Alina
Alina is a rather quiet and slightly introverted person. Nevertheless, I like her very much. Her reserved nature just fits perfectly with my style of photography. Also, she is very patient, relaxed and always trying to get the most out of a shot.Initially we planned an outdoor shooting, but the bad weather forecast made us
Jil
Laughing is definitely one of Jil’s favorite things to do. And so it has been some very pleasant hours we spent together last Sunday in the nearby hills.After I picked her up from the neighboring city, we headed east until we reached a nice and remote place. Here we enjoyed the gorgeous weather, a big
Sonya II
Last November I made one of my long lasting dreams come true and purchased a VW T2 Westfalia Camper Van from 1976. Because my new little friend spent 40 years of his live in sunny California, the body was in a quite good condition with little rust, but the interior was pretty shabby. It took
Sonya
It was one of these typical German days, cold, windy and wet, when Sonya and I met at my place. So we decided to stay inside and do some shots together in my little studio. And I really don’t regret this decision. I absolutely love our results. 🙂Besides a cheerful, funny and highly motivated model,
Evelina
The shooting with Evelina was actually much more talking than picture taking. We met at my place on a Monday afternoon, had some coffee and tea, and a long and very enjoyable chat about almost everything under the sun.Long after dusk, we finally decided to take some shots. We set up two tungsten lights and
Kate
I know Kate‘s gorgeous work for quite a while. And so I was very happy that we could arrange a shooting during her last journey through Germany a few weeks ago. We met in Frankfurt, grabbed some flowers and food and drove to a beautiful location nearby where we spent most of the day eating, talking
Lucky
The images I am showing here have been taken already two and a half years ago. Up to now I only published a very few of them. But just recently I was in the right mood to go through the complete series once again and realized that it would be quite a shame to leave
Chloe III
It is always my biggest pleasure to meet Chloé for a shooting. So it is no wounder that this is already my 3rd blog entry of her. This time we met in Berlin. And again it was a gorgeous day. We started at an abandoned premises and spent almost the entire day together. Walking, talking,
Katie
It was a cold winter day when I met Katie at her Daddy’s place. This simply but nicely furnished apartment would be just perfect to capture her enchanting beauty, I thought. I love to keep it simple, especially when shooting girls who doesn’t need any make up, fancy dresses or pompous sceneries to just look
Mathilda and Monique
In mid-September the weather forecast announced some pretty warm days, most likely the last ones for this year, I thought. And so I decided to use this opportunity to meet Mathilda and Monique at a small lake for a few shots. Water always fascinates me. The more the better. I love the ocean and I
Julia, Maria and Elfie
Last summer I made a trip to Berlin for a few days. I rented a small secluded dacha and used this place for a short shooting with Julia, Maria and Elfie. Unfortunately I didn’t feel very well on that day. That made it difficult for me to express my creativity and guide the girls like
Chloe II
When I was visiting Chloé last weekend in Berlin, she reminded me that I still haven’t uploaded her Mallorca pictures to my blog. And that is truly a shame, because we did some really great work together there. The whole idea for our short trip started on a cold winter day, when Chloé wrote me
Leica Museum
Most of my pictures have one thing in common: A very shallow depth-of-field. No wonder because I mostly shoot portraits and I love a soft and pleasant bokeh. So I would never ever use something like a compact camera or even a mobile phone for my shots – or would I?Today Huawei launched their new
Autumn stream
The pictures I’m showing here had been taken almost a year ago when I managed to convince Astrid, Janina and Sandra to make themselves comfortable into some muddy water for a few minutes.Don’t worry, it wasn’t as cold and nasty as it looks, at least for me 😉 But from the girls perspective I think
Taisia
I shot Taisia a few weeks ago. It was cold and unpleasant outside and I longed for a warm and cosy place, something nice and already set up. At first I thought about a hotel room or so, but then I found this tastefully furnished commercial studio which we rented for 3 hours.The shooting was
Astrid III
This is already the third post with Astrid and I really hope it won’t be the last. It’s not only that I love the results we get, it’s more how much I enjoy spending time with her.It was a cloudy but fortunately mild day in late autumn when we met at her place. After a
Iris
When model and photographer meet to shoot some portraits you can be sure that the results will comprise the personality of at least two persons. That’s the beauty of it.When I start shooting, and sometimes even much earlier when I am looking for a model, I wonder how much the model will contribute? How much
Chloe
I was a bit surprised when Chloé wrote me and asked for a shooting. You know, she lives in Berlin and that’s more than 500 km away from my place.But she didn’t seem to mind. We fixed a date, she took a 6 hour bus ride and spent a summer evening together with me at
Lili
Now and then I ask myself whether I am a “digital” photographer who just sometimes likes the world in front of his eyes to be interpreted by photographic film, or whether I am a “film” shooter who occasionally prefers the simplicity and convenience of his digital camera.When Lili and I arrived at our first shooting
Lilly
Lilly was by far the youngest model I have ever worked with, but certainly not the most inexperienced. According to her portfolio, she had several quite different shootings before we met. However, I was somehow concerned that she might become impatient when things go a little bit slower with film, so I took my digital
Edith
It was beginning of May when Edith and I met. After some nice days, the weather had turned cold and unsettled again, so we decided to shoot in my studio.Edith was great. Whenever I suggested a pose she did not simply strike it, but turned it into something much better. So I could fully entrust her
Astrid II
I don’t know exactly when and where I saw portraits taken on large format for the first time, but I remember I was deeply impressed by the beautiful tonality, the smooth gradation and the shallow depth of field. Now, after getting comfortable shooting medium format, I thought it is time for me to give it
Astrid
When I first saw Astrid’s portfolio, I was quite unsure if she would fit my kind of photography. Her sedcard was a mixture of a few simple fashion shots and rather experimental portraits. But we had a very nice first contact and so I decided to give it a try. We started with a few
Lana
Sometimes when I go out shooting I like to play around with a bunch of gear, i.e. different cameras, several lenses and, though very rarely, I’ll even take a flash with me. But more and more often I like to keep it plain and simple.When I stepped into my backyard with Lana we were only
Joanne
A few days ago, I had my first portrait shooting exclusively on film. No digital backup, no polaroids, no whatsoever – just this little blackbox that gives you no feedback whether you are doing it right or screwing it up completely. More precisely, I took three cameras with me, a Pentax 67 with an 1:2.8/165,