Clipskills

Ich heiße Fabian und bin Fotograf aus dem Bielefelder
Westen.


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Nach einigen Umwegen über Musikvideos, Langzeitbelichtungen und
Landschaftsfotografien fand ich meinen kreativen Heimathafen in
der experimentellen Portraitfotografie: Die endlosen
Kombinationen aus Lichtern, Farben und Gesichtern inspirieren
mich bei jedem Shooting aufs Neue. 


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Den besonderen Look erhalten meine Bilder durch meinen
einzigartigen Stil der Nachbearbeitung, der sich in über 15
Jahren Erfahrung in der Bildbearbeitung und Retusche entwickelt
hat. Auch durch mein Masterstudium der
Medienwissenschaft (M.Sc.) verfüge ich über ein breites und
fundiertes Wissen rund um die digitale Fotografie und
Bildverarbeitung.


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Meine Shootings sind wie Spielen im Sandkasten: Kreativ und
unkompliziert. Meine Fotografien sind irgendwo zwischen Ästhetik
und Emotion, Perfektion und Provokation.


 


ClipSkills. Normal gibt's wo anders.
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          TECH & Studio: Panasonic G5:
August 2015 - März 2017 Panasonic GH5: Seit März 2017   Leica
Nocticron 42.5mm f1.2 (≙ 85mm f2.4 fullframe) Leica 12-60mm
f2.8-4.0 (≙24-120mm f5.6-8.0 fullframe) Leica 25mm f1.4 (≙50mm f2.8
fullframe)   Mini Homestudio (Küche): Seit August 2017 Großes
Homestudio (12qm): Seit Juni 2019   Nissin i60 Blitz (mit
Softbox + Snoot)   2 Rectangle Softboxes (static light) 1
Octagon Softbox (static light)   Rollensystem für 3
Hintergründe + Stativsystem für Stoffhintergründe  
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INTERVIEW (12/2019): 1. How long have you been in photography? As
many others I'm a late starter and have begun my path to
professional photography in summer 2015.   2. what made you
choose photography I got a Panasonic Lumix G5 as a birthday present
from my family and friends. I've got a lot of contacts to the local
music scene, so I started to produce some simple musicvideos - and
the people liked them. At that time, I already got more then 15
years experience with Adobe Software - especially Photoshop, but
also Premiere Pro. Because of this, I had an easy start editing my
productions. But I needed my footage to have a better quality, so I
started to watch endless hours of YouTube-tutorials to understand
the technical side of videography - and photography. Getting more
and more experienced, I often enjoyed taking photos as well during
the shoots. Today, I'm 99% photographer and don't produce videos
anymore.   3. Why do you like portrait style? As all humans, I
love to look at faces. Every face is unique and comes with endless
varieties of expressions. What I love about portraits, is the
ability to get very intimate with the captured persons: Normally,
you would have to stand nose to nose to see all those little
details of an expression and textures. With an >85mm lens f.e.
you can simulate that closeness and intimacy without warping the
subject too much. People love that - and so do I.   4.How do
you describe your style? Bold, strong and heavy. Full of vibrance
and contrast. Intimate and close. Also: Sharp hahaha   5. How
do you choose your subjects & ideas? Photography is like a
giant sandbox to me - and I play a lot in it. I love to play with
different emotions and always try to create something new. Most
stuff happens spontaneous  - but I have a big moodboard in
form of a instagram-bookmark-collection which I use as an
inspiration and a reminder, of what I want to try out myself
sometime.   6. How do you feel about connecting with other
models? Is it easy and comfortable? Since 2017 I'm running my own
photography business, so I'm generally more interested in getting
new customers - but sometimes I meet a person I really need to do a
shooting with. I don't have any problems speaking to strangers and
most times, I don't have anything to loose when I approach models.
Worst case is, they aren't interested in a shooting. I often get
messages via instagram as well from people who would like to have a
shooting with me.    7. what other kinds of photography
style you would like to try? I started my photography game with
creating long exposures and I still love it today. With a long
exposure you're able to catch a picture, impossible to see with the
human eye. That's why it fascinates me everytime I see it.  
8. What is the end goal for you?? I really would like to expose my
work in a well known gallery once in my life.     9. What
equipment do you use, and which one is ur fav lens? I use the
Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 all the time. It's a powerful workhouse and
never disappoints. I know, it's mainly a video cam, but so far, I'm
pretty satisfied with it's 20 MP for stills. As a portrait
photographer, I use the GH5 together with the Leica Nocticron
42.5mm f1.2 prime lens. Because of the M4/3 sensor, it's
technically a 85mm lens and I'm deeply in love with it's sharpness
and bokeh. In special occasions, I sometimes use my 25mm prime f1.4
(≙50mm FF) or 12-60mm f2.8-4.0 (≙24-120mm FF) zoom to get a wider
view or even closer to the subject. Probably I will switch to the
new Panasonic S1 because of it's full frame sensor in some years.
 
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