Hi, I'm Roger.
I live in Flanders, being the dutch-speaking part of Belgium, near the city of Antwerp.
The brand name PhotoHeRo is an acronym for my full name HEirbaut ROger.
I like being busy with photography, and my favorite subjects are modelshooting, still-life, and nature & landscape photography.
The artistic part is also very important to me, that's why I spend a lot of time postprocessing my images,
experimenting with different kind of filter effects etc...
Time is not important to me, I don't stop before I'm completely satisfied with the way a picture looks, for the best of my capabilities.
My motto is 'usus magister artium' meaning something like 'The more you practice the better you get in whatever you're doing'.
Nikon D200 body since 2006, now I'm eagerly awaiting the D700 replacement...
Nikon 24-70/2.8 standard zoom lens
Sigma 15-30/2.8 wide-angle lens
Sigma 70-200/2.8 telezoom lens
Nikon 80-400/4.5-5.6 telezoom lens
Nikon SB800 flash unit
Sigma 50mm macro lens
Manfrotto tripod
3 Bowens Gemini 500 Ws studio flash units
Light reflectors, softboxes, gel filters, tripods, umbrella's, background systems, etc...
Canon Pixma 9500 Pro MkII A3+ printer with 10 pigment inks
Nikon Capture NX2 for RAW-file corrections
Paint Shop Pro X2 for other improvements, including Nik Efex Color Pro software filters
Pro Show Gold for making slide shows
ACDSee for reviewing and browsing jpg images
Arles for automatic web page creation
CoffeeCup for all extra HTML work
Lots of utilities for calibrating my equipment, batch resizing pictures, printing etc...
'Asked how he achieves extraordinary effects of light and color, he explains: "I wait..."'
(Jay Maisel)
'Landscape photography is the supreme test for the photographer, and often the supreme
disappointment' (Ansel Adams)
'Shooting a picture is a matter of putting your brain, your eye and your heart
in the same line of sight' (Henri Cartier-Bresson)
'You do not take a photograph, you make it!' (Ansel Adams)
'Buying a Nikon camera doesn't make you a photographer, it makes you a Nikon owner!'
(unknown author)
'There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs' (Ansel Adams)
'Photography is all about painting with light' (unknown author)