Hartmut Toepler Photography

Hartmut Toepler Photography Do what you love and do it with passion.

AIPP Accredited Professional Photographer with focus on commercial work in product photography, fashion and advertising photography, architectural and interior project photography.

26/10/2016

How long does it take to make water dance around a divers watch?

Well - technically only 125th of a second. Make this 3 x 1/125 - in this case the final image consists of 3 parts that are merged during post processing. Still quite a quick thing to do, right?

My professional photographer friends will know this all too well - many clients are not aware of the time that goes into one of these shots. Hours of brainstorming, thinking and planning to incorporate the client's visions, colours and sometimes their identity. Sourcing props, setting the light. Testing. Testing again. Working with water is challenging - in particular if you are working in a studio environment with expensive and sensitive electronic equipment. Eventually, after some hours of work, you are happy with what you see on the control monitor. Done.

Well - not really. The work starts now. Post processing.
There is no such thing as a quick fix in Photoshop. Every step requires painstaking accuracy - in particular if it comes to removing imperfections or dust particles. And no matter how meticulously you clean and prepare your products, there is always dust when you are shooting with a full frame 50 MP camera. Always.

Last but not least - tidying up the studio. Drying and cleaning. Trying not to get in trouble with your partner once she realises that her favourite baking tray is still in the studio, serving as the black background tray containing the water for your latest product shoot.

At the end, nothing else but the result matters. I want my clients to be happy with my work and I want to be proud of what I deliver. And most of all - I love what I do.

24/07/2016

Sunday night - one more sleep until Monday. Woohoo - another week filled with passion and excitement!

15/07/2016

Terrible news this morning from France - once again. Our thoughts are with all the innocent victims of this horrible attack, when will this world be able to live in peace?

Enjoy life, my friends - it could be over all too soon.

11/06/2016

Today is World Gin Day.
Here's to all the craftsmen who are using their skills and experience to produce fine, balanced spirits and to all my fellow photographer friends who spend hours to make the products look as great as they taste. Cheers!
Oh - and enjoy responsibly!

27/05/2016

The last days of autumn - winter is going to arrive very soon. Time to swap my t-shirt for a proper jacket.
It was a lot of fun to photograph the current range of motorcycle wear for Blackbirdmotorcyclewear.com - now I want one of those Nubuck leather jackets!

09/05/2016

Photographic equipment can be ridiculously expensive. But sometimes it is the small and inexpensive things that make a huge difference - like a synthetic leather golf glove that helps me to avoid fingerprints and fluffs in jewellery shots without compromising ease of handling. This glove has saved me hours of editing and lots of grief.

08/05/2016

Finally I had some time over the weekend to go through the files of last week's shooting with the little Munchkins. It was great to see some familiar faces - and most of all little Thorbjorn who is such a character. You rock, buddy!

04/05/2016

Sometimes it's the simple things that make my job exciting. Water droplets for example. Love it.

28/04/2016

One year ago on this day, I have been accepted as accredited member of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography.
It has been a year filled with hard work, lots of learning and many rewarding moments. Working on stylish big men's clothing in the studio today made me think of how it all started, more than 35 years ago. With an old hand-me-down camera that has sparked a lifelong love of photography. Life is awesome.

31/03/2016

The start of a new project is always special - especially when this involves meeting lovely people.
I love honest people and those who share the same values. Meeting a business owner who cares about ethical sourcing, natural products, supporting local businesses and who gives away 25% of their profits to support victims of domestic violence is pretty rare.

The images are still work in progress, but I want to share one the first shots with you - Mother’s Day is approaching fast and the Caim&Able products seem to be a pretty good alternative to chocolate and flowers…

caim-able.com

10/02/2016
See Saw Spring Summer 2016

Great to see the result of a day's work looking so good. Thanks again to Monique Sola, Keli Aroha Parkes and the team from See Saw Clothing for an amazing shoot.

Look Book teaser

29/01/2016

Nothing better to wrap up the week with having fun at work. Yesterday's shoot for the Spring / Summer '16 collection of See Saw was absolutely sensational. 6 hours in the studio and 2 hours at the beach with the most amazing team. Thanks to Monique Sola for being a gorgeous, patient and 100% professional model, Keli Aroha Parkes for brilliant make-up and hairstyling, Christiane Hock for superb light and styling assistance and the team from See Saw for giving us the opportunity to be part of next season's success. And most of all - for having a fun day! We are now selecting the hero shots for the look-book - preview coming soon!

21/01/2016

Who said diamonds are a GIRL's best friends?
I guess these diamond blades will be boy's best friends - great stuff from the guys at OX. Love photographing their quality tools!

14/01/2016

Fresh from the printer - the Ox tools retail catalogue 2016. Richard Seddon, you made it to the cover :-)

19/12/2015

Professional photography can help selling faster

07/12/2015

Excited about the start of a new project. Love Mondays. Love lime and chilli.

29/11/2015

It was an awful lot of driving and endless hours in the scorching sun, but it's done. Another exciting project completed for a client - a photographic essay about suburbs from the Nepean River to the Royal National Park. Last stop: Alexandria.

09/11/2015

Delivered. 'Dark and dirty' catalogue shoot for OX tools - featuring Richard Seddon. Can't wait to see the print! And I knew Richard before he was famous...

30/09/2015

Little Munchkins, part II. This little angel is only 3 years of age - but she has been posing like a supermodel. I should have taken a selfie with her, she'll be famous one day. Good luck with your career, Kahlani!

29/09/2015

I had the privilege to work with some of the most amazing Munchkins models this week - you guys are rockstars! Wishing you well on your way to the top, you've got a huge potential!

16/09/2015

Whilst Tony Abbott lost his job and Australia got a new Prime Minister, I have been working on the completion of a marketing shoot for safety equipment and quality tools. So lucky to be a photographer and not politician.

11/09/2015

Rob and Izzy are back from their honeymoon - time to share some photos of their wedding! Izzy on the way to church with her father - in a beautiful 1948 Jaguar. She looks so happy!

26/08/2015
Passion

A short excursion back to the 1970's and my very first camera.
The beginning of a love affair...

26/08/2015

Exciting news - Hartmut Toepler Photography goes 360 degrees.
Check it out!

http://bit.ly/1Ei2ocO

17/08/2015

After some fashion-filled weeks it is a nice change to work with architecture and blue skies. Love the diversity of my job!

13/08/2015

The See Saw Autumn/Winter 2016 catalogue just arrived from the printer - very excited about the finalisation of this project. Christiane has done an excellent job with the catalogue design and I am delighted to see my photography presented in such a beautiful way. Happy selling to the See Saw team!

31/07/2015

What a great week - work on the fashion shots for autumn/winter 16 is completed. Printer starts next week - can't wait to get my hands on the catalogue! Sneak cropped preview of the cover... more to come soon!

24/07/2015

A while ago I thought Jeremy Clarkson had the best job on earth. I was wrong. I am the one with the best job ever...
A fantastic day with lovely clients, a very talented make-up artist and hairdresser - and a gorgeous and super-professional model. What a delight to work with this team! Stay tuned for some shots of exciting womenswear for autumn/winter 2016, to be published very soon!

16/06/2015

Rodriguez helping me setting the light up for today's shoot of womenswear. Oh boy, I love my job!

16/06/2015

First day in the studio with the Canon 5Ds - boys toys day! Pulsar V8 Supercar 2015 limited edition. Tomorrow will be a ladies fashion day for a change :-)

15/06/2015

I am excited. Actually - I am extremely excited... To be one of the first photographers in Australia to own a Canon 5Ds with an unbelievable 50 megapixel sensor. Can't wait to start shooting!

The biggest possible THANK YOU to Christiane and the amazing bunch of people involved in making this dream come true... you know who you are. I love you!

30/04/2015

Hartmut Toepler Photography

12/04/2015

Creative and productive weekend - hours of shooting shirts, jeans and scarves in the studio. And - what a great task for a 'watchoholic' - a scuba diver shoot. Thanks heaps to Jamie and his team from the Sydney Dive Academy for the gear!

28/03/2015

Tough choice... which images shall we use for our spring 2015 wedding advertising flyer? This one for sure.

24/03/2015

Hartmut Toepler Photography's cover photo

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