Page 32 - AHATA

A16 LOCAL
Monday 9 July 2018

Aruban born and bred Steve Francees has a passion for photography. Being a local photographer he knows the hidden
gems of this island and captures them in an amazing way. As a Family and Landscape photographer Steve is ready to
create your next ‘vacation memories’, morning and/or sunset shots. T: (297) 738-0777, M: stevefrancees@hotmail.com,
www.instagram.com/stevefrancees and www.stevefrancees.com

Aruban Fishing Boat Love shots

My grandfather was a fisherman and growing up hearing his ad-
ventures at sea was something that I can’t forget. He lost his left ring
finger at sea catching a big fish (for me it was a shark/whale) as I
imagine it as a child. I do have much respect for fishermen risking Many times when on vacation we don’t do love shots and we forget the power of “love
their lives at sea so we can eat a delicious mahi-mahi. This is a real shots” as I call it. Hold close in one’s arms as a way of showing love or affection. As a photog-
Aruban fishing boat and look how happy they are after 10 hours at rapher I love, “love shots” and other people/family will feel the love when seeing the picture.
sea. First you must be relaxed and feel comfortable and is also the job of the photographer to let
the couple feel confident and be willing to go this extra mile. This has nothing to do with age
The sailing boat I do have some awesome love shots of 40 years of marriage!

Mangel Halto (right hand, on your way to San

Nicolas)

Last Saturday I’ve met with a few of my Instagram followers and
one lady asked the best question, how can she improve her vaca-
tion pictures. My first advice was to take out all distraction, things
that are not important in your frame. In this picture, the sailing boat
is the main object, the blue sky, white clouds and blue sea are part
of the scenario to help give beauty, value and trigger the emotion- For me this is a very exotic location and a must visit. Mangel halto is one of the best places
al aspects of the main object. Third, the off focused palapas serve for snorkeling where you can see the underwater world. Super nice for a swimming day, the
to create depth in the picture. Fourth tip is that you must always only place where you can see 8 colors of blue. There is a special location where you can
wait for the best light, pay attention to the best light quality for your spend the day with the family under the mangroves. You can go to Mangel Halto by car or
picture and take the picture at that specific time, not before and by boat and I did both on many occasions. The water is not deep and you will see the Aru-
not after! ban Kwihi tree, cactuses and the view is just like paradise. This is a picture from last thursday.