Portrait Shooting Session with Blanca #1
The portrait shooting session with Blanca at Dieter Koelbl photo studio in Ravensburg was great fun.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HC 120 II
- ISO 100
- f/5.6
- 1/180 sec
- main light / beauty dish
- 2 rim lights with grid
- developed in phocus
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Regards, Gerry
Portrait Session with Katrin Zett #3
Well, I browsed over my backlog today and just decided to work on this portrait. It was a great fun working with Katrin.
Enjoy it.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HCD 120mm II
- ISO 100
- f/13
- 1/180 sec
- Illuminate Flash System / Beauty Dish combined with two rim lights with grids
- developed in phocus
- watermarked
Regards, Gerry
Photo Shooting with Vera #3 – Who Wears Prada?
I got a new Elinchrom Rotalux indirect 150cm and my girlfriend a new Prada sunglasses 
A perfect combo - isn't it?
Enjoy it!
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HC 80mm/2.8
- f/11
- ISO 100
- 1/250 sec
- black backdrop
- 2 rim lights with grid
- backdrop light
- large Rotalux indirect Octabank (150cm)
- developed in phocus
- finished in CS6
Regards, Gerry
India – Varanasi – Wise Baba (II) #9
As mentioned in one of my previous post, we had a great time to work with this wise Baba.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-4D
- Hasselblad HC 80 2.8
- ISO 100
- f/5.6
- 1/350 sec
- Lee ND Filter 0.6
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
- Elinchrom Deep Octa 70
- developed in phocus and CS6
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Gerry
India – Varanasi – Baba Portrait #8
Baba Vijay Nund is a very, very nice person and it was really a pleasure working with him.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-4D
- Hasselblad HC 80 2.8
- ISO 100
- f/5.6
- 1/350 sec
- Lee ND Filter 0.6
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
- Elinchrom Deep Octa 70
- developed in phocus and CS6
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Gerry
India – Varanasi – Happy Moment at Ganga River
Life at the Ganga River bank is definitely not easy but the photography session brought some change in their day-to-day routine and created some fun. She was so shy at the beginning but at the end she was willing to give it a try ...and she did a very good job.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-4D
- Hasselblad HC 80 2.8
- ISO 100
- f/5.6
- 1/350 sec
- Lee ND Filter 0.6
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
- Elinchrom Deep Octa 70
- developed in phocus and CS6
- watermarked
Regards,
Gerry
India – Varanasi – Hard Life at Ganga River #3
As already mentioned in my previous posts (Hard Life at Ganga River #1 and 2) their life is really not easy and they deserve my respect.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-4D
- Hasselblad HC 80 2.8
- ISO 100
- f/4.8
- 1/750 sec
- Lee ND Filter 0.6
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
- Elinchrom Deep Octa 70
- developed in phocus and CS6
- watermarked
Regards,
Gerry
India – Varanasi – Baba Portrait #7
As mentioned in my previous post, this was one of my very first Baba portrait.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-4D
- Hasselblad HC 80 2.8
- ISO 100
- f/5.6
- 1/350 sec
- Lee ND Filter 0.6
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
- Elinchrom Deep Octa 70
- developed in phocus and CS6
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Gerry
India – Varanasi – Baba Portrait #6
It was one of my very first Baba portrait in Varanasi and this Baba was so patient with me because the light setup took so long.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-4D
- Hasselblad HC 80 2.8
- ISO 100
- f/5.6
- 1/350 sec
- Lee ND Filter 0.6
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
- Elinchrom Deep Octa 70
- developed in phocus and CS6
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Gerry
India – Varanasi – Wise Baba #5
We were strolling along the Ganga river bench when we saw this old Baba sitting at the river. He agreed on a quick portrait session after a long chat and he was pleased about the result.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-4D
- Hasselblad HC 80 2.8
- ISO 100
- f/5.6
- 1/350 sec
- Lee ND Filter 0.6
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
- Elinchrom Deep Octa 70
- developed in phocus and CS6
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Gerry
India – Varanasi – Meditation
I photographed this person somewhere at the Ganga rive while he was meditating for hours ... I walked up and down and he was still sitting there in the same position.....
Some technical information:
- Canon 1DX
- Canon 70-200 f/2.8 L IS II USM
- ISO 400
- 1/400 sec
- f/3.2
- developed in Lightroom
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Regards,
Gerry
India – Varanasi – Hard Life at Ganga River #2
As already mentioned in my previous post (Hard Life at Ganga River #1) their life is really not easy and they deserve my respect.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-4D
- Hasselblad HC 80 2.8
- ISO 100
- f/5.6
- 1/350 sec
- Lee ND Filter 0.6
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
- Elinchrom Deep Octa 70
- developed in phocus and CS6
- watermarked
Regards,
Gerry
India – Varanasi – Hard Life at Ganga River #1
I visited a little, simple tent camp very close to the Pontoon Bridge. The people who live there are very, very poor and they have indeed a real hard life but they are not broken and try to do the best of their situation.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-4D
- Hasselblad HC 80 2.8
- ISO 100
- f/4.8
- 1/750 sec
- Lee ND Filter 0.6
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
- Elinchrom Deep Octa 70
- developed in phocus and CS6
- watermarked
Regards,
Gerry
India – Varanasi – Female Sadhus (Sadhvis) #2
Well, I was lucky because I got a second chance to portrait an female Sadhus (Sadhvis) during my stay in Varanasi (see my first portrait of a Sadhvis). I really like her facial expression - she looks so peaceful and happy.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-4D
- Hasselblad HC 80 2.8
- ISO 100
- f/6.8
- 1/350 sec
- Lee ND filter 0.6
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
- Elinchrom Deep Octa 70
- developed in phocus and CS6
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Regards,
Gerry
India – Varanasi – Baba #5 – Full-Portrait
.. and here comes the full portrait of the nice Baba ...
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-4D
- Hasselblad HC 80 2.8
- ISO 200
- f/4.0
- 1/45 sec
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
- Elinchrom Deep Octa 70
- developed in phocus and CS6
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Regards,
Gerry
India – Varanasi – Baba #4 Portrait
This Baba was such a nice guy. He was talking and talking and talking and had always a smile..... and he definitely enjoyed to be the star.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-4D
- Hasselblad HC 80 2.8
- ISO 200
- f/4.0
- 1/60 sec
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
- Elinchrom Deep Octa 70
- developed in phocus and CS6
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Regards,
Gerry
India – Varanasi …. waiting for a photo session
We hired a auto rickshaw and were heading from Varanasi city to the Pontoon Bridge when I saw this man sitting at the corner of a house. I forced the driver to stop our rickshaw at a very busy corner and headed to this man ... and asked for a permission to take a photograph of him. He agreed and we put everything together in no time ... and took the photograph.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-4D
- Hasselblad HC 80 2.8
- ISO 100
- f/5.6
- 1/250 sec
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
- Elinchrom Deep Octa 70
- developed in phocus and CS6
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Regards,
Gerry
India – Varanasi – Baba #3 with Flower
I got a friendly invitation of this Baba to make a portrait of him. The place was very busy at this time and you can imagine how the people were looking while we took the photographs. He was definitely the star of the day;-)
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-4D
- Hasselblad HC 80 2.8
- ISO 100
- f/4.8
- 1/500 sec
- Lee ND filter 0.6
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
- Elinchrom Deep Octa 70
- developed in phocus and CS6
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Regards,
Gerry
India – Varanasi – Female Sadhus (Sadhvis) #1
I had the chance to photograph this female Sadhus (Sadhvis) at the Ganga river. Sadhvis exist in many sects and in many cases, the women that take to the life of renunciation are widows. Sadhvis are sometimes regarded by some as manifestations or forms of the Goddess, or Devi, and are honored as such. There have been a number of charismatic sadhvis that have risen to fame as religious teachers in contemporary India.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-4D
- Hasselblad HC 80 2.8
- ISO 100
- f/4.0
- 1/500 sec
- Lee ND filter 0.6
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
- Elinchrom Deep Octa 70
- developed in phocus and CS6
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Regards,
Gerry
India – Varanasi – Aghori #3 High-Key
I had the opportunity to photograph this Aghori in the afternoon and decided to go for a high-key mood.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HC 80mm
- ISO 100
- f/5.6
- 1/750 sec
- Lee ND 0.6 filter
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
- Elinchrom Deep Octa 70
- developed in phocus
- watermarked / digimarc
Enjoy it!
Regards, Gerry
India – Varanasi – Aghori #2
While he was playing with a human skull I got a chance to portrait him....
Some technical information:
- Canon 1DX
- Canon 70-200 f/2.8 II USM
- ISO 200
- f/2.8
- 1/250 sec
- developed in Lightroom & CS6
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Regards, Gerry
India – Varanasi – Rowing Baba #2
Baba Nodo Somendrah was very very busy but I got the chance to portrait him while he was rowing our boat.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HCD 35-90mm @ 35mm
- ISO 100
- f/5.6
- 1/750 sec
- Lee ND filter 0.6
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
- Elinchrom Rotalux Deep Octa 70
- developed in phocus & CS6
- watermarked
Enjoy the ride.
Regards,
Gerry
India – Varanasi – Aghori #1
What is an Aghori?
The aghori is a human symbol of lord Shiva himself. The aghori lives in cemetery, the living place for lord Shiva, this is the representation that the final abode for everyone is the cemetery. And many of the aghoris roam around naked, representing the true humans and their detachment from this world of mortals who live in the world of illusion. The Aghoris are also known for eat anything. They also often dwell in charnel grounds, have been witnessed smearing cremation ashes on their bodies, and have been known to use bones from human corpses for crafting skull bowls (which Shiva and other Hindu deities are often iconically depicted holding or using) and jewellery.
Some technical information:
- Canon 1DX
- Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS II USM at 145mm
- ISO 125
- 1/320 sec
- f/2.8
- developed in Lightroom and CS6
- watermarked
Enjoy it!
Regards, Gerry
India – Varanasi – Baba #1
Just arrived home again after spending one intensive week in Varanasi. This place is indeed incredible and I'm sure .... I will go back again. But, first, I have to unpack and clean all my stuff and browse/develop all my photographs. Let's start the Varanasi story with a Baba portrait.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HC 80mm 2.8
- ISO 100
- f/5.6
- 1/800 sec
- Elinchrom Quadra Ranger A head
- Rotalux Deep Octa / 70cm
- Lee filter ND 0.6
- developed with phocus
- finished in CS6
- watermarked (digimarc)
Enjoy it.
Regards, Gerry
Myanmar – Bagan – Shwezigon Pagoda – Novice Portrait
I had the pleasure to work with this young novice at Shwezigon Pagoda.
Some technical information:
- Canon 1d MK IV
- Canon 85mm 1.2 II
- ISO 200
- f/2.0
- 1/500 sec
- developed with Lightroom 4.0 / CS6
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Regards, Gerry
Enjoy it.
Regards, Gerry
Myanmar – Life at Taung Ta Man Lake #2 – Net Fisher
An early morning scenery at Lake Taung Ta Man.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HC 210mm
- ISO 200
- f/10
- 1/500 sec
- developed in pocus
- black & white conversion Nik Silver Efex Pro
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Regards, Gerry
Myanmar – Life at Taung Ta Man Lake #1
An early morning scenery at Lake Taung Ta Man.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HC 210mm
- ISO 200
- f/4.0
- 1/800 sec
- developed in pocus
- black & white conversion Nik Silver Efex Pro
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Regards, Gerry
Photo Session with Lu
I had the pleasure to work with Lu together in the context of a photo shooting session in Ravensburg. Here is the first portrait scene.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HC 120mm II
- ISO 100
- f/8
- 1/250 sec
- one light source setup (500ms)
- developed in phocus and CS6
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Regards,
Gerry
Photo Shooting with Vera #2
And here is the second scene .... in the meantime we had an aperitif
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HC 120mm II
- ISO 100
- 1/250 sec
- f/19
- 2 Elinchrom rim lights
- Ranger RX Ringflash 1500
- background light
Enjoy it.
Regards, Gerry
Photo Shooting with Vera #1
This was the first photo shooting session with Vera and we created some keepers after a bottle Veuve Clicquot
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HC 120mm II
- ISO 100
- 1/800 sec
- f/11
- 2 Elinchrom rim lights
- 1 Elinchrom light bank
- background light
Enjoy it.
Regards, Gerry
Spain – Asturia – Gueirua Rocks @ Night
I took this photograph long after sunset (midnight). The ambient light and moonlight illuminated this wonderful Gueirua scenery in a perfect way. The orange glow comes from a nearby city and the bright spot is lighthouse.
Some technical information:
- Canon 1DX
- Canon EF24-70mm f/2.8L
- ISO 100
- f/4.0
- 841 sec (!)
- watermarked
Enjoy it!
Regards, Gerry
France – Bretagne – The Foreign World of Ile d’Ouessant
This little island is one of my favorite places in France - the rough shoreline with its bizarre rock formation is really awesome. This time I had terrible conditions and a big fight against the huge waves, the unpredictable wind conditions and the sea spray.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4d-40
- Hasselblad HCD 28mm
- ISO 100
- f/27
- 256 sec
- developed in phocus
- watermarked
Enjoy the rough sea.
Regards, Gerry
Spain – Asturia – Gueirua Rocks
This place was the reason for my Asturia trip and I have to admit it was worth every single kilometre.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HCD 35-90 at 60mm
- ISO 100
- f/16
- 256 sec
- Lee big stopper
- developed in phocus
- watermarked
Enjoy the rocks of Gueirua!
Kind regards, Gerry
Switzerland – Winter Cross
We had a snow thunderstorm a couple of days ago and I accidentally photographed (it's not a composite) this scenery on the way to my home.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HCD 35-90 at 60mm
- ISO 100
- f/8.0
- 1/180 sec
- developed in phocus
- black and white conversion in Nik Silver Efex Pro
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Regards, Gerry
Spain – Bilbao – Rushing Clouds
I photographed this skyscraper on my way to the Guggenheim Museum at Bilbao because of the fast moving clouds.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HCD 35-90mm at 35mm
- f/32
- ISO 100
- 91 sec
- developed in phocus
- black and white conversion in Nik Silver Efex Pro
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Regards, Gerry
France – Bretagne – Phare du Petit Minou #3
Yes, I love this place - that's why I returned back to the third time.
Enjoy it.
Regards, Gerry
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HCD 28
- ISO 100
- f/32
- 64 sec
- Lee big stopper
- developed with phocus
- black and white conversion: Nik Silver Efex Pro
- watermarked
France – Bretagne – Ile d’Ouessant – The Gate
The weather conditions (strong wind, waves and flying water) were against my plan to do a long exposure at this place. So I had to change my mind and include the harbor wall as gate to my plan.
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HCD 35-90 at 90mm
- ISO 100
- f/22
- 256 sec
- developed in phocus
- black and white conversion: Nik Silver Efex Pro
- watermarked
Enjoy it.
Regards, Gerry
France – Bretagne – Diving Platform #1
A diving platform and two salt water pools - which one do you prefer?
Enjoy it.
Regards,
Gerry
PS - some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HC 150N
- ISO 100
- f/19
- 256 sec
- developed in phocus
- black and white conversation in Nik Silver Efex Pro
- watermarked
France – Bretagne – Flooded Oyster Plantation
Same location but a little bit later
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HCD 35-90mm at 90mm
- ISO 100
- f/22
- 256 sec
- lee big stopper
- processed in phocus
- black and white conversation in Nik Silver Efex Pro
- watermarked
Enjoy it!
Regards, Gerry
France – Bretagne – Empty Oyster Plantation
Well, there is a huge Oyster farm below the surface but during high-tide everything seems to be empty ....
Some technical information:
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Hasselblad HCD 35-90mm at 35mm
- ISO 100
- f/22
- 256 sec
- lee big stopper
- processed in phocus
- black and white conversation in Nik Silver Efex Pro
- watermarked
Enjoy it!
Regards, Gerry
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