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Slow Portraits with Fast Lenses

Let me show you how I use fast manual lenses to slow down.

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Slow portraits with Elle

A career in professional portrait photography has made me fast and efficiënt but it also makes it hard to slow down when there’s space for more intimate portraits.

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Coast and the Power of Imperfect Glass

Why you would make it difficult on yourself by using vintage manual lenses? The answer is authenticity and imperfection.