Stefan Thiel

WGT 2010 coming up

Stefan Thiel — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:06:50 +0000

From the 21th of May until the 24th of May the 19. Wave Gotik Treffen will again take place in Leipzig/Germany.

For all of you that will head there the first time or just bought a GPS/navigationsystem I listed last years venue adresses.

Agra: Bornaische Str. 210, Leipzig – Markkleeberg
Alte Börse: Böttchergäßchen 1
Anker: Knopstraße 1
Auerbachs Keller: Grimmaische Str. 2 – 4, Mädlerpassage
Buschfunk: Große Fleischergasse 19
Cinestar: Petersstr. 44, Petersbogen
Club Basement: Ritterstr. 44 – 48
Darkflower: Hainstr. 12 – 14
Distillery: Kurt-Eisner-Str. 108
Felsenkeller: Karl-Heine-Str. 32 / Zschochersche Str. 14
FHL-Club: Eichendorffstr. 14
Heidnisches Dorf: Bornaische Str. 210
Insel: Buttergasse 9, Leipzig – Großzschocher
Johannisfriedhof, Alter: Prager Str.
Kohlrabizirkus: An den Tierkliniken 42
Krystallpalast: Magazingasse 4
Krypta: Dr. Wilhelm-Külz Park / Prager Straße, Leipzig – Stötteritz
Kunstgeist: Oststraße 6
Moritzbastei: Universitätsstraße 9
Museum der bildenden Künste: Katharinenstr. 10
Oper: Augustusplatz 12
Passage Kinos: Hainstr. 19a
Peterskirche: Schletterstr. 5
Parkbühne: Clara-Zetkin-Park
Schauspielhaus: Bosestraße 1
Sixtina: Katharinenstr. 11, Sachsenplatz
Spiegelplalast: Pfaffendorfer Str. 29
Südfriedhof: Prager Straße
Sweat Club: Peterssteinweg 17
Telegraph: Dittrichring 18
Thomaskirche: Thomaskirchhof 18
Villa: Lessingstraße 7
Volkshaus: Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 32
Volkspalast/Kantine: Messehalle 16, Prager Straße 200
Volkspalast/Kuppelhalle: Messehalle 16, Prager Straße 200
Werk II/Halle A: Kochstraße 132, Leipzig – Connewitz
Zur Gruft: Raschwitzer Str. 1

My WGT photos from 2009:

Workshop with Ophelias Overdose

Stefan Thiel — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:54:54 +0000

On the 21st of March we will have another fetish fashion workshop with Ophelias Overdose. 4 hours for just 149 Euros (VAT included). The workshop will take place in Karlsruhe. For more details and application check out: workshops.beautyofabyss.com

Hurry, places are limited and half of them are already gone!

Shooting with Lilian Liquid II

Stefan Thiel — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:15:11 +0000

Model Lilian Liquid (Her sedcard @ modelkartei.de).

A happy and successful new year to everybody. BTW… snow sucks.

Merry Christmas!

Stefan Thiel — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:19:03 +0000

A few free days are coming up – enjoy them…

Merry Christmas to you!

2 photos released in Gothic issue #65

Stefan Thiel — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:04:44 +0000

The printmagazine Gothic released two photos of me from the gothic musical “Rappacinis Tochter“.

I took them on the Wave Gotik Treffen 2009.

“Into the shadows” – shooting and composing workshop

Stefan Thiel — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:57:14 +0000

After the shooting is before the composing. For all photographers whose work isn’t completed after switching off the flash, Thomas Adorff and Stefan Thiel offer a full day workshop that combines shooting and photoshop postproduction.

The adorable model Loonacat will be transformed into a cyberwarrior of the next millennium by the professional make-up artist Claudia Heinzelman (references: “Equilibrium“, ” Resident evil 1“, “Enemy at the gates“). Futuristic implants, neuronal data links and heavy firearms are going to create a feeling of Hollywood at the photostudio.

In the first part of the workshop at the Mietstudio Karlsruhe each participant has enough time to work out his own posing ideas with the model. Photostudiobasics, like lightsetups and working with the model, will also be shown so that first-time studiousers can catch-up easily. The photos of this shootingsession are the raw material for the composing with Photoshop in the second part.

After the lunch break (included with the price) the second part of the workshop will be held in nearby conferencerooms. With the help of the technics used for the Shadowrun-calendar of Thomas Adorff, the participants will be introduced step-by-step into the Photoshop postproduction and composing.

Via beamer the steps that are essential for a professional composing will be shown, e.g. beauty retouching, inserting of backgrounds and the creation of an individual look. After each step the participants have enough time to use the shown technics on their own photos, help by the tutors will be available.

The day will end with the presentation and discussion of all works.

Date: 10.01.2010
Price: 195€
Model: Loonacat
Make-up artist: Claudia Heinzelman

Topics photostudio-part:
» two different lightsetups and their effect
» working with the model
» pose and construction of the photo
» and much more…

Topics postproduction/composing-part
» retouching
» backgrounds
» colors
» and much more…

Included:
» Lunch (delivery service), small snacks and non alocoholic drinks
» modelrelease which allows the photographer the free use of his photos
» model and make-up artist fee are compensated with the price of the workshop
» hires-backgrounds for free use (CD)
» two tutors always around
» documentation on CD

Location:
The first part starts at 9.00 at the Mietstudio Karlsruhe. The second part will be held in nearby conferencerooms, end approx. 18.00

Requirements:
» you know how to use your camera
» change of aperture/time must be possible
» flashsocket or flashsync via cable
» laptop with Photoshop

Hill of crosses (Lithuania)

Stefan Thiel — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:26:55 +0000

Actually the Hill of crosses isn’t a cemetery. Anyhow it’s a breathtaking sight to see thousands of crosses in all shapes and sizes and follow the small tracks that wind through that congregation.

Some of the photos will be used in my upcoming project: “Decree of silence” – A silent walk over cemeteries.

Liner notes:

Shooting with Lilian Liquid

Stefan Thiel — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:36:33 +0000

Came down with a cold the last days. Besides using a myriad of handkerchiefs I had time to finish some older (it was still warm outside at that time) photos from Lilian (Her sedcard @ modelkartei.de).

The Baltics by motorcycle

Stefan Thiel — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:23:23 +0000

Around the Baltics (Northern Poland, Latvia, Lithuania) by motorcycle.

Urban exploration – Consonno (Italy)

Stefan Thiel — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:31:37 +0000

Consonno used to be some kind of Italian Las Vegas but only for a short time in the Sixties. Nowadays it’s a ghost town and the plazas where once lavish celebrations took place had fallen silent.

Liner Notes:

There a some sites on the net covering Consonno and it’s history, mostly in Italian. Use Babelfish for a translation.

- www.consonno.it
- myspace.com/consonno
- it.wikipedia.org