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Photography Blog | News, Technology & Inspiration

Camera tests, news, tips and inspiration for your photography! In the Foto Koch Blog you will find current topics and trends around photography and video production. We inform you about new cameras, lenses and other electronic devices, write testimonials and give inspiration from other photographers and artists. In the Foto Koch blog you will also find many articles from our photography magazine Schnappschuss.


01. October 2017

Above the rooftops of the city

Andrej Ciesielski had quite normal hobbies in his youth. Until the day he discovered roofing for himself. The pictures are spectacular, his actions go around the world.

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01. August 2017

New world of drones at Foto Koch

There are many different drone & multicopter models. We test flew a model from each application area, including the DJI Spark and the DJI Mavic. We also flew a hexacopter from Yuneec, the Typhoon H. We would now like to give you our first impressions of the world of drones.

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20. July 2017

Photo competition Up close - Result

The winners have been announced. Read on to find out who won the "Nah Dran" competition.

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05. July 2017

First impression Canon Eos 6D Mark II

We've waited a long time - now it's available! We at Foto Koch were allowed to try out the camera shortly after its presentation and were able to form our own opinion of the main new features.

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01. May 2017

It's all about the flow

Ruslan Khasanov shows us in a wonderful way how to make unique, whimsical photos and videos with simple means. He experiments with a wide variety of materials and creates sensational, colorful worlds.

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01. February 2017

Silver, glass and time

About a year ago, Thomas Stelzmann took us on an interesting journey into the world of ambrotypes for Schnappschuss No. 55; a world that feels like a journey through time. As already announced at that time, the whole project was far from reaching its goal, because one was sure: There's still something...

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01. January 2017

Fujifilm enters a new era and launches new products

Today Fujifilm unveiled three new cameras, including the long-awaited GFX 50S, a mirrorless medium format camera with an outstanding 51.4 megapixels.

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01. October 2016

Fiction Love

"Photography is my way of communicating with the world". With these words, the artist Wang Chienyang describes describes his award-winning works, which he has already presented around the globe. For us, the young Taiwanese artist tries to describe his path to pop art and what fascinates him so much about it.

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01. September 2016

Colors in series

Today's article is all about color. Once again, we have a little idea for you to take part in. Thomas Stelzmann has set himself the task of photographing various mini-series on specific colors. To do this, he simply goes out and looks for things from our everyday environment in the same color or color combination.

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10. August 2016

But that's not - really sharp...

I'm sure every photographer has heard this phrase before. Now and again, this may even be the case accidentally. But have you ever thought about deliberately taking "blurred" pictures? In this article, we want to give you the inspiration to try something unusual, namely creating blur on purpose. So, get your camera out and let's go!

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01. August 2016

Stark contrasts - play with light and shadow

Learn how to create great image compositions with light and shadow in today's article. All you need is a camera, a lens and a little curiosity. The potential subjects are right on your doorstep. After a bit of theory, you can get started straight away.

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06. June 2016

Fit for the photo season?

The long-awaited spring finally seems to have arrived and not only mating animals are happy about this, but also a large number of photographers who are slowly but surely waking up from hibernation. They get their hopefully not dusty cameras out of the cupboard and slowly venture out into the sunshine to hunt for motifs.

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06. June 2016

Interview with Thomas Stelzmann

For their project "No more coal", Düsseldorf photographers Wolf R. Ussler and Thomas Stelzmann brought 51 former miners back to the ground of their former pits and staged them there photographically. Each of these unique black and white compositions tells a piece of personal history.

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01. March 2016

Sigma Art and Tamron SP series

What unites most photographers is the search for the perfect tool. This can sometimes cost a few euros more. Above all, this desire includes the search for a great lens. It should be extremely sharp and have a high-quality feel.

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01. November 2014

My camera and me - Thomas Stelzmann

The passionate photographer from Düsseldorf explains to us what a shelf in his studio is all about and how pictures sound.

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01. November 2013

Snapshot No. 52:

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