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Behind the image – 10 minutes with Mads Mikkelsen

There is pressure in photographing one of your idols. Having only 10 minutes to set up and get multiple good shots of your idol takes that pressure to a different level. On assignment for Scandinavian Traveler (the in-flight magazine for Scandinavian Airlines), Danish portrait photographer Andreas Houmann took on the challenge of getting a cover and a spread of the world-famous actor Mads Mikkelsen while working against the clock.  Join us behind the image with Andreas as he shares how he spent 10 hours preparing for the 10-minute shoot and got what he needed without compromising on his vision. Let’s start from the beginning. What was the brief you had for this job? The brief was quite open because it was my first assignment for [Scandianvian Traveler], but they had seen many of my images and liked my style. So, it was up to me to create what I wanted. I was told that I would have 10 minutes with the actor Mads Mikkelsen. From that, they wanted a cover shot and five to six …

Taylor Brumfield – finding new ways to collaborate

2023 might be the first year in a while that COVID won’t keep us away from each other or the studio, but that doesn’t mean that working together remotely is history. As many photographers have found new ways of working closely with clients who could not join them on a shoot, both parties have discovered that being in the same room is not always necessary to get a good result. We spoke to beauty and product photographer Taylor Brumfield about how she is getting closer to her clients without going anywhere. Taylor Brumfield knows how to grab your attention. Her vibrant and lush style of photography makes the nail polish, moisturizer, or shampoo she shoots look so good that you almost want to take a bite, and encapsulates the “clean girl aesthetic” that so many aspire to for with the flawless, dewy skin of her beauty subject. Working as a beauty and product photographer for over a decade – product photography is her bread and butter, as she puts it– Taylor works with clients all …

Photographers Nina Zimolong, Don Laurent and Alessandro Galatoli shares their best time saving tips for an efficient photography workflow

3 photographers share their best time saving-tips for Capture One

If there is one thing most people wish they had more of, it’s time. Time to relax, to spend with friends and family, to work on what you truly care about. Although an essential part of a professional photographer’s work, culling and editing can sometimes take up unnecessary time. We spoke to three photographers about how they have made their workflow more efficient in Capture One Pro and get more time to do what they love. Nina Zimolong On assignments for high-profile brands, fashion and lifestyle photographer Nina Zimolong doesn’t waste any time on unnecessary steps. Keeping a well-thought-out, simple yet efficient workflow is what makes her able to deliver at a speed that amazes her clients. What is the most important thing to think of before a shoot? When planning a shoot, I need to be super organized. I like to have everything planned down to a T. I’ve been on many sets where things are not planned properly and it’s always those shoots that take the most amount of time and I can …

Capture One for iPad: How Sharpen saves time and impresses clients with tethering

Tethering to the Capture One iPad app is the latest new feature for photographers to take their work on the go. Watch editorial photographer Robert Hall – one third of Sharpen on YouTube – talk time-saving, collaboration, and how he wows his clients using the new tethering capabilities. “[Tethering to a laptop or desktop] just doesn’t work for me because I am never in a fixed location,” says Robert. The Michigan-based photographer has been playing with the new tethering functionalities on Capture One for iPad since the update to the app came out in September and has seen it open doors to new ways of working. “Most of my work is on location wherever my clients are. Even today when I am working for my university client, I am going to be in six different rooms in three different buildings all around the campus.” “I am just not in a fixed scenario that warrants tethering to some type of laptop or desktop setup. But with the update of the Capture One app, tethering is finally …