Posts from the category Portraiture

  • Krist and Corinne

    Krist and Corinne

    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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  • Crossmedia Team at Burson-Marsteller

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

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  • Katrin in Interlaken

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

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  • 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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  • Stephanie

    Subtle lighting

    A new colleague joined our team at the day job this week, so as usual, I was called into service to take portrait shots for our team’s blog and website.

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  • Complementary

    Jo poses for an unusual night-time portrait in Spiez.

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  • Conversation with a Strobist

    My friend Beat Glauser, discussing photographic geekery late one evening at my home.

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  • “Kelbification”

    After seeing a few shots around the internet in a certain darkened, de-saturated style, I asked around to see if anyone was familiar with the post-processing technique which is used to create it.

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  • Pause on the walk to Faulensee

    Jo takes a break on our walk along the lake to Faulensee from home.

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  • Pascal and Nadia

    Photos from last Sunday, when a colleague from work and his girlfriend took up my offer and joined me for a free photoshoot.

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  • The date for the next Swiss Strobist photographic meetup in Lausanne (Switzerland) has been selected.

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  • If you want to take a photo of someone else that they’ll be happy with, or if you’re being photographed, then here are the most important non-technical tips to remember.

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  • My little sister

    Photographed on Freshwater East beach during a family trip to Wales, where we used to go on family holidays.

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  • Regular visitors and fans of my photography will be delighted to hear that I have added another level of pricing to my price listings: free!

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  • CHOO CHOO, Bern Strobist day

    This is the kind of shot that I hope to achieve more by continuing to work with CHOO CHOO in future. They’re a great bunch, not just musically but also fun and motivated; being around them infuses everyone with energy, once they get going! No setup at all on this shot: just a grab as

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  • Càirdeas

    Through Jo’s contact with the Whisky Experience, with whom she is working, we arranged a photoshoot for Scottish folk music band Càirdeas this weekend at the Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne. The guys come over from Scotland on a regular basis to play gigs at places like the Pickwick chain of British pubs and at whisky

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  • Scottish band Càirdeas

    Through contact with event organiser “The Whisky Experience”, I arranged a photoshoot for Scottish folk music band Càirdeas at the Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne. The guys come over from Scotland on a regular basis to play gigs at places like the Pickwick chain of British pubs and at whisky tasting events. The staff of the

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  • Alien abduction

    That was the idea, anyway. I’ve been inspired by Nick Turpin’s street shots, using high, undiffused strobes, and have been experimenting on and off with the technique. This is a shot from this evening in the woods near my home, which uses a single flashgun on a 3 metre stand out of shot to the

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