ADRET - Advertising Retouching is a high-end digital retouching studio focused on still life, luxury, jewellery, beauty and fashion. The company is based in Hamburg.

In this Showcase, ADRET shows the results of successful and inspiring work with outstanding fashion photographer Thomas Kettner.

The experienced team takes the raw materials and give them a perfect form, setting the mood and correcting lighting and colours along the way. ADRET creates outstanding visual effects and generates images of the highest quality.

ADRET's goal is to support clients with their projects. Visit the website for more information.

Jan Northoff is an international photographer based in Hamburg.

When he first got his hands on a camera, Jan was immediately hooked on photography. At the age of 10, he entered a photography contest for adults with an old Rangefinder camera of his father - and won first prize! From that moment on, his destination was decided.

Since 2001, Jan has been working as a freelance photographer with a special focus on people and lifestyle, fashion and portraiture, and regularly delivers campaigns for advertising agencies and corporate enterprises.

In 2010, he started producing image films as a producer and director, combining photography and moving images.

Studio Gleis 7 is a studio for high quality photo and film productions and is a perfect base for all photographers, directors, models and artists to work efficiently.

Studio Gleis 7 is well-equipped, newly renovated, modern, cleverly structured and easily accessible. It includes a professional hair and make-up room with adjustable light panels and hair sink, fully mirrored walls, as well as a separate styling room and shower.

From small-scale daylight shoots to extensive productions, the studio fits all needs and with 400m² of workspace it offers enough space for cars, big teams and sets. Studio facilities include two 32A high-voltage sockets, WiFi, a Sonos Music System, Polyboards and much more.

Benjamin Pichelmann was born in the north of Germany in 1976. Based in Hamburg, he is at his happiest when travelling the world.

Benjamin works for national and international car brands. He is also focused on portrait and people photography.

Germany-based Joerg Kritzer has built an impressive portfolio of liquid and still life images, travelling and working for international companies all over Europe and the world. A recently finished 2018 campaign for P&G's VENUS shavers brought him once again deeply into the world of liquid photography, as well as collaboration with Ramazzotti and projects for The Coca-Cola Company.

Joerg's motivation is the technical and creative challenge of his special medium. He loves working with cosmetics and liquids, manipulating a product both artistically and technically to figure the unique aspects of each item and create a unique concept.

This passion has led him to explore moving images with stopmotion videos and his latest toy, a slomo cam to explore the very core of the splash. In the coming months, Joerg will be shooting campaigns for a number of brands and working on personal projects that will be published later this year.

Clients include a range of beverage and food brands such as EMMI of Switzerland, Veltins, Rama, Vio, Bacardi, Havana Club, Becks and Granini as well as many cosmetic clients like Nivea, Vichy, L'Oréal, Juvena and Shiseido.

Visit his website for further information.

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of the top photographers, post production companies, rental studios, equipment rental companies, music composers, model and casting agencies, and other creative talents and services based in Germany.

Companies and publications such as Deutsche Bahn, Opel, Hipp, Elle, Volkswagen, Glamour, Burda Style, Hyundai, Mondelēz, and Vanity Fair, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film),  Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• Gute Aussichten Deluxe: New German Photography After The Düsseldorf School - photography exhibition, featuring work of 25 gute aussichten award winners. Until 21st May at House of Photography, Hamburg. 
• RAY 2018 international photography festival featuring lectures, artist talks, guided tours and workshops. From 23rd to 27 May at MMK, Frankfurt am Main. 
• Irving Penn. Centennial - photography exhibition. Until 1st July at C/O Berlin Foundation. 

Our cover features celebrity Lena Meyer-Landrut's profile image by Julia-Rosa Reis. Over two million people are looking at this shot on Lena's social media, without knowing who created it. Production Paradise wants to make sure that the photographer gets in the spotlight too!

The search for inspiration, unseen faces and a new look for his portraiture work has led Michael Heinsen to Asia. At the same time, he has produced artwork for this year's BFF exhibition.

Michael specialises in credible, atmospheric, emotional and high-quality lifestyle, people and portrait photography. Parallel video productions are also part of his work.

Jo and Joris van den Berg are a strong team. The Altona atelier in Hamburg is known for creative image design, and many long years of photographic creativity and experience are now complemented with the application of the latest technologies and CGI.

"We visualise creative ideas and combine photography with CGI."

Jo van den Berg has been running the creative forge at Jenckelhaus for over 20 years. The art of making clear statements by means of powerful images has always been his trademark. He is known as a competent partner for his design work in photography and film. Typical of his style are the impressive arrangements that reflect an eye for detail, and qualify as state-of-the-art in the field of visual communication.

Joris van den Berg has been working professionally in the field of CGI for print and film for 10 years. He is actively involved in supporting on-going  development in 3D software (Pixar, among others). He has been in demand as a 3D artist and supervisor for clients such as VW, Audi, Porsche and Mercedes since 2012. His versatility and great enthusiasm for dynamic images bring new creative impulses to the atelier and expand its spectrum. Joris van den Berg became a partner in 2017.

German photographer Alexander Babic is based in Hamburg but travels and shoots on location worldwide. His work is primarily focused on portraits, people, and transportation.

His images of LA-based outlaw Magnus Walker were published in Porsche's 'Christophorus' magazine and also became a cover story for the current Porsche Klassik magazine. For Stern magazine, he shot 'Car of the Year 2018' with seven covered cars on a ferry as well as during tests on a racetrack in France.

He also shot PR images of German actor Roman Knizka in front of BER airport in Berlin for Opel, while his new campaign 'Moin Lieblingsland' with testimonials produced on Sylt has just been published.

Calumet Photographic is a well-known market leader of Germany’s photo retailer market. But did you know Calumet Photographic also offers a professional rental service?

The rental portfolio includes all kinds of photo equipment such as cameras, lenses, flash systems as well as video equipment. Brands like Canon, Nikon, Sony, PhaseOne, Fujifilm, Profoto, Broncolor, Arri, and more, all available in large quantities and in perfect working order.

The rental staff knows what is important: the job must run smoothly. Perfect organisation, great flexibility and comprehensive knowledge about the workflow of big productions ensures that the equipment can be used successfully.

"What makes Calumet Photographic unique? Besides the broad professional rental service on offer, there are more than 20,000 products to purchase. This is sure to cover all your requirements!"

Calumet Photographic is offering a 25% discount for new customers until 30th June 2018.