germany Nov 2010

A selection of the latest projects from the Lila Management photographers include:

• Stuttgart-based photography duo Challenge (Marco Nagel and Harry Steininger) shot a special 'Actros Limited Edition' black and white liner for Mercedes-Benz Trucks.
• Tony Kelly shot 'Stag Party Ibiza' for Spanish GQ.
• Oliver Desarte completed a vagabond story for Harper's Bazaar Hong Kong.
• Margaretha Olschewski shot a wonderful editorial for Grazia Italy at the Louis Vuitton mansion.
• Petra Fischer shot for the current issue of Zinser Magazine.
• Hamburg photographer Felix Krüger shot a 'Just Married' special issue for Blonde.
• "All cheese!" was the slogan for Frank Stöckel's food series shot with food stylist Ingo Breuer.
• Benjamin A. Monn shot for Ploucquet.

Latest news from Artists & Co by Daniela Pitzk:

• Bonifatius Ametsbichler worked on projects for pashmina-onlineshop.de and shot the BMW M3.
• Kalle Singer shot for Eltern together with illustrator Stefanie Harjes and completed a range of business portraits for Westend 61.
• Caroline Martine shot press photos and website images for French epicerie L'arbre aux épices.
• Adrian Bela Raba shot on location at the Ice Hotel in the amazing countryside of Kiruna, Sweden, for Traveller's World Magazine. He also shot portraits of the legendary mountain climber Reinhold Messner for Outdoor Magazine in Siegmundkron, one of his castles in the South Tirol.
• Sacha Höchstetter worked for German Vogue in collaboration with Loden-Frey and shot for GQ Style in collaboration with H&M. He also shot the spring/ summer campaign for Vanessa Montoro and did a story inspired by Spain for Brazilian magazine Platinium.

Latest news from Marion Eckhardt Photographers:

• New York-based photographer Mike Ruiz is a new addition to the agency shooting beauty, hair, celebrities and fashion. Clients include L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Eucerin and Alfaparf Milano and magazines such as Vanity Fair, Condé Nast Traveller, Interview, Spanish and Brazilian Vogue and Italian Elle.
• Bruce Soyez-Bernard shot an international ad campaign for Conair with hairstylists Bert Kitzerow and Diego DaSilva and make-up artist Kyriaki Savrani. He also shot a lingerie test with Sex and the City stylist Rebecca Weinberg and a hair test with model Snow from @Qmodels, with hair by Yo-Hey Nakatsuka and make-up by Elena Miglino for MAC.
• Sven Görlich produced a World Cup image for McDonald's and shot on location in South Africa for Nivea Men. He also shot for Schwäbisch Hall, dusch das and Private Wealth magazine.
• Gabor Geissler shot for airberlin and Kitekat.
• Valéry Kloubert won an IF Communication Design Award in the corporate architecture category. His large-format images are currently on display at the MS Wissenschaft. He also shot portraits for Versatel, a range of images for Papierunion, and German football star Lukas Podolski.
• Olaf Tiedje shot for Lidl and worked on a private shoot entitled 'Boberger Dünen'.

Buenos Aires-born Sergio Assabbi has photographed for clients including Levi's, Nike, VW, Honda, Heineken, Repsol, Telecom Argentina, Coca-Cola and Quilmes Beer. He has won Clio, Cannes, New York Festival, FIAP, Laus and ADC awards.

After working on a Renault spot with German director Wim Wenders in Argentina, Sergio moved to Berlin where he is now based in his fully equipped studio. Regular clients include Piper, Sony, Berliner Sparkasse, Universal Music and Hornbach.

Sergio's aesthetic eye was developed during studies at the University of Arts in Buenos Aires. His technical skills go beyond camera and lighting, handling his own post production image work - usually preferring to maintain the image as natural as possible. His photos are tinted with a little darkness, ironic humour and eroticism, presenting characters that bring their environment to life and create a captivating narrative.

Berlin-based photographer Tino Pohlmann focuses on portraiture, lifestyle, sport and landscape work. Working professionally for four years, he recently shot a campaign for electrical appliance retailer Saturn with Tokio Hotel front man Bill Kaulitz, along with the 'Your Heart Beats Faster' campaign for Karstadt Sport, Hamburg.

Other work includes:

• A print and viral spot for the 'Amplify Your Senses' worldwide campaign by Ergon Bike Ergonomics.
• 'More Chances to Your Dream' Tour de France image campaign for the Belgian National Lottery.
• A road-bike catalogue for Canyon Bicycles.
• 'With Doping - Everything is in Vain' anti-doping campaign for the Sportstandort Deutschland initiative with Scholz & Friends Berlin.

International portrait and advertising photographer Deniz Saylan is based in Stuttgart and London and works for clients including Daimler, Porsche, Lamborghini, CFO Magazine, Manager Magazine, and many others. He recently shot three editorials for Infiniti's premium customer magazine 'Adeyaka' in Japan and Salzburg, and an image campaign for Mercedes in Germany, Switzerland and France.

Over the past few months Deniz shot a portrait of former racing driver and promoter of the FIA GT1 World Championship, Stephane Ratel, for Lamborghini in Castellet, southern France. He also shot a portrait of Auma Obama presenting her new book.

Recently back from Sardinia, latest news from Munich-based baby and kids specialist Sabine Duerichen includes:

• C&A kids and baby portfolio, September 2011.
• Spring/summer collection 2011 for Gebrüder Götz at her rental studio SKYLOFTSTUDIO, Munich.
• Personal work in black and white.

Sabine is currently preparing editorial shoots for Elle and AMD, as well as advertising campaigns for Lüders BBDO. The pictures will be available soon.

Holger Puhl has been shooting advertising and product photography from his own fully equipped digital and analogue studio in Düsseldorf for more than 15 years.

He works for agencies including McCann Erickson and Publicis, as well as for direct clients such as L'Oréal Paris, Maybelline New York and Seiko.

Holger's precise technique is combined with in-house post production and CGI, guaranteeing a smooth workflow.

Visit his website for more information.

For more then 22 years, Nikola Tacevski worked as a freelance photographer. Before starting a career in advertising in 1994, he had completed numerous projects including books and exhibitions on architecture and sculpture. During the period of political and social change in Eastern Europe he worked as a reporter in Croatia, Bosnia and the Czech Republic.

Nikola has won a range of awards in both national and international advertising festivals, including a Silver Lion in Cannes, a Golden Drum in Portoroz and a Golden Hammer.

He is currently based in Cologne and is looking for representation in Germany and the rest of Europe.

Kai Schwabe has spent a number of years successfully shooting for leading food manufacturers and advertising agencies. His clients include Maggi, Kraft, Philadelphia, Jacobs, Tassimo, Alberto, Dr. Oetker, Subway, Aldi Nord/Süd, Edeka, Penny and Rewe, who all appreciate his professional approach to layout and briefs along with his technical expertise.

Working alongside a team of talented food stylists and assistants, Kai develops high quality images that appeal to the appetite. Featured in this Showcase is a range of new flavours of “Philadelphia with Milka“ from Kraft Foods.

Kai’s 500 m² daylight studio is located in the centre of Bremen. A master of different lighting techniques, he can quickly create a range of subtle moods according to the individual needs of each client.

Visit his website for more information.

Christoph Siegert recently photographed interior views of city buses for the Deutsche Bahn AG. Hamburg-based advertising agency ACHTUNG! was responsible for creation while Christoph was commissioned to photograph the 18 subjects in his typical style, incorporating exciting perspectives and scenic lifestyle elements.

In addition, Christoph created films to be shown in regional cinemas for Max Bahr DIY store. An example is featured in this Showcase. For a year now Christoph has been working in film, video and multimedia and has already completed projects for both national and international clients.

Visit Christoph's website for more information or email him for a copy of his regulalry updated film portfolio.

Munich-based photographer Stefan Schuetz specialises in people, sports and advertising images.

He recently shot Bundesliga football team Mainz 05 for Entega through DDB Berlin, with styling by Christine Bierhals and make-up by Maria Mutz, both from Fame.

For the summer 2011 collection from Chiemsee Sportswear Stefan flew to Mauritius where he worked with authentic local surfers and German wave-freestyle-windsurfing master Klaas Voget on stills and a video production.

The November issue of Lufthansa Magazine features his book 'Views of Africa'. Gllry, the new online gallery space, is offering a selection of limited edition fine art prints from the book through its website.

Munich-based dproduction was founded by Rena Motschmann to provide a full range of photo production services throughout the south of Germany and selected locations abroad. In 2008, the company started dphaze.com, a media design studio specialising in corporate branding, print media and web design.

Since February 2009, dproduction has also been providing location services. In the same year, the company hosted a web-based location stock database, offering clients a free service to find new locations and manage their jobs or projects online.

Recent production projects include:

• Asahi Breweries advertising campaign. Co-production services for IUGO/Tokyo.
• C&A fashion and VIP photo shoot in Munich. Co-production services for Kai Gräber/Hamburg.
• Samsung advertising campaign. Location services for Production Services France/Paris.
• DFV book project. Location and co-production services for Nowadays/Berlin.
• Web design and programming for PM GmbH.
• CD, logo and flyer design for Stark Leben GmbH/Munich.

Latest work by artists from close up agency Hamburg:

• Angelika Francis did a great hair and make-up job for the new 1955 McDonald's TV commercial.
• New face Einat Dan was responsible for a cover and make-up story for Trucco & Bellezza.
• Mauro Saccoccini did great hair and make-up for the cover of Spanish Elle.
• Sandra Schütz did hair for the 'Aviator' story for British Cosmopolitan.
• Deborah was responsible for an extravagant hairstyle in the new German issue of Madame.
• Chic cheeks were conjured-up by Sarah Leroy Terquem for Australian Vogue.
• Make-up by Sonja was in the spotlight for German Madame. The New York-based artist will be staying in beautiful Hamburg for quite some time.
• Salon close up hairdresser Sascha Kuschel did hair and make-up for the new Wempe campaign.
• Tobias Sagner did a beautiful hair and make-up job for Face Magazine shot on location in Paris.
• Stephan Bompas did two great hair jobs for a Schwarzkopf commercial with director Jonathan Lennard, as well as a Braun commercial with director Eric Will.

Berlin-based Miriam Jacks is a talented hair, make-up and SFX artist. Represented by the Nina Klein agency, she trained in Los Angeles and works around the world for international clients. She opened her own make-up store JACKS-Beauty Department a year-and-a-half ago from where she sells beauty products from all over the world.

Recent jobs include:

• Hair and make-up for an upcoming Maxi beauty special with photographer René Shenouda.
• The 2010 F/W collection campaign for Mandarina Duck Travel Edition with photographer Leonardo Corallini.
• The new magazine 'View on Denim' for de Bijenkorf department store, Amsterdam, produced on location over four days in Berlin with photographer Jolijn Snijders.
• Photographer Donater Wenders worked with Miriam on a night shoot with actress Karoline Herfurth for the Schumacher label.
• A fashion spread for French magazine Dealer Deluxe with photographer Roman Goebel and stylist Stephanie Canisius.

Miriam is available for bookings in Cape Town between the 17 January and the 11 March, 2011.

Ivanka Ana Radan was born in a small town in the hills of Sinj, Croatia. Her family moved to the USA in the 1970s and then to Germany in the 1980s. Ivanka has since travelled around the world and speaks English, German and Croatian, making her background just as international as the clients she works for.

Ivanka's talent as an artist, her friendly manner and reliability have made her a highly sought-after make-up artist and hairstylist. She learned her craft in Germany where she got her degree as a beautician, cosmetologist, make-up and S/F artist. Working on beaches from Miami to Menorca and in many studios around the world along the way, her extensive experience helps productions to run smoothly. Her work includes commercials, editorials, runway shows, TV and video.

Ivanka has worked with both national and international stars. "Talent and ability is one thing, but actresses and models need to look good on set all day long," she says. "The task of a good make-up artist is to make your subject both feel and look great."

Elbmodels' clients for 2010 speak for themselves. The company's models are presented as First Class travellers onboard the Lufthansa Airbus 380 and can be seen in branches of Deutsche Bank.

E.on, Credit Suisse and Tchibo also called on Elbmodels for their latest campaigns. Increasingly, the company's clients rely on the acting abilities of its models, most recently in a commercial for Apollo Optik.

The database also continues to grow, with a constant stream of new additions and fresh faces.

Visit the website for more information.

Curve Riders provides easy solutions for any type of shoot. Facilitating quick location changes, efficiency is always its number one goal.

Every job comes equipped with an expert digital tech and the latest computer equipment. Curve Riders stands for reliability and peace of mind - every job is backed-up by a second computer system. The company recently added the brand new MacBook Pro and a 12-core Mac Pro to its existing equipment pool that includes Eizo monitors, P65+, P45+, wireless file transfer systems, and much more.

Latest jobs include:

• Blue Man Group by Philipp Rathmer.
• Neumeier Ballet by Dirk Messner.
• Schwarzkopf by Peter Gehrke.
• Schwarzkopf by Simon Emmett.

Insane4frame takes insanity as the source of inspiration for the most unusual and innovative ideas. Its goal is to transform utopian thoughts and visions into life-like experiences, no matter how crazy they might appear in concept.

The company unites consulting, script writing, directing, camera and production services with expertise at every stage of post production. Services include editing, 2D/3D visual effects and CGI, compositing, graphics and design, SD/HD/stereoscopic, colour grading, mastering and complete sound post. Insane4frame can manage a project from development of the initial concept through to the final stages of post production.

This synergy offers a result-oriented and cost-effective workflow, a higher grade in creativity and flexibility, as well as a consistently high quality for every project.

The company recently provided editing facilities and complete 2D and 3D visual effects for the new MAN kann TVC campaign. tvt creative media GmbH produced the spots through agency Ogilvy & Mather, Frankfurt.

"Welcome to our crazy world."

alphadog is a high-end post production company offering superlative 3D techniques. Featured in this Showcase are the latest 2D and 3D productions from the alphadog experts. Much more can be seen on the company's newly relaunched website.

• VW 'Familientag' - Agency: DDB. CD: Johannes Hicks. AB: Patricia Mosca. Ph: Tom Mennemann.
• VW multi-van edition 25 - Agency: Grabarz and Partner. CD: Katharina Wlodasch. Ph: Yona Heckl.
• Bitburger Premium - Agency: Jung von Matt. Ph: Christian Lohfink / PAM.
• Casio 'Exilim' campaign - Agency: Red Rabbit.
• Melitta Caffeo - Agency: BBDO Germany. Ph: Philipp Rathmer. AD: Thomas Breunig. AB: Eva A. Wengen.
• Konica - Agency: Gürtlerbachmann. Full CGI AD: Mirco Kukereit.
• Dibadu Kunde/IngDiBa - Agency: Freunde des Hauses. AB: Tanja Braune. Ph: Jo Jankowski.

Over the past three years, Hamburg-based retouched has become an established address for post production, specialising in beauty and fashion photography. The company presents a range of new editorials and productions, including commissions for Kurv Magazine Australia, Myself, Grazia, Otto and Vogue.

retouched fba recently took on extra staff and launched a new blog, providing an additional platform on which to regularly present new work and publications.

The company successfully completed recent national and international editorials and commercial campaigns. The results can be seen on the website.

Daniel Steinbrück, founder of retouched, closely collaborates with agencies and photographers to achieve a creative look using a contemporary approach to translate ideas from raw files. The company strives to be the most natural beauty and fashion post production company on the market.

Over the past few months, [zerone] cgi has worked on a large range of different productions.

• One of the largest was the international launch campaign for the new Mini models. Photographer Simon Puschmann handled the shoot and was responsible for supervising post-production, while the creative part was done at bsur agency, Amsterdam.
• [zerone] Düsseldorf created three images for German customs with photographer Andreas Hempel and agency fischerAppelt. One picture took advantage of cgi technology: the featured transport plane was fully modelled and rendered.
• Agency Serviceplan, photographer Mats Cordt and [zerone] cgi realised two new images for Sympatex. Again a clever mixture of 3D and 2D was used to realise the realistic water figures.

Many more productions are in the pipeline. Visit the website for more information.

prolightrent recently acquired the Phase One 645DF camera system, complete with P65+ digital back and a range of leaf shutter lenses that allow high flash sync speeds of up to 1/1600s. Contact the company to arrange special test rates on this innovative camera system.

For creative work and filming that requires continuous light the company offers several solutions in daylight or tungsten, including Arri, Briese, Ianero and Kinoflo equipment.

prolightrent also keeps a stock of useful production supplies, including tape, batteries, blackwrap and cinefoils.

Check the website for more information.

Latest news from Delight Rental Services (DRS):

• The large format Linhof M 679cs is designed for digital workflow and classic film photography.
  Its fantastic lens resolution and wide image circles offer an excellent adjustment range. DRS also offers the best DSLR tilt-shift lenses for systems such as Phase One, Hasselblad, Canon and Nikon, providing the same adjustability as large format cameras.
• The Chimera Softbox F2 is one of the biggest modular lightbanks with a small pack size. DRS guarantees fast set-ups at all locations, providing an experienced operator each time the F2 is hired. The company also offers variations of Fresnel Spots and Profoto 8a generators with computer lighting controlled by AIR USB.
• Responding to the new pro video functions of many DSLR cameras, DRS has added the professional Movietube PR Lite DSLR-Rig. New 12-Core System Macs offer the processing power necessary to deal with the huge amounts of data.
• With many years of experience with Leica systems, DRS guarantees substantial service and knowledge and has now been made an official distribution partner. Clients can rent or buy cameras and equipment from the company's Berlin branch.