Self-marketing on the cheap

Personal ID card I’m a photographer interested in people and therefore I’m very often in contact with people. Most often I met those people the fist and last time, e.g. people at film festivals or street photography. Sometime I have an event badge but there are never the infos included I like to exchange. Intro … Read more

My film of the year 2024

Perfect Days by Wim Wenders I know and appreciate Wim Wenders as a photographer. Of his films, I only knew Paris Texas from the 1980s. His new film, Perfect Days, impressed me in many ways. Intro The main character cleans toilets in Tokyo and lives a simple and conscious life. I myself am in a … Read more

Sound is half the movie, good sound makes the difference

Zoom F8 Pro Multi Track Recorder / Mixer. This was my start in professional sound for movies. An amazing piece of electronics! Intro I’m a photographer and location sound recordist for movie. With location sound I started about 12 years ago. At this time I used a two channel recorder from Roland. Compared to the … Read more

A song for dreaming

The Girl from Ipanema performed by Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto. New York, March 18 & 19, 1963: João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Stan Getz in the recording studio. Also in the studio but not mentioned on the cover: Astrud Gilberto. Intro I love music and I am a Jazz fan. Since my teens … Read more

Stylish cameras for manual photography

Olympus PEN-F with Zeiss C Biogon 4.5/21mm ZM T*. A classy compact combo for experienced photographers. It’s an all manual lens, you have to know how to focus and witch f-stop is appropriate. Intro The Olympus PEN-F is my favorite camera for non-commercial tasks. For commercial jobs I have other cameras.Together with the Zeiss Biogon … Read more