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Scarlett ?

kweide — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:52:58 +0000

Ups, i was asked how i managed it to get Scarlett Johansson in front of my cam. Well, i laughed out loud but Yes, there is a similar look. And Yes Sandra is a beautiful and stunning looking girl. But she is not Scarlett… she is Sandra, a woman with a colorful personality and a creative spirit.

Olympus E-M1 + Metz AF 58

The Amazone

kweide — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 09:36:58 +0000

Ever had the situation that after inspecting your photos from the last session over and over again and suddenly you discover one picture which was always overseen ?? That´s what happened here. Always thought, nag, she is too tall, way to imposant, way too blond, way too sexy, way too… what so ever.

But with a bit of curves and a bit of tweaking, here is the result of a blond amazon. Enjoy

Blue thoughts

kweide — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 14:32:49 +0000

While shooting is running there are moments of silence. Moments were something is going on and you cannot name it for sure, but you can see it. Like in this picture

As if she is asking herself questions. Am i pretty ? Am i beautiful and attractive enough ? Does HE like it the way i move, the way i behave, the way i present me as a person ? Those are unspoken questions which cannot be answered by words. Only your behavior as photographer can do that. When you stop working, you answer “NO!” to all her question but doing even more pictures, addressing thru your mimic that she is fantastic, this way you will earn even more such blue thought moments.

Just like this above is a result of a positive photographers reaction. And she asked: “Really ? ” I gave her a smile instead of words…. That the way the emotional layer works.
All done again with Olympus E-M1 again

Give me a smile

kweide — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 17:43:27 +0000

Thats what i asked for and now see what she gave me back. That is a soft smile. You can see in her eyes that something is going on in her mind. Her smile is intensive and soft and she knows how to play with her smile, her lips, her hair. Enjoy

Olympus E-M1, what else

The classic way

kweide — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 18:01:02 +0000

Ever thought about the old classic painters ?? And ever tempted to use the “oil filter” in Photoshop ?? Do not do that. Use some layers instead and the make the Glow effect work for you. It is easier you may think. Give it a try and your normal pictures may get that “boom, boom” effect as well.

Olympus E-M1 again

Second Of Five

kweide — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 12:42:04 +0000

Did you ever watch Star Trek Voyager ?? Remember the stunning Seven of Nine ?? The Borg drone rescued and again mad “human” with a rest of Borg technology still implanted ?
Well here is my interpretation. I call it “Second Of Five”. Sounds ok, Have fun with the new movie poster.

Oh, again the Olympus E-M1 did that job together with the miraculous Metz speed lights …

Daidiri again

kweide — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:39:38 +0000

You know, i do have an outer space contact called “Daidiri! who is an Annunaki Princess and she is of a special kind. She suddenly appeared while our shooting with Sandra was ongoing and Daidiri was, hmmm let´s say, a bit angry. She wanted to be in the set as well, with the same costume. Well, Sandra and i looked at each other and we agreed. In a a second Daidiri was prepared. She is a wonder. Dressed up in a second.

And look how she did it. I printed the picture and she was again very happy and in a second she disappeared, leaving us and the costume behind her. Well, a satisfied princess may save lives .. one never knows. It is always good having friends.

Beauty

kweide — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 12:55:32 +0000

I think this picture needs no further comment. Just look and enjoy. Yes, she is a gem… and a stunning beauty

Olympus EM-1 + M.Zuiko lens, single speedlight

Mother Nature or The birth of a Universe

kweide — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 14:04:16 +0000

As i told before: Be creative, be inspired. It is a simple and easy process to think about a picture. You may use the classic painters as source for your own inspirations or your very personal phantasy, dreams or emotions for expressional work. This one here, derives from an idea i had in the evening, while watching TV :) What a lousy TV show it was. But that gave me room to develop this idea. Next morning i realized it. Do you like such ??

The Picture is done in the same simple way than ever: Olympus EM-1 + M.Zuiko 12-40, one spelling Metz 58 in M mode, cam in M mode as well.

Lollipop

kweide — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 16:52:54 +0000

Be creative, get closer, have the emotional layer established. Do you remember ?? Everything is true in this picture. Without emotional layer there would have been no trust at all and the picture would have never been taken. And i could get closer to her, very close. So close i could smell her skin, smell the odor of her fantastic blond hair and we got creative with a scarf. Wrapping her blond hair in that way costs a lot of time and my fingers are still working :). The rest was easy. A bit of light, a camera and a lens. You know, i like the simple approach to get the results i have in my head.

Olympus EM-1, single speed light thru Firefly softbox