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Claas Cropp Creative Productions Berlin photo production

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

Recent productions include:

  • Nike with Gyakusou campaign, shot by CG Watkins in Berlin and Saxon Switzerland (Panottica).
  • VW ID3 campaign shot by Uwe Düttmann in Amsterdam and Rotterdam (Voltage DDB).
  • S.Oliver red label and black label winter campaign video and still production, shot by Guy Lowndes, Viktor Sloth as DOP in Berlin (in-house).
  • Youtube campaign shot by Sven Schrader in Berlin (Kolle Rebbe).
  • VW R campaign shot by David Daub in Berlin (DDB).
  • Britax Römer still and videos shot by Sven Schrader in Berlin (Zwhy).

Other clients include brands such as Louis Vuitton, Brioni, Lacoste, 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 production Dusseldorf - Cape Town Full Service Photo Production

H60 is a global print, social media and video production company based in Düsseldorf, that specialises in fashion, editorial and advertising campaigns. Their team is well organised from the driver up to the retoucher.

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

The H60 base is their studio, packed with the best photo and light equipment in the heart of Düsseldorf. From casting, locations, hotels and catering they can maximise any budget and schedule with precision.

Over the past 10 years, H60 has produced all over Europe and South Africa.

H60 Production recently worked in Germany with Aldi, Schein Kosmetik, Raffaello, Spectr Magazine, celesQue, I Robot, and Douglas.

Furthermore, from the 2nd January 2020, the H60 team will be in Cape Town.

watchmen productions Berlin commercial production

“Watchmen is a boutique film production and services company based in Berlin. Since 2004 our mission is to bring ideas to life - in the vast and inspiring field of cinema, television, film, advertising, brand culture and storytelling. With both legs on the ground, we can stand firm for our directors and clients. As a full-service production company, we support clients from around the world, when shooting in Germany.

We are fast, reliable, highly experienced and creative. We take great pride in the work we've produced for brands like Apple, Chevrolet, Converse, Hyundai, Kia, Korean Air, LG, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Samsung and many more. Our team ensures that craft and quality are top-notch, and we leverage our vast regional network and location knowledge. After being around for 15 years, there's little we haven't done. And if there is, we're always up for a challenge.

We focus on director-driven projects with unique and intelligent stories and a high aesthetic value for the national and international markets. While we nurture our long-term collaborations we are always seeking for young talents and new stories.

We created our feature films and documentary department in 2014. Our first international co-production was Karim Ainouz's ‘Futuro Beach’, which premiered at the 64th Berlinale and won several international awards. Our second feature was ‘The Surface of Things’ by Nancy Biniadaki, which premiered in Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2017 and received the Newcomer Director's Award in Athens Film Festival."

Cream Digital Pictures Dusseldorf commercial production

Cream Digital Pictures is a creative think-tank and production agency for film, photo and post-production.

Founded by photographer and director Claudius Holzmann and based in Duesseldorf, the Cream-Team develops ideas and produces images – still or moving – for big industry advertising agencies as well as smaller companies. Cream has always worked and stood for protecting the image of their clients since 1991.

Cream offers its own studio and ‘on location’ productions worldwide. Whether it’s for online or TV commercials, image films, or fashion, beauty and people photoshoots, the Cream-Team has experts in every area.

Pirates`n Paradise Dusseldorf - Berlin Post Production

Pirates'n Paradise is a post-production house based in Düsseldorf and Berlin covering the full range of modern digital image communication.

The experienced team of artists and producers can look back on many years of expertise in international car advertising, from TVCs and image campaigns to digital assets for all modern distribution channels.

Featured in this Showcase is a selection of Pirates'n Paradise's latest work for VolkswagenKia, Skoda, Barley Bros. and a project for Neiser Filmproduktion.

Peter Schreiber BFF Munich Fashion, People and Sport Photographers

2019 has been another fantastic year for Peter Schreiber.

From salt to surf to street...

He has shot for various clients like BMW, Hanro, Ramp, SAP, Madeleine, Adidas, Faces Magazine, L affaire, FC Bayern, Schustermann&Borenstein, and his work with Apollo Optics took him all around the world.

“The variety of jobs/clients and their different expectations of my work is what drives me! I simply love it! Thanks to everyone who has been involved!”

Marc Oeder Munich people & lifestyle photographers

Known for his dynamic photography and an ability to communicate atmosphere, soul and emotion, Marc Oeder is able to motivate and focus on the essentials. His functional brilliance combined with long experience complete the picture and allow for high quality results. Maintaining a studio and base in Munich, Marc mostly works on location. 

His focus is on people, lifestyle and sports photography for clients including Allgäu, Allianz, Audi Magazine, Commerzbank, Das Örtliche, Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Telekom, E.ON, Footlocker, Gerolsteiner, Intel, Kaufhof, König Pilsener, Lavazza, Mercedes-Benz, Bank, Microsoft, Mövenpick, Red Bull, Reebok, Rodenstock, Salomon, Sennheiser, Siemens, Tele 5, Weight Watchers and Wrigley

Advertising agencies with which he has collaborated include: Argonauten G2 München, Atletico Berlin, Butter Werbeagentur Düsseldorf, F&H Public Relation München, Fischer Appelt, Havas Worldwide, Heye München, KLOndike München, McCann Erickson DüsseldorfPerger & Berger München, Publicis Erlangen, Publicis München, Selby & Co. Hamburg, Serviceplan, taste!, Wächter & Wächter, Wunderhaus and more.

Kai Schwabe Hamburg food & drink photographers

The new work from Kai is colourful and special.

His 470 m² large daylight loft studio has the perfect conditions for all possible projects. It has a lot of space and a large kitchen with a rich selection of props which make every job a wonderful experience. His studio is easily accessible from Breman airport and train station.

He works with many food stylists that come from Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Munich and Bielefeld.

In addition to his jobs, Kai always takes time out for free work in order to present new image ideas to his customers.

He has been working for brands like Mondelez, Uncle Ben's, Metro and Lidl for many years. His studio offers the best prerequisites for his creative work.

Marius Krutschke Frankfurt Cars & Landscape and People Photographers

Marius captures moments naturally and authentically, to create an intense closeness between the subject and viewer.

Marius travelled to California to create some impressions for a US travel magazine. All of these shots where done with a Leica Q and a Leica SL, as a part of a collaboration with Leica Camera Wetzlar in Germany.

He also went to the Dolomites to catch the very early light in the morning. “The silence and the impressive mountains are an inspiring ambience.”

Heiner Müller-Elsner Hamburg corporate & industrial photographers

German-based photographer Heiner Müller-Elsner works for national and international corporate, industrial and science companies. He loves to look into all aspects of the client’s needs.

Heiner knows it is passion that makes the difference. The perfect picture needs more than to be at the right place at the right time.

As well as photographing with different drone-systems, his corporate, industrial and editorial clients favour the variety of possibilities and indoor/ outdoor perspectives that are available.

This year his assignments took him to remote areas as well as to highly developed locations on three continents, but he loves living in Hamburg with his family.

Rainer Häckl Munich People, Sport and Cars Photographers

Rainer is a professional photographer based in Munich. He loves to follow his passions - people, sports and cars. These topics not only make his heart pound but also send his creativity into overdrive.

"This time I went on a road trip. Travelling through the Alps with a friend who can tell stories. In a fantastic car. A car that is the star in some of his stories. It was late in September. It felt like summer. Then the sun went down. And all of a sudden you could sense that ‘winter is coming.’  But that is a different story."

Rainer started his career as a graphic designer and art director. His love for pictures made him pick up a camera one day and he never put it back down. Now his old life in graphics and his new life in photography give him a deeper understanding into what his clients really need.

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

Elke Vogelsang Hamburg animal photographers

Elke Vogelsang is a Germany-based photographer specialising entirely in pet portraiture.

With a large model database she offers commercial and editorial photography on a commissioned basis. And with a pet picture agency with thousands of images available she might already have what you are looking for.

Her commercial clients include Mars Petcare (Pedigree), Fujifilm, Medion, Fluff&Tuff and many more.

Her photography appeared on US and German television  and has been published in books, newspapers, and magazines globally, including the likes of National Geographic, The Sunday Times Magazine and The Daily Telegraph. In addition to this, her work has been displayed in galleries in Lisbon, San Anselmo, Singapore and Paris.

Steffen Hofemann Hamburg Beauty, Fashion and Lifestyle Photographers

Hamburg-based photographer Steffen Hofemann is well known for his fresh natural and cosmetic look.

The clients love his ability to capture authentic personality in commercial and editorial productions.

He is specialised in shooting and combining beauty, lifestyle and young fashion photography. For years, he has also been producing motion picture along his photo productions, as director or DoP.

Over the season Steffen shot for Nivea, Deichmann, Elmex, Meridol, Provinzial, Jägermeister among others, he also directed a TV commercial for Coral. Steffen has also worked with agencies like Grey, Philip und Keuntje, Kameradinnen and Dokyo.

Jessica Zumpfe Berlin - Cape Town People & Lifestyle and Sport Photographers

Adventure, adrenaline and anything that gets her outside her door and comfort zone at all hours of the day or night, is what Jessica Zumpfe lives for.

She focuses on people outdoors, capturing authentic moments and emotions. When she gets to shoot hanging underneath a helicopter or abseiling down a wind turbine, she finally feels in her element. Having grown up between the mountain and the sea in Cape Town, she still keeps this as a base and playground for the darker winter months.

Jessica Zumpfe spent years assisting big advertising photographers. She has now accumulated a substantial list of international clients with whom she gets to overcome new challenges in both of her passions - sports and photography.

Patrick Reinig Munich corporate & industrial photographers

Patrick Reinig specialises in corporate photography, which includes business portraits, corporate headshots, branding campaigns and aerial photography.

He has shot presentations and portraits of management teams for companies such as Continental Arena, der Versorger.REWAG and Vitesco Technologies.

Thanks to his goal-driven and friendly personality, Patrick creates an easy and natural atmosphere for his subjects, so together they deliver the best results.

Patrick also has a strong passion for aerial photography including aerial panoramic images.

For more information, visit his website.

Spotlight Awards Winner Julien Barbes Berlin fashion photographers

Julien Barbès is a fashion photographer, born and raised in Montreal, Canada. He studied commercial photography and started his career assisting several reputable fashion photographers around the world.

He has a sensitive eye for patterns, light and colour, giving rise to minimalistic image with an intricate twist and a distinct architectural feel. Julien Barbès is currently based in Berlin.

East West Models Frankfurt models/ fashion

East West Models is extremely committed to the development of its young talents. 

''Featured in this Showcase is some of the latest published work from our very own East West Models!''

The agency offers a full service for any given model request and is available to answer all questions about any inquires.

Nici Theuerkauf Berlin - Hamburg - Dusseldorf interior and people stylists

Nici Theuerkauf is an interior and people stylist based in Berlin, Hamburg and Düsseldorf who works with renowned photographers in the field of film and photography. She also works as a set designer and develops concepts for trade fairs and shop windows, always facing the challenge to present state-of-the-art ideas.

Every year Nici is responsible for the decoration concept of the Electrolux at the IFA in Berlin and is already planning for Eurocucina in Milan. Recently, Nici worked with photographer Ruben Riermeier for Kaufland and with Agency Stammgestalter for Panasonic.

Featured in this Showcase is her current work, she collaborated with The Gaabs agency for the Meissen campaign and photographer Robin Kater for Montblanc.

To view her portfolio visit Nici's website or get in touch directly on +49 179 2091856

Bildergut Munich creative post production

For over 10 years, Bildergut has stood for high-end post production working hand in hand with photographers, agencies, and brands worldwide. If you are looking for creative looks, skilled composings, spot-on retouch or photo realistic CGI work, look no further. 

Latest work includes clients such as BMW, Buff, Head Sportswear, Modehaus Zinser, Riese & Müller, Steelcase and many more.

Blink imaging Munich - Hamburg digital capture services and retouching

Blink Imaging is a full service digital capture agency with offices in Munich and Hamburg that offers digital capture service, the latest equipment, and high-end retouching.

Recent work includes:

  • High-end retouching and compositing the movie posters for Constantin Films blockbuster 'Das perfekte Geheimnis'.
  • Back to the roots for the post-production of the latest Marc O´Polo's denim campaign which was shot on 6x7 negative film.
  • Retouching for the campaign of Marc O´Polo’s black capsule collection
  • Capture service, retouching and the entire prepress service for the latest Bucherer Magazine.
  • Capture service and high-end retouching and composing for the Volksbanken-Raiffeisenbanken campaign with Die Fantastischen Vier.
  • Post-production for Porsche.
  • Capture service and post-production for the latest ZDF campaign for Steven Spielberg´s award-winning documentary 'Why we hate'.
  • Beauty retouching for a very special editorial with Thomas von Aagh.

Blink Imaging also just worked on projects for Best Secret, Betty, Barclay, BSTN, C&A, Cartoon, Closed, Comma, Elle, DM, Eterna, Eucerin, Flora, Fynch Hatton, Gil Bret, Gore, Grazia, IBM, Jan Magazine, Joyn, Kaufland, Laurèl, MDO, More & More, N.Peal, Opus, Orsay, Peroni, Puma, REWE, Ritz Carlton Resorts, Runter vom Gas, Saint Jacques, Schiesser, Someday, Vera Mont, Vogue, Volkswagen, Warner and many more.

prolightrent Hamburg Studios for Photo & Film and Equipment Rental

Prolightrent has recently re-opened into a new and bigger space. In addition to every kind of rental equipment, high class equipped studios for photo and film, all available now in one location.

Prolight Studios has three different studios, one has an 8,80m high infinity curve, another with classic brick walls (one side red and another side white) and huge cathedral windows. On the first floor, there is a 300sqm daylight studio with a skylight roof.

All studios are a minimum 3,9m and two of them have a height of up to 8,80m.

For breakfast and lunch, there is an open space kitchen and chill-out area.

For more information please visit the website.

FGV Schmidle Munich Studios for Photo & Film and Equipment Rental

Emphasising the company's close cooperation with all the hidden stars behind the camera and on set, with a wink of an eye FGV Schmidle claims "We are 'Making of!'"

FGV is deeply rooted in the international film industry, and with vast experience and an impressive inventory has been providing leading production services for decades. Consistent cooperation and communication is a vital part of the company’s knowledge base. As a result, clients are able to do their jobs better, be it with the latest high-tech equipment, through the team's technically demanding solutions, or even its own developments.

Established in 1972, and with home bases in Munich and Berlin, FGV Rental provides services including camera systems (digital, film, and photo), lighting (daylight, tungsten, LED, tube, photo), grip (from cranes to dollies, tripods, stands and more), and vehicles, all with a 24/7 rental pick-up and return policy.

A 700 m² / 7,500 sq.ft. studio located on the Munich premises benefits from great transportation connections. Features include a ceiling height of 12m/40ft, motorised green- and blue-screens, three motorised rigs for loads of up to two tons each, a 7x14m (24x46ft) ceiling reflector, a Cyclorama covering two walls (24x29x11m / 79x95x36ft), production offices, an industry standard kitchen and parking lot.

Studio 40 Cologne rental studios photo & film

studio 40 is located in the south of Cologne and is easy to reach by public transport. They offer plenty of space and flexibility in a 170 m² studio, which is ideal for taking on a range of projects, such as photo productions, exhibitions, film and music videos.

For photo and film productions, they now also offer the broncolor F160 video light, to enable a smooth workflow.

The studio is also very close vicinity to many restaurants, bars and shops.

mobilespace Berlin mobile units/ location vans

mobilespace provides special purpose vehicles and is the leading service provider for film and photo companies. With more than 20 years' experience and a stock of over 100 vehicles, mobilespace is a reliable partner, whatever the type of project.

The company offers an all-in-one solution with its wide range of special trucks including wardrobe, make-up, toilet, generator and artists' vehicles. Mercedes nine-seaters or VW vans are also available to transport the entire team.

Additionally, the offer is completed by various sorts of equipment including tents, generators, make-up mirrors, ventilation units and much more.

All vehicles have the advantage that they are compact, small and suitable for use in the city. Most of the trucks can be driven with an EU drivers' licence 'B', or alternatively on request clients can have an experienced driver with local knowledge and special skills to accompany their project.