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Heiko Kalweit is a photographer from Dortmund and specializes in vintage photography. I got to know him a few years ago and I am impressed by the determination with which he pursues his heart theme, “vintage photography”. So I was very pleased that he immediately accepted my request for an interview. Heiko, how did you get …
Lucrative ways of professional photography
In the run-up to the event “Mind Mapping 2018 – New Paths in Professional Photography” , for which I was one of the first participants to register, Marc Ludwig from FotoTV. one of the speakers, Nicole Zausinger, was introduced. I didn’t let the chance slip up and asked you for an interview. You can either read it in abbreviated …
On the way to becoming a professional photographer
My name is Sven Schomburg and I work as a photographer. I set up my warehouse about 9 years ago in Hamburg and specialized in people photography, more precisely wedding and liestyle photography. You don’t become a good photographer overnight! About 8 years ago my better half commented that we should buy a reflex camera so …
Club photography tips
Club photography A big black room, tropical climate and the constant tension that the camera won’t survive that night. This is club photography🙂 So it’s a little exaggerated, but only with the fear, because mostly I stand a little apart from the crowd behind the DJ and only now and then I am drawn to the …
Starting a Business as a Photographer: Skills Required
Essentially, it is apparently not the commercial and photographic basics that I have learned in seminars, webinars or training courses that define my professional success as a photographer, but rather things like courage, empathy, humor, openness and honesty towards my customers, but also to myself. A daring theory? Then read for yourself: You can’t make money …
This is how you, as a photographer, get the customers who suit you
A little over 20 years ago I took a photo (on film). It was out of focus, blurred and too dark. It was the photo of my life. A photo that I could never repeat. A moment that was gone forever. It was the photo of my two boys the morning they were born. My name is Andreas Bender and …
Street Photography Challenges
Street photography is a controversial topic in Germany. There are certainly more popular genres in Germany and most of them prefer to focus on portrait or landscape photography. For me street photography is the most complicated photographic field. Therefore, photographers who are actually not interested in street photography can also benefit from trying it out. It trains …
How do I become a model? Tips for getting started in the modeling business
Unfortunately, there is no silver bullet to success, and the coveted insider tips often have to be laboriously worked out yourself. But if you believe in yourself, have the necessary will to persevere and can also cope with setbacks, you have a good starting position. The information in this article is only a beginning. You can get …
Future of professional photography
Talk about professional photography I have a long-standing friendship with Calvin Hollywood. We live only 15 kilometers apart and meet regularly to do sports together or to exchange ideas. Last week, Calvin and his colleague Robert came from Schwetzingen to Dossenheim by mountain bike to go biking with me. So I took the two 400 meters up …
7 tips for street photography in any weather
Do you remember the last really impressive street photos that you saw in an exhibition, in a book or online? What did they have in common? A balanced composition, sure – the right timing, yes, that is also part of it – but mostly we are fascinated by photos that have everything: composition, timing, preferably something …