Marco Grob and Others

This guy is amazing! His portraits are something to look at due to the way in which he gets the emotions out of the subjects. I need to find out how he does this! http://www.marcogrob.com/contact.php

These links below are all from Marco Grob's website. He was a big point of contact for me.

http://www.avocadoartists.com/

Dimitri Tolstoi
http://www.dimitri-tolstoi.com/

He is a photographer for the Avocado Artists. Dimitri has an unusual way of photographing food, which mainly involves studio lighting.

http://www.avocadoartists.com/artists/tolstoi/gallery - Have a look at his gallery.

Switzerland, Eastern Europe, Russia and Asia.

Still life, accessories, cosmetics, liquid beverages, animals and food.

Dmitri Tolstoy is the great-grandson of the great Russian writer, Count Leo Tolstoy. Dmitri lives and works in Paris. With resounding success of advertising campaigns, which were used for photos taken with Dmitri, his name is widely known not only in France, but throughout Europe.

Customers of Dmitri's really appreciate his experience, attention to each of their wishes and the ability to bring to work your own creativity and aesthetics. Among them: Céline, Longchamp, Perrier, Renault, Peugeot, Biotherm, Héléna Rubinstein, Baccarat, Lancôme, Air France, Pioneer, Guerlain, Dom Pérignon, Van Cleef, Chaumet, Kenzo and La Prairie.

Joerg Kritzer
http://www.joergkritzer.com/

Represented in Switzerland, Eastern Europe, Russia and Asia.

Still life, liquids beverages, cosmetics, food and accessories.

Joerg Kritzer began his career in photography as an assistant and then in 1991 opened a studio in his hometown of Dusseldorf.

From the outset, Joerg endlessly attracted the rich colors and, despite the stillness, very expressive world of still life. Knowledge of techniques of light and inner sense allow him to achieve excellent results.

In 2000, Joerg moved to Hamburg, where he lives and works today.

A list of his clients is constantly growing: Volkswagen, Siemens, Ikea, Shiseido, BMW, Champagner Lanson, Knorr, Beck's, Henkel Schwarzkopf, Coca-Cola, Anson, Philips, Krups, Davidoff, Volvo, Martini, Bacardi and others.

I really love the high key lighting on the subject of the food. Studio lighting is used and a reflective surface is used in some of the shots. The black background is strong, but I think it helps show the outline of the subject, with a carefully placed light to get that great rim lighting. I have used this style in some shots with a black background and the back light is the use of natural light.

http://www.noma.dk/ - Best restaurant in what they are doing in the photo world.

http://www.vernonjolly.com/ - Agents for celebrity photographers and advertising magazines like Vanity Fair and Vogue.

http://www.nicoschaerer.com/ - This guy has a really interesting way of using the background in his portraits and with some of his fashion shots. I noticed that with his fashion shots, that all the backgrounds have been shot separately and then turned upside down or sideways and then he adds the subject.

With his portraits, he uses a flash up close and I think a ring flash on the side and on other off camera flash. But again the backgrounds are playing a big role in the shot and the backgrounds are mostly unlit to produce a grey tone. The person is engaging with the camera and the fills most of the frame. Interesting thought of composition.

http://www.dsphotographers.ch/ph-ov.php?id=52

http://www.diegoalborghetti.com/ - This guy does beautiful portraits and loves using light techniques.

http://www.studiojonaskarlsson.com/index2.html - He has got the same feeling in his images, as the amazing Annie Leibovitz.