Marcus Maschwitz Photography Blog » Portraiture

Interview in Quint Magazine

Marcus — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:01:31 +0000

A few weeks ago the guys over at Quint Magazine contacted me about featuring my work in their next issue which would be known as their music issue. I flipped through a few copies of the magazine and really liked what they were doing so I agreed and today the magazine hit the shelves. Currently the magazine is only available in Dubai (stocked in all Virgin Megastores) but is also available to read for free online.

I answered a few questions about what it is like working as a music photographer here in London and you can read all about it from page 56 of issue 12. Read it for free here. The rest of the magazine is very cool too so give it a full read. I feel really grateful for this so “thanks guys”.

After The Ordeal in 120

Marcus — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:07:37 +0000

I’ve worked with the guys from After The Ordeal quite a few times and on our last shoot I decided to test one of my “new” OLD Yashica’s by shooting off a roll of 120.

I love this shot.

El Wood on 120

Marcus — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:34:12 +0000

One of my favourite things is shooting on 120 film but unfortunately the last bunch of scans have been really terrible and it’s put me off completely. I’ve tried a few different stores and all of them say they work only in high res so I send films off, wait a week (or two) and then I pay (a lot) and get home only to find crappy quality low resolution scans. It sucks and in the 3 years I’ve been here I haven’t found one place that actually does it right.

Anyway, I had a shoot with El Wood the other day for Beau & Arrow (will post more later) and I shot off a few 120′s to finish a roll and this reminded me that I need to push to find a proper place to scan these for me in future so I can use it more. Film is rad because you don’t have to edit … I love that.

If anyone has any ideas or recommendations of a place that I should be using then PLEASE do let me know.

Saskilla Yonder dropping 09.10.11

Marcus — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:01:42 +0000

I worked with an artist a while ago that goes by the name of Saskilla and it was a great shoot to work on with some very cool results.

One of the images from the shoot is currently on his site promoting the launch of his website. I thought I’d share. Artwork by Urban Media.

Jelluzz Artwork for Single Fire

Marcus — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:24:47 +0000

Jelluzz has always been a pleasure for me to work with and he has just released a new single (“Fire”) which he used one of my images for.

Facebook Bandpages

Marcus — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:20:26 +0000

I have some really cool people that follow my work and keep me updated by sending me screengrabs / scans of my work and where it’s been featured. I love that. Lately I have gotten a few of bands that I have worked with using my photos on their music player so I thought I would post a few.

These are for After The Ordeal, The Wild Archive, Dear Reader, Band Of King and Just Me Again.

What Now Band Flyer

Marcus — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:21:22 +0000

I’ve worked with the boys from What Now a few times now and it’s always a pleasure. Their music is catchy as hell and they work super hard to be tight.

I just got sent another flyer where they used one of my photos. I like it.

Look them up … do it now.

Another Criminal Damage

Marcus — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:27:34 +0000

I’ve been shooting loads at Criminal Damage over the last few days, because the new range is HUGE, and it’s been some good times.

They having a special this weekend and used one of the photos I shot with Grant. Take advantage of the deal.

Reign.Broke.Better website

Marcus — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:08:59 +0000

The guys (and girl) from Reign.Broke.Better have used a few of my photos that I shot with them on their new website and it looks really cool.

Their stuff is catchy as hell … check it out.

New Criminal Damage Advert

Marcus — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:38:49 +0000

I work with the guys over at Criminal Damage a lot and the deadlines are always crazy but it is most times a good catch up and rad day out.

They put together and advert for Drapers Magazine to push their Twisted Heritage range. I thought I would share.

Check these guys out, they have some really sweet pieces in the new range.

Dear Reader Album Cover

Marcus — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:38:44 +0000

I was lucky to work again with the talented, Berlin based, Dear Reader on the promo photos to support the up coming release of Idealistic Animals and as always it was a pleasure.

The cover for the record has just been released so I thought I would share it. I have heard the tracks and cannot wait for this album to get out.

What Now flyer

Marcus — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:52:08 +0000

I just got sent a really cool flyer using one of the photos I shot with the boys from What Now. The flyer is for their tour that they just finished up in May and I love how it came out.

These guys are super nice and their tracks are great. Make the effort to check them out.

New Just Me Again Tour Flyer

Marcus — Tue, 24 May 2011 09:07:33 +0000

The guys in Just Me Again have just announced another tour for later in the year and the poster / flyer for it has one of the photos I shot with them in studio. I like the way it came out.

Interview in Stencil Magazine

Marcus — Mon, 23 May 2011 10:13:25 +0000

The super nice guys over at Stencil Magazine ran an interview with me about my work which is out in this months current issue.

The magazine is free so check it out if you have the time HERE.

Thanks guys.

Birthday Self Portrait

Marcus — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:48:34 +0000

I turned 29 today and it was a good day. Been wanting to shoot a self portrait of myself and push myself in terms of the style of the photo so I thought today would be a good day to try that. It’s dark and distorted but this is the result … I like it lots.

Happy birthday me.

Criminal Damage Guys Range

Marcus — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:17:16 +0000

I work a lot with the guys at Criminal Damage and they have just released the Mens Spring / Summer Range for 2011.

It’s about 95 pages long so thought I would just post the first three. It’s always good working with them.

Don Broco Poster

Marcus — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:03:48 +0000

Another one of my photos that I shot with the guys from Don Broco were used on a flyer.

The quality of this one is a bit washed out but it’s the best one I got sent.

Amazing guys, check them out.

Interview by Killer

Marcus — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:34:48 +0000

My family over at Killer asked me a few questions about my photography, specifically working with musicians, general life and London town.

If you have the chance them please check it out HERE.

Don Broco full page in Rocksound

Marcus — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:20:40 +0000

The boys from Don Broco have a full page feature in the current issue of Rocksound along with my photograph which came out really cool.

I loved working with these guys and know that their journey is kick-starting properly so make sure to check them out and support their music. Their tour starts soon and it’s definitely worth checking out.

Criminal Damage Composite

Marcus — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:37:51 +0000

Just busy going through the tear sheets that I have been sent and there is another really cool one from a shoot I did for Criminal Damage with Ryan Stripe of the band Rio.

This is it.

Just Me Again again

Marcus — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:30:12 +0000

The guys from Just Me Again are one of my favourite bands to work with because they really are a laugh a minute … in saying that they are one of the most excited bunch of musicians I have ever met. They aren’t just playing music to be in a band but rather playing because it’s the only thing in the world that they want to do. They are a super nice bunch of guys and I love witnessing how much they have grown since we first worked together in 2009. This is still only the start for them I think.

These are a few grabs of images where they have used my photos that we shot the last time in studio together. Check them out, they deserve the support.

New Criminal Damage Tearsheets

Marcus — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:41:19 +0000

I work with Criminal Damage quite a lot and it’s always a good time. I just got sent a few things of where the photo’s were used so thought I would post them on here.

Featured in these two images are the very cool peeps being Elwood, Lora of The Sirens, Dan of The Dead Famous and Ryan of Rio.

All worth checking out.

Amelia is now a girl

Marcus — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:33:07 +0000

On Saturday I got to spend time with my special friends (the Zanin’s) and their beautiful little girl who really has moved on from a baby and now has the most personality since the day she was born. She’s amazing and so cute and I love how much she has impacted my friends lives and how much she loves them and even more how much it shows their love for each other.

I shot some photos in the dark of her just hanging out and rocking on her little keyboard. Thought they work well as black and whites.

Don Broco Tour Flyer

Marcus — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:38:35 +0000

Not too long ago I shot a bunch of portraits with the guys from Don Broco for them to use on their upcoming press runs and it was a proper laugh working with the guys. They are super fun.

They just announced their headline tour for next year and used one of the photos we shot in it so I thought I thought I would post it.

Here it is … check these guys out.

Behind the scenes: Don Broco Shoot

Marcus — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:57:49 +0000

I constantly get emails asking how I shoot and what my setup is when I work on a photo shoot and it’s impossible for me to reply to every single email especially because I am actually a photographer and not a teacher or admin guru. I thought that for this reason I would post another setup blog from a shoot I did with the super cool guys from a band called Don Broco up in Bedfordshire.

The guys were a flippen bunch of laughs but in a good way. Had a lot of fun working with them.

Anyway, the one location we shot at was next to a lake with the sun setting in the back. This is what the final photo looked like.

I used a 3 light setup for this shoot roughly placed in these positions (don’t hold me to the exact distances and angles) and the ring light is actually meant to represent my beauty dish but this app didn’t have that as an option. Haha.

All lighting is supplied by Profoto packs (Pro-7b and AcuteB to be exact). I took a photo with my iPhone of the setup in pretty much the same position as we shot. As you can see the sky actually looked like that and I never added in or edited the sky to make it look how it does in the final. Just some good lighting and a bit of tweaking on curves, levels, contrast, sharpness and colouring well importing the RAWS and obviously a few slight cosmetic clean-ups.

Not sure if this benefits anyone at all but it’s up anyway for those of you that care.

Make sure to check these guys out. They are super fun and worth supporting.

Currently listening to : Bullet For My Valentine – Fever.

Night By Night Myspace

Marcus — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:36:19 +0000

A few months ago I had a photo shoot with the very cool guys of Night By Night. This was one of my favourite shoot’s this year because of the effort from the guys and I think that we got some amazing shots from the day.

Anyway, the guys have just relaunched their Myspace and used one of my photos as the header for it.

Check them out, it will be well worth it.

Zebra and Giraffe endorsed by Fender

Marcus — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 09:50:54 +0000

My friends from Zebra and Giraffe are endorsed by Fender and have just become a featured artist on their site. They used a bunch of my photos of the guys and it looks really cool so check it out here.

We Are Wolf Myspace

Marcus — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:43:03 +0000

A few weeks back I shot photos with the boys from We Are Wolf which was a super good time. I have a lot of belief in these boys and cannot wait to see how this really early journey turns out for them.

Anyway, they have revealed their new Myspace with a few of my photographs from our time together.

Check them out.

Just Me Again Christmas Invite

Marcus — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:18:38 +0000

I recently finished off the photos I shot with the guys from Just Me Again and they have just used one of them to promote their Christmas Party they are having on the 17th of December at The Borderline. It’s bound to be amazing and if I wasn’t going to be road-tripping through Europe I would be there for sure.

Click here to buy tickets.

Just Me Again Studio Times

Marcus — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:36:40 +0000

I had a shoot with the boys from Just Me Again a few weeks back in the studio and it was crazy times as always. Love what these boys are doing so just wanted to post this photo up of them while I work on the images from that day.

This is them with their buddy, Jamesy, who is funny as hell.

Back to processing.