MEN´S HEALTH 08/15
WORKING TOGETHER WITH IRONMAN CHAMPION SEBASTIAN KIENLE FOR THE AUGUST EDITION OF MEN´S HEALTH WAS A PLEASURE. THE GOAL OF SHOOTING HIM WITHIN LIGHTPAINTING-SCENARIOS IN HIS THREE TRIATHLON DISCIPLINES SWIMMING, RUNNING AND CYCLING WAS A REAL CHALLENGE WHEN WE WENT TO SNAP PHOTO STUDIOS STUTTGART IN EARLY JANUARY THIS YEAR.
THE SHOOTING IN TOTAL DARKNESS WAS ALSO A NEW EXPERIENCE FOR SEBSTIAN, E.G. CYCLING ON ROLLS IN THE DARK CAN LEAD TO REAL DAMAGE IF THE WHEELS JUMP OF THE ROLLS. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR MYSELF WAS THE SWIM-SCENE - PUTTING SEBI IN A WATERPOOL WASN´T AN OPTION, SO DRYLAND-ACTION WITH WOODOO-LIKE SHAKED BRUSHES WERE THE BEST TRANSFORMATION WHILE SEBASTIAN WAS PRETENDED TO SWIM THE CRAWL ON A BLACKBOX.
AFTER 6 HOURS SHOOTING THE WHOLE TEAM WAS HAPPY WITH THE FINAL RESULTS. THE FEATURED STORY INCLUDES 14 PAGES IN THE AUGUST ISSUE OF MEN´S HEALTH AND I´M HAPPY THAT THE WHOLE EDITORIAL STAFF LIKED IT TOO.
THANKS AGAIN TO THE CREW, MY ASSISTANT PETRA, ELKE AND MARKUS, WHO ALL MADE THIS POSSIBLE!