{"id":12096,"date":"2021-02-08T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorprosa.com\/?p=12096"},"modified":"2025-03-20T16:03:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:03:34","slug":"the-light-painter-uli-biggemann-a-portrait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motorprosa.com\/en\/the-light-painter-uli-biggemann-a-portrait\/","title":{"rendered":"The “Light painter” Uli Biggemann: a portrait"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photography – not snapping, but painting with light. A master of his craft is Uli Biggemann, the man behind www.moppetfoto.de<\/a>. I was allowed to get to know him during a special experience – my first ride on an electric motorbike – and have been on the road with him ever since. A portrait.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You know the caves of the photo studios, mostly from the necessary shoot for passport and driving licence photos every now and then. You know the guys who nobody knows at weddings, christenings and inheritance celebrations and who walk around with three loudly clicking picture-catching machines hanging around their necks, always slightly bent over so as not to be so conspicuous – or because the cameras are so weighty. You know the heavy-duty workers with their metre-long white terror lenses who bend over the fence at sporting events waiting for that one, precious and unique shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then
 comes Uli.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you manage to follow him on his committed and skilfully moved motorcycle to the photo stop, you can watch fascinated as he packs a crazy conglomeration of tripods, flashes, light foils and cameras out of the tank and rear bags and spreads them around the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His zest for life and work literally beams at you, his face is one big smile. Like a dervish, he whirls back and forth between the equipment and the subject to be photographed. His instructions to us models are sharp and mischievous – it’s a lot of fun to stand in front of his camera, because everything happens so fast and there’s never a moment of boredom. Brilliant shooting entertainment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uli paints
 motorcycle photos.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From the very first picture that he holds up in front of your eyes, no, rather under your nose, the special composition of his photographs is fascinating: strong, rich, dark, massive. An amateur photographer like me, without much knowledge of aperture, exposure and flash, cannot easily explain the creation of such photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Uli is not taking photographs or riding his motorbike, he makes music. That’s why he also masters the right moment behind the camera and sets it. The beat and speed are right, every shot is perfect. As with a drum solo, you constantly ask yourself, “How does he do that?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uli drives his models across the photo stage, operates his equipment like a drum kit, has his hands everywhere, every release of the camera is like a hit on the crash cymbal – and before you know it, the piece is over and it’s on to the next gig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From time to time, Uli also takes to the air – with the unusual perspectives of his drone images, he puts the crown on every photo session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uli is
 an artist.<\/h2>\n\n\n