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Cornelius Muller's avatar

Thoughtful piece. That opening image is a masterpiece in arranging elements within the frame and creating a mood. What stood out for me also was many of his automotive images show only thin slivers / suggestive features of the brands cars, leaving the viewer to complete the picture (pun not intended) in their minds. Nonetheless, beautiful work 🤝🏽.

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Denise's avatar

Appreciate it! always happy when I see a Strohl newsletter because I know they have good value! I'm still young (23) but when working at the marketing agency, the creative director took me on shoots just to watch and observe and also shoot some bts. May not even be my best shots, but I'm so gratefull that he took me every time because you learn so much on a "big" set.

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Sam Ghioto's avatar

Brilliant, Alex. I appreciate this post as someone who’s interested in doing BTS to find my way into the commercial film industry.

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Josh Woll's avatar

Very informative, insightful. Thank you! Love the format with audio. It’s actually a great way to scroll through the piece, read while listening. 👌🏻

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Rich Gibbins's avatar

How good is that Xpan crop ratio 👌🏼 I love it. Brings everything back to landscape shooting vs portrait.

Great thoughts too, it reminds me that if we are not careful how solo making photos can became and to not get old and left out in the dark on your own 😂

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Alex Strohl's avatar

I know man, every time I look at photos from the Xpan, I want to go shoot it again.

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