THE POWER OF SHADOWS – When shadows become part of the portrait I have always loved the moment when hard sunlight meets shadow. Not because I want to get rid of the shadow. Quite the opposite. Sometimes the shadow is exactly what makes the portrait work. When I photograph outdoors, I often look for a
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DIRECT SUNLIGHT – The light we were told to avoid For a long time, I avoided direct sunlight. Not because I didn’t like it, but because that is what I had learned. Photography books tell you when to shoot. They tell you which light is beautiful. They tell you which light is too hard. And
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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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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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HOW TO SEE LIGHT — The skill every photographer needs „Light has always been there. We don’t have to search for it. We just have to learn to notice it.“ There is something I have learned over the years of photographing people: The best light is often not the light you were looking for. It
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