'Returning from Battle' Requisiten

February 20, 2016

Prop building for my latest intuitive portrait „Returning from Battle“, that shows Amazon queen Nemeia and her battle lion, proved particularly challenging, as I decided to build Nemeia's helmet and breastplate from scratch using Worbla thermoplastic modelling material, EVA foam and paperclay. The best thing was water gilding and burnishing the helmet. It’s fun to work with 18kt gold leaf! The shine of gold is second to none!

Returning from Battle: Amazon queen Nemeia and her battle lion

Breastplate elements: Worbla and EVA foam

All in a Tumble

"Blogging is to writing what extreme sports are to athletics: more free-form, more accident-prone, less formal, more alive. It is, in many ways, writing out loud."

– Andrew Sullivan

October 2022
- Oct 16, 2022 Mia in Vienna Oct 16, 2022
September 2022
- Sep 1, 2022 AKIM Sep 1, 2022
June 2022
- Jun 27, 2022 Mia Jun 27, 2022
- Jun 27, 2022 Minh-Ly Jun 27, 2022
January 2019
- Jan 30, 2019 Portraitfotografie Jan 30, 2019
September 2017
- Sep 13, 2017 Meine Foto Art in London Sep 13, 2017
- Sep 1, 2017 Model Gesichtsausdrücke - der Ausdruck kommt von Innen Sep 1, 2017
August 2017
- Aug 12, 2017 Glam&Glitz - die Eiskönigin Aug 12, 2017
- Aug 11, 2017 Glam&Glitz mit Carmelita Aug 11, 2017
October 2016
- Oct 10, 2016 Technik in der Portraitfotografie Oct 10, 2016
September 2016
- Sep 10, 2016 Seelenbilder Sep 10, 2016
July 2016
- Jul 30, 2016 Makro Fotografie Jul 30, 2016
- Jul 13, 2016 Headshot Intensive Workskhop mit Peter Hurley Jul 13, 2016
May 2016
- May 22, 2016 Projekt Tattoo Fotografie May 22, 2016
February 2016
- Feb 20, 2016 'Returning from Battle' Requisiten Feb 20, 2016
December 2015
- Dec 9, 2015 How to fool yourself - deliciously Dec 9, 2015
October 2015
- Oct 10, 2015 Fotograf nach Hause bestellen Oct 10, 2015
September 2015
- Sep 10, 2015 Commission Sep 10, 2015

word of mouth

"Madret photographed me sitting on the edge of a bridge in Lisbon's botanical garden. A short while later, she sent me the Intuitive Portrait she built around that image. I've never before been featured in a piece of art this beautiful, this elaborate, and this personal. I now have it printed in large format and beautifully framed, hanging prominently in my home. It's a great conversation starter -- when people see it, they can't quite figure out if its a painting or a photograph or something else. It's fun to explain each time. This incredibly unique and personalized form of art and is now one of my most prized possessions. Thank you Madret!"

Andrew, Toronto (Canada), 10/2016

"I'm fascinated by Madret's work not only because of her aptitude to catch one's personality by watching heedfully but also her tact in dealing with such a unique setting. Her ability to picture the final portraiture only in her head before she even took one shot of the model is amazing. In my case it only took two short conversations before Madret asked me to start a project together. By the time I got to see my picture I almost couldn't believe my eyes. How was it possible to catch my character within a blink of an eye? And even more how to depicture? I literally felt - caught."

A. R., Zurich (Switzerland), 7/2016

“When I asked Madeleine to portray me, I had no idea of the outcome. I was definitely curious. A little nervous, too. And anxious. How does she see me? Will I like what she sees?
Yes, she’d explained to me how she works, that she senses much more than sees the individual’s personality traits, that she combines her inner vision with metaphoric images, how she commits herself to looking for the right pictures to support her vision.
But how would I look like in the end?
I never would have thought that she is so gifted in revealing parts of my personality I myself never knew I had. She’s shown me a different way of looking at myself. And I do it proudly and happily.
Thank you Madeleine, for seeing me this way! You truly live intuitive portraiture.

Diana, Rüttenen (Switzerland), 5/2016”