Category: Photography

Market 1 - This is part of my long exposure series exploring the beauty of The Netherlands. The process breaks down traditional aspects of photography of composition and shape, and instead explores colors and how they interact with each other in nature.

Introducing “Marken 1” – My newest print

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Market 1 - This is part of my long exposure series exploring the beauty of The Netherlands. The process breaks down traditional aspects of photography of composition and shape, and instead explores colors and how they interact with each other in nature.

Sunset Reflections off Marken, Netherlands – Now Available as a Fine Art Print on my website bfrankphoto.com

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Introducing “Marken 1”

I’m thrilled to announce the release of my latest photography print, “Marken 1.” Captured during a serene Dutch sunset in Marken, this image showcases the sun’s final glow dancing across the gentle waves, painting the water with fleeting orange highlights. Whether you’re looking to add a touch of calm elegance to your home or office, this piece brings the warmth and tranquility of a Marken evening right to your wall.

Print Options for the United States

Choose from two archival-quality prints, each produced on 100% cotton smooth matte paper for exceptional detail and longevity:

  1. 8″ × 10″ Archival Photography Print
  2. 12″ × 18″ Archival Photography Print

Both sizes are perfect for framing and all U.S. orders come carefully packaged and shipped with tracking for peace of mind.

Print Options for the EU (Including the Netherlands)

Elevate your space with a museum-grade Giclée fine art print on luxurious Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta 325 g/m² paper (high-gloss, high-white):

  1. 30 cm × 20 cm Giclée Fine Art Print
  2. 60 cm × 40 cm Giclée Fine Art Print

EU buyers can also inquire about limited edition signed prints, numbered and signed.

Custom Sizes & Special Requests

Looking for a different size or format? I’m happy to accommodate custom print dimensions to suit your decor needs. Simply reach out with your preferred size and I’ll work with you to create a bespoke art piece.

Buy Marken 1 here

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FIFA World Cup Image Retouching Project

Coca-Cola and FIFA World Cup 3D Photo Retouching Project

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Now that the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is over, I can share part of an incredible retouching project I was fortunate enough to have been involved.

For the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Coca-Cola wanted to create an advertising campaign around people around the world watching the matches while drinking Cokes from specially-produced cans and bottles. Because of the production timeline, it was impossible to have the bottles and cans produced in time for the photo shoots. The answer was to replace the existing products with 3D CGI renders.

The process involved taking the 3D renders, scaling to the proper size, adjusting the lighting to match the scene, and blending it into the photograph; this meant adding color casts, blurring to match the depth-of-field, adding condensation and bubbles as needed, and shadows. It simply was one of the most challenging retouching efforts I’ve done. Luckily, I worked with wonderful retouchers and project managers at INDG. I learned so much during that time and continue to learn more as I do additional freelance retouching with the company.

Below are some completed images and some before and after sliders.

Coca-Cola image as part of FIFA World Cup retouching project.
Final completed image where four glass bottles were replaced with cans.
Zoomed in section of the final completed image showing before and after. Because the can is smaller than the original bottle, the arm needed to be moved and hand reshaped to accommodate.
Coca-Cola image as part of FIFA World Cup retouching project.
Final completed image where the 2-liter bottle was replaced with a glass bottle.
Zoomed in section of the final completed image showing before and after. Because the glass bottle is smaller than the original, the table and the glass needed to be rebuilt.

Murphy’s Law: Self-Publishing Edition

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Layout showing my need to find and update images
Layout showing my need to find and update images

A couple of years ago, I self-published a photography book about small-time mixed martial arts in Iowa. The process of getting there was fraught with unseen issues. One of which was achieving deep blacks while keeping the greys neutral (See: 50 Unwanted Shades of Grey).

Once it was ready to be released and shared with the world, I was ecstatic. More than five years of photography, editing, worrying about layout, and sequencing was over. I had created something substantial, and that would never change. Over the past year, the full understanding of what that meant became a bit more clear.

The forward was written by National Geographic photographer David Alan Harvey. Harvey also runs a photography blog called Burn Magazine, and he was the first to publish selections from early on in my project. In April, I pulled Fight Night off Amazon and removed references from my website after disturbing allegations against Harvey forced him to resign from Magnum photo agency.

I decided to re-release the book without the Harvey forward. I would simply replace the page of text with an additional photo. Unfortunately, the drive that stored the final edited photos and the book layout died. For the last several months, I have been searching for the original versions of the images, re-toning them, running the photoshop action to neutralise the greys, and re-linking the image into the layout. The process is almost complete, and it cannot come soon enough.