But here’s something to chase away those post-Christmas blues…..
Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO
Tag: Portrait
Cool Dude…..
One from the Dubai series……
Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO
Emirates Girls….
After a rather difficult period I’m rekindling my love of photography. Returning to visit Dubai has undoubtedly helped, offering me a host of different motifs that I just couldn’t resist. Watch this space for more from this place and elsewhere….
Leica M9; Summilux 50; Lightroom; VSCO
The twenties film star….
in the late afternoon…..
Leica M9; Summilux 50mm; VSCO
A Walk in the forest….
with Ulrike!
Rolleiflex 3.5 F (Mark III / IV); Carl Zeiss Planar 3.5f; Fuji Pro 400H; Epson V500
Week 50 – Maria…
…again!
Week 49 – Zoltan…
Week 48 – Maitha….
Week 47 – Neil…
It didn’t seem a day since we last met….
Week 46 – The One….
‘er Indoors!
Week 45 – Lutz….
Week 44 – Safiya….
Week 43 – Michaela….
Week 42 – Sandy….
Week 41 – Indian Summer….
Week 39 – Toralf
Toralf on film…
Week 38 – Dajana….
… again it’s the old Leica combination…..
Leica M2
Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8
Kodak Portra 400
Week 37 – The Carrolls
…or happy families!
Leica M2
Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8
Kodak T-Max 400
Week 36 – Maria
This is Maria in Paris….
Fujifilm X100
Fujinon 23mm f2
Lightroom & VSCO
Week 35 – The Suave Gent…
…around town, meet Marc!
Fujifilm X-Pro1
Fujinon 35mm f1.4
Lightroom & NIK
Week 33 – Renate…
…in Warsaw….
Fujifilm X-Pro1
Fujinon 35mm f1.4
Lightroom & NIK
Week 32 – Hanna (Fuji X vs Leica M)…
….there are some people I could take pictures of all day, Hanna is one of them…..
On another note, these two shots may fuel the current Leica M vs Fuji X discussion… 😉
Fujifilm X-Pro1
Fujinon 35mm f1.4
Lightroom & VSCO
Leica M2
Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8
Kodak BW400CN
Week 29 – Ol’ Blue Eyes….
There’s plenty of Beverly Hills 90210 in the man yet…..
Fujifilm X-T1
Fujinon 56mm f1.2
Lightroom & VSCO
Week 28 – Bubi…..
Here’s an ad hoc shot of Monique…
Leica M2
Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8
Kodak BW400CN
Week 26 – The Huntsman
This is Andreas shot with my old Rolleiflex……
Rolleiflex 3.5 F (Mark III / IV)
Carl Zeiss Planar 3.5f
Kodak T-Max 400
Epson V500
Week 23 – Janine….
As you might have gathered I didn’t quite make the fifty-three weeks last year, so I’m continuing into 2015. More from me here!
Here’s Janine to kick-off the new blogging year!
Fujifilm X-T1
Fujinon 56mm f1.2
Lightroom & NIK
Week 22 – The Boy Wonder
This is Friedrich on the trail of Sebastião Salgado in Berlin.
Fujifilm X-Pro1
Fujinon 35mm f1.4
Lightroom
Week 20 – Josef
Meet Josef!
Fujifilm X-T1
Fujinon 56mm f1.2
Lightroom
Week 19 – Ulrike & Co.
I know, I don’t post anything for months and then two in the space of two days…. well it is nearly Christmas!
Fujifilm X-T1 (ISO 6400)
Fujinon 56mm f1.2
Lightroom
Week 18 – Dr. Rolf
A few years ago after a press conference we held somewhere in Asia, an article was published in one of the local leading newspapers. It was mistakenly accompanied by a picture of me with the title “Dr. Rolf”.
Well I’m here to put the record straight, meet the real Dr. Rolf!
Fujifilm X-T1
Fujinon 56mm f1.2
Lightroom & VSCO Fuji Pro 400H
Week 17 – Super Mario
Untouched, straight from the lab…..
Leica M2
Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8
Kodak Portra 400
Week 16 – Cowgirl
The things parents will do for their kids…..
Fuji X-T1
Fujinon 56mm f1.2 & Fujinon 35mm f1.4
Aperture & NIK
….like spending a whole day of the holidays in Brandenburg’s Wild West Town El Dorado at the cold end of Autumn.
(It really is well worth a visit by the way!)
Week 15 – Sylke
Autumn in Brandenburg….
Fujifilm X-Pro1
Fujinon 35mm f1.4
Aperture
Week 14 – Thomas
Taken in the men’s sanatorium in Beelitz-Heilstätten.
Fuji X-T1
Fujinon 56mm f1.2
Aperture & NIK
Week 13 – High Flyer
Pre-flight check!
Fujifilm X100
Fujinon 23mm f2
Aperture and NIK
Week 12 – Franziska
… on a roll, let’s hope I keep it up!
Fuji X-T1
Fujinon 56mm f1.2
Aperture & NIK
Week 11 (ish) – Martin
There’s been rather a lot on recently, never mind here’s Martin.
Fuji X-T1
Fujinon 35mm f1.4
Aperture & VSCO (Fuji Pro 400H)
Week 10 – The Philosopher….
Meet a good friend of mine…..
Fuji X-Pro1
Fujinon 35mm f1.4
Aperture & NIK & VSCO (Ilford HP5+)
Week 9 – Eva
I don’t know if you happened to notice, but I’ve been a little bit busy lately…..
Here’s Eva to make up for things!
Canon 5D
Lensbaby Composer Pro with Edge 80
Aperture, NIK and VSCO (Kodak Portra 160C)
Week 7 – A Man and his Dog….
… on Thuringia’s green pastures.
Fuji X-Pro 1
Fujinon 35mm f1.4
&
Fujifilm X100
Fujinon 23mm f2
Aperture and NIK
VSCO (Kodak Portra 400)
Week 6 – Svenja (Part II)
I had another opportunity to shoot Svenja (can I actually say that without getting into trouble?) a couple of weeks ago. Some were taken with the Edge 80 which is a marvelous lens, even if it is a bit of a b*gg#r to focus manually without “Liveview”.
You can see more of Svenja here!
Canon 5D
Canon 50mm f1.4 & Lensbaby Composer Pro with Edge 80
Aperture and NIK
Week 5 – Girl i’th’ Wood…..
…. I was going to call this week’s post “Little red riding hood”, but she’s not wearing anything red, there’s no hood, there are wolves in Brandenburg but not here, and finally I’m not sure Ulrike would have appreciated the connotations of the fairy tale.
Fuji X-Pro 1
Fujinon 35mm f1.4
Aperture and NIK
VSCO (Fujicolor PRO 400H)
and
Rolleiflex 3.5 F (Mark III / IV)
Carl Zeiss Planar 3.5f
Kodak Portra 400
Epson V500
Week 4 – Tom….
…. you’ve met before.
Fuji X-Pro 1
Fujinon 35mm f1.4
Aperture and NIK
VSCO (Kodak TRI – X 400)
Week 3 – Singapore Girls….
….or perhaps girls in Singapore would be more appropriate. Thanks for looking after us at the Singapore Air Show!
I spent a lot of time recently trying to figure out whether to buy the X-Pro 1 or the M6. As you can see I opted for the X-Pro 1 (with the excellent Fujinon 35mm f1.4 lens) which gives me a little more creative leeway by using the option of converting the digital files to my favourite film type with VSCO.
Fuji X-Pro 1
Fujinon 35mm f1.4
Aperture and NIK
VSCO (Kodak Portra 160)
Week 2 – Hassan….
It’s always good to get home for a few days, especially when you get to meet up friends you’ve not seen for a long time.
Thanks for the lovely evening and of course the excellent food!
Fujifilm X-Pro 1
Funjinon 35mm f1.4
Aperture and NIK
Week 1 – Starlet….
…..Svenja really is a “Starlet“
I had the opportunity to test some Fujifilm equipment the other day. Needless to say I was very smitten, as I still am with my X100, so I’ve expanded my Fuji portfolio just a little 😉
(Whereby the cameras and lenses for this shoot were all borrowed)
I’d like to thank both Svenja and Katja, I had a great time that day!
Fujifilm X-Pro 1
Fujinon XF 35 f1.4
Fujinon XF 60 f2.8
Zeiss Touit 32 f1.8
Aperture, NIK and VSCO
Week 53 – Finish as you mean to go on…..
…. this is Dia, whom I had the pleasure of photographing last October. I’ve been saving the best till last so to say….
Thanks to Dia for her patience and staying-power (in the cold and very hostile environment) and thanks to Peter for his good advice!
For more on the coming fifty-three weeks look here!
Canon 5D
Canon 24-105 f4; Canon 50mm f1.4; Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 35
Aperture and NIK
Week 18 – Time to go….
A good friend and colleague retired last week. Although we didn’t always see eye to eye, he will be remembered as one of the last pioneers, never accepting the boundaries we so often struggle to overcome.
Canon 5D Canon f1.8 85mm Aperture and Yashica MAT 124G Yashinon f3.5 80mm Fuji Pro 400H
Week 34 – backstoltz
Bit of a “selfie” this week, only the second time ever!
It was taken during a late summer evening’s stroll to the local ice café.
Week 37 – Hanna
This week’s entry is dedicated to Hanna, with the sincere thanks for posing for two hours in an evening dress in some derelict military garage on a very wet and miserable Sunday afternoon.
The results of the shoot can be viewed once I get round to adding the finishing touches, so watch this space!
This was taken on her way home to Berlin at the local station.
f/5.6 1/30 ISO 500 @33mm
Week 34 – Uncle Tom
This is Tom, he is the honorary uncle to my children and the best friend a man could have.
For those in doubt the bench (bank or whatever you want to call it) is in the background.
f/5.6 1/200 ISO 200 @85mm
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