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Pure seduction

Here's a little picture set which I photographed with Kristina Makerova during a coching session with Christian in Moscow this year.

I love those studios in Moscow with it's lots of possibilities. Actually we started this session in an environmental situation on the other side of the studio, but due to Christians preferations we decided to switch to that clean look.

To my tase a good decision, because it fits to Kristina very well.

Model: Kristina Makerova - IG: @lifem...

Artistic nudes

...are usually not my cup of tea :)

But in this particular shoot or rather particular studio I didn't have much other chance. Actually I rented it for the shoot with Viktoria Sokolova because of a very nice bathtub in front of this great artwork on the wall.

Only in the studio I realized, that the bathtub was loose and that there was no water pipe connected. And as you know, if I try to shoot scenic pictures, I like to keep the scene authentic.

Oh well, so we removed t...

Provocateur

I'd like to show you the set of beautiful Christiaane today, because I'm currently writing the next tutorial on how to shoot sets for magazines.

I shot this set already a while ago, and event though, I might became stronger in terms of composition meanwhile, the rules of how to shoot a set didn't change for me. They are actually easier as you might think.

But before I will publish the tutorial I'd like to know: Who of you shoots or tries to shoot complete editorials and what's i...

Oriental seduction

Finally we are back from Sicily and our event season 2019 is over. This means for me, several month ahead retouching images. Well, let's start with sexy Marta, photographed at our photo event in Moscow this year.

For thouse of you who are in my coaching tier: The composition analysis follows soon :)

Focal length: 50
Aperture: f1.4
Shutterspeed: 1/6400s
ISO: 200
Camera: Nikon D810

Model: Marta Gromova - IG: @martagromova.life
Location: Moscow

Looking-glass upon the wall

I love to work with Mirrors once in a while, because it adds a new dimension to the pictures.

Unfortunately it's not as easy as some might think and my first attemps didn't work at all. Today I'd say, that I know how to use mirrors and glasses to make pictures more interesting.

So I'm working on a tutorial for you guys which will be online by Wednesday. In the meantime, please enjoy beautiful Katti looking at herself in the mirror :)

Focal length: 85
Aperture: f2.0 ...

The Birdcage

Hey everyone...

I'd like to present my set with amazing Viktoria Yarova to you. We photographed it during our last event in Sicily in 2018 and it's published in the current Issue (No. 26) of the Lions magazine:

Enjoy :)

Model: Viktoria Yarova - IG: @vi_blabla

Come on in

Last week I was back in Tarifa/Marbella to do some tests with beautiful Alessandra Sironi from Venezuela. She will be one of our event models in Tarifa next year. At the same time I scouted our shooting event location for Tarifa 2020 and we had the chance to do a little testshoot there as well.

Both, model and location were really amazing. The only problem I had was, that there were way to much possibilities for such a short shoot. So I tried to focus on shooting some promotion pictur...

Velvet & Nylon

Finally I can present you the complete set with amazing Julia Bast. Probably the model which impressed me the most this year in Moscow. Check what she can do with just a pantyhose and a sofa.

Enjoy!

Model: Julia Bast

Pure woman - Julia

I continue to edit the pictures of beautiful Julia. She got really an amazing expression. Therefore I more often worked with frontal light to lead the attention to her beautiful face.

Focal length: 50
Aperture: f2.5
Shutterspeed: 1/250s
ISO: 200
Camera: Nikon D810

Model: Julia Prokofjewa
Location: Moscow

Bella Donna Italiana

Just finished - A new set from beautiful Giulia Biagioli.

I photographed this set as a testshoot with Giulia. My friend Gioacchino Dell Erba visited me and we photographed both on this day. For all of you who are interested: Giacchi published his set at C-Heads :)

On this day I worked with two cameras: My old D810 and the new Z7. On the D810 I used the Tamron 85mm F1.8 and on the Z7 the original 50mm F1.8. In terms of monochrome style, these two cameras match very well.
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Private audition

Well, here's the first set from our trip to Moscow this month.

I'm very happy that we could arrange a shoot with beautiful Katti Colour during her short stay in Moscow. I'm following this model already for two years and I'm quite happy we could make it this time.

We rented one of Cross studios for this session. As it was a quite dark place we could use only half of the studio and in fact, this set was photographed in only a quarter of it.

I used my old D810 this year i...

Moscow 2019 - Previews

Hey everyone, I'm back from Moscow. Sorry that I didn't post anything the last 2,5 weeks, but our trip to Moscow was really exhausting. We hosted two photo events, 3 individual coachings and I did plenty of testshoots to scout new models for my workshops and photo events.

So I'd like to say thank you for all of you who stay and would like to announce two things. 

1 - After a talk to Danyel (participant in Moscow and patron) I decided, to upload speed retouc...

Scala dei Turchi

Dream team of Scala dei Turchi.

Not many pictures, but for 20 minutes in a crowd of people trying to watch the sunset from Scala dei Turchi I'm quite happy.

All pictures were photographed with a D850 and a 50mm F1.4.

Models: Kitrysha & Anna Ioannova
Styling: Monika Leyendecker 

Enjoy :) 

Work it out

Hey guys, how are you.

Since I started my Patreon blog I wanted to post full picture sets. Unfortunately Patreon didn't offer a good solution to display more than one picture in a bigger size.

Until now. From today on it's possible to display galleries which gives me the chance to show my complete sets to you. Right now, these sets will be available in both tiers: Follow me and This is how I do it.

So let's start with my latest set of beau...

Final result to video quick tipp: Transferring structure

And here'S the final result of the video quick tipp I just uploaded. After transferring the structure, I just did some slight skin retouching, soft version of the skintone technique and some luminosity corrections with luminosity masks.

Focal length: 85
Aperture: f2.5
Shutterspeed: 1/125s
ISO: 250
Camera: Nikon D810

Model: Daria Lytvyn
Location: Loft Studio Cologne

Natural gift

Remember my tutorials about the dark side? I guess this body picture of wonderful Natalia is a good example for mood and depth :)

Btw, her body is natural. What a wonderful gift from Mother Nature.

Focal length: 85
Aperture: f1.8
Shutterspeed: 1/400s
ISO: 400
Camera: Nikon D810

Model: Natalia Andreeva - IG: @modelandreeva
Location: Loft Studio Cologne

Switch

Do you think it's ok to mix color and b/w pictures in a set? I believe it's ok as long as you can clearly see, that the overall look is similar.

The problem is, that not many pictures look same good in color and b/w. Usually I make the decision already during the shoot and set the camera to color or b/w to have a clear view on how the pictures might look like.

This set of beautiful Veronica was different. I like colors and b/w in the same way. That's why I decided to mix this li...

Golden girl

This picture is from my last shoot with Playmate of the Year 2016 (Russia), Natalia Andreeva. More coming soon ;)

But this picture also announces a new tutorial series in my coaching tier called: Golden rules of nude photography - So stay tuned.

Focal length: 85
Aperture: f2.0
Shutterspeed: 1/500s
ISO: 250
Camera: Nikon D810

Model: Natalia Andreeva - IG: @modelandreeva
Location: Loft Studio Cologne

Monochrome

My true passion :) Monochrome!

Beautiful Zhanna from Moscow, captured on one of my workshops in Cologen.

Focal length: 85
Aperture: f1.8
Shutterspeed: 1/125s
ISO: 1250
Camera: Nikon D850

Model: Zhanna Pavlova - IG: @pretty.potatoo
Location: Loft Studio Cologne

1001 nights

Another picture from our event in Tarifa this year. This time I captured beautiful Nici alias Niczricpic during a short break :)

Focal length: 85
Aperture: f1.8
Shutterspeed: 1/320s
ISO: 250
Camera: Nikon D810

Model: Niczricpic - IG: @rici.pic
Location: Tarifa, Spain

Still

Slowly but continuously I'm catching up with editing my shoots from last year. Here's a picture of very talented Lis Lizet from Moscow. First and exclusive for you. 

The picture was taken in one of my favorite studios in Cross Studios in Moscow. Cross Studios is the biggest studio franchise there with lots of location studios. They even opened new studios now in Milan. If you'll ever go there, you should give it a try ;) 

Focal length: 50mm
Aperture: f2.0
Shuttersp...

Gentle touch II

Another picture of my new set with Julia. First to be seen on Patreon.

Focal length: 85mm
Aperture: f2.5
Shutterspeed: 1/200s
ISO: 320
Camera: Nikon D810

Model: Julia Zu - IG: @realjuliazu
Location: Loft Studio Cologne - Penthouse Loft

Gentle touch

From my new set with beautiful Julia Zu. I hope I'll have the chance to do a couple more pictures with her during my event in Tarifa this month :)

Focal length: 85mm
Aperture: f2.2
Shutterspeed: 1/200s
ISO: 160
Camera: Nikon D810

Model: Julia Zu - IG: @realjuliazu
Location: Loft Studio Cologne - Penthouse Loft

The body

Here's a preview from my new little set with Julia Zu.

I hope to see lots of pictures from the "Dark Side" in this month picture challenge guys. Looking forward to your uploads :)

Have a nice weekend!

Model: Julia Zu - IG: @realjuliazu

Tarifa Special - Preview

Hey guys.

On Tuesday I will fly to Tarifa, Spain to host my photo events. That's why I will do lot's of "Tarifa Special" posts in the coaching tier.

We will talk about how to shoot on beach during midday and during sunset or in spanish old towns. Also I will let you know which apps, tools and services I use to plan a shoot or in my case even the shoot of several photographers.

Stay tuned and enjoy a sunny May :)

Model: Rubia - IG : @rubiamood
Location: Tarifa

Secret pleasure

First on Patreon - From my last shoot with lovely Miluniel from Belgium. Captured in my Penthouse Loft studio.

Focal length: 85mm
Aperture: f2.8
Shutterspeed: 1/5160s
ISO: 640
Camera: Nikon D850

Model: Miluniel - IG: @milunaig
Location: Loft Studio Cologne - Penthouse Loft

Creating moments

A friend of mine uses the slogan: "Don't capture moments, create them". And even though our shooting workflows are completely different, I agree with him, just in my own way.

I'm not a photographer who claims to shoot stories, but I like to create/capture sensual moments. First of all I ask the models to keep their posing natural and if she's drifting into typical overposing I remind her. If she's in a natural mood I try to bring her into a posing flow, which I follow with all my atten...

Dark side

Shooting on the dark side is a great opportunity to make your pictures moody and work with the scenery. But also it's quite difficult to direct the model and get your contrast right.

I'm writing a tutorial on this topic for the coaching channel, so stay tuned ;)

Focal length: 85mm
Aperture: f2,5
Shutterspeed: 1/160
ISO: 400
Camera: Nikon D810

Model: Sanctum - IG: sanctum.milena
Location: Loft Studio Cologne

Spaces

Captured in spaces. 

Focal length: 58mm
Aperture: f1.4
Shutterspeed: 1/2000
ISO: 100
Camera: Nikon D810

Model: Polina
Location: Cross Studios Moscow

Saint Petersburg memories

I think I wanted to shoot with Anna Orlova for at least 2 years before we finally had the chance to get together in Saint Petersburg which is Annas home town when she's not on travels. It was really a cool shoot with some great memories. We really got along right away :)

For all the patrons in the coaching channel "This is how I do it", don't forget about this month picture challenge on "Sensual Nude - Lying poses". Pictures have to be uploaded by 15th of April.

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