Activities

No way! Bokeh! Tonight we will make our own bokeh shapes, in the studio. Bokeh is the effect of light sources in the background of your photo going out of focus. It is possible to make these into your own shapes! With arts and crafts, unlock a new dimension into you photos. Don't get lost...Continue Reading "Bokeh Photography" →

We are very happy to have been invited to the World Press Photo Winners Event on the 25th of May. And to sweeten the deal, tickets will only cost 5 euros! In order to celebrate this photography event, we will head to Amsterdam together on Saturday the 25th of May and see what pictures won...Continue Reading "World Press Photo Winners Event" →

To close of this month, we have arranged a recording session at the film studio of the Film Academy in Eindhoven. During this activity you can experience what it’s like to be on a real film set. We will record our very own news report, and we need your help! Behind every successful recording hides...Continue Reading "Film Studio Recording" →

Ever wondered what it’s like to direct your own movie? Well on Tuesday June 4th you can get to learn the basics from none other than Bob Wilbers. Bob has been a movie director for many years and is known for Dutch movie like Casa Coco, Fissa and New Kids Turbo. Bob will share his...Continue Reading "Movie Director Lecture" →

They see me rollin'. They hatin'. Patrollin' and tryna catch me ridin' dirty! On Tuesday May 21st, we will have a very cool collaboration with ESAV where we get to take pictures of their awesome cars. It is bound to be an activity filled with both aesthetics and dynamic actions. Engines will roar and wheels...Continue Reading "Car Photography with ESAV" →

As per tradition, we will end the academic year with our annual End-of-year BBQ. Enjoy a fun social evening with your fellow members before all of you go your separate ways during summer break. There will be delicious food, drinks and of course many pictures to be taken. We hope to see all of you...Continue Reading "End-of-Year BBQ (Members Only)" →

After a nice long summer break, we start the new academic year with our tradition of reviewing each other's holiday pictures. On September 3rd we will get together at Hubble and look at all the summer memories that were made by our members whilst enjoying a nice drink. This is the perfect opportunity to catch...Continue Reading "Back from Holiday Drink (Members Only)" →

We kick off our Open Culture Week with a picture hunt. Get ready to explore the TU/e campus in search for the perfect picture. You will receive multiple photo-related challenges that you will have to try to complete to the best of your photographic abilities. What might these challenges be? Who knows? Everything is possible...Continue Reading "OCW: Photo Hunt (Open Activity)" →

Returning for this Open Culture Week again is a DM classic: Steelwool Spinning. We are back with some sparks to light up the night sky at TU/e. We will use long exposure techniques to capture the arcs these sparks make to create some stunning visuals. Our experienced spinners will be there to light up the...Continue Reading "OCW: Steelwool Spinning (Open Activity)" →

For our third Open Culture Week activity we go small, like really really small. You better bring your magnifying glass for we are gonna go macro! Fo this activity we will compose a scene using tiny miniature figurines. We will then use a special macro leans to create really cool close-up shots of these figurines....Continue Reading "OCW: Miniature Macro (Open Activity)" →

For our final Open Culture Week activity we will organise a B-Roll evening. B-Roll is all about making quick and snappy cut and transitions in your video. During this activity we will use DM's Blackmagic video camera to record short B-Roll videos. We will teach you several different cuts and transitions as well as how...Continue Reading "OCW: B-Roll Video (Open Activity)" →

Are you interested in the different ways you can manipulate light to make your photos look more interesting? Ever sat in a physics class and pondered the photographic applications of Isaac Newton’s favorite light-refracting objects? Maybe not! But using prisms, mirrors, and funky glass textures; you can create all sorts of interesting patterns and colors...Continue Reading "Lightbending Photography" →