THE PORTRAIT THAT DIDN’T WORK -Sometimes the photograph you planned is not the photograph you need There are moments during a shoot when I look at the back of the camera and think: Shit. This isn’t working. The light has changed. The weather is moving in. The idea that looked so good ten minutes ago
HOW I PLAN BEFORE I PRESS THE SHUTTER – The creative process behind The photograph usually exists in my head before it exists in the camera. When I walk through a city, I often notice people before I notice anything else. A face that makes me stop. Incredible eyes. Freckles. A particular expression. A style
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5 DECISIONS BEHIND EVERY PORTRAIT – The creative process of my portrait photography A portrait doesn’t just happen. It is built through a series of choices. Before I press the shutter, I have usually already made several decisions. Not necessarily consciously. Not always in the same order. But they are there. Which face do I
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WHY BLACK & WHITE STILL MATTERS – Black and White Portrait Photography The first portrait. The accidental moment. And why I still believe in the power of black and white. My first black-and-white portrait wasn’t planned. It wasn’t a concept. It wasn’t even really a portrait session. It happened in a pause. She wasn’t a
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Photo: Magdalena Schicho THE FIRST TEN MINUTES – What really happens during a portrait shoot Why the best portraits often begin before the camera comes out. The first photograph is not the first photograph. When someone arrives for a portrait session, I usually don’t start with the camera. I start with a drink. Not because
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PANDEMIC PORTRAIT – You don’t need an extraordinary place to create an amazing portrait „You don’t need an extraordinary place to create an extraordinary portrait.“ Three square metres. One chair. One small balcony in Vienna. And a portrait I still remember. During the COVID pandemic, I photographed a model in her apartment in Vienna. It
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A PORTRAIT PEOPLE REMEMBER – The story behind „You are the World“ and why less is often more One frame. Ten minutes. No plan for an award. Sometimes the photographs that stay with us are not the ones we planned. Sometimes they simply happen. 01 – It was never supposed to win anything The photograph
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