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Male Beauty Meets Fantasy – Cool Guys and Their Bikes

Male Beauty Meets Fantasy – Cool Guys and Their Bikes

  Posted By Klaus Maresch   22.07.2024   0   Fantasy photo shoots, Fashion Foto Shootings

We noticed Jinthe Martens, a young male model from Belgium, on his Instagram account. We asked Jinthe if he could imagine trying out a shoot on a bike in front of our photographer Barbara Frommann’s camera and being staged as an attractive werewolf. He could, and we agreed with him on what our makeup artist would do with him, how she would style him, and what setting would be suitable.

From the outset, it was clear that it was about Male Beauty meets Fantasy, but staged humorously and playing with clichés.

Male Beauty: Werewolf Boys on a Suzuki are Cool – What else?

Werewolf boys on a bike are cool - what else? (Photo: Barbara Frommann)
Werewolf boys on a bike are cool – what else? (Photo: Barbara Frommann)

It should appear cool and passively aggressive at the same time. This question should invisibly hang in the air: “Dude, do you have a problem?” But at the same time, it should be clear that there is something to discover behind the coolness.

The werewolf, at least the variant appearing in newer fantasy novels and series like Teenwolf, no longer comes across as a bloodthirsty monster, but as powerfully masculine, hands-on, and protective of his pack, his (chosen) family, and friends.

The basic idea is to portray a young man on his bike as cool, self-confident, aware of his attractiveness, and dominant. He stands by who he is. He knows what he is. Everything else rolls off him, and he knows it doesn’t affect him. If someone bothers him, he might raise an eyebrow or twitch a corner of his mouth. He calmly dismisses it as “The toad farts, the caravan moves on” and goes about his business. He takes the freedom that is due to him – beyond excessive wokeness and nagging political correctness. He doesn’t wave a string of lights; he solves the problem and takes responsibility. And he also knows that he is attractive to both other guys and girls. It doesn’t bother him. The Teenwolf-Bikerboy doesn’t ask for leadership; he leads. He is the alpha whom the sun asks if it may rise.

Werewolf on Bike

A strong role that every teenager can identify with, which is why the werewolf motif is very popular in fantasy literature. At the same time, he does not stand for an overly sensitive demeanor. The alpha of a wolf pack does not wave a string of lights and doesn’t annoy people with Kumbaya my Lord. His presence dominates the scene and makes others yield. He just acts; he doesn’t talk.

And he rebels; there’s a bit of James Dean in him. Werewolves are fast and wild, which is why a motorcycle belongs to the theme of “Male Beauty meets Fantasy”.

Model: Jinthe Martens
Photographer: Barbara Frommann, Bornheim
Hair & Makeup Artist: Shideh Nikoukhessal, Cologne
Textiles: Boudoir Noir
Motorcycle: MZB Bonn

An Internship as a Male Model for Dark Fashion

An Internship as a Male Model for Dark Fashion

  Posted By Klaus Maresch   09.06.2024   0   Fantasy photo shoots, Fashion Foto Shootings
An internship as a male model for Dark Fashion in Victorian Style (Photo: Barbara Frommann)
An internship as a male model for Dark Fashion in Victorian Style (Photo: Barbara Frommann)

A mother, who was a guest at one of our events with the Nazi contemporary witness Ivar Buterfas-Frankenthal with her family, asked a few weeks later if her 15-year-old son Frederik Schrade could do an internship with us. We called back, the boy was directly on the phone and received a commitment to participate in the next model shoot, specifically as a male model.

But before that, a joint meeting at our office was scheduled, because we naturally discuss a model shoot with a teenager with their legal guardians.

Internship as a Male Model in Victorian Style

What motif will be chosen, in what environment and at what time will the model shoot take place? The boy should feel comfortable, have fun, and learn something. He should – that is the purpose of the Parents@Work internship series at Collegium Josephinum, where he attends school – gain insight into the professions of photographer and make-up artist with us.

First, a visit to Boudoir Noir, an online shop for Gothic and Dark Fashion, was on the agenda. It initially took some persuasion, as Gothic style is not his usual attire. But that’s also what an internship is about: trying something unfamiliar, mastering a initially strange situation, and trying out a new role. Frederik had chosen some shirts and trousers that would transform him into a cool young vampire in a dark, elegant Victorian style.

Result: We now have a male model. And Frederik Schrade can imagine continuing to model. As a holiday or student job, for example for Urban Street Style, but also for further fantasy shoots.

Model: Frederik Schrade, Bonn
Photographer: Barbara Frommann, Bornheim
Make-up Artist: Emilia Keil, Bornheim
Textiles: Boudoir Noir, Ebersbach
Location: Old Cemetery with St. George’s Chapel, Bonn

 

Internship in a Photo Studio: Discover the World behind the Camera – and in Front of it!

Two young male models available for fashion photoshoots, for example for Gothic and Dark Fashion in Victorian Style.
Two young male models available for fashion photoshoots, for example for Gothic and Dark Fashion in Victorian Style.

Are you 16 or older and interested in photography, styling, or just want to know what really goes on at a professional photoshoot? Then an internship in a photo studio is just right for you!

At Sprungbrett BAfmW, you get the chance to get to know three exciting professions up close:

📸 Photographer – an eye for the extraordinary
Learn how to create impressive images with light, perspective, and technology. You’ll get to help with real shoots, operate the camera, set up the scene, and learn how an idea becomes a powerful image.

🎭 Make-up Artist – the artist behind the scenes
This is about more than just make-up: you’ll see how looks are created with brushes, colors, and creativity – from natural to crazy. You can watch or even try out small tasks yourself.

💡 Model – Confident in front of the camera
Do you want to know how models work? With us, you’ll get an impression of how to pose correctly, handle the camera, and appear confident during an internship. Who knows – maybe you even have talent for modeling?

What you should bring:

  • Curiosity and openness

  • Creative interest

  • Team spirit

  • No fear of stepping in front of the camera yourself

What you get:

  • Insight into creative professional fields

  • First experiences in daily studio life

  • Tips and tricks from real professionals

  • Cool impressions – and maybe even a few pictures of yourself!

Interested? Then apply for an internship now and discover your creative talent!

A Photoshoot as a Merman Prince in Jeppe Hein’s Circular Appearance Rooms

A Photoshoot as a Merman Prince in Jeppe Hein’s Circular Appearance Rooms

  Posted By Klaus Maresch   27.08.2022   0   Fantasy photo shoots
Jeppe Hein's Circular Appearance Rooms at the Bundeskunsthalle provided the backdrop for the fantasy photoshoot with John B. (Photo: Klaus Maresch)
Jeppe Hein’s Circular Appearance Rooms at the Bundeskunsthalle provided the backdrop for the fantasy photoshoot with John B. (Photo: Klaus Maresch)

Young John B., who is staged here as a merman prince, crossed my path when his parents asked for my help. Wasps had nested in the roller shutter box of his children’s room, and as a former beekeeper, I’m happy to help in such cases. It was already late in the evening when I entered the future merman prince’s room and found a somewhat shy 13-year-old boy who barely uttered a word at first.

I noticed the many sports equipment in his room. Bars, dumbbells, pull-up bars – what at first seemed like a medieval torture chamber quickly turned out to be the passion of a growing teenager. Now, you should know that John is dependent on a wheelchair – why, that’s not relevant here. Nor are any related further impairments.

A Little Merman Prince Deserves Recognition

But John is a great boy, a good student, an enthusiastic athlete, among other things, German champion in wheelchair tennis, he plays basketball and loves to swim. And of course – what boy his age doesn’t? – he likes fantasy movies.

When the wasp nest was removed, I started talking to his foster parents, and we chatted for a long time in the garden. I learned how arduous the struggle was for John to attend a regular school instead of a school for the disabled. He needs an inclusion assistant, provided by the city of Bonn at his school. And with this support, the 13-year-old boy has an average grade of 1.5 in his subjects. Imagine the potential that would be lost if this inclusion support didn’t exist.

Recognition for outstanding achievements as a student and athlete

Fitting as a merman prince at Magic Tail - John with the merman fin (Photo: Klaus Maresch)
Fitting as a sea prince at Magic Tail – John with the merman fin (Photo: Klaus Maresch)

I felt that this boy deserved recognition. Recognition that shows him that despite his handicaps, he has achieved something great and will continue to do so. Our project Federal Office for Magical Creatures has already carried out Fantasy & Model Shootings several times in the past, and I offered his foster parents to talk to John about whether he might be interested. A photoshoot as a vampire or werewolf seemed inappropriate to me, and since he is someone who likes to swim, I suggested he try his hand as a young merman. Essentially, a merman prince, the cool answer to Ariel the Little Mermaid.

The boy first had to come to terms with this fantasy setting, but then he liked the idea.

After some consideration with the photographer Barbara Frommann and the friendly advisors at Maskworld, we went looking for a suitable mermaid tail, which we found at the company -> Magic Tail, a great outfitter for fans of mermaid photoshoots and stagings.

Together with John, I drove to Waldkirch to Magic Tail. The owner, Kirsten Söller, took a lot of time to advise John on his type and to go through the suitable color combination for the merman fin as a merman prince with him.

Model Job Advertisement: Models Wanted for TV Shoots and Product Shootings at the BAfmW

Model Job Advertisement: Models Wanted for TV Shoots and Product Shootings at the BAfmW

  Posted By Klaus Maresch   01.05.2022   0   TV Filming
Bonn's most important authority, the Federal Office for Magical Creatures, occasionally offers modeling jobs.
Bonn’s most important authority, the Federal Office for Magical Creatures, occasionally offers modeling jobs.

The Federal Office for Magical Creatures is a fictional supreme federal authority for the affairs of citizens of magical descent, i.e., vampires, werewolves, demons, and other mythical creatures. And of course, a modeling job occasionally arises at the office, because the “Office”, based in the north of Bonn, includes a creative satirical portal about fantasy themes and cosplay, as well as an online bookshop and a publishing house for fantasy literature.

Male Models Wanted for Model Job

Occasionally, we are looking for male models for a modeling job to present shirts, hoodies, Stanley/Stella urban streetwear, and fantasy novels. But also to have pictures of appropriately styled werewolves, elves, vampires, demons, etc., available for satirical contributions and press releases. All under the heading “The vampire himself only wants his coffin in the green with geraniums in front of the crypt, and everything else is Catholic atrocity propaganda.”

Werewolf Berkan A. posing in the BAfMW official car, a modeling job in front of the Sterntor in Bonn (Photo: Barbara Frommann)
Werewolf Berkan A. posing in the BAfMW official car, a modeling job in front of the Sterntor in Bonn (Photo: Barbara Frommann)

Currently, a TV channel wants to film an episode about the BAfmW for the show “Germany’s Greatest Secrets”. Of course, with “real” mythical creatures. For this, film footage of a model shooting will be created. We also have new books and other products for which we are advertising this modeling job.

We are looking for athletically active students, e.g., sports students, swimmers, dancers, or fitness fans, who enjoy being styled by our make-up artists, posing in front of the camera, and transforming into an attractive vampire/werewolf dreamboy who, slightly testosterone-fueled, presents himself against a suitable backdrop as the dream of all girls and gay boys. Clichés (Twilight, Teenwolf, Gladiator, Vikings, Chronicles of the Underworld) are alive and can be fun. But besides the muscular hero, the delicate elf with shirt size XS is also in demand. Also welcome with an LGBTQ background.

The shootings take place at locations such as the chapel in the Old Cemetery in Bonn, in front of the Sterntor, or in the studio of photographer Barbara Frommann, depending on the occasion and purpose.

Examples can be found in the picture galleries on our website:

What are the Requirements for Models?

  • For the demon modeling job, UV-reflective contact lenses and body paint were used. (Photo: Barbara Frommann)
    For the demon modeling job, UV-reflective contact lenses and body paint were used. (Photo: Barbara Frommann)

    athletic, slim, well-trained physique

  • no shyness to work shirtless/in swimming trunks in front of the camera
  • max. 3-day beard
  • Independent insertion of contact lenses – it’s not difficult, for insurance reasons we can only explain it, but we cannot insert the lenses for the model during a shoot.
  • Experience as a model? It can’t hurt, but it’s not a prerequisite. For us, it’s primarily about the fun of fantasy and creative photo shoots.

The application for the modeling job should include:

  • a photo, shirtless selfie in front of the mirror, after which we will decide which mythical creature will be shot.
  • Body measurements: height, weight, shoe size, waist circumference and leg length, and shirt sizes (from XS to 3XL). Some textiles are custom-made, for example, another shooting is planned on the Rhine bank with male mermaids, for which the fish fins will be custom-made.

In the preliminary discussion for each individual modeling job, we agree with our models on what will take place in front of the camera. The shootings last between 3 – 6 hours, mostly from early afternoon into the evening. The fee is determined according to effort and agreement. Of course, our models also receive a photo series for their own use.

Student Marvin is Styled as an Angel with a Glitter Factor

Student Marvin is Styled as an Angel with a Glitter Factor

  Posted By Klaus Maresch   10.04.2022   0   Erotic photo shoots, Fantasy photo shoots
Student Marvin posing as an angel with a glitter factor in front of the Federal Office for Magical Creatures. (Photo: Klaus Maresch)
Student Marvin posing as an angel with a glitter factor in front of the Federal Office for Magical Creatures. (Photo: Klaus Maresch)

We had a lot of fun working with the two models Sami and Marvin for the Christmas photoshoot, and the idea spontaneously arose to style Marvin as an angel with a glitter factor seeking asylum for another model photoshoot. Of course, it was supposed to have a slightly erotic touch, and the angel wings also had to be attached.

We opted for a leather harness to which the angel wings could be easily attached. A matching leather gladiator skirt was acquired, as the angel was, of course, also supposed to appear somewhat masculine and combative. The photos from this model photoshoot with Sprungbrett BAfmW were intended for Bonn’s most important authority, the Federal Office for Magical Creatures.

Gold Glitter with a Glitter Factor on the Wet Body

In Barbara Frommann’s photo studio, Marvin was then made up by makeup artist Vero Bente, and the gold glitter was applied to his water-moistened body. Not a perfect idea, because as it dried and with natural movements, gold glitter kept falling off his skin and spread throughout the entire photo studio. And in the car. And in… simply everywhere! The gold glitter still turns up today.

Next time, we will fix the gold glitter (silver glitter is also on the to-do list) with oil on the skin, which holds the glitter better and thus better showcases the motif “Angel with Glitter Factor”.

Modelshooting mit Vampir und Werwolf in der Georgskapelle

Modelshooting mit Vampir und Werwolf in der Georgskapelle

  Posted By Klaus Maresch   10.04.2022   0   Fantasy photo shoots, Product shootings

Ein Shooting mit Ole S. als Vampir und Berkan Aydin als Werwolf in der Georgskapelle auf dem Alten Friedhof in Bonn. Barbara Frommann fotografierte zwei als Werwolf und Vampir von der Maskenbildnerin Vero Bente dezent zurechtgestylte junge Male Models.

Georgskapelle als Location für Modelshootings

Die Georgskapelle auf dem Alten Friedhof in Bonn wurde im 13. Jahrhundert errichtet. Das romanische Gebäude mit frühgotischen Bauelementen war ursprünglich Teil der Deutschordenskommende Ramersdorf und diente den Konventsmitgliedern als Gebetsraum und für Gottesdienste. Die Kapelle war ausgestattet mit monumentalen mittelalterlichen Gewölbe- und Wandmalereien. Im 19. Jahrhundert brach in den Gebäuden der Kommende ein Brand aus, von dem auch die Kapelle betroffen war. Nach dem Brand beabsichtigte der damalige Besitzer, die Kapelle abzureißen. Sie konnte aber gerettet und auf den Alten Friedhof transloziert werden. Dabei wurden die Malereien zerstört. Einige von ihnen sind als Reproduktionen erhalten. Die Rettung der Kapelle gilt als ein spektakuläres Ereignis der Denkmalpflege im Rheinland in der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts.

Nach der Translozierung auf den Alten Friedhof erfüllt das Gebäude die Aufgaben einer Friedhofskapelle; außerdem finden dort zu seltenen Anlässen Musikveranstaltungen statt.

Und Sprungbrett BafmW shootet dort gern, denn die Atmosphäre zwischen den alten Grabsteinen und in der Georgskapelle ist wie geschaffen, um Vampire und Werwölfe in Szene zu setzen.

A Cool Teenwolf in Front of the Sterntor in Bonn

A Cool Teenwolf in Front of the Sterntor in Bonn

  Posted By Klaus Maresch   02.09.2019   0   Fantasy photo shoots, Fashion Foto Shootings

A cool Teenwolf caught our eye at the summer festival “Beethovens Bunte”. Together with friends, he kept circling our info booth but obviously didn’t dare to ask us what the official car of the Federal Office for Magical Creatures was all about. Later, like all our models, he got to know the BAfmW official car very thoroughly.

Berkan Aydin gets a makeup as a cool Teenwolf (Photo: Barbara Frommann)
Berkan Aydin gets a makeup as a cool Teenwolf (Photo: Barbara Frommann)

Berkan A., as the twink is called, was then practically “conscripted” by us. Well, not immediately; we explained to him what the official car and the Federal Office for Magical Creatures were all about, and he was thrilled. One thing led to another, and we offered him the chance to try himself as a cool Teenwolf and model for product shoots, because we needed someone to present the shirts and hoodies in the fan shop of the Federal Office for Magical Creatures.

Shoots as a Cool Teenwolf and for Shirts and Hoodies

For the shoot at Barbara Frommann’s studio, Berkan brought his mother and younger brother. Having just turned 18, he could have decided that alone, but his mother wanted to know what we would do with her son. And we think that’s good. As is well known, the internet forgets nothing.

The photographer Barbara Frommann then explained to the mother how we would stage Berkan as a Teenwolf or young werewolf, what we would use the pictures for, and that during a shoot with an adolescent, we pay very close attention to ensuring that only pictures are created that can later be used to apply anywhere. Perhaps not necessarily at the Catholic Church, but who would want to work there anymore?

Since the model shoots took place in the Old Chapel in Bonn in the late evening, we always brought him home afterward. Berkan Aydin is currently doing an apprenticeship in public service and is active in the volunteer fire department.

We conducted two model shoots with Berkan as a cool Teenwolf and were able to contribute a little to his driving license with the fee. We wish our Teenwolf all the best for the future, would work with him again anytime, and can only congratulate his future employers if they hire this humorous, intelligent, and ambitious young man.

The Sterntor in Bonn – a Gate to the Past

In the heart of Bonn’s city center, near Münsterplatz, stands the Sterntor – a historical relic from the Middle Ages. It is a reconstructed city gate that commemorates the old Bonn city fortifications. The original structure dates back to the 13th century and was once part of the imposing city wall that protected Bonn.

Today, the Sterntor is not only a testament to bygone eras but also a popular photo motif that Sprungbrett BAfmW frequently uses for fantasy-style model shoots. With its rustic stone architecture, pointed tower, and charming archway, it offers an atmospheric backdrop for portraits, fashion, or lifestyle shoots. Surrounded by cobblestones and historic buildings, it blends harmoniously into the cityscape – while simultaneously creating an exciting contrast to modern elements.

Anyone looking for a combination of history, aesthetics, and urban flair for a photoshoot will find the ideal spot in the Sterntor.

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