showcase germany issue 706

Jun 2018

Astrid Obert: Munich People & Lifestyle and Fashion Photographers

Astrid M. Obert is an established and respected photographer in the fashion and lifestyle industry. Her talent for photography, especially her eye for light has aroused the interest of many and made her one of the best to work with.

Specialising in advertising, fashion, lingerie, and lifestyle photography, Astrid radiates a modern Danish design aesthetic in line with new trends. Productions with Astrid are professional and fun, with "a touch of crazily inspired pizzazz!"

She is relaxed, charming and a technical mastermind that gets the job done. Supported by a long career, she produces inspirational photography full of creativity, passion, and funk.

Astrid offers the full range of production services with outstanding quality to local and international agencies, brands and magazines alike.

Bausenwein Strohmaier: Frankfurt commercial production

Bausenwein Strohmaier is a production house for digital experiences and stories, a versatile creative partner that delivers ideas and concepts, works as a troubleshooter, and provides independent set-ups as a flexible workforce.

The company's DNA is passion through communication. They tell stories and create digital adventures, aware of the constant change across all platforms and channels, yet sure that the emphasis on content and stories will not change.

Based in Frankfurt, Bausenwein Strohmaier conducts projects with international partners. Enthusiastic and professional, the team is the ideal first contact and experienced consultant for digital campaigns, film, content formats and animation.

Beside classic print and digital branding, the new brand film for AXOR accompanies the rebranding of the luxury segment of Hansgrohe. The new film embraces a new attitude - 'A collection is more than the addition of its parts'. It combines great design craft, pioneering functionality, and a unique attitude. On top of this, Bausenwein Strohmaier has also produced 12 product films for clients in eight countries.

Sonoton Music: Munich music composers

Sonoton Music offers more than 140,000 music tracks in a huge range of genres, styles, moods, rhythms and lengths. Its intuitive music search program SONOfind helps find the perfect track within seconds for trailers, TV, film or corporate productions.

Sonoton Music has been placed in Oscar-winning movies like this year’s Best Picture winner 'The Shape of Water'. Sonoton tracks have also been used in major advertising campaigns for companies such as McDonald's, Adidas, Coca-Cola, Google and many more.

Gebrüder Fritz: Berlin venues

"You'd love to move in, even for just one day!"

The venue offers 330m² distributed amongst seven rooms, including a spacious loft kitchen ideal for both photo and commercial shoots.

Each room consists of different wall colours and floors. The abundance of natural light, original stucco and high ceilings give additional depth and volume to the room.

The studio also offers a broad selection of modern furniture (a furniture catalogue is attached on the website).

Contact Gebrüder Fritz directly for further information.

Highnoon Studios: Munich - Hamburg rental studios photo & film

A roomy ground floor studio providing a large infinity cove (width 12m, height 4.90m, depth 10m), Highnoon White offers enough space for more than one set at a time. In total the facility measures 407m² (the studio area itself measures 326m² with no columns to get in the way), and is accessible via a rolling shutter gate. The studio provides nine parking spaces for cars as well as delivery vans.

In-house equipment rental service Knackscharf guarantees a wide range of equipment, with instant availability. Clients working in the studio receive a 10% discount on all rental equipment provided by Knackscharf.

Studio facilities include one 63A and two 32A high-voltage current connections, WiFi, dividing walls, polyboards and a good deal more. Two generous hair and make-up workplaces and a styling room with large mirrors, steamer, iron and ironing board as well as racks for shoes complete the offer.

"For us 'fair play' is not an empty phrase, therefore we won't surprise you with hidden costs. The studio fees include cleaning, electricity (excluding HMI and other continuous light) and heating. Prices are available on request. Just give us a call and tell us your needs."

Castin: Frankfurt casting agencies

Founded in 1996, Castin is a Frankfurt-based casting agency that has grown into an all-inclusive casting service with an index of some 2,500 models. Thanks to many years of experience, advertising, film and photography clients consistently rely on a type-specific cast of characters.

In August 2017, Castin moved to a new office in Oberrad, Frankfurt. The new workspace includes a great studio for all castings and many new experiences. The studio is also available for rent and offers many options for shoots, recordings and workshops.

Furthermore, Castin's new website is now online with a new CI and new design. The administrative system and the model-search is currently in progress, but will also be online as soon as possible.

The company offers make-up artists and stylists and can provide additional casting direction, including live, video and street casting as well as organisation and coordination.

Clients include Hyundai, Porsche, Carglas, Siemens, Deutsche Bahn, Ferrero, Lufthansa, Ikea, Kia Motors, essence cosmetics, Thomas Cook (Condor), Jaguar, Sony, Commerzbank, Bosch, Lidl, Samsung, L´Oréal, Deutsche Telekom, Renault, Warsteiner, Mercedes Benz, Dr. Theiss Naturwaren and MedipharmaCosmetics.

Theresia Pistel: Frankfurt Hair and Make Up Artists

Theresia Pistel is a freelance make-up artist and hairstylist with over 15 years of experience. Her work focuses on beauty, commercial, fashion and advertising and she works for well-known companies and magazines throughout Germany as well as internationally. Theresia also runs The MUP, her own make-up agency.

Known for her perfection in creating flawless make-up and perfect hair, her calm personality and great understanding for clients' needs ensure that everybody is happy at the end of a day.

Sergio Ingravalle: Dusseldorf illustrators

Award-winning illustrator Sergio Ingravalle creates portraits and dynamic illustrations by working with watercolors, pencils, ink and digital drawings. He works for clients all over the world like Coca-Cola, Marvel, ESPN Magazine, Peugeot, National Geographic and recently has been selected for the upcoming special '200 Best Illustrators Worldwide 2018/19' by Luerzer's Archive.

He has been recognised by organisations and publications including Communication Arts Award of Excellence 2018, '200 Best Illustrators Worldwide 2016/17' by Luerzer's Archive, 3x3 Professional Show Notification Winner, Society of Illustrators Award 2018, 3x3 Directory 2018, 3x3 Directory 2017 and Freistil Book 2017.

ADRET: Hamburg creative post production

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.

Digirox: Berlin Digital Capture and Post Production

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:

• Armin Morbach for Schwarzkopf and Catrice.
• Blasius Erlinger for Peruvian Connection.
• Karsten Koch for Vitamalz.
• Seregel for Marc Cain and Deichmann.

Knackscharf Rent: Hamburg - Munich EQUIPMENT RENT FOR PHOTO & FILM

Operating for over 10 years from locations in Hamburg and Munich, Knackscharf Rent is a reliable partner for national and international photo and advertising productions of all sizes.

The team always delivers the right solution, even when faced with complex tasks. In-house equipment covers all indoor and outdoor production needs and includes DSLR and medium format systems, lighting technology, grip and consumables, digital equipment and even production vehicles from all major manufacturers.

Knackscharf satisfies all customer needs in terms of logistics by organising equipment transport both within Germany and abroad. Additionally, the innovative K24 dropboxes are available to clients, allowing for easy pick up and/or return of equipment 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

In addition to equipment rental, Knackscharf operates five rental studios in Hamburg and Munich under the name Highnoon Studios. With simultaneous booking of studio and equipment, customers benefit from an additional 10% discount on equipment.

Through its extensive network Knackscharf also supports clients in their search for photo assistants, digital operators, location scouts, stylists and other production team members. As the motto goes: "We love service!" Visit the website for more information.

Spotlight Awards for Photographic Excellence: Worldwide

Production Paradise has launched the Production Paradise Spotlight Awards for Photographic Excellence 2018  – a competition with a unique focus on advertising photography talent.

No other awards have created a judges’ panel that is solely filled with potential clients for commercial photographers. From agency CDs and art buyers to client creatives and marketing professionals to editors at some of the most well-known magazines in the world – this competition might just be the best and most global online portfolio review a photographer could ever have.

Photographers may submit imagery in 13 professional categories and two special categories: Shot on Mobile and Student.

Each category will have a single winner and all 50+ judges will choose a Grand Prize winner from the professional categories. There are over $60,000 worth of prizes, throughout 15 categories, with a chance for one photographer to win over $19,000 in prizes, including $5000 cash.

More information about our awards is available on the Spotlight Awards for Photographic Excellence website.

Take the opportunity to show your work to our impressive panel of judges and win the great prizes – enter today!

The deadline to submit your work is 17th July.