portraits in low light. Check out the video on Youtube (linked in my profile) for more about this session and the lighting used.

Swipe through for the BTS photo showing the lighting setup. Profoto B10x and Profoto Deep Small umbrella.

08.01.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s why. (And don’t tell me anyone is surprised.)

13.12.2024 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup, this incessant onslaught of outrage is meant to distract us.

24.11.2024 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

sublime!

24.11.2024 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Over-population. We are stripping the environment of resources faster than is sustainable.

18.11.2024 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0