Chris de Vida

Photographing from the Heart since the 1990s, I came into photography as a side-line from my previous job, where I spent many years creating visuals for public and corporate projects. I produced commercial, corporate, architecture and landscape photography.

As a fine art photographer by myself  I’m specializing in sensual photography and intimate photography, offering location photography, portrait and boudoir photography.
Mostly, I shoot natural, portrait and fine art nudes. I also shoot nature without people or nudes. My work is sometimes conceptual and symbolic, sometimes humorous, sometimes dark, and sometimes it is simply a capture of Earthly beauty.

While travelling through my portfolio you may encounter language that is rather frank or explicit. Also, you may come across the random nude from time to time. If the thought of either makes you uncomfortable then I politely suggest not going further.

I hope you enjoy my work.

If you like my work and want to hire me or work with me on some of my own projects, feel free to contact me through email.

I’m also open to make beautiful and sensual boudoir photos in a Berlin city area studio for you and your special someone! An intimate photography session empowers you to express yourself with satins, silks, lingerie, or just the implied nude.

Cheers!
Chris

Model: Sin-Sue, Germany

It went worse… the facial recognition failed. Why sometimes a conceptual change surprises the audience. If we go beyond make-up and turn the face into something from a different age, the captured image gets something special. But judge yourself…

Cheers Chris

Its the continued series of sensual studio shots. It worked out very well with Katya from Model Mayhem. The basic idea was to build a diva-like portrait. However, the lighting was overdone in a way, but high contrast was not as bad in the end. While playing around with a monochrome filter and a heavy dark treatment a more graphic appearence developed over time. It’s in the direction of  wood carving now. How do you feel about that?

The colored pictures show the beautiful eyes and lips as well as the sensual mimics and a wonderful smile.

enjoy!

one of my most recent shootings together with the model Nika and a new make-up artist in town, Hatoe. Hatoe stepped in on short notice and did a wonderful job. This time we got another wonderful model on set: The black and beautiful Ibanez SA guitar which was a burner.. together with Nika. The initial idea was to go for another monochrome line with smokey eyes, nude lips and light-edges…

We tried to produce more emotional images. The idea worked out well since Nika is such a cute person to work with. But see some of the results by clicking below:

Post production was experimental and completely done with Paintshop Pro X2, you will see some more detail of the postproduction in the upcoming tutorial on skin and beauty retouche with Paintshop Pro X2. See you soon!

Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate enthält alle erforderlichen Werkzeuge und Funktionen für den digitalen Foto Workflow. Dank  der vielen 1-Klick-Fotokorrekturen lassen sich gängige Fotofehler (rote Augen, Farbe, Schärfe) schnell und einfach korrigieren. Mit den Make-Up-Werkzeugen können Sie Zähne weißer wirken lassen, Hautunreinheiten spurlos zum Verschwinden bringen und allen Personen auf Ihren Fotos einen gesunden, makellosen Teint verleihen. Mit zunehmender Übung können Sie die Leistungsstärke der vielen professionellen Funktionen nutzen – beispielsweise die HDR-Fotozusammensetzung oder die Werkzeuge für Histogramm-, Kurven- und Ebenenanpassungen.

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Find selected fine art prints out of my work and decide if you want a Matted Print, Laminated Print, Mounted Print, Canvas Print, Framed Print, Poster send to you.

Finely-crafted custom frames create stunning art pieces from RedBubble prints. Frames are crafted from quality timbers in a range of finishes. A white, off-white or black matte surrounds the print to emphasize the artist’s work and bring the piece to life. Premium ultra-clear perspex in front provides a superior finish and means the piece is lighter and easier for you to move without breaking.

MetroBlinks präsentiert in einer Gruppenaustellung Architektur und Momentaufnahmen aus dem großstädtischen Alltag, die in den Metropolen der Welt eingefangen wurden. Metropolen wie New York, Seoul, Berlin und Barcelona liefern die Szenerie, in der sich Alltägliches und Typisches manifestiert.

Mehr als 600 Abbildungen/Posen, Tipps und Tricks.
Dieser Model Posing Collector ist eine einfache und wirkungsvolle Hilfe für Model, Fotograf, Agentur oder Auftraggeber.  Die Vielzahl und Genauigkeit der hier zusammengestellten Posen bringt Inspiration und Klarheit für die Gestaltung der unterschiedlichsten Fotoproduktionen.

Robust und durchdacht ausgestattet: Das Format 17 x 22cm passt in jede Fototasche und als Paperback ist es elastisch und gut verstaubar. Es ist konzipiert als effektives Arbeitsmittel für Studio, Indoor, Outdoor, überall.

Warum denn immer die gleichen Posen fotografieren? Einfach ausprobieren und experimentieren.  So wird jedes Shooting spannend und neu. Der Inhalt:  Mehr als 600 Posen – thematisch geordnet: – Portraitposen – Bodenposen: knieend, liegend und in der Hocke – Posen im Stehen – Posen mit Accessoires, z.B. Stuhl und Hocker – mystische Posen – Beschreibung typischer Posenfehler mit Falsch/Richtig-Abbildung… (more…)

To create powerful, persuasive messages in the digital age you need to include human characters. Photographing live models is a slow, expensive process, but 500 Model Poses gives you a better alternative. It provides the images you need here and now. Taking advantage of maximum variety at the minimum of outlay, you can create stunning work simply by using this huge array of high-resolution images and handy references.

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There will be a workshop at 11th August at this wonderful location. A limited number of photographers and a few models will explore the beautiful landscape, find the right corner to arrange minimalistic lighting to capture beauty in terms of human nature.

See the location capured during a walk through this amazing park… I missed a model posing around, all the time.

So, who will join me now, to have an incedible romantic shoot in this park while learning to arrange minimalistic strobe lights to illuminate the set?

I will reveal the secret where in Germany this place is ( to a photographer and/or  model after (s)he would apply…).
Thanks for passing by.