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The fusion of beauty photography and AI generated jewelry

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At photopia in Hamburg in October 2022, beauty and fashion photographer Ava Pivot and me shot a beauty series during our Dedo Lights session, that we didn't see anywhere at that moment in time. With #Midjourney just getting onto the radar of creatives and the buzz around the service, wether it would be a threat to photography, retouching and the creation of beauty images, we decided to embark on a journey full of curiosity. Seeing Midjourney as another tool in our tool stack and go with the flow. We love new unknown territory. And that is why we decided to challenge the complete team and for the first time use AI-generated jewelry that we created in countless hours of playing with Midjourney's amazing interface on #discord . Hence, our October was full of late-night rendering and retouching sessions, where Ava and me connected while sharing my screen and bouncing ideas and possibilities. The result were 8 unique beauty portraits of our wonderful model Esther. She's wearin

Creative Industry Radio | My next guest | Jeannette Bohné

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Creative director  Jeannette Bohné  is my next guest on my new international podcast  #CreativeIndustryRadio . With her background in working for  GREY Germany ,  DDB ,  BBDO Group Germany  and  Prime Video & Amazon Studios  and her role as Co-President of  Art Directors Club (ADC)  - section Berlin, Jeannette will be sharing insights into her career as a creative and her thoughts of the creative industry. Super thrilled to have you on the show, Jeannette. You guys are more than welcome to send in your questions you would love for Jeannette to answer on the show. Just comment on this post or go to instagram and send me a voice message, to be featured on the show. The podcast will officially launch by the end of this January on all major podcast platforms. Photo credit:  Helge Hoffmann

Thank you and Good Bye 2022. Happy New Year 2023.

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Thank you 2022 🙏🏼 You have been an exciting and wonderful year to me. I am grateful for all the priceless experiences, for the wonderful places you took me, for the amazing projects I was working on, for the lessons you taught me and for the miracles you brought me. I am beyond grateful for my family, my wonderful wife and son, my friends, partners and for the amazing new people you connected me with and especially for the ones you encouraged me to let go from my life. Life is about energy. You showed me what happens when you give without expectations, what good will come when you decide to let positive energy flow and stay centered emotionally, even when times get tough. Because times get tough every now and then. Thank you to everyone, that feels connected to these lines. You are most appreciated. Here’s to 2023 🙌🏼 I know who I am, what I want and what I will create in 2023. I am more than thankful for the people close to me ready to embark on this new years journey together. You

Die Magie von Geben ohne zu Erwarten

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In Episode 21 von  #unleashed  durfte ich mit  Prof. Dr. Nicolas Burkhardt  und  Christian Classen  von  KOPFSPRINGER  über  #Kreativität ,  #Retouching , unseren ersten Social Tribe  BeyondBoys  und die unendliche  #Kraft  von "Geben ohne Erwartungen" sprechen. Wenn Du schon immer einmal wissen wolltest, was High End Retusche eigentlich (für mich) ist und warum Networking und die richtigen Leute zu vernetzen meine zweite riesengroße Leidenschaft ist, dann bist Du herzlich zu dieser Folge eingeladen. Das Interview kannst Du Dir hier ansehen: 

The inifinte power of giving without asking

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A few weeks ago I had the honor to speak at  Wacom 's  #connectedink  event at  Wacom Experience Düsseldorf . When  Jeroen van't Hoofd  reached out to me, asking wether I would be up to give a talk to the creative family, I immediately felt it was a great opportunity to speak about "the art of retouching, empowering others and the infinite power of giving without asking". As I experienced this power many times myself, I am a strong advocate on sharing inspiration, motivation and knowledge to empower others with our expertise to all grow together. A big thank you for giving me the space to share this mission to  Alex. Holder ,  Silke Roggermann ,  Onur Cengiz ,  Jeroen van't Hoofd ,  Guido Moeller ,  Avinav Khanal  and  Stefan Kirmse  and for creating this amazing format. It was my pleasure 🙏🏼💯🫶🏼 So for today, let me leave you with this: Create with passion, share with love. #empowering   #giving   #sharing   #givingwithoutasking   #creativity   #creativefamil