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N1 Portrait Photographer of 2019

Lin Tun

Yangon

Photos participating in the competition

About Lin

Date of the competition

Collections25 — 36

11 Mar.2018

15 Apr.2019

Winners in 2019

Maciej Michalczyk

Germany 🇩🇪

Balasangar Balasubramaniam

Germany 🇩🇪

Theresa Sujata Senti

Liechtenstein 🇱🇮

Mladen Dakic

Switzerland 🇨🇭

Top 10 photographers of 2019

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28 photos, Number One

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28 photos, Number One

Past engagement

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23 photos, TOP3

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23 photos, TOP3

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22 photos, TOP3

Past engagement

22 photos, TOP3

Past engagement

Photograph taken during a workshop on the topic of night photography in Melbourne, Australia.<br /> Model Rhiannon (RaRa), posing on a busy Melbourne street lit only using reflected window light. A great way to use natural surrounding light to perfection.<br /> Camera: Sony A7rii <br /> Lens: 70-200mm F/2.8 GM<br /> Settings: ISO 800, f/2.8, 1/320s<br /> www.mcgillivraybirniephotography.com
Model: Ingvill<br /> The model in this particular image is of my beautiful and amazing wife.<br /> This creative shot was taken in the comfort of our home living room during mid-afternoon.<br /> Lighting setup: a Profoto (B1) strobe with 2x3 foot soft box (at camera left), flagged-off with a black v-board, created this amazing contrast. At the rear I used a second Profoto strobe (D2) with a zoom reflector and grid to create a halo/gradient on a black background behind the model.<br /> Camera: Hasselblad H6D-50c<br /> Lens: HC 100 f/2.2<br /> Settings: ISO 100, f/9, 1/250s<br /> www.mcgillivraybirniephotography.com
Model: Cristina<br /> Photographer: Gary McGillivray-Birnie<br /> Location: Sydney, Australia - SunStudios<br /> Shot taken during a Portfolio Workshop.<br /> Lighting: natural light, between 4-5pm<br /> Last shoot of the day, shot taken at the back of the studio where the afternoon sun was amazing.<br /> Model Cristina posing against a cream plasterboard background in natural light at the back of the studio<br /> Postprocessing; converted to black and white in Hasselblad Phocus and edited in photoshop.<br /> <br /> Camera: Hasselblad H6D-50c with Lens: HC 100 f/2.2<br /> Settings: ISO 400, f/2.8, 1/640s<br /> © 2018 Gary McGillivray-Birnie<br /> www.mcgillivraybirniephotography.com
Model: Amy<br /> Photographer: Gary McGillivray-Birnie<br /> Location: Sydney, Australia - SunStudios<br /> Shot taken during a Portfolio Workshop.<br /> Lighting: a single Profoto strobe, using an octabox diffused and reflected/bounced off the floor approximately 2-3 meters in front of the model. Converted to black and white in Hasselblad Phocus and edited in photoshop.<br /> <br /> Camera: Hasselblad H6D-50c with Lens: HC 80 f/2.8<br /> Settings: ISO 100, f/9, 1/160s<br /> © 2018 Gary McGillivray-Birnie<br /> www.mcgillivraybirniephotography.com
<br /> Model: Sophie<br /> Photographer: Gary McGillivray-Birnie<br /> Location: Sydney, Australia - SunStudios<br /> Shot taken during a Portfolio Workshop.<br /> Lighting: natural light, mid morning<br /> An amazing close-up example using only natural light. Shot in the doorway at the rear of the studio.<br /> A shallow depth-of-field, black and white portrait image of female model, Sophie. A beautiful image of a woman and her hair filling the image.<br /> <br /> Camera: Sony A7rii<br /> Lens: 70-200mm f/2.8 GM<br /> Settings: ISO 200, f/2.8, 1/160s @198mm<br /> © 2018 Gary McGillivray-Birnie<br /> www.mcgillivraybirniephotography.com
Model: Shay<br /> Location: Sydney, Australia - Sunstudios<br /> Lighting: single strobe light behind the model and one other off to the side<br /> This is an amazing black and white portrait of a female model. With off the shoulder blouse. Natural and beautiful. <br /> <br /> Camera: Hasselblad H6D-50c<br /> Lens: HC100 f/2.2<br /> Settings: ISO 100, f/8.0, 1/160s<br /> © 2018 Gary McGillivray-Birnie<br /> www.mcgillivraybirniephotography.com
Location: Sunstudios, Sydney, Australia. The last shoot of the day, model Cristina Garces posing outdoors, natural light.<br /> This sot was taken at the back of the studio in the small garden area. The off-white background provided the perfect fill lighting in this very natural pose.<br /> <br /> Camera: Hasselblad H6D-50c<br /> Lens: HC 100 f/2.2<br /> Settings: ISO 400, f/2.8, 1/650s<br /> www.mcgillivraybirniephotography.com
Model: Sophie<br /> Photographer: Gary McGillivray-Birnie<br /> Location: Sydney, Australia - SunStudios<br /> Shot taken during a Portfolio Workshop.<br /> Lighting: natural light, with a difused umbrella as a fill light at camera left.<br /> The shadows and contrast add intrigue to this image. The pose here is natural.<br /> <br /> Camera: Hasselblad H6D-50c<br /> Lens: HC150 f/3.2<br /> Settings: ISO 100, f/9, 1/160s<br /> © 2018 Gary McGillivray-Birnie<br /> www.mcgillivraybirniephotography.com
Clam shell lighting setup provided the edginess to this black and white image.<br /> Model: Arielle Giles<br /> Photographer: Gary McGillivray-Birnie<br /> Camera: Hasselblad H6d-50c Lens: 100mm f/2.2<br /> Settings: ISO 100, f/9, 1/200s<br /> www.mcgillivraybirniephotography.com<br /> https://www.instagram.com/mcgillivraybirniephotography/
My inspiration was based on a reference image of Linda Evangelista. The model, my wife. Hair movement was created by a piece of cardboard and provided by one of our kids. A difference kind of family shoot.<br /> <br /> Model: Ingvill McGillivray-Birnie<br /> Photographer: Gary McGillivray-Birnie<br /> Lighting: Profoto B1 with 5ft Octabox<br /> Camera: Hasselblad H6d-50c Lens: 80mm f/2.8<br /> Settings: ISO 100, f/9, 1/200s<br /> www.mcgillivraybirniephotography.com<br /> https://www.instagram.com/mcgillivraybirniephotography/
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21 photos, TOP5

Past engagement

21 photos, TOP5

Past engagement

2x Nikol <3 I just love to work with mirrors, they a such a simple tool but the possibilities are endless.<br /> Model: Nikol<br /> Photo & Retouch: SujARTa / Theresa Sujata Senti
I met with Desirée after work in her garden. This beautiful magnolia tree was standing there, in full bloom. It was almost dusk and the wind was also rather cold but we decided to do a little portrait session anyway. No regrets. <br /> Photographer: SujARTa / Theresa Sujata Senti<br /> https://www.facebook.com/SujARTa.Photography<br /> https://www.instagram.com/SujARTa.Photography/<br /> Model: Desirée Didouche<br /> https://www.facebook.com/Kosmetik.Visagistin/<br /> https://www.instagram.com/desiree_jessica/<br />
It was late afternoon and the sun was shining through the trees. So I asked a friend to use the diffuser to provide some shadow on the model’s face. After a while I noticed, that, depending on where my friend stood, I had some reflections of the water on the model. After a bit of trying around, we found the perfect trade-off between enough shadow and still some reflections where we wanted them. <br /> Photographer: SujARTa / Theresa Sujata Senti<br /> https://www.facebook.com/SujARTa.Photography<br /> https://www.instagram.com/SujARTa.Photography/<br /> Model: Sandra Lea<br /> https://www.instagram.com/sandraleaa/<br />
This was one of the last pictures I took from beautiful Nikol at the end of a long but super productive shooting day. The sun was about to set behind her so I used a reflector to have a bit more light in her face. That was all it needed :)<br /> <br /> Model: Nikol<br /> @nikolkitz <br /> Picture: SujARTa / Theresa Sujata Senti <br /> @sujarta.photography
It was a hot summer afternoon so we decided to stay inside for a bit and use the light which came through the window. <br /> <br /> Model: Bettina Wittwer <br /> MuA: @beverlygressler <br /> Photo/Retouch: @sujarta.photography <br />
I really, really love models with coloured hair and/or tattoos. Nina with her perfect blue eyes and matching blue hair, her makeup und the piercings is a perfect beauty in her own, unique way. <br /> <br /> Model & Styling: @wonderlandghost <br /> Pic: @sujarta.photography <br />
Daniela is one of those models I never get enough of ^^° She never fails to amaze me :) I'm already looking forward to our next photo shoot!<br /> <br /> Model: @daniela_graf_<br /> Make-up Artist: @magic_touch_by_res<br /> Photographer: @SujARTa.Photography<br />
This beautiful girl, Sina, and me are taking dancing classes together. Even though I knew her, it took me many, many month before I finally dared to ask her if she would be interested in a little photoshoot. As you can see, she was ;) We spent the late afternoon, taking some pictures in my living room and on my balcony. It was a relaxed and fun shoot :) Thank you dear Sina for your time and your trust!
I love photography and I love to travel. And sometimes I just do a combination of the two. Here for instance, I went to Germany to a place close to Stuttgart, to do a couple of photoshoots. The day before the first shoot, I took a stroll in the neighbourhood and I found this bush with orange berries on it. I decided that this bush would be the backdrop for the first session and I didn’t regret it ;)<br /> <br /> Model: Isarina --> @isarinabelle <br /> MuA: Vanessa Thale --> @fairy_thale <br /> Photo/Retouch: SujARTa – Theresa Sujata Senti --> @sujarta.photography / @theresa.sujata.senti
I drive past this ivy-covered wall about twice a week so I could see how the color gradually changed from green to orange and then, finally, to this fantastic red. I knew that there wasn’t much time left before the leaves will start to fall so I asked Tanja, one of “my models” who lives very close by, if she by chance had time for a short photoshoot after work. She did. We had about half an hour of daylight left when we arrived at the location but we used the time well :) <br /> <br /> Model: Tanja Müller --> @_tanjamueller<br /> Photo/Retouch: SujARTa – Theresa Sujata Senti --> @sujarta.photography / @theresa.sujata.senti<br />
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16 photos, TOP5
This picture was taken 2017 during a Shooting break and was a snapshot.<br /> Photographer: @roland_marti_photography<br /> Model: @ve_antonie
This picture was taken early in the Morning. We used the Morning Sun! ;-)<br /> Photographer: @roland_marti_photography<br /> Model: @fitsecret_bysabrina
This picture was taken at sunset between two fields and it began to rain. <br /> <br /> Photographer: @roland_marti_photography<br /> Model: @_jolieyanay
The Picture was taken during a Bedtime Story shoot. The model came form Cologne (Germany) to Switzerland for this shot. <br /> Photographer: @roland_marti_photography<br /> Model: @adelina.pflueger
This picture was taken 2018, on an old Cadillac, during my first Shooting Days in Mallorca. <br /> <br /> Photographer: @roland_marti_photography<br /> Model: @simone_julieeee
This picture was taken 2018, in an old Cadillac, during my first Shooting Days in Mallorca. <br /> <br /> Photographer: @roland_marti_photography<br /> Model: @simone_julieeee
This Picture was taken at 3 degrees and it began to rain. But she was really tough!<br /> Photographer: @roland_marti_photography<br /> Model: @vera.antonie
The Picture was taken in a parc and i was very cold. But i think the Model has done it well. ;-)<br /> Photographer: @roland_marti_photography<br /> Model: @regula_allemann
This picture was taken 2018 during the Shooting Days in Germany. It was an amazing Location! <br /> <br /> Photographer: @roland_marti_photography<br /> Model: @coryangel<br /> Location: Eltz Castle<br />
This picture was taken 2018 in front of a very small but beautiful lake. <br /> <br /> Photographer: @roland_marti_photography<br /> Model: @frano_positive
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14 photos, TOP10
The model in this picture is Sunci. She is the typical nice girl next door with not much experience as a model. At this sunny and warm day, we went off to take some great pictures of her and she did a great job.<br /> One Result of our Shooting is this Picture. I called the picture "Do not mess with dangerous girls", because their look in this shot is absolutely seductive and dangerous at the same time. The picture was taken with natural light in a very bright barbershop. The target was to catch her look with this glowing turquoise eyes.
At this beautiful, very warm and sunny day I met my model at 11:30 in Bern for some street fashion and portrait pictures.<br /> We tried a lot of different dresses and poses. One of a bunch of magnificent pictures is this. It was very funny and easy to shoot with my Model Dina, so I called this picture: "Laughing is healthy".<br /> For this picture I let the model sit down on an old bench in the arcade to place her in the shadow, just on the edge of bright sunlight. So I had a perfect light on the model.
It was a beautiful, very warm and sunny day when we start the workshop with Joakim Karlsson hosted by Marco Gressler.<br /> <br /> At the end of the day we had some time to shoot with our model "Seraphina Jones". Well knowing that everyone would take similar photos, I had to try taking a different picture. So I looked for a bit different angle of view and tried to clearly offset myself with the post-processing. I called the picture "Enjoy the Sun" because it was still very hot and sunny in the early evening.<br /> <br /> In the post-processing, I have completely dipped the background in a dark blue and still let the model shine from the sunlight. So, I hope you like the picture as much as I do.
After days of rain I had luck and met my Model "Chourok" at a beautiful, warm and sunny day in a small City called Zofingen. There we started our street fashion and portrait shooting at about noon.<br /> <br /> As usual, we tried a some different dresses and poses. One of many very nice pictures is this. The whole shooting was very amusing. This picture is taken at the perfect moment because my model laughed out loud in a funny situation so I called this picture: "LOL".
I met my Model "Alain" at a sunday morning in a gym for a special Shooting. He asked me to make some Pictures for his new web page and I used the time to take some special Portrait pictures. One of a handfull full of nice portrait style pictures is this. I called this picture: "Passion and Power" because it shows the impressive result of over ten years of hard work on his body.
I call this picture "Sensual moods in bed". My beautiful model "Mona" and the perfect lighting conditions have made this picture one of my all time winner pics. Only natural morning light from the window on the left side of the bed has been used.<br /> <br /> I love it, because the mood in the picture is simply perfect.
This picture is called "watching cartoons", because this snapshoot has been made during Kids are watching cartoons on a smatphone. The perfect light on the boys face was from the smartphone and I think that the Pic is very cute. I love it.
"My last, tonight" means my last cigarette for tonight and shows my beautiful model Mirjam smoking her cigarette with pleasure. A nice detail is, that the smoke is so clearly visible. The light comes from the street lamps only.
"I paint my world in yellow" because my stunning model Angela wears sunglasses with yellow lenses. The goal was to make some natural light sexy and sporty pictures at a wonderful sunny day.<br /> <br /> Within different sets this picuture is one of my favorites.
My beautiful model Michele is a very sporty young woman. In the picture "Fall is coming" she puts on a hooodie whereby you can guess your muscles. In combination with her tattooes...perfect. For the picture only available light was used.<br /> <br /> I love this picture because of your look and the shine in her eyes and the great colors as a result of the special color look.
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10 photos, TOP10
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This portrait was created during a photo session with ballerinas wearing some vintage ballet costumes.. This dancer had a very unique look which was further enhanced by the light, the color and even by a 50mm equivalent lens which when shooting from this distance adds some interesting distortion.
This from our first time working together with an amazing dancer and model know as Poppyseed_Dancer.. Over next couple years, we created many more great works, but this was our first which received an international recognition..
This is also from our first time working together with an aspiring model Larissa O. Here I used a champagne flute in front of the lens to create some blurry effect.
This is from one of my first maternity portrait sessions. I met the model in person just before the session. Even though she does not call herself a model and has never undressed in front of a camera, we were able to create some amazing series of portraits which can be seen on my web site under Maternity category.
This was very spontaneous shot on the way back to our car after a photo session.. I just saw a patch of lawn with some daisies right in the middle of the city.. I asked her if she could lie down there and we took a few shots while nearby people were curiously looking.. These turned out to be the best pictures of the day..
This was a result of a very collaborative effort. Model had a styling idea, make up artist wanted to try something new and I took care of the rest. This was also my first collaboration with aspiring model and medical student Kianna.
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8 photos, TOP10
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A great workshop with @marcogressler and his wonderful team. <br /> To work with natural light is great. You just need a model, a camera and that's it.<br /> <br /> Model: @doomed_puppet<br /> Visa: @makeupbybeverlygressler<br /> Pic: @mischabaumberger
This picture was taken in the most beautiful weather at Wiler Weiher (Switzerland). It is always a great pleasure to be with Nici and Debi on the road. Both are always doing a great job.<br /> <br /> Model: @deboraashley<br /> Hair and Make-up: @hair_beauty_by_nici
<br /> My first photo shoot with Onil. He was rarely in front of the camera. In my opinion, he is a huge natural talent and should definitely be booked more. Thanks for the great day with you.<br /> <br /> Model: @onilpatrick
The photo was taken during an outdoor shoot at the end of November. Despite the cold temperatures, the model has given everything.<br /> <br /> Model: @desypientia<br /> Hair: @hair_beauty_by_nici
After the family shooting, we spontaneously decided to do some more individual portraits. It was great. The picture was taken in an apartment in natural light.<br /> <br /> Model: @raylrasha
The photo was taken in November. It was a surprisingly warm day. Although Tabea was in front of the camera for the first time, she did a great job.<br /> Model: @tabearimle<br /> Hair and Makeup: @hair_beauty_by_nici
The first photo shoot with Debi. It was great to shoot with her. As a light source, the sun and a few candles served in the background.<br /> Model: @weltfremde_
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