fashion photography + motion Apr 2014

bluestudios in Hanover and Hamburg put fashion and beauty items of all dimensions more than skillfully in scene. Photographers Dieter Sieg and Christian Pries especially like to work on location for fashion shoots, but for them it doesn't matter whether they take photos on the doorstep or in international showpiece locations.

Models and locations don't always come together, but bluestudios will find the ideal solution including post-production for every client.

Fashion, food, people, architecture, cars... there is lmost nothing that the four photographers Dieter Sieg, Volker Warning, Christian Pries and Kathrin Gottschalk cannot picture.

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Bob Packert is a internationally published photographer and director who is based in New York and Boston. Bob specialises in fashion, lifestyle, beauty and fine art.

"Bob is a surrealist, adept at creating phantasmagorical worlds for models and wardrobe to inhabit and explore. Combining technical precision with serendipity and motion, his editorial narratives are both intimate and moody." J. Sybylla, Smith/Lewin Fine Art.

Bob has shot and directed major advertising campaigns for clients such as Bose, Louis, Cole Haan, Reebok, Alton Lane and Viola Lovely to name a few.

His work has been published in print and online internationally, including editorials in Urban Coco, Labb UK, Syn, Beautiful Savage, Papercut, Improper, Boston Magazine, Boston Home, Yankee and NorthShore.

His fine art is in many private collections around the world - one of his pieces was recently shown at Tokyo Photo. Bob has also garnered awards in Communication Arts, PDN, Graphis and Creativity International.

"As we all cook with water, the temperature makes the flavour of the tea. I specialise in fashion, people and portraiture. Nevertheless, I shoot cars too, or even lobsters. Single rounds or 25 per-second, depending on the client. Here are some of the latest results with Kökler, Abaci, Petit Boudoir and Coco Lores."

Originally adopted from Romania, Cristian Turcan was brought up in Ireland from the age of four.

From a young age his hobby was always photographing people. In his later teens this grew into more of a passion and after training in London, he acquired the skills and tools which have led to a career in photographing stunning fashion and beauty portraits.

Cristian's work has featured in Ireland’s top glossy magazines and newspapers and on leading make-up distributor websites in the United States.

Damian Bennett began his photographic career over a decade ago in Sydney. Since then he has gained the knowledge and experience to develop a style of his own and produce work for some of Australia’s most reputable magazines.

Damian specialises in portraiture, fashion and beauty. His technical knowledge and comfortable rapport he has with his subjects is evident in the quality of the images he produces as he captures a distinct emotion with a polished edge.

He works regularly for clients such as Instyle, Rolling Stone, The Sydney Magazine, Sunday Life, Grazia, Harper's Bazaar, Men’s Health and The Australian Women’s Weekly.

His list of portraits is rapidly growing and consists of some of Australia’s most acclaimed actors and sports personalities including Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Mark Webber and Harry Kewell.

Damian is represented by The Names Agency.

Dean Alexander shoots for commercial and editorial clients worldwide. Assignments have taken him to over 50 countries.

Dean's imagery has been recognised in Luerzer's Archive '200 Top Advertising Photographers Worldwide', Communication Arts Photo Annual, Graphis Photo Annual '100 Top in America', and Prix de la Photographie Paris, among others.

Visit his website for more information.

Over this last period London-based James Nader, supported by TeamNader, has worked with a range of high profile clients including shooting the famous Lambertz 2014 Fine Art Calendar “The European Goddesses” with world famous models Dita Von Teese and Petra Nemcova. James and his team were booked for 27 days shooting in over 12 countries and travelling over 6000 miles to each location, including Germany, Belgium, Slovenia, Croatia, Stonehenge UK and Ibiza.

Other work undertaken last year included many advertising campaigns which utilised his creative post-production techniques and compositing that can be seen on his new website.

In addition to catering for clients' growing needs and desires, James is now also shooting video as well as undertaking the role of Director of Photography on a number of projects to be released within the next 12 months or so.

Keep up-to-date with James and his shoots by following him on twitter or his blog.

Jarmo Pohjaniemi was born in Finland before his family moved to Portugal when he was seven. It was there, amongst the chickens and cows of his family’s farm, that he first discovered photography. Barely more extravagant than a family portrait, nevertheless it sparked a passion for the immortality of still images that only grew.

Jarmo headed to Paris where he was signed by the top fashion agency. Travelling for the next 15 years, he worked in Milan, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York, London, Miami, Helsinki and many more. With every shutter click exposing him to the world of photography, his love of the art grew more and more.

He took a giant leap by calling up a Playboy photo editor to tell him “I can do this better.” There was a brief silence on the line until the editor sternly and calmly replied “Shoot two girlfriends of yours, send me the film, and I’ll tell you how much you suck!” Jarmo took that as the chance of a lifetime and shot a couple hand-fulls of film that impressed the editor enough that the assignments just kept rolling in.

Jarmo continues to shoot for Playboy as well as fashion and advertising clients, with countless publication covers, pictorials, ad campaigns from around the world to his name.

Email or contact Jarmo on  305 510 3938.

Jörg Schieferecke is greatly influenced by still life photography and transports these ideas into his glamour, fashion and lingerie photography. His pictures suggest scenes of perfection while his strength lies in uplifting situations with sparkling light reflexes that transmit gracious impressions.

Jörg has lived and worked in both Germany and France. Drawing from 25 years of professional photographic experience, he currently works out of his own studio based in Stuttgart where he has since settled with his young family.

Clients include Douglas, Escora Lingerie, Feraud Paris Platinum, Gabor Shoes, Givenchy, Sonja Marohn, and many more.

Jörg is represented by Avenger Photographers.

After studying photography at Chabot College in San Francisco, California, Jorge Lepesteur assisted leading fashion and advertising photographers in Brazil before beginning his own career in 2001.

Jorge has shot for clients including Nokia, Fiat, Vogue, Stimuli, Rolling Stone, Joyce Pascowitch, FOLLOW and TRIP.

With a keen eye for detail, he tries to match the fantasy of his images with real life in a simple and provocative way.

Lionel Gasperini is a fashion photographer based in Paris

Born and raised in Corsica, Lionel's passion for photography came at school before he became an assistant for fashion photographers such as Paolo Roversi, JB Mondino, Ellen Von Unwerth and Greg Kadel.

Travelling all these years between New York and Los Angeles, he developed his eye and sensitivity and contributed to magazines including Playboy, Cosmopolitan, Blast, Be, AD, and Sport & Styles.

He has created numerous advertising campaigns including the Beyoncé fragrance, 'Pulse'.

Mario Schmolka was born in Vienna, Austria. After graduating from the College of Photography, he moved to Milan where, while assisting some of the most influential photographers, he was involved in productions for clients such as Moschino, Prada, Versace, Vogue and Marie Claire.

Mario is known for his strong yet sensual imagery. Besides his fashion and beauty work, he has also portrayed numerous celebrities including Tommy Hilfiger, Aerin Lauder, Karim Rashid, Manolo Blahnik and Bar Rafaeli, among others. His first book 'Intense' was published by DAAB - Verlag, and was followed by two solo exhibitions at the UFO - Space in Frankfurt and Westlight Gallery in Vienna. He was also invited to be a guest lecturer at the Art Institute if NYC. Mario and his family are based in New York City.

Magazines include Vogue Germany, GQ, Glamour, Amica, Issue One, Vanity Fair and Peng! Clients include Astor, Cartier, Estée Lauder, H&M, Leica, L'Oréal, Olymp, Palmers, Pantene Pro V, Procter & Gamble, Panasonic, P&C, Rimmel - London, Swarovski, Silhouette and Wella.

London-based fashion photographer Matt Hind blends traditional, classic, heritage style with exciting narrative.

His images are created with a reportage eye, with a skill for capturing natural, filmic moments on location. His classic but unconventional approach compliments high-end fashion, adding an elegant style with natural lighting to his photographs.

As the co-founder and editor-at-large of Men's File Magazine, Matt seeks out an emotional authenticity in his photography with a strong emphasis on style.

An internationally published photographer with over 18 years‘ experience, Melinda DiMauro is now based in New York City and specialises in creating emotive, contemporary and intuitive Images.

Melinda's work combines technical precision with high attention to detail, which is reflected consistently in her lighting and stylised work. Her unwavering vision and strength as a problem solver gives clients an upbeat work environment and a successful end product.

Some of her clients include Bluefly, Alyson Renee NYC, Rue Sinclair media, Dareen Hakim, Raven + Lily, Harper Collins, London Observer UK, FHM Budapest, and Time Out New York.

She is thrilled to be part of the Drift Studio collaborative team - an amazing space with beautiful daylight. Check out the website link for directions, rates and information.

Mika Ceron studied photography and started his carreer as a fashion photographer in 1996, working mainly in advertising for fashion brands and campaigns.

Mika loves to create scenarios illuminated with light and props. His technical infrastructure is based on the newest Phase One Digital Camera IQ260. From flashes to hair and make-up trailer and Akku generated fog machines, he also has several set constructions in his own stock. Mika has developed a system of big backdrops (up to a scale of 12m) for unique set constructions, while his post-production department offers retouching, pre-press and proofing as a full service to every client.

Clients include Nike, Blacky Dress, Jean Paul, New Yorker, Quicksilver, Anna von Griesheim, EMI, Ministry of Sounds, Egena Goldpfeil, Bucherer and many more.

Dutch photographer Paul de Graaff spent his early days in The Hague. At the Art Academy his devotion for photography developed, and after a period in Rotterdam he moved to Schiedam where he has a beautiful studio in the St Joris Doele, a monument dating from 1743.

Paul’s style can be described as personal and emotional. Whether commissioned or from his own collection, his work is always one of a kind. He is specialised in fashion and lifestyle images for advertising and editorial clients.

“Catching emotion and light in a relaxed way is my goal...”

Paul works for fashion and advertising agencies. Visit his website for more information.

Peer Brecht is a German photographer working all over the world. With a broad photographic horizon and the variety of different fields Peer covers, he surprises his clients with extraordinary new perspectives and unique pictures. Combining the knowledge of fashion photography with his other strengths like landscape, cars and people, clients often admire him, as he understands that it takes many components of different areas to create his perfect picture.

Talking about clients he recently shot pictures for Cerruti, Spoon Golf, Mini, Mercedes Benz and Jack Nicklaus, as well as many editorials for the Chicago Tribune.

Always looking to create something unheard-of, new and exciting, Peer is ready to accept any challenge, always looking forward to the next picture, trying to still his eternal thirst for his passion.

"Are you thirsty too? Let him know!"

Peter Yip is a fashion, beauty and advertising photographer based in London.

Photography is his life-long passion, and he is driven by a medium which has allowed him to communicate his thoughts, emotions and desires in a way otherwise impossible.

After a long career photographing architecture and portraiture, Peter has discovered that his greatest passion lies within fashion. In less than two years, he has had numerous editorial images published in international magazines such as Chaos, Papercut, Idol, and Vogue Italia (online), collaborated with brands such as Toni & Guy on creative projects, and has been commissioned by luxury independent designers in London.

After qualifying as a photographer and with long experience in a number of photo studios, Regula Roost now lives in Zurich and is based out of her own studio, specialising in advertising, people and fashion photography.

For her national and international clients, Regula's creativity, professional technical knowledge and experience across casting, scouting and organisation is a guarantee for the perfect job.

In 2014, Regula's fashion work is nominated in the top three at the Swiss Photo Awards. Clients include Swatch, Roche Switzerland, Novartis, Emmi, Schweizerische Post, Calvin Klein Watches, Parfums Grès Paris, and many others.

Sergio Kurhajec was born in NYC and raised in Rome by two acclaimed artists. In his youth he leaned towards photography, pursuing his studies at the Accademia Delle Belle Arti in Rome and assisting director’s of photography at Cinecitta’. He later found his passion for fashion photography while studying at the International Center of Photography and assisting NYC’s top fashion photographers.

Sergio’s aesthetic melds fine art with fashion and documentary photography. His interest in classic and modernist sculpture deeply influences his approach towards human form. His first editorial assignment was for Harper’s Bazaar UK, followed by Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Surface, GQ, Soma, Tatler, Eileen Fisher, Lord & Taylor, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus, Mitchells, and Robert Graham, among others.

When not on set, Sergio works on several fine art projects and delights in watching his children grow and create their own art.

Yuma Migliaccio is a Milan-based photographer of portraits and concept fashion stories, shooting editorial and advertising work.

He was awarded in the 2009 Fashion Awards for his photographic series on women. In 2013, Yuma was selected as one of 30 'Emerging Photographers to Watch'.

Visit his website for more information.