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Das neue Lemans Buch

By René Staud

Das neue Lemans Buch
Mythos Lemans
Seit 1923 werden in Le Mans Legenden geschrieben, Helden geboren und Zukunft erprobt. Zudem hat Posrsche mit 19 Siegen weit mehr als andere Marken zum Mythos beigetragen. Auch die Porsche-Rennwagen wurden zu absoluten Ikonen, das gilt für den ersten Le-Mans-Siegertyp 917 sowie für den bislang letzten Typ 919 Hybrid. Diese Porsche-Sieger hat Starfotograf René in seine Studios gebeten: Kunstvoll arrangiert und mit einem Blick fürs Detail, gewinnt er den Sportwagen immer wieder neue Facetten ab. Kaum weniger atemberaubend als die Fotokunst ist das, was Fahrer, Techniker und Ingenieure zu den einzelnen Typen zu erzählen wissen!
Alles in dem neuen Buch zu finden. 

 

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About René Staud

By René Staud

Über René Staud

René Staud sees the light of day in 1951 in Stuttgart. Already at an early age he is fascinated by this specific light which eventually leads him to photography. During his school days he already learns the necessary know-how by working through various photo courses and winning his first awards and prizes at an age of 12. The decisive moment comes at the age of 14: René Staud allows himself his first self-earned reflex camera. By selling souvenir-, and portrait-pictures he eventually affords his first very own black and white photo lab. After his school-leaving qualification he completed an apprenticeship in a portrait-, and photo shop and keeps on working as a photo assistant and freelance photographer during his military service. The subsequently way into self-employment happens more or less by accident: Since a permanent job as a photographer is out of sight, he spends his time with wedding- and documentary photos. With a growing popularity he discoveres himself the field of product-, and advertising shots. Soon, he learns about the need of professional studio shootings an adapts to this development. In 1975 René Staud opens his first studio in Stuttgart which shortly after is followed by the open-plan-studio in Wendlingen. His big breakthrough comes in 1985 with the development of the Magicflash®, a light system that is designed to fit exactly to the needs of studio photography. On the basis of this innovative wide-area lighting he makes a perfect entrance into the world of automotive photography. Pretty soon, his light concept convinces a large part of the specialist circles and the result are several offers from renowned manufacturers. The increasing demands and the expansion of the total workflow allow the opening of the next open-plan-studio in Leonberg. With an expertise of more than 40 years in the field of advertising photography, René Staud is busy in all fields of automotive photography. He offers a demanding photographic view, the most modern technology, as well as manual perfection and a very clear vision. There are a lot of famous car manufacturers amongst his customers whose perceptions are significantly characterized by his photos. Today, the STAUD STUDIOS are an innovative platform consisting of various different cooperating departments. An international and interdisciplinary team of 90 people – consisting of strategists, creatives, photographers, producers, CGI-, and Photoshop-artists, as well as digital- and VR-specialists is working in spaces in Leonberg/Stuttgart and Hamburg. The agency stays true to the automotive industry but also includes customers who focus on new ways of mobility. STAUD STUDIOS accompany these demanding brands from strategy to the final product.

René Sprung

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The Magic Flash

By René Staud

The Magic Flash
“It all started with shoeboxes and a flashlight”.
.René Staud soon realizes: With the then available light it was impossible to set the scene for cars effectively. “More than a mere documentation was hardly possible. Emotional photography, impossible,” remembers René Staud a time when wide-area lighting had the size of one square meter – maximum. He is absolutely sure: “To carve out all the details of a car one needs a large and even light.” Hence, René Staud starts puzzling in his own studio until he finally develops his first flash tub: the Magicflash® was born. With tubs the length of up to nine meters and a width up to three meters – suddenly – the impossible is possible: the perfect illumination. “The differences between the photos were so striking that from one day to another I was virtually overwhelmed with orders.” "

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