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Tag Archives: Fotograf
Jannis (Baby Session)
Thursday, June 10, 2010 – 22:15
It was a very hot day today. Maybe the hottest day of the year so far. After a little Odyssey because of road works everywhere I finally arrived at the house of Jannis’ parents. It was a tiring baby session. I was sweating not only because of the heat, but also because Jannis was not too much convinced about the idea of a photo session. But he didn’t know what he wanted anyway. Eating? Sleeping? Or no, sorry, changed my mind again! But I guess that’s OK if you’re just 6 weeks old. As I am already grown out of his age, I still have the same problem sometimes :-)
After a (long) while of sweating Jannis finally gave up and went to sleep. Now it was getting at least a little bit easier for the photographer and I was able to capture my favorite image of the day.
Welcome to the world, Jannis!
Pia & Christopher (Engagement Session)
Sunday, May 30, 2010 – 11:20
This week I had the pleasure to photograph the engagement session of another fun couple. Pia & Christopher live in Germany and their wedding will take place later this year at the awesome Grand Resort Bad Ragaz in Switzerland. Although I try to make my engagement sessions fun I don’t always encourage my couples to kiss or do something specific again and again. But as Pia & Christopher were kissing during the whole photo session without any direction from my side, it looks like they really enjoy kissing :-) Another thing worth to mention is that Christopher is a really strong guy, he must work out a lot. I don’t know if it comes from his other passion, playing Golf. But whenever we had to cross a lawn to get to another location he was carrying Pia. Usually the guys do that just once, for a picture. And break down after some seconds :-) But as they told me Christopher likes to carry Pia around and that’s what they often do when they spend time together. So it was obviously no problem for him and also came all natural without any direction.
I can’t wait for this terrific wedding! Thanks for your trust and your friendship, Pia & Christopher!
Andrin (Baby Session)
Thursday, March 18, 2010 – 23:46
Just a quick post of yesterday’s baby session with lovely Andrin. Being 4 weeks old he was hungry during the whole shoot and after a while of eating and modeling for the photographer he went into sleep mode :-) Thanks for sharing some time with me, Andrin. Welcome to the world!
Unique Workshop with US Celebrity Photographers Bob & Dawn Davis in Switzerland
Friday, March 12, 2010 – 10:35
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Being a professional wedding photographer doesn’t only mean to use professional photo equipment and to have a backup plan. Which is important, though. But it also means to really specialize in weddings and to have a lot of experience. Wedding photography is very different from other fields of photography. Fashion or commercial photography has other rules and needs other skills. And even a great press photographer doesn’t necessarily have to be a great wedding photographer, even if both work in the documentary field of photography.
That said, continuing education is very important and another thing that separates the men from the boys in the wedding photography field. I personally like to travel and attend workshops with the best wedding photographers worldwide. It not only gives me the opportunity to learn from the best, but also to meet new people in other countries that share the same passion than I do. I would say if you attend a workshop the networking part is as important than to learn technical stuff. In the last years I have traveled several times to London, to Toronto, Atlanta and New York to learn and meet great people.
As much as I enjoy it to get further education and explore a new city or country at the same time, not everyone has the means to do so. It takes a lot of time and money. That’s why I thought why not bring the world’s best wedding photographers to Switzerland? To teach us and to get the best knowledge available. Combine this with networking with a lot of other swiss wedding photographers you might have heard of but never met. I’m sure this will have a big impact on our industry over here. That’s the boost we need.
With this ideas in mind I partnered with Light + Byte in Zurich and it was a special pleasure for me that I could win my friends Bob & Dawn Davis from Chicago for the first workshop. They don’t only belong to the best wedding photographers worldwide, but especially are just very nice people and great family guys. Despite their success and fame they are still down to earth and always have the time to help. Even if it’s just an unimportant swiss wedding photographer asking some silly questions :-) Thanks for your friendship and for joining the passion for this adventure, Bob & Dawn!
Details and registration: http://www.lb-ag.ch/weddingworkshop2010
Here is the original media release in German:
Exklusiver Workshop mit Celebrity-Fotografenpaar Bob & Dawn Davis aus Chicago
Zweitägiger Workshop zum Thema Hochzeitsfotografie am 28. und 29. März 2010 in Zürich
ZÜRICH, 8. März 2010 – Nur für einen einzigen Workshop kommt das US-Fotografenpaar Bob & Dawn Davis nach Europa und wird auch in Zürich sein Publikum zu begeistern wissen. Die beiden Amerikaner gehören längst zu den Weltbesten im Hochzeitsbusiness und dürfen Eva Longoria, Salma Hayek oder auch Oprah Winfrey zu ihren Kunden zählen.
Spezialgebiet Hochzeitsfotografie
Die Hochzeitsfotografie stellt ein sehr anspruchsvolles, aber oftmals unterschätztes Spezialgebiet der Fotografie dar. Erstmals findet jetzt in der Schweiz ein mehrtägiger Workshop speziell für Hochzeitsfotografen statt. Ganz nach dem Motto „learn from the best“ bietet sich den Teilnehmenden die einmalige Gelegenheit von der jahrelangen Erfahrung dieser beiden aussergewöhnlichen Profis zu profitieren.
Einzigartiges Programm
Das Programm wurde von Bob & Dawn speziell für diesen Workshop zusammengestellt. Die beiden Tage sind inhaltlich so aufgebaut, dass sie entweder zusammen oder auch einzeln besucht werden können. In den zwei Tagen gehen Bob & Dawn auf sämtliche Aspekte des Business ein. Vom Schaffen des perfekten Lichts in jeder Situation, Fotografieren bei schlechtem Wetter über die Vorbereitungen, den digitalen Workflow, die Postproduktion bis zur Gestaltung des Albums, Marketing und Branding werden keine Fragen offen gelassen.
Der Workshop richtet sich an Hochzeitsfotografen jeder Stufe, Anfänger wie auch Fortgeschrittene, und wird in Englisch durchgeführt!
Internationales Publikum
Mit Teilnehmenden aus der Schweiz, aber auch aus Deutschland, Holland und den USA bietet der Workshop ausserdem die perfekte Gelegenheit mit Hochzeitsfotografen aus aller Welt Kontakte zu knüpfen und sich auszutauschen.
Der Workshop wird von Light + Byte AG in Zusammenarbeit mit Daniel Zihlmann (Internationaler Hochzeitsfotograf / WCS – Wedding Crashers Switzerland) organisiert.
Datum
28. und 29. März 2010