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Jerrit Pruyn
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Contest Entry: Benjamin Schmanke shoots a family Portrait

Benjamin takes us through a unique family portrait shoot. He shows his steps in creating a final image for the client, from selecting the location to post photoshop work. Benjamin does a great job with the shoot and providing details from the shoot. Check out his hard work on photoshop and the final image.

BTS [behind the scenes] Photo Shoot from Benjamin Schmanke on Vimeo.

The Wednesday Rundown 8.4.10

Hello everyone and welcome to the Wednesday Rundown. This week an Fstoppers fan asked me if I was going to keep with the National theme of the week. I then said, "I am now, thanks for the idea Alex". So welcome to The Shark Week Wednesday Rundown. Also thanks to Arturo for finding a really cool video on the 5D. contactfstoppers@gmail.com
The Wednesday Rundown 7.28.10

Hello everyone and welcome to the Wednesday Rundown. I hope y'all are putting the final touches on those BTS videos for the contest. The deadline is very close. We have a great wedding shoot video, done on the beach in Alabama. Some great final images through out the video. We are also starting up a photo of the day group on flickr, check out the forum for details. Send in some links to some great BTS videos. contactfstoppers@gmail.com
The Wednesday Rundown 7.21.10

Hello everyone and welcome to the Wednesday Rundown. I finally booked and shot my first gig on my own. Yeah! I am a pro now right? Honestly everything in life is a learning experience and this shoot only brought up more questions. Check out my post on the forum on vintage effects on wedding photography. I would love to hear your feed back! We have some videos showing how to create the vintage effect from scratch and even one with Lindsay Lohan. contactfstoppers@gmail.com
The Wednesday Rundown 7.14.10

Hello everyone and welcome to the Wednesday Rundown. This is where we post videos sent in from the crowd here at fstoppers. What a great meet up we had last Thursday in NYC. Everyone here at Fstoppers had a great time meeting all of the photographers that showed up. I personally feel honored to get plugged into the photography community in NYC. There will be many more happy hours to come. contactfstoppers@gmail.com
The Wednesday Rundown 6.7.10

Hello everyone and welcome to the Wednesday Rundown. This is where we post videos sent in from the crowd here at fstoppers. This has been a crazy week for us and we want to thank you for checking out the site. We have some great videos lined up today, amazing filming to go along with some solid shots. We look forward to meeting the photographers that will be out in NYC Thursday night! If you find videos we should post please send them our way. contactfstoppers@gmail.com
The Wednesday Rundown 6.30.10

Hello everyone, hope the weekend went well for you. I had a great weekend doing two shoots, one for Lee right in the middle of Manhattan and one on my own. I have been using the forum to get ideas and feedback on shoots and some business advice. www.fstoppersforum.com . This week I have ran across some beautiful models in the behind the scenes videos. Finding attractive models is something we can all do to make our photos stand out even more. If you have any questions, comments or even need some feedback check out the forum. Thanks again for the comments everyone. contactfstoppers@gmail.com

The Wednesday Rundown 6.23.10

Welcome to the Wednesday Rundown. Lately I have been working my way to shooting my first wedding on my own. I have assisted Lee and Patrick several times but I have not felt confident enough to put someone's special day in my hands yet. This week I had the chance to check out a workshop in NYC to hopefully put me closer to my goals. Check the forum out to see what tip I learned http://fstoppersforum.com . Now for some videos to get myself and you through the rest of the week.

Thanks again for the comments everyone. contactfstoppers@gmail.com

The Wednesday Rundown 6.16.10

Welcome to the Wednesday Rundown. This weekend my mind has been on lighting. This is something I need to work on personally. How do I use what I have to it's full potential? I have found a couple videos that focus on the lighting more this week. Hopefully we all can learn a bit. Thanks again for the comments. contactfstoppers@gmail.com

The Wednesday Rundown 6.9.10

Welcome to the Wednesday Rundown. Another amazing weekend in the New York area. I Had the chance to shoot a wedding with NYC as the back drop, Gorgeous! Check out some of the wedding shoots that I found online this week. I have worked hard to insure all the videos show the final pictures. Thanks to Eddie for letting us know what wants to be seen. We love the feedback and want to give the crowd here videos to inspire and help. Thanks again for the feedback. contactfstoppers@gmail.com

The Wednesday Rundown 6.2.10

Welcome to the Wednesday Rundown. Hopefully the weekend was a nice long one and you had Memorial Day off. I am putting aloe gel on this sunburn that got me this weekend on the beach, but it was worth it. This week we have a swim wear shoot, a magazine cover, and a jelly bean girl. Keep sending in the videos you find and working on the videos for the contest!!! contactfstoppers@gmail.com

The Wednesday Rundown 5.26.10

Welcome to the Wednesday Rundown. We recieved a couple of videos from some fstoppers out there, thanks to Yves and the video sent in! This week I was on a mission to find some Polaroid film in NYC. It has recently been put back in production by the Impossible Project. I found their SOHO store and talked with them for a bit. They hooked me up with some film and I am back shooting old school. In honor I have found a behind the scenes shoot with some Polaroid film. Check it out!!! contactfstoppers@gmail.com

The Wednesday Rundown 5.19.10

Welcome to the Wednesday Rundown. Thanks for all the videos sent in. Big thanks to Clifton and Daniel for the links and video. We have a couple shots broken down very well for us today. Even a quick skateboarding shoot with a great final shot. Send us some videos and keep working on those videos for the contest!!! contactfstoppers@gmail.com

The Wednesday Rundown 5.12.10

Welcome to the Wednesday Rundown. Thanks for all the videos sent in this week, shout outs to Tóth, Thibaut, and Bastian!! We have a great mix of videos this week, a restaurant shoot, a French Chanel shoot, and even some extreme rock climbing. Keep sending in the videos we do check them out! contactfstoppers@gmail.com

The Wednesday Rundown Cinco de Mayo

Welcome to the Wednesday Rundown, and Happy Cinco de Mayo. This week we have an awesome under water bridal shoot. Some great stills turn out. There is also a night shoot with fireballs. I even attempted to find a Mariachi band shoot... Keep sending in the videos we do check them out! contactfstoppers@gmail.com

The Wednesday Rundown 4.28.10

Welcome to the Wednesday Rundown. Another week passing us by. This week we have a vespa shoot and a video sent to us by David on a rock shoot. Some nice images come out of this one. Big thanks David on the email. I have even found a quick video on paranormal spirit photography. Keep an eye out for the contest coming up for a Canon 7D or Nikon D300s. Keep sending in the videos we do check them out! contactfstoppers@gmail.com

The Wednesday Rundown 4.21.10

Welcome to the Wednesday Rundown. Lee and Patrick released another solid video this week with Dave Lehl and the pro snowboarders. Rhett sent us in some videos from some guys that travel around backpacking and taking some great photos. We also have another photo shoot from Marie-Louise, we have posted her work in the past. Thanks for all the comments and emails, keep sending in your videos contactfstoppers@gmail.com .

The Wednesday Rundown 4.14.10

Welcome to the Wednesday Rundown. Lee and Patrick have flown in to the Big Apple for another photo shoot. This one sounds like it is going to be amazing. Tomorrow night we should all be out causing a little trouble in NYC. Another crazy week going on, so take a pause and enjoy some of the videos you have sent in. Send in your videos contactfstoppers@gmail.com .

The Wednesday Rundown 4.07.10

Hello this is Jerrit again. Another Wednesday Rundown coming right up. The summer is around the corner and videos about the water are coming in. Hopefully they will inspire you to drag that camera out with you to the beach or pool. Also check out the behind the scenes shoot by Blue Tide Productions, they popped some photos out for an apparel company. Click the post to check out all the videos submitted this week!

The Wednesday Rundown 3.31.10

Hello this is Jerrit Pruyn from Fstoppers with.... you guessed it, another Wednesday Rundown. While Patrick and Lee are out in Colorado filming another Fstoppers Original, I figured I'd feature some of the best videos sent in by our readers. This week we have a little salsa dancing going on and even some muscle cars burning out. Big thanks to the people at Wonderful Machine and the videos they rounded up online. Keep sending in your video links to contactfstoppers@gmail.com and maybe next week you will find yourself on Fstoppers! Drop me some comments if you like what you see and remember to tell your friends to start filming all their photoshoots so I can post them.