Photography
Rainer Schultz & Roy Metzdorf | Portrait
Commissioned by the FT to photograph restauranteur’s Rainer Schultz and Roy Metzdorf at Rainers cosy restaurant Kurpfalz-Weinstube, for an article in the weekend edition of the FT. Both restaurateurs are hosting dinners to mark significant landmarks in their respective histories. On May 31st , Rainer Schulz will celebrate the 75th anniversary of Kurpfalz-Weinstuben in the west of the city. In the north-east, Roy Metzdorf will host a party for the 70th birthday of his father Dieter, who inspired him to open his restaurant, Weinstein, in 1993. Both were remarkably welcoming and charming. I can thoroughly recommend a visit to sample hearty German cuisine at its best.
Shooting on the Canon 5D mk II with the 24-70mm f2.8L lens and the 85mm F1.2 L. All the images were shot using a balance between available practical light and two flash heads one with CTO to match the ambient colour temperature the other was boomed and set up as daylight. The post production was realised with Adobe Lightroom. The article will be published today – Saturday 8th of May. You can read the full article here.
Wir-design | Photography : Architectural details
Commissioned by Wir-design for their latest campaign, to photograph architectural elements in a graphic manner. Without the buildings and places being recognisable as any one place or city for their client Hi-Solutions was teh brief for this location shoot. Shooting on the Canon 5D with the 24-70mm f2.8L lens predominately at the wide end of the lens at focal lengths between 24mm and 30mm. All the images were shot using available light. The post production was achieved with a combination of Lightroom and Photoshop CS4.
The whole series has now been uploaded you can see them by clicking on the photo above or the link below.
Wunderman | Photography : Ford Galaxy
mustard-berlin is producing and directing another project for Wunderman & Ford over at Park Royal Studios in North London. The project is a stills campaign for internet and print featuring the new Ford Galaxy. The campaign tag line is “First Class Travel”. Were shooting in collaboration with car photographer Graham Thorp. It’s a 3 day studio shoot and we will be lighting with a mixture of flash and tungsten. Shooting on the Canon D1s mkII.
The hero shots from the campaign are being shot as lots of separate elements that will be brought together in post-production by Kai at The Operators.
We’ll upload the final photography in the near future so check our media gallery in the coming weeks.
UPDATE: The photos from the Galaxy shoot are now online. You can view them online on the Ford UK site or here as a slideshow.
Orange Gold Spots | Photography
The first photographs of Mr Dresden & Mr Eliot from the Orange Film Studios photo shoot are now online. You can find the photos by clicking on Saving Private Ryan’s Number, Fngz of Fury or Pitch us your Film in the film strip navigation at the bottom of the web page.
Both actors were lit dramatically against a neutral backdrop in order that they could be cut out, and then montaged into the web design by Poke London.
More photos of Eliot & Dresden will follow over the coming weeks as the new commercials are unveiled. Click on the photo above to see some screen shots or go to the Orange Film Studios web site to see more. Photography by Martin Bennett
Twilight | Photography : Film Stills
Advertising photography for the short film “Twilight” directed by Marc Wilkins. Photography by Martin Bennett
[Series of 18]
Vicious Dogs… | Photography
Three filmic style images commissioned by film director Marc Wilkins for a self promotional advertising campaign.You can see his web site here. Photography by Martin Bennett
Valkyrie | Photography : Art Direction
Martin’s most recent commission for United Artists has seen him working with Tom Cruise & Bryan Singer on their new film “Valkyrie”, Art directing the in-film stills photography and creating authentic 1930’s period photographic prints in post production.
You can see some examples here [Series of 19]
Additionally Martin has been collaborating with established movie stills photographer Frank Connor, retouching & grading the movies still photography, for United Artists
[photography © United Artists]
Valkyrie | Photography : Post-Production
Commissioned by United Artists to retouch photos of Tom Cruise from the first days filming of Valkyrie, for a worldwide advertising campaign. The goal was to create in post-production a 1930′s look & feel. Similar in style to that of an original photograph of Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg. The official web site of the film can be found here. More background information can be found on wikipedia [photo © United Artists]
