I recently had the pleasure of spending time in Crete — arguably the most stunning of the Greek islands. While the original intention was to unwind and take a proper break, it quickly became clear during my holiday research that I simply had to do a shoot while there. The scenery was far too inspiring to resist. Crete’s volcanic rock formations, pebbled beaches, and breathtaking natural light offered an irresistible contrast to the controlled environment of my studio, where I

At the end of last year I had the pleasure working with the team from Belif Europe and Foundation Agency ( Liberty Marketing ) to launch their re-formulated skincare products on the European market. The brief evolved around all natural, glowing and hydrated skin and showcasing their key products in single portraits as well as group shots on a variety of backgrounds. Lighting, beauty photography and retouching was executed by myself, whilst MUA Marie Reitner prepared the mod

Natural Beauty Photography by Kathrin Werner in London, showing a soft and skincare inspired lighting

My approach to contemporary beauty photography

As a 'do it at home' gel polish brand, Mylee gained great following during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they keep shaking up the nail industry with new products to create showstopping nail art. I had the pleasure to work with their creative team on a vast range of briefs - from the below pictured campaign product photography imagery to their e-commerce needs for various platforms. The every changing variety of briefs and continuous need for new imagery, made working with Mylee

As a graduated Biochemist, I love the possibilities to 'look up close' at my subjects - may it be the intricate art of make-up artists or textures of liquids and beauty products. The following images were created in my studio in Kentish Town, London and a close observation of styling and composition of bubbles. Lighting it appropriately to emphasise the textures and characteristics was an important part of this shoot. Do you have product textures to shoot? Get in touch via th

Being a Beauty Photographer also comes with the responsibility to make things more real - at least in my eyes. Over-edited images (Looking at you, Instagram filters!) are part of our daily media consumption. And it needs to change. We can make the model/skin/product....make look more real and STILL give them the aura of perfection. It starts with a great crew that is skillful and will realise a natural finish on glam without making the skin look cakey or the hair too perfect.

Hand photography had become incredibly popular in the last years. Weather it is in cosmetics & beauty photography, to show an application process, to showcase nail products or just to introduce 'a human touch' - it's a versatile tool to make a product more real and approachable. It's especially 'handy' if the beauty campaign has been shot, but the Instagram machine still needs to be fed. If you want to hear more about strategies for content from a beauty photographer's perspe

For the very first birthday of Plantopia (the little sister of Ted Baker Beauty and Noughty ), I was asked to create product photography and a GIF including florals and a No1! Loving all things plants, we jumped straight into it. Shooting in my photo studio in Kentish Town, London, we had all the space and time we needed to bring the client's vision to life. Thank you for great team work and an all female team for the best vibes on set! CD: Caroline Coker Set: Lauren Becker

Remote Product Photography for London based Beauty and Cosmetic Client Hairgredients by Kathrin Werner