Michael Meisen : IKEA Family promotion, summer indulgence with NESTLÉ, SHEBA cats commercial, talk at Besançon Uni and 'Nature's Passages' at Bettinaschule Frankfurt

Photographer Michael Meisen was commissioned by Grabarz & Partner to shoot a yummy happy birthday image in the studio for IKEA Family. The party comprised: food stylist Andreas Miessmer, stylist Ruth Kramer and set designer ANDREAS KOPPE.

The Düsseldorf-based actors at TwinFilm and the BBDO advertising agency commissioned Michael to shoot the latest yummy SHEBA / MARS creations. RedOne was in charge of the camera, Fabian Hildebrand was the director’s assistant and Jean-Marc Junge the camera assistant.

Michael was supported by his assistants Silvia Baghi and Ralph Horbaschek. The lighting was managed by Thorsten Kahn and Andreas Pöschl styled the food. Sadly, the results have not been released yet.

Summertime vegetables in summery locations was the name of the game for a NESTLÉ shoot, booked by Publicis Frankfurt. The team comprised: food stylist Andreas Miessmer, stylist Sabine Heck and hair and make-up artist Elke Hofmann.

Libby’s culinary treats were also captured on camera for NESTLÉ. Food stylist Tino Kalning arranged the sweet moments.

Michael held a talk on ‘Photography and Visual Codes in Advertising’ for students of the Sciences du Langage, de l’Homme et de la Société faculties at Université de Franche Comté in Besançon. This excursion into advertising photography was met with much interest.

Visual communication and the demands on modern food photography were then afterwards discussed over a yummy French meal.

Michael ran a ‘Photography and Nature’ workshop in cooperation with Altana Kulturstiftung for the Bettinaschule, Frankfurt. The school kids collected various bits of plants at the Palmen Garten and arranged them before taking a Polaroid.

The results were scanned and printed for an end of the school year exhibition. School children were given the opportunity of creatively experimenting with art and nature in a series of workshops throughout the year.

The Altana Kulturstiftung, the Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt Foundation, the Bettinaschule, the Forsythe Company and Ensemble Modern all collaborated together on this interdisciplinary project, which Michael also contributed to. The highlight was the end of year show on 24 June.