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I really miss the art of record sleeves, through the convenience and evolution of the digital world, masses are being deprived art. Thankfully vinyl sales are increasing so hopefully we’ll see plenty of amazing images that can help represent the sound..
I listen to a lot of post rock, electronic and ambient music whilst doing any post production work on my photography. I think This influences my final image. I can imagine these on a vinyl sleeve of a post rock ambient 12inch LP.
Ganz frei nach Astrid Lindgren zog ich mich in meinen Schuppen zurück und schnitzte ein paar Bilder im Labor. Zum Teil von 30 Jahre alten Negativen, die meisten von Bildern aus dem vergangenen Jahr.. Ein paar Abzüge in der Fixierbadschale aus Dortmund möchte ich Euch hier zeigen. Mario Dirks organisierte die Location in der Kokerei Hansa, 3 Models, Visagisten eben das Drumrum was ein Shooting so ausmacht.
Ich fotografierte ausschließlich auf Film. Fomapan400 und AGFA400.
Die Vergrößerungen entstanden auf Fomabrom Barytpapier.
Recently, one of the ICM methods I’ve been working on is long exposure ICM. Long exposure in the context of hand-held ICM needs a little clarification. Most of what I was working on used 4 to 8 second exposures which enabled something like multiple exposure if you moved between subjects quickly during the exposure. One of the things I was finding I could do was generate some interesting images that could be used as a layer for blending with a portrait or still life. There is an old railway station near where I live that I had been wanting to work on using ICM. The platforms, benches and building are all wood with a nice mix of paint, light and dark coloured wood. But I didn’t want to lose all the texture of the wood in the movement and preserve that as part of the character of the subject. Long exposure with two or three vertical or horizontal pans across the scene with the camera rotated for each pass could do that and preserve textures in each pass. To make this more precise I decided to use in-camera multi-exposure which I had not used for some time and never with my newer camera. This, I though could also improve the control of each pass rather than having to rush in the camera body rotation before each pass. Each individual exposure was 2s, so still working with the same total exposure range as before. This worked better than I expected – always an encouraging experience, and also allowed me to try out the four blend modes on my camera. Keeping the darker pixel mode was often the most interesting result and tended to create more “shadow” that gives some depth illusion. Previewing the previous image while framing up the start of the next pass was hugely effective in helping compose the image. With the success of the experiment, I’m eager to go back to the station or other locations that would provide similar subjects and use the resources to paint some emotive images!
There are three resources/subjects in these images. Two are light coloured wooden benches with bare wood. One is on a wooden platform in front of a painted wooden wall while the other is in front of an old train carriage. The last image is using a using a window with dark trim and light-coloured painted walls – also wooden.
These are works in progress. No cropping, as shot at the 3/4 camera ratio. If these were normal, representational images then I would do perspective or rotation correction by default in my workflow, but I’m not sure it makes as much sense with abstract work like this which tolerates or even benefits from some imperfections.
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Mein neues Buch: „SOME SQUARES“ ist da!
Ein Bildband mit puren und rohen analogen schwarz-weiss Fotografien im Format 6×6.
Genau einen Tag vor dem ersten großen Lockdown im Jahr 2020 erwarb ich eine analoge Mittelformat-Kamera (eine Rolleiflex). Diese Kamera als auch die darauffolgende Zeit inspirierten mich so stark so das mir im November 2022 schliesslich beim Joggen spontan die Idee kam, doch einmal ein Buch nur mit Fotos im Format 6×6 herauszubringen. Nach monatelanger Arbeit ist es nun endlich fertig und ich freue mich es Euch zu präsentieren!
Bei „some squares“ handelt es sich um ein Buch, welches ausschliesslich analoge Aufnahmen im quadratischen Format 6×6, Fotografiert mit klassischen Rolleiflex- und Hasselblad-Kameras, zeigt. Bei den enthaltenen Aufnahmen handelt es sich um Portrait- und Modefotografien in Kombination mit privaten und experimentellen Fotos. Grossen Wert habe ich darauf gelegt, dass der Inhalt größtmögliche Fotografische Authentizität bietet: es fand keinerlei Retusche statt, nahezu kein Foto wurde beschnitten und auch Bild- und Entwicklungsfehler habe ich bewusst erhalten.
Auch wenn ich viel und gerne mit anderen Filmformaten als auch Digital Fotografiere, ist es doch das quadratische 6×6-Format, welches mich am meisten fasziniert und ich hoffe ich kann Euch damit ebenfalls begeistern und inspirieren!
128 Seiten, matt, 170g/m2, Grösse 24/24 cm, Leinen-Einband, geprägtes Titelschild, Hardcover mit Fadenheftung, signiert
Erhältlich ist es über meinem Webshop oder gerne auch direkt per Nachricht/PN.
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My new book „SOME SQUARES“ is available!
An coffee-table book with pure and raw analog black and white photographs in 6×6 format.
In the moment the pandemic started back in 2020 I got my first Rolleiflex camera which I bought one day before the public shutdown.
This camera as well as the following time inspired me so that I finally in November 2022 while jogging spontaneously came up with the idea to bring out a book only with photos in the format 6×6. After months of work it is now finally ready and I am happy to present it to you!
„some squares" is a book that shows exclusively analog photographs in the square format 6×6 (photographed with classic Rolleiflex and Hasselblad cameras). The photographs included are portraits and fashion photographs in combination with private and experimental photos. I have attached great importance to the content offering the greatest possible photographic authenticity: there was no retouching, almost no photo was cropped and also image and development errors I have deliberately preserved.
Even though I like to shoot a lot with other film formats as well as digital, it is the square 6×6 format that fascinates me the most and I hope I can inspire you with it as well!
128 pages, matte, 170g/m2, size 24×24cm, canvas binding, embossed title label, hardcover with thread stitching, signed, 49€ + shipping
It is available via my webshop or gladly also directly by message/PN. I look forward to your messages and feedback!
Lost Place Shooting vor fast 20 Jahren. Ich mag die 3 immer noch.
These are but a smattering of my favorite photographs. All are available for purchase. Enjoy!
This broken old iron swing always gives me an eerie feeling, especially during the darkness of winter.
Motion Blur
Finland
Forest
Saltwater Ballads [ Breiz ]