When making portraits during the day, there is one golden rule: put your subject between you, the photographer, and the sun. To make optimal use of the light, try to find a dark background. What happens than, ideal, is that a rim light adds a nice dimension to your subject. But beware of your exposure. Sometimes you have to overexpose a little to get the light exactly right. This is what I mean, photos taken at Outdoor Brabant, an annual equestrian challenge.

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I just acquired a new piece of equipment, the Canon EOS 5D Mark iii. One of the major improvements compared to my former camera, the Mark ii, is the autofocus system. The Mark iii has borrowed the autofocus system from the Canon flagship, the EOS 1D. The Dutch championship for junior athletes being just around the corner, this weekend, was an ideal opportunity to test the autofocus system. And really, the new piece of machinery is living up to the expectations. Just take a look for yourself.

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