Qiu - 丘
What was your first shot ?
My first subject was my child.
How did your work, idea evolve ?
Based on the special properties of the Impossible films and the results achieved with the Polaroid Sun-600, I designated the color film to express illusory subjects and the B&W film to capture the imperial garden of the Forbidden City.
Are you happy with the result ?
1) The film's performance is unstable, but the B&W is much better in this regard. There was only one accident, after opening one of the boxes of film it was overexposed to light so no pictures appeared.
2) The color film is more problematic, performing very poorly in low light; the images are all tinted yellow (the B&W film as well), an almost unbearable yellow.
What's next ?
Qiu - 丘
What was your first shot ?
My first subject was my child.
How did your work, idea evolve ?
Based on the special properties of the Impossible films and the results achieved with the Polaroid Sun-600, I designated the color film to express illusory subjects and the B&W film to capture the imperial garden of the Forbidden City.
Are you happy with the result ?
1) The film's performance is unstable, but the B&W is much better in this regard. There was only one accident, after opening one of the boxes of film it was overexposed to light so no pictures appeared.
2) The color film is more problematic, performing very poorly in low light; the images are all tinted yellow (the B&W film as well), an almost unbearable yellow.
What's next ?
He never forgot his artistic passion, which would provide him prestigious awards.
Born in Neunkirchen (Germany) in 1966, Michael Schnabel moved to San Francisco (California) at the age of 25, after having learnt photography in Germany.
But in 1995, he decided to get back to were he once belonged, becoming a professional photographer in Stuttgart, Germany, where he still lives today.
At first, he focused upon commercial contracts (with Hyundai, SAP, HSBC, Jeep...) but he never forgot his artistic passion, which would provide him prestigious awards (AOP Gold, ADC Gold, Communication Arts) and even reached the recent list of the 200 best photographers in the world. His numerous exhibitions (not only in Europe) contribute, with the interest of many magazines, to his great success both sides of the ocean.
