About me
Photographer and filmmaker — and everything else a brand needs.
I’m Patrick Schmetzer — born in the US, based in Frankfurt. I work with a camera, an instrument and code, for my clients and for companies of my own.
It started with music. I compose for piano and orchestra and play guitar — that’s where my sense of rhythm and timing comes from, and you can still see it in how I cut my films.
I picked up a camera at eighteen and turned it into my profession in 2014. Since then I’ve completed more than 500 projects for over 200 clients, from companies and hotel groups to private individuals. I learned the craft at the SAE Institute, where I trained in audiovisual media rather than photography alone.
For me, the picture and the brand behind it belong together. I design logos, corporate identities, menus, flyers, banners and print, develop brand campaigns and manage influencer partnerships.
As founder and CEO of Nexentrium, I build software of my own — platforms for recruiting, agency operations and image production — and I’m responsible for product and architecture. It’s the same way I work behind the camera, just in a different medium.
I also run online stores of my own and build the software and websites behind them myself — this one included.
Our eyes must acquire sensitivity and speed to recognize the right moment.
Five fields that, for me, go hand in hand: image, sound, brand — and the ventures where it all comes together.
The craft
Photography and film for companies, hotels and brands
I’ve made my living with stills and film since 2014: events and concerts, hotels and restaurants, portraits, products and brand films. Every production is in the catalog, along with its images.
Every project in the catalog
Hotel photographyKempinski Hotel Bahía – resort in Estepona
Concert photographyKPOP.Flex – Deutsche Bank Park 2022
Event photographyBucherer Fine Jewellery – Grand Opening
Portrait photographyWinter blossom – concept
Hotel photographyCalista Luxury Resort (Drone)
Restaurant and food photographyDruckwasserwerk winter menu
Hotel & hospitality
Hotel photography and film are at the heart of my work: hotels and resorts, rooms and suites, interiors, spas, restaurants and bars. I show a place the way its guests are meant to experience it — the light, the calm and the details that set it apart.
See hotel photographyWhere it started
Compositions for piano, orchestra and guitar
Music is where it all began for me. I compose for piano and orchestra and play guitar — and that’s exactly where the rhythm in my films comes from.
Cinematic Luxury
Calm piano, rising strings, a beat that builds
Art
Fine art photography, drawing and wall art
A selection of my wall art. Fine art photography, drawing and every motif are on the art page and in the Art Store.
Brand
An image only works when the brand behind it is right.
Book me for your brand
Clients book me to move their brand forward.
I develop growth strategies, content plans, marketing concepts and campaign ideas — and produce all of it myself, from the first concept through the shoot to content for every channel.
I test my concepts on my own brands first — the online stores PPFWERK, Korndex and Glossdoc.
Request a conceptConcepts, campaigns and content for brands that want to grow
That’s why I don’t stop at photo and film — I also work on what a brand says, who says it and how it looks.
For me, every campaign starts with one question: what does the brand want to say? From there, I handle the concept, images, film and formats for every channel myself.
I bring brands and creators together and manage the partnership so it fits the brand — not just the follower count.
Logos, corporate identities, menus, flyers and print. To me, design is as much a part of a brand as its imagery.
My own ventures
I run online stores of my own and build the software behind them myself.
Online stores, software and brands of my own
Under the Nexentrium brand, I develop platforms for recruiting, agency operations and image production — and build websites like this one.
Platforms of my own for recruiting, agency operations and image production.
Coming soonCustom-cut clear protective film, with a configurator for shape, size and price.
Online store for car care, car and wheel repair, and accessories.
In preparationOnline store for professional abrasives, accessories and machines.
Websites and online stores I’ve built — this one included.
A good image documents. A great one tells a story — yours.
That’s why I work closely with you, from the first idea to the final file — so the result makes your brand’s message visibly stronger.
Get to know the idea, the goal and the audience.
Define the look, light, color and sound before a single frame is shot.
Camera, sound, editing and grading, all in-house.
Work that exceeds expectations — built for your brand and your reach.
More than 200 clients across industry, hospitality, restaurants, retail and trade associations — from A-Rosa, Audi and Bentley to Hilton, Hyatt, Kempinski and Marriott, Leica, Mercedes-Benz, Sephora and the U.S. Army.
See all clients
Trained in audiovisual media — so sound, sound design and editing all stay in-house.
Visit the SAE Institute
