Wasserball, SC Neustadt – ASC Duisburg
Neustadt a/d Weinstraße – 27.06.2021: SC Neustadt – ASC Duisburg, Deutsche U18-Meisterschaftsendrunde Wasserball in Neustadt a/d Weinstraße (Stadionbad), Germany. After so many months of hardly any sporting events possible due to COVID19 finally, the action was back. The final round…
Read MoreA dance competition in Covid-19 times
Finally, after a long wait, there was a dance competition taking place. 1.TC Ludwigsburg organized the regional championships Latin for Juveniles, Juniors, and Youth in the Rundsporthalle in Ludwigsburg. Although the competitors (and competition officials) were freed from wearing masks…
Read MoreConcert photography with the Canon EOS R
The biggest challenge for a concert photographer is to get the exposure right. It is almost impossible to use the camera’s built-in light meter as it gets confused by the huge differences and changes in light all the time. For…
Read MoreWaterpolo with the Canon EOS R
When I have new gear, like in this case the Canon EOS R, I like to try it in as many situations as possible to really get to know the camera. So I took it with me when we visited…
Read MorePhoto essay: A trip home
I’m fascinated by train stations. People, leading lines, lots of colours and more. In other words lots and lots of opportunities for interesting subjects and compositions. A trip home by train, from a little bit south of Stuttgart, therefore was…
Read MorePhoto essay: Olympiastadion München
Olympiastadion (German pronunciation: [ʔoˈlʏmpi̯aːˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn]) is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. With an original capacity of…
Read MorePhoto essay: Tunnels & a train station
There is a big bonus to traveling by train. You have to wait at train stations and often need to take a tunnel or two to get where you want to be. Both subjects are photographically interesting as they naturally…
Read MorePhoto essay: Behind the curtains
In front of the public in Halle 7 of the ÖVB Arena in Bremen the Latin formation teams of the 1. Bundesliga showed their absolute best. But before they shine there a lot is going on, in this case literally,…
Read MorePhoto essay: Formation dancesport in cinematic view, going close.
This the follow up to yesterdays post; Photoessay: Formation dancesport in cinematic view, the wide scope. A cinematic crop is also a great tool for close-up shots. Keeping the frame relatively empty and putting the focus on one subject, in this…
Read MorePhoto essay: Formation dancesport in cinematic view, the wide scope.
In formation dancing a lot happens in a wide horizontal plane. When we take photos though that often means there is a lot of wasted space above and/or below the actual action. Those parts then start to fight for attention…
Read MoreGalaball 50 Years 1.TC Ludwigsburg – Landesmeisterschaft S Latein
Last weekend I put on a suit to shoot dancesport as the occasion was a Galaball to celebrate 50 years 1.TC Ludwigsburg. Part of this evening were the regional championships in Latin dancing of Baden Württemberg. Regional championships doesn’t sound…
Read MoreGoldstadtpokal, quite possibly the most beautiful competition of the year
Well at least if you are a photographer. For years Schwarz Weiss Club Pforzheim has managed to organise an immensely good looking event in CongressCentrum Pforzheim. The venue itself is already pretty good looking but especially the way they light the room…
Read MoreMunich Fabric Start
We do not only do photography but also run a dance fashion atelier, V-studio dance fashion. We produce tailor-made dresses for latin and ballroom dancing, evening wear and more. For this part of our business we visited the Munich Fabric…
Read MoreRed Carpet Goldstadtpokal 2018
Photos from the red carpet at Goldstadtpokal 2018 are now available to order at http://www.vstudio-fotografie.de/p810289974 (Clicking on the photos below will automatically take you there)
Read MoreSport in evening dresses – The German closed championships formation dance
This article originally appeared as Sport in Abendkleidung – Die Deutsche Meisterschaft im Formationstanz on Sigma Germanys blog. Saturday November 11th, 2017: outside it is cold and grey as we walk towards the ÖVB Arena in Bremen. In the arena,…
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