austria Oct 2018

Production Pool / Pool Films is a full service production company specialised in film and photo production. With bases in Zurich, Vienna, Berlin, Cape Town and the Alps, Production Pool offers a great range of service production and locations.

Recent productions include:

• H&M service production. Photographer: Sean Thomas. DOP: Franklin Stanley.
• Valiant Bank campaign. Photographer: Per Kasch.
• Globus X-Mas campaign. Photographer: Markus Pritzi. DOP: Marc Asekhame.
• Zalando campaign. Photographer: Joseph Kadow.
• Schweiz Tourismus TVC. Director/DOP: Thomas Dirnhofer. Photographer: Bruno Augsburger.

Other clients include brands such as BMW, Bogner, Coca-Cola, Coop, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Elle, H&M, Heineken, IWC, Joop, Migros, Orange, S.Oliver, Swisscom and Vogue as well as photographers and directors such as Boo George, Craig McDean, Daniel Börjesson, Frederike Helwig, Jonas Unger, Marcel Hartmann, Mariano Vivanco, Mario Testino, Markus Jans, Matt Jones, Mikael Jansson, Per Kasch, Sam Robinson, Sean Thomas, Tom Dirnhofer, and many others.

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Deltagram Studio is a retouching and post-production firm specialising in high-end image retouching, digital compositing, 3D/CGI, colour correction and pre-press.

Founded by Marcus Christopher Ludl as a multi-disciplinary design studio in 2007, Deltagram has always offered a wide range of creative services: from branding to brochure design, print design to web development, analogue drafts to digital final art work.

In recent years, Deltagram has won international design awards and has been awarded both CAAA and PDF-ready certification, and has now established itself as a boutique post-production and retouching studio.

Clients include Merrell (Wolverine World Wide), Urban Outfitters, Traser H3, Micro Scooter, Wallpaper Magazine, GENLUX Magazine, and many more.

"We are located in Austria, but we work without borders – both in vision and in location."

Karin Zumann Photographers Agency also provides full production services for advertising, outdoor, sports, people, still life, reportage, interior and short clips.

Services include casting, crews, location scouting, post-production and everything in between.

Recent clients include Coca-Cola, Bank Austria, BMW, Ruby, Andy Wolf, Aldi, Nivea, PAGO, Wr. Städtische, ÖBB, Raiffeisen Bank, EVN, LIWEST, Monocle, Here Magazine, Billa, Leyrer+Graf and many more.

All the latest news can be found on the agency's website, blog and in the portfolios of its photographers. Follow the agency on Instagram and Facebook.

Stefan Csáky is a Vienna-based photographer specialised in portrait, people and sports photography.

His pictures are rarely made by coincidence, as he is always looking for the right location, time and light to set his protagonists into scene. With over 20 years' experience in the photography business, Stefan knows how to get the most out of portraits and action shots while being able to recognise his clients' needs.

His portfolio includes work for clients such as Coca-Cola, HP, Schwedenbomben, Erstebank, Forstinger and Boards & More.

Mona Lorenz runs a studio specialising in food, still and lifestyle based in Upper Austria. The last 20 years have turned her into a recognised photographer. She works in her studio, but is also happy to shoot on location. Mona cooperates with a freelance team of stylists. Her studio has a fully equipped kitchen and a large, well-sorted stock of props.

Mona has been working on a variety of advertising, packaging and editorial projects such as Wiberg, Gmundner Keramik, Spitz Austria, Dr. Oetker Österreich, Unimarkt, Blaschke and recently new products for Efko and Selmarina.

One of the most important things for her is to create pictures with a natural touch, "with simple and effective manners." Her clients appreciate precisely this kind of visual language.

Oliver Topf progressed from an assistant to become the master in only six years. Learning from the best, he began assisting top photographers in 2001, working for clients like Swarovski, Triumph Lingerie, GQ, Vogue, and Red Bull.

In 2007, he started his solo career and now shoots internationally for magazines such as Salon, Elle Germany, Madame, Madonna Magazine, GQ, Peng!, Vienna Live, Active Beauty, Viennese, Presse Schaufenster, TV Media, Woman and top commercial clients such as L'Oréal, Pfizer, Universal Music, British American Tobacco, and Austrian Airlines.

A number of Austrian companies count on Oliver for their national and international campaigns, including Gössl Trachten, Stadt Wien, Salzburger Festspiele, Servus TV, Profil Magazin, and Technoball.

Oliver's clients appreciate his professionalism, reliability, creativity and afinity for their target groups. He has a good eye, creates and recognizes moments early enough to push the trigger at the right moment, and produces images that emotionally transport a brand's message.

"Photography is more than just pressing the shutter and taking a picture. It's the art of capturing the nature of a person, their true self."

With his photography, Maximilian seeks to create an authentic visual expression of the people behind his lens, away from traditional studio settings and generic backdrops and sometimes even without hours of editing.

As an advocate of analogue photography, Max understands that taking great pictures takes time. Time to get to know the people or business behind an inquiry and to brainstorm ideas over a cup of coffee or a pint.

“To take photos of landscapes in their unrivalled, yet ephemeral beauty has led me to travel the world. To grasp the overwhelming beauty of our planet, capture moving moments and carry out the detailed work it takes to create the perfect picture - this is what mesmerizes me every day anew!"

Michael Hochfellner's work clearly reflects his education and a deep passion to hone his skills. His images have received substantial echo in a variety of international magazines, while his love of perfectionism makes his photography truly unique.

From his Aurora Studios he produces fascinating pictures of planet Earth using a brilliant printing technique; Michael applies ChromaLux printing technology to immerse the viewer in the pictorial space, allowing them to lose themselves in the vastness of the scene.

ChromaLux has made his studio - also an event space and site for workshops - one of the largest and most modern photographic studios in Austria.

René van Bakel has been a passionate storytelling photographer since the very start of his professional career some 20 years ago. He has worked in more than 70 countries and his images have been published in major global media outlets like National Geographic, The New York Times, Le Figaro, Vogue, and many more.

René also produces commercial and editorial assignments. His vast experience enables him to help clients visualise their story to best show the audience what matters; the company or publication itself.

His specialities include portraits, architecture, hotel and hospitality, food, product, travel, art, culture, lifestyle and car photography.

Clients include Superfund, Vapiano, ÖBB, AIT, Ö-Post AG, Agrana, Magna Steyr, FFG, BMVIT, Rolex, Austrian Airlines, Spanish Riding School Vienna, TNT, DHL, NÖM, ÖBF, Merkur, Stiegl, Gösser, Nike, VDL Group and Philips Medical Systems.

For over 30 years, Digitalstore Vienna has been one of the largest companies selling digital photography products for semi-professional and professional users.

The winter edition of in-house expo 'The Digitalstore Photo & Video Days' will take place from the 15th to 17th November. More than 20 companies will present brand new highlights from the Photokina trade fair; you can win great prizes and participate in free workshops. Be sure to drop by and get inspired!

Also not to be missed: learn everything about the workflow and possibilities of fine art and large format printing. On 12th October, Digitalstore is offering free lectures and live demos during 'Printing Day'.

Visit the website for further information.

digitalkameraverleih has added the Panasonic GH5/GH5s and Sony Alpha 7R III and 7 III to its line-up. The compact battery generator Elinchrom ELB 500 is also new - it is the first Elinchrom flash that supports TTL-metering and High Speed Sync (HSS).

Upcoming products include the Profoto B10 AirTTL and the latest mirrorless offerings from Canon and Nikon, the EOS R and Z7, respectively.

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