germany Sep 2018

Lunik is a Berlin-based full service production company responding to different requirements across photography and video production. Lunik’s international network allows it to offer all fields of production service worldwide, including art-buying, location scouting, casting or whatever is needed for the perfect shoot.

In addition, Lunik is able to supply high standard 'Making-Of' film production, implemented by creative professionals.

Recent projects include:

• TUI shot in Turkey with photographer Philipp Rathmer.
• Adidas shot in Berlin, realised by Klaus Metz.
• Zeiss shot together with Alina Schessler.
• Stadtwerke shot with photographer Darius Ramanzani.
• Drive Now shot with photographer David Breun.
• ZDF Neo shot with photographer Philipp Rathmer.

HOWtoDO is an innovative 360 degree agency creating visuals, texts and concepts for fashion, beauty and lifestyle companies. It consults on branding, content and influencer relations with output that is relevant and modern, high in quality and unique. "We inspire and connect to consumers and opinion leaders globally."

HOWtoDO's internationally experienced creative team is known for it’s high standards in planning, execution and post-production and is focused on exclusive photo and video productions for the beauty and fashion industry.

Clients include world-leading brands, magazines and companies such as Wella, L.O.V., Schwarzkopf, Breuninger, TUSH Magazine, Chanel, BMW, Swarovski, Yves Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Shiseido, Dior, L'Oréal, Catrice and BMW/Mini.

Berlin-based Claas Cropp Creative Productions is a full service production company with experience across all areas of still photo production, location scouting, casting and moving images.

Recent productions include:

• Audi catalogue shot by Jürgen Berderow in Hamburg (Philipp & Keuntje).
• Deutsche Bank brochure shot by Lars Borges in Germany and Spain (Philipp & Keuntje).
• Miles & More campaign shot by Ina Schoof in Portugal (Serviceplan).
• Cinemascopes personal work by Marc Trautmann in Berlin.
• Dr Hauschka medical campaign shot by Oliver Helbig in Berlin (in-house).
• Orsay campaign shot by Felix Krüger in Munich (FS Kommunikation).
• Breuninger advertorial shot by Michel Comte in Berlin (in-house).

Other clients include brands such as Louis Vuitton, Brioni, Lacoste, Nike, Adidas, Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Siemens, BMW, Audi, VW, Mercedes-Benz and Lufthansa.

Photographers include Annie Leibovitz, Michel Comte, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Ellen von Unwerth, Nadav Kander, Martin Schoeller, Phil Poynter and many more.

H60 Produktion's professional team includes a photographer, producer, digital operator, assistant, cook and set builder. Highly competent, they have over 20 years of experience successfully serving clients.

H60 Produktion started the season with Diesel/Zalando, handling location scouting and permits, cooking, and full service production. The team followed this with a shoot north of Milan for Golfpunk Magazine, before embarking on a 10-day production in Spain for Aldi Nord where they took care of logistics (transport) of all the produce.

H60 can handle pressure, weather chaos - and animals! - as demonstrated with a full service production for Fressnapf that included castings (models and dogs).

New clients in 2018 include Ford, Diesel / Zalando, Aldi Nord, Veedol and Fressnapf.

The H60 studio is always open, so feel free to call in for a coffee.

bigshrimp is a full service photo production company based in Hamburg and Berlin, and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

The company takes pride in supporting clients all over the country with its expertise in casting, scouting and on-set support.

This year has so far been a busy one, with many wonderful shoots for clients such as Vorwerk, Deutsche Bahn, Jack and Jones and Mercedes-Benz, to name just a few.

Additionally, bigshrimp has expanded its own talent database with lots of great new faces and has added stunning locations to its portfolio.

Ralph Wentz is a photographer and art director based in Cologne. In this Showcase, he presents work for LECUBI Kitchen that saw him shoot several images of custom made high-end interiors throughout Germany, as well as work for dog accessory manufacturer Karlie and its brand dogX2go.

Ralph was commissioned by German automotive supplier MEKU Technologie to shoot corporate imagery for print and online, while for Cologne and New York-based investment company BELGRAVIA he shot the interior and exterior of their office buildings as well as portaits of the board of directors.

Finally, as a father of three Ralph shot a series of portraits that illustrate the changes his children have gone through over the years. A subject that, as you may imagine, is very close to his heart!

Claus Morgenstern always presents his talents in their best light, whether they are placed on a film set or photographed during the production of an advertising campaign. Lighting and directing to get that special moment is what he is constantly searching for.

Featured in this Showcase are film stills from 'Better Free', shot on on-set in Babelsberg, an editorial series for Focus Magazine with the talented writer and lawyer, Laura Karasek, and his latest personal project 'Town, Old Texas' with actors Martin Möller and Ina-Maria Jaich, booked via SEVENS Management.

Hamburg-based photographer Nina Struve is curious. "How do people furnish their flats? How do they feel cosy? How do they live?" As a result, her focus is on interiors, people, stills and food.

Nina catches the natural mood of people, buildings and apartments in her pictures and has proven time and again that she has just the right touch for those special moments.

Nice things are presented in a harmonic and well balanced way. In the studio or on location, her images always contain this daylight vibe.

Simon Puschmann loves shooting. Although most people have him down as "just“ a car photographer (and he loves his car photography, that goes without saying), he is pretty much an all-rounder in the best sense of the term - the jack of all trades of photography.

Simon began as a still life photographer working from his own studio for many years, before drifting into directing - winning a prestigious award from Sueddeutsche Zeitung - and then somehow slipped into car photography. It makes sense that he is now able to combine all of these fields, shooting and directing cars, still life, people and landscapes. Simon just cannot stop shooting and inventing.

His good friend and well known art director, Iain Ross, recently said: "Simon is beyond cool. He is very, very creative. Unique. Never resting. Not afraid. Always pushing the craft."

Rainer Haeckl shoots what he loves: people, sports and cars. This passion shows in his pictures, and also gives him the urge and the energy to go the extra mile for the best shot - every time.

Rainer spent many years as a graphic designer and art director before his love for pictures made him switch to photography full time. As a result, he has a deep understanding of clients' needs during a big production. Rainer also handles most of his post-production work.

Among his clients are global and local companies, ad agencys, athletes and artists from all over Europe.

"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.

"It was a pleasure to create scenery for jewellery and fashion editorials with extraordinary models and styling. Working with Broncolor flashlight equipment, we are able to combine natural sunlight and flashlight in order to have full contrast control at any time.“

For internationally published photographer Frank Rossbach, creativity is a process of teamwork between his delivery and people's imagination. To Frank, photography is passion and the opportunity to tell stories, and thereby a way of influencing people's point of view.

The Cologne-based artist's areas of focus include health, beauty, fashion, people and industrial. His style is reflected in a fascinating multifaceted play of light and combines technical precision with high attention to detail. Frank is specialised in creating emotive, contemporary and intuitive images.

"Photography is about finding out what can happen in the frame. When you put four edges around some facts, you change those facts.”

Latest projects from Munich-based baby and kids photographer Sabine Duerichen include an exclusive photo shoot for the special issue ‘Festive Children’s wear' by Childhood Business Magazine, featuring numerous brands, great labels, and much more.

The new collection 'Graphic Flowers’ was captured by Sabine for the spring issue of Burda Style. Feminine floral blended with cool check patterns in black, white and yellow, combined with straight and fitted cuts create a modern, fashionable makeover.

The action-packed photo shoot with the new 'Hauck Highlander', 'Blizzard' and 'Lightning karts' by Hauck Toys. The skating ramp was the main highlight of the shoot!

Sabine is represented by Kristina Korb GmbH Munich.

Frank van Groen is specialised in people and portrait photography, with a particular focus on corporate photography, employer branding campaigns, and customer and lifestyle magazines. Thanks to his open minded and friendly personality, Frank creates an easy and natural atmosphere for his subjects so that together they deliver the best results.

His latest employer branding campaigns included KfH Kuratorium für Dialyse und Nierentransplantation, Homag Group, Schottel Group, Reuter Europe GmbH, Bio Company, Lamy, Firmengruppe Dr.Güldener, Mäurer & Wirtz and DÜRR AG.

He also shot portraits of the managment board of the Gothaer Versicherungsbank, Lindt & Sprüngli, and the CEO of pharmaceutical company Grünenthal.

Frank also has a passion for landscape photography, having produced several calenders and co-published a book, 'Norway. Landscapes. A photographic portrait' with his wife, Hanne Malat, through Seltmann & Söhne Verlag.

Frank is a professional member of the BFF.

Michael Zargarinejad shot with writer Christina Dalcher for her book 'Vox', published by Fischer Verlag.

Manni Kreutzer strikes back! MZ created a new look for Dietrich Faber's new album, 'Das Manni-Fest'.

A shoot for Maria Galland shows the result of a cosmetics tutorial due to be released in trade magazines.

Sebastian Brüll is a Düsseldorf-based fashion and beauty photographer. Featured in this Showcase is a selection of his latest images from new beauty and fashion editorials for Factice Magazine and iMUTE Magazine, as well as some of his work for brands Grafenberg Schmuck and Margittes.

Visit his website for more information.

In 2018, Pirates 'n Paradise celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Feeling a little proud, the team looks back on two decades of passionate work in the film post-production industry.

Featured in this Showcase, a small selection of the latest work for Unitymedia, Mazda, S'Oliver and Dr. Oetker.

Bildergut - Image Processing is a full service post-production agency based in Munich, offering creative looks, expert compositions, photorealistic CGI work and a deep understanding of clients’ needs.

With passionate artists who are eager for a fresh challenge having worked with countless local and international clients, the company's innovative vision makes it the perfect partner.

Latest work includes clients such as Audi, Buff, BMW, Hess Natur, Head, RTL2 and many more.

Harvest Digital Agriculture is a full service post-production company for photography and film located in Hamburg’s Speicherstadt. Harvest offers a wide range of services including 2D retouching, CGI visualisation, animation, motion graphics and design, editing, colour-grading, compositing and sound.

From the start, Harvest has been able to win over global players to realise inspiring projects - both moving and still.

The team at Harvest strives for the creative result. The basic idea is to cultivate the client’s creative seed and refine it by hand. The team is trained to focus on details and support each project to its fruition.

Delight Rental Services provides maximum support for professional photo and video productions in Berlin, Stuttgart, Marbella, and on demand worldwide.

"Regardless of whether you‘re a photographer, film-maker, producer, stylist or outfitter, DRS will serve your needs, supplying a huge range of digital, lighting, production and styling equipment."

Delight Rental Services‘ permanently extending portfolio includes  ARRI Alexa Mini, Profoto B10, Sony flashguns HVL-F45RM, HVL-F60RM and transmitter FA-WRC1M, and Teufel Rockster XL.
 
Be sure to ask the team for unique equipment - finding solutions, even with custom built gear is just one of their specialties! ​

prolightrent is one of the leading rental houses in town, supplying photographers and film-makers with the finest equipment.

The company's top-notch gear is in superb shape and is constantly updated with the latest releases. All the big brands - Arri, Briese, Bron, Canon, Hasselblad, Kinoflo, Leica, Manfrotto, Nikon, Profoto, Scrim Jim, Sony, to name a few - are ready to rent.

Latest additions include the Ronin-S Gimbal, Dedolight LED, Sony Alpha 7R III, Sony Lenses, and the new MacBook Pro.

prolightrent delivers equipment on location, supplies packed equipment vans, offering "ready to fly" packed equipment, or the dropbox for pick-up and returns at any time.

Beata Isabella Nitzke is a Polish-born, Stuttgart-based freelance fashion stylist, fashion editor and creative director. She lives in Stuttgart, Warsaw and Ibiza.

Her fashion portfolio includes work for magazines such as Kaltblut, Jute, Solstice, Fault, Lucy’s, Elegant and many more. Beata also works for lookbooks, advertising, a range of different catalogues from high fashion Lagerhaus to sport fashion SPORT 2000, and commercial clients including Mercedes, Siemens, Bosch, Kärcher and Sparda Bank.

Beata loves to work in both women’s and men’s fashion. She creates moments in which absolute perfection and impeccable taste are preserved for eternity in one photograph. Focusing on the particular wishes of each client, she puts her entire passion into her work, and her good humour is always present. She speaks German, Polish and English.

For Beata, "good styling is like a gentle, radiant smile. It is never too imposing and yet can be seen by everyone; it never says too much and yet you know the whole story."

Check out Beata's latest news and more information on her website, Instagram and Facebook.

East West lives up to its reputation with work in all the major fashion capitals, including productions for Cosmopolitan, Grazia, Mod Magazine, Huf Magazine, Eloque and Harper's Bazaar. The agency's talents have worked with renowned photographers such as Alejandro Perales Acedo, Dario Aranyo and Greg Swales, while Ralph Geiling shot four of the agency's models in an editorial for Linea Intima.

Karina M: Exclusive to East West Models, Karina has brought a lot back from her travels in Europe, including a MOD Magazine cover summer 2018 by Alejandro Perales Acedo, Grazia Bulgaria by Jan Pieter Desmedt, HUF Magazine by Pascal Triponez, and Aisle Style by Jason Moore.

Johanna S: Countless productions across the globe with Eloque Magazine by Caspar Arnhold, Cosmopolitan by Dario Aranyo, and a campaign for Pronovias.

Laura S: Photographer Greg Swales booked her for the Serbian Haper's Bazaar.

Paulina F: Sous Magazine by Edward Groeger, Eloque Magazine June 2018 by Ralf Michalak, and Ralph Geiling for Linea Intima.
 
Yasmina K: The agency's latest discovery was immediately showered with productions - watch this space for news!

elbmodels was one of the first in Germany to represent mature models for the film and photography industries, and is now in its eleventh year.

The agency offers the perfect face for everyone, with an emphasis on changing the out-dated image of more mature people in advertising.

elbmodels is based in Hamburg and Munich and is specialised in actors and models between the ages of 30 and 90.

Its roster of over 400 models work for national clients like KfW, Fielmann, Zeiss and Dr. Theiss, as well as international clients including Hapag Lloyd, Lufthansa, Trivago, Sennheiser, Schwarzkopf and Beiersdorf.

Founded in 1986, KGB Casting is a well established player and with 20 years of experience under her belt, CEO Irena Simic has supervised every photo or film production imaginable. She draws on an abundant archive of amateurs, pros and actors and keeps close relations with talents of every age and character.

The agency is a one-stop-shop when looking for solutions regarding procedures, cost breakdowns, licensing agreements and, especially, buyout clauses.

In 2018, KGB Casting began promoting a select few talents - renowned names and newcomers alike - as 'best-sellers'. Branded as multi-talented and from the most sought after age bracket (25-50), KGB will be advertising these models on its new website under SELECT. The high quality pictures and portfolios speak for themselves.

Candidates from this division were already booked in 2017 for brands including Blanco, Deutsche Bahn, Zeiss, Ladival, Bosch, Toyota, Shell, BMW, IQOS, Radeberger, Visa and Union Investment.

Founded in Dusseldorf in 1985, Elegant Elephant Studios is one of the biggest photo studios in Germany, located on the premises of a former steel works.

The 2,800 m² space can accomodate film and photo productions for every type of client. From automobile to food, fashion and people photography, spaces range from smaller studios measuring 40 m² or large work spaces measuring more than 500 m².

Elegant Elephant also features professional mask rooms, hair washing sinks and showers, production offices, a workshop for set builders and a large coffee bar. For creative breaks and meetings, the studios have comfortable lounge areas seperate from the set.

Elegant Elephant also provides the appropriate rooms and, if needed, the necessary equipment for shoots as well as corresponding services to support a production with experienced photo assistants.