Green color cast and how to get rid of it
When you take pictures outside, especially around trees and grass, you might notice an annoying green color in your photos. It's like a tint that messes with the real colors. The automatic tools in...
View Article»Mellow« is printed
It's done! After my books »Frisky« (2014) and »Sublime« (2018), I am happy to announce that my third coffee table book »Mellow« is now printed. As with my previous books, I was at the printing house...
View ArticleDiscrimination of nude art
As a nude photographer, I have never been a missionary. Everyone should be free to decide whether they want to see nude photos or not. Whether they like my pictures or not. In this article I would like...
View ArticleEverything you never wanted to know about paper
When you produce a book, the choice of paper is a crucial factor that often goes unnoticed by many. Every paper is different and for a high-quality printed matter, you have to take a few things into...
View ArticleVon Fotograf zu Fotograf: Ein Gespräch über »Mellow« 🇩🇪
Auf YouTube sehe ich mir viele Beiträge von Fotografen an. Manchmal sind es Kameratests oder spannende Lichtaufbauten. Am liebsten sind mir aber persönliche Einblicke in die Arbeit anderer Fotografen....
View ArticleShipping overseas (tax free)
Shipping my illustrated book overseas is damn expensive. There's no denying that. But I pack and ship the book in such a way that it can't be damaged en route, even if the parcel carrier treats it...
View ArticlePodcast After Shooting End 🇩🇪
Stefan and Timo from the podcast After Shooting End spoke with me about my new photo book. As the talk is in German, I will switch to German now. Wir haben mehr als zwei Stunden über die Geschichten...
View ArticleKnowing tides
Taking photos by the sea is very beautiful. There is a lot of light as there is a huge flat area in front of you and the incredible amount of water is always breathtaking, too. The issue of tides...
View ArticleCrucial External Hard Drive
After both Sandisk and Western Digital made so much bad news about their external hard drives last year, I was looking for an alternative. Small external hard drives are simply important for shooting...
View ArticleFirst aid stuff for the shoot
Although I'm always very careful on shoots, accidents happen quickly. I often come home with bruises and my wife asks me what I've been doing again. But I don't even remember bumping myself. It's a...
View ArticleWhat is »Mellow« about? 🇺🇸 🇩🇪
What is the coffee table book »Mellow« about? I was asked this last summer when I first mentioned my new book and it was a good question. It forced me to put the common thread into words, to structure...
View ArticleAquarius: Mellow 1/35 🇺🇸 🇩🇪
I spent a whole day in Ibiza with Tezz. I wanted to work with her by the sea, but the weather was dreadful. Rain, wind and 13 degrees. I had imagined things differently.
View ArticleVogue Country Club: Mellow 2/35 🇺🇸 🇩🇪
Camping has become very popular again in Germany, at least since the pandemic. Many people have converted old vans and a kind of van life fever has broken out. Everything has always been bigger in the...
View ArticleUncaged Bird: Mellow 3/35 🇺🇸 🇩🇪
Taking photos in a greenhouse is actually a classic. And yet I've never done it before. I just didn't have the right little house. Then I discovered this tiny orangery…
View ArticleFree to Ride: Mellow 4/35 🇺🇸 🇩🇪
I met Hermann, the owner of the 1972 Opel GT, at a shoot for Playboy. At the time, I was photographing an Opel Manta that was celebrating its 50th anniversary and he told me about his yellow speedster.
View ArticleCome with Me: Mellow 5/35 🇺🇸 🇩🇪
Some models do their thing without attracting much attention. One of them is Avery. I had my first shoot with her in winter and it was fine. When I was able to photograph her again in the summer, I was...
View ArticleThe Seabed: Mellow 6/35 🇺🇸 🇩🇪
I have been going to Fuerteventura in winter for over 10 years to produce photo series. Each time I try to do something new and not to repeat myself. Over the years, of course, this has become more and...
View ArticleTidy Touch: Mellow 7/35 🇺🇸 🇩🇪
The pretty chambermaid who is cheeky and seduces you. A forbidden scene in this day and age. So absurd that I simply had to take a slightly ironic photo series of this topic.
View ArticleDulce Periculum: Mellow 8/35 🇺🇸 🇩🇪
As you can easily see from the title of the series, we are in Italy. In ancient Rome, to be precise. I never had Latin at school, but Dulce Periculum fitted in well as a title for this series for me....
View ArticleMellow Playlist
Music is the best way to get into a relaxed mood. When is that more important than during a nude shoot? To avoid always playing the same songs, I put together a new playlist for the production of my...
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