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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

A blue painted traditional house What’s the best time to photograph

the Fofoti tree?

Did you know that the Fofoti tree is a mangrove and it’s not the Divi
Divi tree as many call it? Last week I got a very good technical ques-
tion: What’s the best time to take a photo of the Fofoti tree? First of all
the sun must illuminate the tree, so that’s from the sunrise till around
11am, because between 11am and 2pm, the sun will be on top of the
Here in Aruba the majority of the traditional houses are painted yellow but in Curacao they tree and this effect will kill the tree’s natural colors and you will not see
are more colorful than us and I went searching why. It is said that a former governor of the is- the green leaves but it will come out darker and the colors will fade
land of Curacao who suffered from severe headaches he believed were caused by the sun’s away. I recommend between 9am at 11am. The other option is the
brilliant reflections off the white buildings. He mandated that building exteriors be painted silhouette shot and that’s after 5:30pm when to sun is on average of 85
any color but white. Later it was discoved that the governor was a shareholder in the islands degrees angle till sundown and you will get the silhouette of the tree
only paint store. This nice house is located in Kudawecha here in Aruba. with a nice sun in the back.

What’s the best color to dress on the beach?

This is another question I get a lot, how to dress well on the beach or for a photo shoot. White or light colors will go first for woman and two tone for men, like khaki
shorts and white or light blue shirt. This is very classy but the second option is tropical colors and here you can use like blue or red with flowers as this will pop up
big in photos. Stamped fitted dresses like the one in the photo is also very nice and sure you will look good on the beach. What happens here goes everywhere.
So you know where this famous quote came from, right? A bit twisted but it’s so in Aruba. With social media one picture can go viral in seconds and fun photos will
have more likes and more reach in Instagram and Facebook. In Aruba you can be yourself and go crazy with your photos and the more “likes” you have the more
you’re promoting our dushi Aruba.