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Danie Bester posted in the group Travel and Landscape Photography
Margate Beach 01, KZN, 2022
ISO 100, 0.3 sec at f/11. Canon EOS-R with a 19mm lens. Tripod, NiSi ND filter
Captured this underexposed image during sunset on a bleak day at Margate Beach after my wife lead me to this spot. Lightroom edits involved substantial dodging and burning with radial masks to accentuate the atmosphere. Even though I…Read More -
Danie Bester posted in the group Photo Digest
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Danie Bester posted in the group Fine Art Photography
Danie Bester. Solitary Cow in the Fog 2, Eswatini, 2018
ISO 400, 1/125 sec at f/8. Canon 6D, 45mm Tilt-Shift Lens, Handheld
Upon our arrival in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), we encountered soft drizzle and dense fog, limiting visibility to around 20 metres. Cattle seemed to appear from the fog as if by magic. I left the car to capture a…Read More
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Danie Bester posted in the group Street Photography
Danie Bester. Erratic, Johannesburg, 2016
ISO-400, 1/400 sec at f/3.5. Canon 6D, 45mm Tilt-Shift lens
One winter afternoon, @shawn and I left early to do some street photography before I had to present an evening photography class. We stopped at Arts on Main, near the Maboneng precinct. A couple of blocks from Arts on Main, we encountered a man…Read More
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Danie Bester posted in the group Artificial Lighting
Frank Simê, Studio 012, 2021
ISO-100, 1/125 at f/9. Canon EOS-R, 100mm Macro Lens. Studio Flash against a grey and black paper backdrops.Business Portraits of Frank. Business Executive, Entrepreneur and Mentor.
hot with a Cross Lighting setup. I can’t remember which setup I used but I imagine using a 1.2 meter parabolic for the keylight…Read More -
Danie Bester posted in the group Food Photography
Knife-Ninja
Danie Bester, Chef Jayvee Estologa, FBI Chef School, 2020
ISO-100, 1/100 sec at f/5. Canon EOS-R, 110mm, Off-Camera FlashI captured this playful portrait inside the Chef School’s kitchen. Since I was pressed for time and aiming for a playful, candid approach, I opted for a simplified setup. I bounced a couple of Jinbei HD-600V…Read More
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Danie Bester posted in the group Black and White Photography
Danie Bester. Sandton City Atrium, 2015
ISO-100, 196 sec at f/8, Bulb Mode. Canon 6D, 40mm lens. Tripod.Long Exposure shot. NiSi ND Filters.
Lightroom Edit: Crop and Exposure Enhancements using Radial Gradients to Dodge and Burn to enhance the contrast.#BlackAndWhitePhotography #ArchitecturalPhotography #FineArtPhotography
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About Me

Danie Bester
DPC Founder, Programme Director. Fine Art and Commercial Photographer
The more abstract forms of photography like impressionism and minimalism intrigue me. I prefer creating images that depict energy, mood, and silence. To illustrate my themes, I use mainly long exposures, selective focus, and focus blur. My philosophy is that the camera is just a paintbrush and that thought-provoking images stem from a developed mind.
Admired in Africa Grandmaster Award 2018
Art and Artists in Sout Africa 2015
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One of my all time most memorable shoots you guys did!