I've always thought the secret to a good shot is a combination of natural and artificial
light, a carefully planned shot, and the right timing that captures the essence of a
movement. Time and experience have told me that these all matter but that it’s the
people you work with that make the difference. Camera, flash, computer – those are
the tools. It’s the team in front and behind the lens that creates something unique.
When everyone involved is important and knows that their work matters: the client as
much as the assistant, the art director as much as the hair and makeup artist. When
their creativity comes together and is focused on one task, great images will
follow. You just have to love this very personal and intense time on a shoot. No job is
like the other. There is always a new challenge. Even after more than 12 years as a
professional photographer, I am still nervous before every shoot and that makes me
give more than a 100% - every time. And once the job is done you can tell by the
exhausted but happy faces that everyone has given their best and they’ve truly
enjoyed it. If you achieve that you know you must have created something good.
Rasmus Kaessmann started taking pictures while climbing Mount Kenya. He still
loves the travelling, the intensity of being on a job 24/7. But home is where the heart
is and his is firmly rooted in the Bavarian Alps where he lives in a tiny village with his
wife and kids, literally under the mountain. If there is fresh powder, he is one of the
first on the slopes on the other side of the valley.
That’s where his son learned how to ski. Here is where he found his personal hideaway
after spending many years in the great big improvisation that had been post unification
Berlin. Been there, done that.
Rasmus main interest is in People, Lifestyle, Sports & Adventure Photography + Video.
