All articles from September, 2009

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Strobist day in Lausanne

Portraiture
Wednesday, 30th September, 2009No comments

A gallery of photographs from the Strobist portrait day at the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Running Scared

Friends and Family / Geek stuff / Individual photographs / Photography / Technique / Travel
Thursday, 24th September, 20091 comment

Continuing on the theme of photographic ideas, here’s another image from a photo session in Zürich a couple of weeks ago, in which lighting played a key part in the shoot. The idea was born when I came across the unusual road markings in the middle of a four-way junction.

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It’s the idea that counts

Friends and Family / Individual photographs / Photography / Technique
Wednesday, 23rd September, 2009No comments

The most inspirational photographs are often those where the lighting plan doesn’t play a major role; those where the idea and aim of the picture takes the lead.

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Krist and Corinne

Friends and Family / Portraiture
Sunday, 20th September, 2009No comments

The next in a series of portrait sessions which I’ve shot for free, this time at and near my home in Spiez of friends Krist and Corinne.

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Steam train Strobist

Event galleries
Friday, 18th September, 20092 comments

Werner Rolli organized a special steam train event near Solothurn last weekend, and I was able to help out by publicizing the event through the usual Swiss Strobist channels, as well as attend the event and get some photos myself.

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Love of my life

Friends and Family / Individual photographs / Life
Monday, 14th September, 20091 comment

You know how the saying goes: behind every good man stands a great woman.

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Crossmedia Team at Burson-Marsteller

Portraiture / Work
Saturday, 12th September, 20091 comment

A gallery of portrait images I’ve taken of team colleagues at work, for use on the team website.

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Eight years on

Individual photographs
Friday, 11th September, 2009No comments

I stood and looked out of our window at home early this morning, as I was getting ready for work, remembering another beautiful, crisp autumn morning far, far away.

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Death of a cemetery

History / In the Media
Thursday, 10th September, 20092 comments

Sad news comes today for the family and fans of the “Autofriedhof”: the site must be cleared. Here’s an article about the closure, which I’ve translated from the German article at the Swiss newspaper “Tagesanzeiger”.

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Katrin in Interlaken

Friends and Family / Portraiture
Sunday, 6th September, 2009No comments

A portrait gallery of my friend Katrin, taken at three locations on the shores of Lake Thun near Interlaken.

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Rain, Rain

Switzerland galleries
Friday, 4th September, 2009No comments

Photos of various wetness around the city of Bern, as I head for the train station and home on a Friday night.

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Photography in the Swiss railway network

Photography / Technique
Wednesday, 2nd September, 20092 comments

Written confirmation from the media relations team of the SBB/CFF/FFS that photography for private use in their railway stations is allowed and does not require a permit.

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Swiss Press Photo 2008

Individual photographs / Photography
Wednesday, 2nd September, 2009No comments

The Käfigturm – a city prison for several hundred years until 1897 – is now a pretty unique centre for events and exhibitions. The current exhibition on show is a collection of photographs selected for the Swiss Press Photo Award for 2008, which opened recently as a free exhibition and runs until 10th October. I took advantage of the adjacent tram stop and went to see the photos this lunchtime.

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