showcase germany issue 159

May 2009

Agentur Neubauer & Springer: Munich photo agents

Latest news from the Agentur Neubauer & Springer photographers:

• Still life expert Wolf-Dieter Böttcher shot for Emotion in Munich.
• Rasmus Kaessmann photographed professional windsurfer Florian Jung on location in Rügen for Men's Health.
• Matthias Ziegler shot for SZ magazine and completed the annual report for Fresenius Medical Care. He also photographed the Maldivian president for GQ New York and took portraits of artists in Berlin for L’Uomo Vogue.
• Andi Frank completed production on an outdoor catalogue for Karstadt and shot a recruiting campaign for EADS through agency Publicis in Munich.
• Michael Munique shot for Atelier Torino.
• Sandra Seckinger photographed models aged between 2 and 60 for insurance company WWK in Munich. Images will feature in the next Showcase.
• Donja Pitsch completed a summer catalogue on location in Barcelona for fashion client Bogner and worked on an image campaign in the French Pyrenees for Yves Rocher cosmetics.
• Gabor Ekecs shot a story about GM's Chevy Volt for Time magazine.
• Robert Brembeck photographed an annual report for international medical technology company Draegerwerk Lübeck.

Alex Mainz: Hamburg advertising photographers

Alex Mainz shot life-sized pictures for two of the five Sony Ericsson commercials accompanying the new season of successful TV show Germany's Next Top Model. Both full length commercials from the programme's main sponsor were directed by Lino Russel and can be seen on Alex' website.

His website has also had a recent influx of new material, including new campaign photos and previously unseen material, a 'making of' and detailed background information.

Alex is currently seeking both German and worldwide representation.

Kirstin Knufmann: Munich beauty photographers

Kirstin Knufmann specialises in fashion, beauty and architectural photography. She has a wealth of international experience, having shot in various locations including New York, Los Angeles and Europe.

Kirstin's compositions range from complex black and white definitions to highly colourful expressions. She is comfortable working in the studio and out on location, and her portfolio contains both editorial and commercial photography.

Her latest work, including fashion editorials, celebrity and musicians' portraits, and beauty shots were produced in Los Angeles and Germany for a variety of different companies and magazines.

In July Kirstin will once again be working in LA, and her photos will be presented at the Summertollwoods festival in Munich between June 18th and July 12th.

Sabine Duerichen c/o Kristina Korb GmbH: Munich advertising photographers

Kids and fashion photographer Sabine Duerichen presents her latest baby work:

• Chicco catalogue and 'Mammy' advertisement.
• HiPP advertising campaign 'Mandelblüte'.
• Corbis picture agency 'Baby-Business-Production'.

Check the website for more information.

Annape: Munich advertising photographers

Well-known people and kids photographer Annape recounts her box stories:

• Working on and inside the "white box" for two years.

• Travelling through Germany, unearthing "living fossils" (yellow telephone boxes).

Be sure to check out her brand new website.

eProduction munich: Munich full photo production

eProduction is one of the leading 24hr online production sourcing and coordination services. Its powerful software programme offers a faster, more effective way of setting up an entire production by sourcing, comparing, scheduling, sharing, budgeting and booking online. Clients can browse or search through models, locations, artists, crews, accommodation and transport databases from anywhere in the world.

Following on from the launch of its Cape Town, Hamburg and Miami portals, Munich is the latest eProduction location and will be online in June.

Version two of eProduction, Production 2.0, is currently under development. Amongst its new features, clients will be able to add, option and confirm items that are not in the database.

Recent productions:

• Mexx.Production: eProduction, Cape Town. Photographer: Josef Fischnaller. Location: Cape Town.
• Tom Wagner. Production: eProduction, Cape Town. Photographer: Tom Wagner. Location: Cape Town.
• Marie Claire, Greece. Production: eProduction, Cape Town. Photographer: George Katsanikis. Location: Cape Town.

[zerone] /cgi: Hamburg cgi 3d rendering / AI

Latest work from [zerone] cgi:

• Together with photographer Tom Grammerstorf, [zerone] cgi created a range of visuals for the new Honda Jazz print campaign. Through Honda's web agency Deepblue, the company also handled the animation work for the Jazz web special. The final results can be seen here.
• The company completed campaigns for the Volkswagen Tiguan and Touareg, shot by Martijn Oort and Mats Cordt respectively.
• The recent Citroen C5 print campaign by Markus Wendler was so successful that [zerone] cgi was asked to create an adaptation of the car in a different colour and against an alternative virtual background.

The company has many productions already in the pipeline but that are still under non-disclosure. Check the website for regular updates.

Vinx-Media: Munich cgi 3d rendering / AI

In collaboration with PLEON GmbH, Vinx-Media recently completed a large production for the launch of the new fully automatic coffee machines from Melitta.

For client Postbank, Vinx produced a complete CGI set to combine in post production with photo material from Getty Images. The goal was to achieve a cleaner look and reveal further possibilities for graphic design.

At the end of 2008, Vinx produced a complete CGI film for Porsche-Design. From the storyboard right up to the music, everything was produced in-house. The film is being used in trade fairs, dealer POS, and online marketing.

blink imaging: Munich colour management

Blink is an experienced team for ambitious photographers. Creativity is in safe hands with the company's professional digital support services which accompany a project from exposure to print. Clients can choose from a variety of customisable services, ranging from one-stop supervision digital capture through to post production and ready-for-press, high resolution data output.

With years of experience in the digital sector, precise data logistics ensure optimal reliability for clients' files. Blink's post production department ensures the best finish for images, and its retouching professionals work diligently to ensure clients achieve exactly the look they require.

A phase one P65+ digital back can now be booked as part of Blink's image capture packages. A selection of recent productions includes:

• Dräger USA campaign. Ph: Niko Schmid-Burgk. Agency: Elephant Seven.
• Secret magazine. Ph: Norbert Bäres.
• Elle. Ph: Philipp von Hessen.
• Triumph campaign spring/summer 2009. Ph: Peter Gehrke.
• Icon magazine. Ph: Joachim Baldauf. Model: Franziska Knuppe.
• Vanity Fair. Niko Schmid-Burgk shot Peter Scholl-Latour in Berlin.
• Clewear campaign. Ph: Sammy Hart and the agency Kastner & Partners, Frankfurt.
• Faces magazine. Ph: Norbert Bäres.

Hinterbergwerk: Wiesbaden rental studios photo & film

Hinterbergwerk is a welcoming rental studio for photography and film productions, located only 15 minutes away from Frankfurt airport. The studio is ideal for shooting cars, people and sets.

The historic building and its purpose-built studio complex combines design and charm with the finest technical equipment, including flash and tungsten lighting, a 180° floor plan cyclorama, remote controlled floating flat (30 x 23 ft), a front of cove black drapery system, 23 ft wide green screen, Phase One, Hasselblad, Sinar and Canon digital equipment.

Clients include Uwe Breitkopf, Dieter Eickelpoth, Sven Jacobsen, Simon Puschmann, Ivo von Renner, Jan Steinhilber, Heimat, Jung von Matt, Kolle Rebbe, McCann Erickson, Ogilvy, Publicis, Audi, BMW, Citroën, Deutsche Bank, Honda, Opel, Renault, Seat, Volkswagen, Vogue, ZDF, and others.