WINDOW LIGHT- When architecture becomes light. Sometimes I photograph the light before I photograph the subject. I can be walking through a city and suddenly stop because a glass building has thrown a sharp reflection across the pavement. A bright shape cuts through the shadows. There are hard edges, darker areas, unexpected transitions. And I
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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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GREAT PHOTOGRAPHY STARTS BEFORE THE CAMERA – My portrait process The photograph begins long before you press the shutter. A portrait shoot doesn’t begin when I pick up my camera. It begins much earlier. Sometimes days before the actual shoot. With a message. A conversation. A moodboard. An idea. And sometimes, with a simple question:
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Photo: Christoph Schriebl PHOTOGRAPHY & CONFIDENCE – How portraits can change the way we see ourselves Maybe confidence isn’t about looking better. Maybe it’s about finally seeing yourself differently. There is a moment during a portrait shoot that I really love. I show someone a photograph. Not just any photograph. The best one I’ve taken
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WHAT PHOTOGRAPHY TAUGHT ME ABOUT PEOPLE – A personal reflection on memory, change, authentic portraits and why we photograph for someday Why I don’t photograph you for today. I photograph you for someday.“ For the day when you look at that photograph and wonder how long ago it was. Maybe you have different hair. Maybe
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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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NATURAL LIGHT PORTRAITS – Why I still choose simplicity „The less I control, the more I get to see“ I love natural light. Not because it is easier. Not because I don’t know how to work with studio lights. And definitely not because I believe natural light is somehow better. I love it because it
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YOU DON`T NEED TO KNOW HOW TO POSE— Directing people in portrait photography You don’t have to be a model. You don’t have to know what to do. You just have to be yourself. One of the sentences I hear most often before a normal portrait shoot is: „I’m not a model.” And usually, it
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THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND A GREAT PORTRAIT – 10 thoughts about mindset „Maybe you don’t need a different face. Maybe you just need someone who knows how to look at you — and place you in the right light.“ 01 – You bring yourself. I bring the light. I once heard myself describe my approach very
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