showcase germany issue 548

Sep 2015

Hauser Fotografen: Frankfurt photo agents

Hauser Fotografen represents national and international advertising photographers covering the fields of people, lifestyle, stills, liquids, transportation, CGI, landscape, travel, architecture, fashion, beauty, catalogue, babies, kids, sports, portraiture, corporate and celebrities.

The full service agency was established by Veronika Hauser in Frankfurt 2008. Hauser Fotografen has since become a brand that stands for professionalism, high quality photographers and competent service.

• Photographers include:
• Thomas Balzer (Frankfurt) - Stills, people, landscape, transportation.
• Martin Bühler (Hamburg/Hannover) – People, lifestyle.
• Christian Brecheis (Munich) - People, lifestyle, sport.
• Rui Camilo (Wiesbaden) - People, architecture, travel and landscape.
• Daniel Chassein (Hamburg) - People, lifestyle.
• Karsten Handke (Dusseldorf) - Stills.
• Handke*Neu (Dusseldorf) - Babies, kids.
• Sven Heinrich (Hamburg) – People, lifestyle
• Benno Kraehahn (Berlin) - Celebreties, corporate.
• Leif Schmodde (Hamburg) - People, fashion, beauty, travel, landscape.
• Tobias Schult (Berlin) - People, lifestyle, fashion.
• Judith Wagner (Dusseldorf) - Portrait, people.
• Jean-Claude Winkler (Stuttgart) - Travel, landscape, transportation, people.

bigshrimp: Hamburg full photo production

bigshrimp was founded in 1998 and has become one of the leading full service production agencies in Germany. With its own location, talents database and a steadly growing network, bigshrimp guarantees the highest level of excellence and satisfaction.

bigshrimp services are operated out of Hamburg and Berlin and include full photo production services, location assistance and management (including a large in-house location database with numerous locations across northern Germany, primarily Berlin and Hamburg), model booking (large internal talent pool including over 1,500 talents of all types of people, faces, pros, seniors, principals and extras), photo and video casting, budget management and crew coordination.

Recent projects include Sony with Stuart McClymont ℅ JRS agency and DDB (Berlin), Ernsting's Family with Sven Jacobsen and agency wunderhaus (Munich), Lufthansa with Florian Schüppel ℅ Marlene Ohlsson and agency Kolle Rebbe (Hamburg), and Takko with Marina Kloess and agency Aimaq von Lobenstein.

Natural Born Explorers: Bonn Photo and Video Productions

Natural Born Explorers is a Bonn-based full service production company handling film and photo productions all over the world.

In this Showcase the company presents work on the Jack Wolfskin 'Can You Feel It' campaign for the autumn/winter 2015 season. A 30-second TV ad is at the heart of the campaign. Filming took place over ten days in four different locations: Iceland, the Italian Alps, Finland and Dusseldorf. The production employed four lead actors and ten extras. Natural Born Explorers was also on the road for campaign and catalogue shoots: several days of photo production took place in Norway, Finland, Iceland, Austria and Sweden.

Natural Born Explorers has worked on a variety of interesting photo and video productions with prestigious clients including Lufthansa Miles & More, Butlers, Cewe, Garmin, Chep and Wetteronline, to name but a few.

Heiko Merten: Berlin Film / DOP

Heiko Merten works for television and feature films, documentaries and corporate communication. His inspired and effective working style is highly esteemend by directors and clients alike.

Based on his visual approach of combining beautiful lighting, long lens shots and extensive handheld work, Heiko brought his look to the ZDF series 'SOKO Stuttgart'. He teamed up with director Michael Wenning to shoot the first five episodes of the upcoming season.

Through his varied experiences as a cameraman and cinematographer, he brings high quality capabilities to every shoot.

Heiko is a member of the German Society of Cinematographers (BVK) and the German Film Academy.

die bildproduktion: Hamburg Post Production & CGI

die bildproduktion provides high-end post-production for a range of clients including the BMW Magazine, launched by Hoffmann & Campe. The outcome of this collaboration is always special and has been one of the post-production highlights of 2015 for the company.

Two fabulous photo stories are featured in the BMW Magazine special edition highlighting the new BMW 7 Series. Both stories were created by Dirk Linke through agency ringzwei.

The BMW 7 Series was shot by Uwe Düttmann on location in Tasmania while Simon Puschmann shot the new BMW 7 Series M Sport.

Digirox: Berlin digital capture service

Digirox offers high-end digital photographic support and post-production. Up-to-date equipment and experienced digital technicians provide an expert service and streamlined workflow. Backed by many years of experience, the post-production department sets the highest standards for retouching.

Recent productions include:

• Blasius Erlinger for Peruvian Connection.
• Pascal Kerouche for New Yorker.
• Armin Morbach for Catrice and Schwarzkopf.
• Autumn Sonnichsen for Moovel.
• Seregel for Marc Cain.
• Txema Yeste for Porsche Design.
• Felix Krüger for Wormland.

Platzverweis Agentur für Locationservice: Stuttgart Production service and location scouts

Platzverweis is a Berlin and Stuttgart based production and location service for still and moving productions.

The company recently scouted for AMG, Skoda, AOK and Mediamarkt. Other jobs included:

• Milch-Schnitte TV spot and shoot in Berlin for Ferrero. Client: Ferrero Deutschland GmbH. Agency: M&C Saatchi Berlin GmbH. Production: Embassy Of Dreams. Photo: Sabine Duerichen ℅ Kristina Korb.
• Several spots and shoots for Weleda realised in Stuttgart. Client: Weleda AG. Production film: Neue Bewegung. Digital Agency: Weitclick.
• New collection shoot for Symphony by Zimmer + Rohde in Stuttgart.
• Spot and shoot for product launch of KLAFS new innovative sauna S1. Client: KLAFS. Agency: Vischer&Bernet GmbH. Production film: SCHOKOLADE Filmproduktion. Photo: Niels Schubert.
• Mercedes-Benz Collection catalogue shoot in southern Germany. Client: Mercedes Benz Accessories GmbH. Agency: Scholz & Friends. Production: Die Kameradinnen. Photo: Thomas Kettner.

Bridge Studios Berlin: Berlin rental studios photo

Located on a private peninsula at Berlin Westhafen, BRIDGE Studios Berlin convinces with its interior, architecture and views of park and water. Four-metre high windows provide the studios with lots of daylight and each workspace is equipped with high-quality interiors. The studios also offer a large outdoor area with ample parking space, a private boat pier, and a huge sun terrace. From Tegel Airport and the Berlin Exhibition Grounds ICC, clients can reach BRIDGE Studios Berlin in just 10 minutes by car.

The Propshop offers a variety of backgrounds, props and designer furniture. Lighting and camera equipment from Profoto, Briese, Bron and Hensel can also be rented in the studio.

The Studios offer separate production spaces, large rooms for fittings with clothes racks, and a cosy private lounge with a fireplace at the boat pier. The BRIDGE Studio team is pleased to offer production service and professional help from all fields, including stylists, hair/make-up, photo assistants and event service providers.

This unique service and atmosphere was used by Kusch+Co to set the design of its new chair and table program 3600/3650 ARN. Other satisfied customers include L'Oréal Germany, Porsche Design, Home24, Thomas Sabo, People Magazine, Brigitte Magazine, Gala Magazine, Zalando, Air Berlin and Deutsche Bahn, among others.

CIA Casting: Frankfurt people models

CIA Casting works for business, medical, tourism and consumer advertising clients across print and film. Based in Frankfurt since 1988, the company has established a huge database of different model types aged between 17 and 90. In the last five years, CIA Casting has put together a special catalogue of Asian models and actors.

Contact the company for model selections for every type of advertising photo and film production.

Stefan Schütz: Munich people & lifestyle photographers

Stefan Schütz is a Munich-based sports and people photographer.

The latest Intersport shoot took him around the Italian Dolomites where he participated in mountain sports and biking, shooting with his team at some dizzying heights.

Jung von Matt / Sport once again booked Stefan for the 2015 Karstadt Sports brochure series and image campaign, for which he travelled to Barcelona and the Alps.

And in the beautiful surroundings of Val Senales, South Tyrol, he shot an image campaign for the Mountain Refuge 'Bella Vista' and 4-star Hotel Zur goldenen Rose, taking in a range of different mountain and outdoor activities, landscapes and people images.

Food Photo Festival: Vejle photo events

Announcing the third Food Photo Festival set for Vejle, Denmark from 22 - 25th October.

With a line-up of top photographers exhibiting their work and cutting-edge conferences and workshops on the programme, Food Photo Festival is a bi-annual event that brings together food photography professionals from all over the world to present their work, share experiences, discuss the latest trends, meet potential partners for new projects and participate in conferences and workshops.

The highlight of the festival will see the 2015 'Food Photo Awards' take place in the evening of Saturday 24th October.

“Denmark has always been a reference in terms of style and design and during the last decade has become a trailblazer in the world of haute cuisine," explains festival director Günter Beer. "Denmark has experienced an explosion of successes with its celebrated chefs, acclaimed restaurants and culinary innovations. The most inspiring place to be as a food photographer or food stylist is definitely Denmark!”

The exhibitions are free of charge and open to the public and are being held in locations throughout Vejle. Visit the festival website for more information.