germany Feb 2011

Latest projects from Lila Management:

• Architectural photographer Benjamin A. Monn shot for the Bobbeaman Club in Munich.
• Seb Winter photographed 8-15 year old fashion in London for Sophie.
• Thomas Kilper shot an image campaign for the Munich Ice Hockey Club.
• Tony Kelly shot 'Black Aristocrat' in Los Angeles for French Playboy's current 'Black Issue'.
• Olivier Desarte photographed for Qvest Magazine.

International lifestyle and people photographer Tim Müller is based in Berlin and Cape Town. He has worked for a range of clients in advertising including McDonald's, Dallmayr Kaffee, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, E.ON, RWE, IO Espresso, P&G, and many others.

Tim's shoots "come alive” thanks to a unique ability to inspire and energise his environment and capture the resulting emotion in his pictures.

To see his current portfolio visit Tim’s recently updated website or get in touch on +49 176 22033818.

Sven Busse has been working as a freelance photographer since 2004. He lives and works in Hamburg and specialises in food, still life and liquids.

Clients include Alpro Soja, Allied Vision Technologies, Apollinaris, Bacardi, Berentzen, CD-Bodycare, Crisan, Handsan, Hawesta Feinkost, Herma, Jet (Conoco), Nordsee, Schwartau, Sparkasse Hamburg and Storck a.s.o.

Check out Sven’s website for further examples of his work.

Kai Arndt is a still life and industrial photographer who works out of his own studio in Munich.

His working method always includes a technical review of his images that comprises first rate retouching. Kai works across the German-speaking region for magazines, agencies and direct clients, specialising in high-quality product, industrial, hotel, catalogue, jewellery, perfume and architectural photography.

Visit his website for more information.

Recent work from photographer Christoph Siegert:

• A number of winter motifs for DB Stadtverkehr. Regional bus companies of the Deutsche Bahn Germany will use the 18 images.
• Christoph filmed and photographed over several days for Sportspearl, a veritable eldorado for snow and outdoor enthusiasts in Hamburg. For the film, the team went to Mayrhofen in the Austrian Alps where the goal was to capture both the fun of the sport and the professional care afforded to the company's clients.
• Short-term production for a film about Facebook in collaboration with the restaurant Vapiano. The viral is about the new Facebook offer 'Friends' for Smartphones.
• For his long-term client 4 Care, Christoph filmed well-known German presenter Sonya Kraus during her visit to the company's headquarters.
• 'Rock Stars' is a tribute to the recordings of the Rolling Stones during their legendary album 'Exile on Main St.' For the lifestyle motifs, Christoph's studio was transformed into a mixture of Manhattan loft and French chateau.

Kids specialist Sabine Duerichen has had a busy few weeks working on big advertising campaigns for Buscopan Plus, Lüders BBDO and Lego. She also produced a range of fashion shoots for Conley's, Adidas, Kitzberg, Lisette Pour Filles, Hale and Hearty and Hyphen.

Her latest work included:

• Conley’s kids production in Sardinia.
• New fashion label Hale and Hearty. All its clothes are100% pure organic cotton and are designed for newborns, babies and mothers.
• Lisette Pour Filles, exclusive textiles in pretty French designs.

Sabine and her team are currently preparing for a trip to Tuscany. Contact her agent Expose Photographers for more information.

Elke Esser is based in Düsseldorf and specialises in food photography for packaging, public relations, advertising and editorial clients. Her style is highly recognisable, employing clean lines and soft lighting to produce a great sense of detail.

Elke has been working as a freelance photographer since 2000. In July 2010 she opened her own studio in central Düsseldorf from where she shoots across many categories including still life, reportage, sports, travel and landscape. Her combination of great design skills and technical knowledge provide the basis for her work.

Elke is currently looking for representation.

Composer and filmmaker Jo Blankenburg and visual artist Andy Fox have collaborated to produce a stunning, but disturbing audio-visual experiment entitled "OIL SPILL – THE HUMAN UEBERFLUSS".

The pair selected seven women from around the world and simply told them that they would be confronted by a liquid, which they should face open eyed and unflinching. Each woman had nine litres of a black oily liquid poured onto their faces for four seconds, captured on high-speed video.

Say the duo of the project's core premise: "We wanted to underline the metaphorical resemblance between humans and oil-soaked birds [...] What it must be like for birds that become soaked in mineral oil and perish on the beach."

The full project will premiere in association with the Berlin International Film Festival in the Urania event centre on 9 February at 7pm. It lasts until 20 February.

As established specialists in film and 3D animation, Fish Blowing Bubbles produces high-quality digital content for the creative and film industries. Its work combines traditional post-production with design, art and animation.

The company mixes in-house graphics and motion design with 3D animation, feature VFX and commercial post production. With synergy, energy, fantasy and the best international artists on every project, Fish Blowing Bubbles aims to touch, inspire and enrich both its audience and clients.

Recent work includes the new Sky Christmas HD ident and confidential developments for Siemens Inspiro and Audi.

Visit the website for more information.

Latest work from [zerone] cgi:

• Together with photographers Torsten Klinkow and Olaf Hauschulz, [zerone] cgi created a range of visuals for the Porsche Cayman R brochure. Torsten was responsible for the location shooting and supervision, while Olaf worked on the indoor and interior parts of the catalogue. Because of the tight timing, post production was completed in parallel in Hamburg and Duesseldorf.
• The company completed a campaign for the Volkswagen Amarok, shot by Simon Puschmann.
• The recent Volkswagen Eos catalogue was shot by Emir Haveric. 2D and 3D post production was completed at [zerone] cgi Hamburg.

In order to achieve maximum creative freedom to design and perfect image quality for large prints, the two key visuals for 'Connected Drive' and 'Efficient Dynamic' were produced in CGI.

The special demands placed on the technology for the bridge, lighting effects and range of perspectives were completed to a tight time schedule and show once again the strength and capabilities of a modern artwork production.

Sublime Postproduction combines a sense for fine aesthetics with a passion for outstanding photography and a loving attention to detail. The company provides tailor-made professional services in the name of excellent photography, applying its sound knowledge in the field of visual arts to grant each of its technically perfect images a strong and unique impression.

The company focuses particularly on transportation, CGI, motion graphics, beauty and people.

Clients include Manu Agah, Anke Luckmann, Conrad Piepenburg, Blinkk, Magnus Winter, Sonja Müller, Det Kempke, Oscar van de Beek, Stefano Morini, McCann Erickson, Scholz & Friends, Atletico International, Grey Worldwide, DDB and Jung von Matt.

Latest news from Elbmodels:

• Almuth and her wonderful daughter Hannah were booked for a Menrad shoot with photographer Uli Holz.
• Eschenbach has just launched a new campaign for its fineline collection that features Wim.
• Ruediger features in a shoot by Darius Ramazani for Volksbank Stuttgart.
  
• Other recent projects include work for Mercedes, Citroën, Commerzbank, Geberit, HSE24 and Bijou Brigitte.

Visit the website to check the full portfolio.

Curve Riders provides easy solutions for any type of shoot. Facilitating quick location changes, efficiency is always the company's 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 works with brand new MacBook Pro's, Eizo monitors, Phase One P65+ and P45+ backs, wireless file transfer systems, and other state-of-the art equipment. Curve Riders also offers an online gallery where edits can be done directly after a shoot by several users at the same time. The new Phase One 645DF-System with all leaf shutter lenses and a P65+ back were recently added to the equipment.

Latest jobs included the new Otto campaign with Yvonne Catterfeld, shot by Serge Guerand c/o Klein Photographen; the new Lloyd Shoes campaign, shot by Philipp Rathmer c/o Klein Photographen; and a charity project for the Hamburg street paper Hinz&Kunzt, shot by Marcel Schaar.

Rental equipment can be picked up or dropped off 24/7 with prolightrent's convenient dropbox service.

One of the company's latest equipment purchases is the Broncolor Pulsospot 4. This Fresnel spot can be combined with an optional 150mm Optical snoot for precise and sharp projection. Also available are 250mm Bacht Fresnel spots for Profoto and Broncolor, the MacBook Pro with i7 processor and 8GB RAM, and the P65+ Digital Back for Mamiya RZ.

Check out the website for further details, or find prolightrent on facebook.

From Thomas Tänzer and Elmo Hagendorf, the discerning and innovative creators of the extremely successful Lux 11, a new star is born: The Weinmeister. Known as the “big brother” of Lux 11, the Weinmeister, which opened in July of 2010, caters to business travellers from the music, fashion and creative scene, as well as discerning leisure travellers. “We wanted to create a hotel which reflects the city of Berlin… from the 24-hour clubs to the large gallery spaces, capturing the essence of modern cool and what it means to enjoy the good life,” says Tänzer.

Situated in the city’s central Mitte district in an area filled with hip boutiques, galleries and a myriad of restaurants and bars, this 88-room hotel offers round-the-clock service and a sleek minimalist style with an emphasis on comfort. This is embodied in each of the bedroom’s large floor-to-ceiling bed structures that act as a room within a room. The rooftop spa and deck lounge offer guests luxurious relaxation, while the hotel’s luxury-punk aesthetic and walls decorated by local street artists give the space a raw urban energy. This energy has also helped make the ground floor Schwarz Bar, named after German actress and hotel regular Jessica Schwarz, a favourite among hip locals.