Photography & equipment
Getting everything your equipment has out of it
- Camera settings
- How prime lenses differ
- Bodies, lenses, tripods
- Talking to the person in front of the lens
Photography
One-to-one coaching
Shaped around you
In a one-to-one session we go through exactly the areas you are interested in and that will move your photography on — personal and hands-on. Below is a selection of topics for your own coaching.
Inquire nowThe coaching
How I coach
I would like to invite you to discover what high-quality photography can do, through my coaching program.
In the coaching I show you how to put what you already know to work, so you get the most out of the skills you have. Small adjustments, and the tips and tricks I have gathered over the years, make a visible difference to how a picture reads as a whole — and you will see that new perspective change your work.
I help you find your strengths and use all of them, with concrete suggestions, recommendations and examples for improving both your pictures and the way you shoot.
Professional photography carries more weight today than it ever has. It speaks to us across every social network, it has taken its place online, and its relevance grows by the day. We communicate through photographs daily, and each one leaves a message behind.
Every moment that matters is photographed now. In business it is close to indispensable: almost every product is advertised through pictures, online or offline on posters, flyers and product sheets.
What you learn
Coaching topics
The areas a session can cover.
Lighting
Exposing well in any situation, with professional kit or with very little
- Available light
- Flash against continuous light
- Reflectors and what else helps
- Studio lighting
- Photographing at night
Lightroom & Photoshop
My editing workflow for every kind of work, plug-ins included
- A workflow for every kind of work
- Lightroom filters
- Photoshop technique
- Beauty retouching
- Plug-ins
Concept & planning
Planning your own projects, and the clients you want next
- Dealing with clients
- Planning and preparation
- Negotiating
- Delivery terms
- Marketing on social media
"A professional photographer has to master the play between light and shadow, and at the same time find the angle that brings every element of a picture into harmony — so that the result does not only catch the eye, but speaks straight to the person looking at it.
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Your coach
Who coaches you
Photographer and filmmaker from Frankfurt, certified by YouTube and Google.
What people say
From people I have coached
"Hohe Qualität, Vielfalt der Themen, tiefgründig, authentisch, praxisnah. Es hat meine Erkenntnisse auf persönlicher und beruflicher Ebene erweitert und vertieft. Sehr gute Balance zwischen Theorie und Praxis. Patrick hat mir sehr gute Tipps gegeben, die meine Fotografie Kenntnisse auf ein neues Level gebracht haben. Ich würde es absolut jedem empfehlen, der seine Perspektiven erweitern und seine Einsichten vertiefen möchte."
"Fotografie im Coaching mit Patrick ist viel mehr als ein Training! Es ist eine Gelegenheit, seine eigenen Fähigkeiten zu erkennen und zu lernen, in welchen Aspekten man sich verbessern kann. Es hat sehr viel für meine Weiterentwicklung als Fotografin beigetragen. Patrick hat mir geholfen, neu Facetten meiner eigenen Arbeit zu entdecken und hat mit seinen innovativen Ideen meine Kreativität wieder zum Leben gebracht."
Packages & duration
Coaching packages
Pick the package that matches where you are.
Beginner
Advice on what to buy
Around 15 minutes
Tell me what you need and what you want to photograph. I go through it with you and recommend the kit that fits your subject and your budget.
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Intermediate
Portfolio review
Around one hour
Show me your best pictures and take an honest, professional read on them. You get practical suggestions for getting more out of the work you already have.
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Advanced
Online coaching
Around one hour
Everything above can be booked online instead, in sessions of an hour. We work through your questions in whichever areas you want help with.
Inquire about this packageIn a group, too
See the group formatsPhoto walks & workshops in Frankfurt
Blue hour on the Main, reading light and a look of your own: the same work as in coaching, outdoors and with several people. Dates on request, also as a company event.
Before you book
- Both. The inquiry form lets you choose between an online session and a date in person — just say which suits you better.
- Yes. In the inquiry you choose between beginner, intermediate and professional, and the content follows what you can already do and where you want to go.
- Four topics. Photography and equipment: getting everything your kit has out of it. Lighting: exposing well in any situation, with professional kit or with very little. Lightroom and Photoshop: my full editing workflow, plug-ins included. And concept and planning for your own projects and future client work.
- Yes. Show me your best work and you get an honest, professional assessment of it, with practical advice on getting more out of your pictures.
- Yes. Tell me what you want to photograph and what your budget is, and I recommend the kit that fits your subject and your means.
- It depends on the package. Advice on what to buy takes around 15 minutes, a portfolio review around an hour, and online coaching runs in sessions of about an hour each.
- Through the coaching inquiry, or straight from “Inquire about this package” under one of the packages. You give your topic, your level, a preferred date and the format you want — we settle everything else in person.
- In the Rhine-Main region: in Rüsselsheim am Main, or wherever the subject calls for — Frankfurt am Main for architecture and street, the Rheingau and the Taunus for landscape, the studio for light and portraiture. Wiesbaden, Mainz and Darmstadt are short trips too; anything beyond that works online.
Free guide
From RAW to Fine Art
Editing landscape photographs in Lightroom and Photoshop
The sequel to my landscape book: from the RAW file to the finished print, in Lightroom and Photoshop.
54 pages · PDF · In English · free