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spotlight magazine Apr 2022 food & drink photography & motion
Bremen - Hamburg: Kai Schwabe
Kai Schwabe is a Bremen-based photographer specialised in food and drink photography. He is equally comfortable in the studio or on location, and he travels around the world whenever the project requires it.
His 340 m² large daylight loft studio in Bremen has the perfect conditions for all possible projects. It is spacious and has a large kitchen with a rich selection of props which make every job a wonderful experience. Moreover, especially these days, if the client or agency can't be present, no problem - shooting remotely is available and their daily business; the process welcomes feedback from clients, to make sure that the final result meets all the expectations.
Kai's work includes recipe photography and development, food and drink photography, food films and packaging as well as other promotional materials. Together with an experienced team of food stylists and other professionals, Kai is able to combine sophisticated craft with artistic aesthetics and the latest trends.
This Spotlight features a range of vegan food and spring time recipes, plus some excellent liquid and liquor work.
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spotlight magazine Apr 2021 food & drink photography & motion
Hamburg - Bremen: Kai Schwabe
Kai Schwabe's work includes recipe photography and development, food and drink photography, food films and packaging as well as other promotional materials. Together with an experienced team of food stylists and other professionals, Kai is able to combine sophisticated craft with artistic aesthetics and the latest trends.
His 340 m² large daylight loft studio in Bremen has the perfect conditions for all possible projects. It is spacious and has a large kitchen with a rich selection of props which make every job a wonderful experience. Moreover, especially these days, if the client or agency can't be present, no problem - shooting remotely is available and their daily business.
This Spotlight features a range of vegan food and spring time recipes, plus some excellent liquid and liqour work.
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spotlight magazine Sep 2020 food & drink photography & motion
Bremen: Kai Schwabe
This time Kai shows a mix of works, of course Covid 19 cannot be left unmentioned at this strange time.
Kai Schwabe's work includes recipe photography and recipe development, food and drink photography, food films and packaging as well as other promotional materials. Together with an experienced team of food stylists and other professionals, Kai is able to combine sophisticated craft with artistic aesthetics and the latest trends.
Kai is happy about the support from Production Paradise and has felt in good hands there for 10 years.
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showcase magazine Dec 2019 germany issue 782
Kai Schwabe food & drink photographers
The new work from Kai is colourful and special.
His 470 m² large daylight loft studio has the perfect conditions for all possible projects. It has a lot of space and a large kitchen with a rich selection of props which make every job a wonderful experience. His studio is easily accessible from Breman airport and train station.
He works with many food stylists that come from Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Munich and Bielefeld.
In addition to his jobs, Kai always takes time out for free work in order to present new image ideas to his customers.
He has been working for brands like Mondelez, Uncle Ben's, Metro and Lidl for many years. His studio offers the best prerequisites for his creative work.
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showcase magazine Jun 2019 germany issue 756
Kai Schwabe food & drink photographers
Kai Schwabe has put a lot of thought into a new look for drinks and food recipe presentation, avoiding the "shabby or messy look" that is often found online. Instead he deploys a clear picture language with recipes and other angles for cocktails, and in addition relies on clear uni-colour combinations for his backgrounds. A hard light full of interesting shadows supports it all.
Kai put together the self-promo photo series featured in this Showcase together with his assistant Lisa and stylists Christoph Hoefs and Clarence Brown IV.
He has been working for brands like Mondelez, Uncle Ben's, Metro and Milka for many years. His studio offers the best prerequisites for his creative work.
Kai works between Bremen and Hamburg.
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spotlight magazine Jan 2019 food & drink photography & motion
Bremen: Kai Schwabe
Kai Schwabe has specialised in food photography for many years.
Recent productions featured in this Spotlight include an advertising campaign for Budweiser CZ, a buffet / studio setting for Philadelphia Mondelez, receipies for Miracle Whip Mondelez, and various motifs for Uncle Bens.
His studio is also prepared for major productions, such as this past autumn's poster campaign for the Düsseldorf Metro. Stylists from Amsterdam, Bielefeld and Hamburg joined agency and client reps during four days on set.
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showcase magazine Sep 2018 germany issue 712
Kai Schwabe food & drink photographers
"Taste can be seen! As a food photographer for over two decades, I have been playing with the senses and have created delicious photographs for prominent clients across the food and advertising industries."
Kai Schwabe's work includes recipe photography and recipe development, food and drink photography, food films and packaging as well as other promotional materials. Together with an experienced team of food stylists and other professionals, Kai is able to combine sophisticated craft with artistic aesthetics and the latest trends.
Located in Bremen, his 470 m² daylight studio can produce images up to 100 megapixels. Thanks to comprehensive artificial and film lighting equipment, the team can place every delicacy in its proper light including high-resolution effects and slow-motion shots. The spacious loft studio also offers room for a generously equipped show kitchen, where food professionals will find everything their heart - and their food - desires!
Check out Kai's latest news and photos on Instagram.
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spotlight magazine Apr 2018 food & drink photography & motion
Bremen - Hamburg: Kai Schwabe. Photography
"Taste can be seen! For more than 20 years as a food photographer, I have been playing with the senses and have created delicious photographs for prominent clients across the food and advertising industries."
Kai Schwabe's work includes recipe photography and recipe development, food and drink photography, food films and packaging as well as other promotional materials. Together with an experienced team of food stylists and other professionals, Kai is able to combine sophisticated craft with artistic aesthetics and the latest trends.
Located in Bremen, his 470 m² daylight studio can produce images up to 100 megapixels. Thanks to comprehensive artificial and film lighting equipment, the team can place every delicacy in its proper light including high-resolution effects and slow-motion shots. The spacious loft studio also offers room for a generously equipped show kitchen, where food professionals will find everything their heart - and their food - desires!
Featured in this Spotlight is a variety of vegan food plates, with special attention on some avocado dishes, supplemented with some delicious non-vegan highlights.
Check out Kai's latest news and photos on Instagram.
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showcase magazine Mar 2018 germany issue 687
Kai Schwabe. Photography food & drink photographers
"Taste can be seen! For more than 20 years as a food photographer, I have been playing with the senses and have created delicious photographs for prominent exponents of the food and advertising industries. This includes recipe photography and recipe development, food photography, drinks photographs, food films and packaging and other promotional materials. Together with my well-rehearsed team of food stylists and other professionals, I combine sophisticated craft with artistic aesthetics and the latest trends.
A 470 m² large daylight studio in Bremen offers ample opportunities for this. Here, we can take photos with up to 100 megapixels and, thanks to our comprehensive artificial and film lighting equipment, can put every delicacy in the proper light - including high-resolution effects and pleasurable slow-motion shots.
The spacious loft studio also offers room for a generously equipped show kitchen. This is where cooking professionals find everything their heart - and their food - desires, in addition to extensive cooling and deep-freeze logistics to store ample food and keep it fresh. Props including more than 50,000 pieces of cutlery, tableware and glasses perfectly set the scene for food and drink."
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showcase magazine Dec 2017 germany issue 679
Kai Schwabe. Photography food & drink photographers
"Taste can be seen! For more than 20 years as a food photographer, I have been playing with senses and have created delicious photographs for prominent exponents of the food and advertising industries. This includes recipe photography and recipe development, food photography, drinks photographs, food films and packaging and other promotional materials.
Together with my well-rehearsed team of food stylists and other professionals, I combine sophisticated craft with artistic aesthetics and the latest trends.
A 470m² large daylight studio in Bremen offers ample opportunities for this. Here, we can take photos with up to 100 megapixels and, thanks to our comprehensive artificial and film lighting equipment, can situate every delicacy in the proper light - including high-resolution effects and pleasurable slow-motion shots.
The spacious loft studio also offers room for a generously equipped show kitchen. This is where cooking professionals find everything their hearts and their food desires, in addition to extensive cooling and deep-freeze logistics to store ample amounts of food and keep it fresh. Props of more than 50,000 pieces of cutlery, tableware and glasses perfectly set the scene for food and drink."
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showcase magazine Sep 2017 germany issue 660
Kai Schwabe food & drink photographers
Kai Schwabe has focused on his passion for food for two decades. He and his team consistently work on personal shoots to find new visual languages.
From his studio, Kai has worked for both national and international agencies including Ogilvy & Mather Dusseldorf, BrawandtRieken, Dragon Rouge Paris, Crispin Porter + Bogusky London, Serviceplan, Cyclos Design, studio elfenbein, bultmann, and more.
Kai has just photographed a food calendar for a European franchise group, some shots of sausages for a food manufacturer along with some key visuals for a German trade chain.
Visit his website for more pictures and information.
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spotlight magazine Jun 2017 food & drink photography & motion
Bremen: Kai Schwabe. Photography
Kai Schwabe has focused on his passion for food for two decades. He and his team consistently work on personal shoots to find new visual languages.
From his studio, Kai has worked for both national and international clients including Mondelez D A UK, JDE, Senseo, Rama, Miracle Whip, Unilever NL, Lidl and Philadelphia.
Kai has just photographed a small gourmet section with his team. It was important for him to have a clear, clean light guide so that the food could shine. White plates with food were, at the beginning of upscale food photography, quite popular. Kai has now mixed this with contemporary light and background.
One of last month's films produced for Mondelez is featured in this Spotlight.
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spotlight magazine Jan 2017 food & drink photography + motion
Bremen: Kai Schwabe. Photography
Kai Schwabe has focused on his passion for food for two decades. Kai and his team consistently work on personal shoots to find new visual languages; his clients like to take advantage of this creativity for their projects.
From his studio, Kai has worked for both national and international clients including Unilever NL, Mondelez D A, JDE, Senseo, Rama, Miracle Whip, Lidl, Philadelphia, Freiberger and Baer CH.
Featured in this Spotlight are key visuals for Miracle Whip, Rama, Jacobs and Bull's Eye.
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showcase magazine Dec 2016 germany issue 630
Kai Schwabe. Photography food & drink photographers
Kai Schwabe has a passion for food photography. In August 2015 he moved to his 470m² daylight loft studio, located in the 1950s industrial site of the former Borgward car factory. Near central Bremen, the studio is close to motorways and the airport and features ample parking.
Kai is constantly involved in national and international projects for clients including Villeroy & Boch, BelVita, JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts DE, Professional Services) and Rama.
He is currently working on a campaign for Miracel Whip, a top product of Mondelez International.
Look out for Kai's upcoming feature in Production Paradise showing the results of his recent collaboration with the Amsterdam agency Alfred International for a Dutch food concern.
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spotlight magazine Jun 2016 global advertising photography
Bremen: Kai Schwabe. Photography
Kai Schwabe has a passion for food photography. In August 2015 he moved to his new 470m² daylight loft-studio, located in the 50s industrial site of the former Borgward car factory. The studio is close to the airport and motorways, near to the centre of Bremen and features ample parking.
Kai is constantly involved in projects for clients including Azul, BelVita, Mondelez, JDE and Nordsee.
Latest national and international projects include shoots for Nordsee's current campaigns, variations of coffee recipes for JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts DE, Professional Services), and the summer campaign plus key visual for one of Mondelez International's top product 'Miracel Whip'. Kai is currently working for Villeroy & Boch.
Featured in this Spotlight is a selection of Kai's personal work of vegan recipes shot in daylight, amongst other work.
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spotlight magazine Jan 2016 food & drink photography + motion
Bremen: Kai Schwabe
Kai Schwabe has a passion for food photography. In August he moved to his new 470m² daylight loft-studio, located in the 50s industrial site of the former Borgward car factory. The studio is close to the centre of Bremen near to the airport and motorways, and features ample parking.
As master of a range of lighting techniques, Kai's new studio affords him the perfect conditions to create a selection of different environments, all in accordance with his clients' wishes.
Kai is constantly involved in projects for clients including Mondelez, Azul, Agrarfrost, JDE, Miracle Whip, BelVita and Nordsee.
Lastest global work included the entire range of BelVita for Mondelez. Design and CDs were made by Dragon Rouge, Paris and are featured in this Spotlight.
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showcase magazine Nov 2015 hamburg issue 561
Kai Schwabe. Photography food & drink photographers
Kai Schwabe has a passion for food photography. In August he moved to his new 470m² daylight loft-studio, located in the '50s industrial site of the former Borgward car factory. The studio is close to the centre of Bremen near to the airport, motorways and featuring ample parking.
As master of a range of lighting technique, Kai's new studio affords him the perfect conditions to create a selection of different environments, all in accordance with his clients' wishes.
Kai is constantly involved in projects for international clients including Mondelez, Budweiser, Galbani, Agrarfrost, Jacobs, Kellogg's, Milka, BelVita, Nordsee, Subway and Yoplait.
Recent projects include work for agency Heuer und Sachse, Hamburg shooting a whole new range of packaging for Agrarfrost, and a shoot for Choco Break for agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky, London and client Milka Zurich.
Also featured in this Showcase is a selection of Kai's personal work 'Autumn Vegetables'.
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spotlight magazine Jul 2015 food & drink photography + motion
Bremen - Hamburg: Kai Schwabe
Kai Schwabe appreciates good food and drink. A passion for painting and drawing fits perfectly alongside his current photography work, and he has spent a number of years successfully shooting for leading food manufacturers and advertising agencies. His clients include Mondelez, Budweiser, Galbani, Agrarfrost, Jacobs, Kellogg's, Milka, BelVita, Nordsee, Subway, Yoplait and more, who all appreciate his professional approach to layout and briefs along with his technical expertise.
Kai's 500 m² daylight studio is located in the centre of Bremen. A master of different lighting techniques, he can quickly create a range of subtle moods according to the individual needs of each client. Working alongside a team of talented food stylists and assistants he develops high quality images that appeal to the appetite.
Kai is constantly involved in projects for international clients, with a recent intensive collaboration with the Dragon Rouge agency from Shanghai to realise a shoot for Yoplait China.
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spotlight magazine Apr 2015 food & drink photography + motion
Bremen - Hamburg: Kai Schwabe
Kai Schwabe appreciates good food and drink. A passion for painting and drawing fits perfectly alongside his current photography work, and he has spent a number of years successfully shooting for leading food manufacturers and advertising agencies. His clients include Mondelez, Budweiser, Galbani, Agrarfrost, Jacobs, Kellogg's, Milka, BelVita, Nordsee, Subway, Yoplait and more, who all appreciate his professional approach to layout and briefs along with his technical expertise.
Kai's 500 m² daylight studio is located in the centre of Bremen. A master of different lighting techniques, he can quickly create a range of subtle moods according to the individual needs of each client. Working alongside a team of talented food stylists and assistants he develops high quality images that appeal to the appetite.
Featured in this Showcase, Kai gives us an insight into his latest work with the theme 'fish', attempting exposures with extravagant lighting. The fish receive concentrated attention by superposing their intense colours on dark backgrounds. His new client Nordsee was so enthused by these lighting techniques that the company adopted Kai's style for the design of a new portfolio of premium-quality fish.
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spotlight magazine Feb 2015 liquid photography + motion
Bremen - Hamburg: Kai Schwabe
Kai Schwabe appreciates good food and drink. A passion for painting and drawing fits perfectly alongside his current photography work, and he has spent a number of years successfully shooting for leading food manufacturers and advertising agencies. His clients include Mondelez, Budweiser, Galbani, Agrarfrost, Jacobs, Kellogg's, Milka, BelVita, Nordsee, Subway, and more, who all appreciate his professional approach to layout and briefs along with his technical expertise.
Kai's 500 m² daylight studio is located in the centre of Bremen. A master of different lighting techniques, he can quickly create a range of subtle moods according to the individual needs of each client. Working alongside a team of talented food stylists and assistants, he develops high quality images that appeal to the appetite.
Featured in this Spotlight, Kai shows a series of drinks and crunchy vegetables capturing the freshness and the aroma to evoke a delicious sensory reception.
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showcase magazine Jan 2015 germany issue 516
Kai Schwabe food & drink photographers
Featured in this Showcase, Kai Schwabe shows a new series of classic German food dishes, from the ingredients to the plate. In his 'Meat Me' series, the photographer has found a tasty new look and is shooting with a specially created lighting technique.
Kai's 500 m² daylight studio is located in the centre of Bremen. A master of different lighting techniques, he can quickly create a range of subtle moods according to the individual needs of each client. Working alongside a team of talented food stylists and assistants, Kai develops high quality images that appeal to the appetite.
Visit his website to see more of his work.