Shooting analog with 35mm, medium format, and large format sheet film—as well as digital
Since 2008, I have been working as a specialized nurse for hygiene and infection prevention at the Neuwied Public Health Department.
Prior to this, I served as an infection control specialist at the Institute for Hygiene and Public Health at the University of Bonn.
I am the sole creator and operator of the YouTube channel "apertureonepointfour".
I took my very first photo with an SLR camera when I was just 10 years old.
I grabbed my father's camera, a PORST compact reflex, and his flash unit.
My father simply called out from the other room, telling me to set the top dial to the red 60 and turn the lens aperture ring to 8.
But where was my subject? What could be better than taking a picture of myself?! No sooner said than done. I walked up to our large hallway mirror and started turning the lens. Somehow the image looked sharper... no, blurry again... wait, now it looks good, and I pressed the shutter. It went "click." Then I heard my father yell from the living room, reminding me to actually turn on the flash unit.
Okay, second try. It went "click" again. And for a split second, the hallway turned blindingly bright, way too bright.
When the prints came back a few days later, I could barely recognize myself in the photo. Instead, all you could see was the massive reflection of the firing flash... Ever since that moment, photography hooked me and never let me go.
This early fascination eventually led me into the professional world of cameras: From 1988 to 1990, I completed my first formal vocational training in photographic retail at Foto Brell in Bonn, qualifying as a retail sales specialist for photo, cinema, and video gear.
At age 14, I bought my first real camera: a Canon A-1 paired with the Canon FD 50mm f/1.8.
For two years, that would remain my one and only lens.
Today, I share my home with a vast collection of vintage analog Canon SLR bodies and an extensive array of lenses.
I present some of them to you here in pictures and videos!
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By the way ... I still take pictures of myself in front of all kinds of reflective surfaces:
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