WATCHES & JEWELLERY PHOTOGRAPHY + MOTION Jun 2015

Achim Küst has an advertising photography studio based in Frankfurt offering photography, post-production and production services. Achim works for a variety of advertising, design and editorial clients, and with his sensitivity for material and feeling for graphic images he composes unique pictures.

Clients include Procter & Gamble, Lufthansa, Deutsche Bank, Nestlé, Coty, Bosch, Ferrero, Sinn Spezialuhren, Reckit Benckiser, Staatlich Fachingen, Glenlivet, Motorola, Freixenet and many more.

David Parfitt’s images are packed with attitude, spontaneity and style. He has an expert's eye for lighting and composition and a flawless attention to detail.

With more than two decades of experience specialising in still life photography, David is based in Clerkenwell, Central London. His studio is situated on the top floor of an old dress factory with high beamed ceilings, 2000 sq. ft. of studio space with kitchen, offices and dedicated high-end retouching facilities.

John Bennett specialises in the photographic area of luxury accessories, jewellery and in technical gadgets.

After studying film and photography at the Bournemouth and Poole College of Art, one of his first assignments was for British Vogue, and he has since worked internationally for fashion related editorial clients including The Face, GQ, Esquire and Tatler. His prestigious list of commercial clients includes De Beers, Chanel, Harrods, Amouage and Sony.

John's love of still life stems from a fascination with composition, the space between objects, the beautiful forms that objects create, and trying to make order out of visual chaos.

Nato Welton has been shooting for the top UK magazines for over 15 years and his editorial work has graced the pages of UK and international editions of Vogue, Tatler and Vanity Fair, along with Stella Magazine and The Times.

Nato is adaptable, to say the least; his repertoire ranges from shooting for couture fashion labels, beauty campaigns and Michelin-starred food to premium jewellery brands. His moving image and stop motion films have been commissed by a diverse range of clients including Hearst, John Lewis and Random House.

Nato is mostly inspired by the sensitivity of film, fashion and fragrances. His next major projects will be filming and directing moving image films of six renowned artists for a major London gallery, as well as stunning Christmas gifts for a high-end British department store.

Omer Knaz is best known for his still life work with luxury goods, jewellery, watches and fragrances. With over 10 years' experience, he brings enthusiasm and commitment to every brief and creates strong, dynamic images for advertising, editorial and commercial clients.

Clients include Red, Harrods, Tatler, Grazia, Vogue, Paul Smith, Samsonite, Talk Talk, Honda, Boden and Virtu.

Omer has a firm belief in applying technology only to enhance the image, leaving as much as possible to be created ‘in camera’. Alongside his strong lighting skills drawn from the discipline of film photography, this gives his images a sense of reality and drama.

Omer mostly shoots in his Shoreditch studio where he can be regularly found working too late for his own good.

Based in central London and working across still life, liquids, advertising, fashion and beauty photography, Pixeleyes provides clients with a creative and hassle-free service.

Specialists in creating stunning quality imagery, the company was established 10 years ago with the philosophy of paying the closest attention to detail to the creation of high-end still life photography.

"What drives us is making the impossible a reality."

Pixeleyes is well known for its use of liquids and special effects to create spectacular beauty, fashion and product stills.

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Reinhold Schroers specialises in still life photography, shooting high-quality watches, jewellery, precious stones, perfumes and luxury accessories. Located in Dusseldorf, he also provides high quality video productions.

Across both photography and film, Reinhold devotes great care to perfecting lighting for macro shots, with light curves available over only a few millimetres. His goal is to work out the character of an object by representing the finest facets and structures.

Reinhold uses the latest digital recording technology including innovative, digitally controlled motion control equipment for precise tracking shots and unusual perspectives.

His three studios - one with daylight and an 8m ceiling height - are set in the legendary studio spaces of Josef Beuys. From composing to proofs, he guarantees the entire workflow with outstanding quality.

Professionalism, great organisational skills and creativity characterise Tailer Studio’s team. With over ten years of experience, the studio focuses on liquids, watches, jewellery, cosmetics as well as classic still life photography.

The studio is able to offer a wide range of post-production skills, 3D rendering, production and cost efficient timing.

The team brings enthusiasm to every brief, thus creating strong dynamic images for advertising, editorial and commercial clients.

Most recent clients have included: Stefano Ricci, Visconti Orologi, Gucci, Gherardini, Benetti Yachts, ABC Group, Lucart Group and many more.