Robert Mertens is an author, instructor of Master Classes at Leica Wetzlar, and a graphic artist.
Image Source: http://blog.leica-camera.com/photographers/interviews/meet-the-leica-meet-robert-mertens-transformation-and-motion/
The Leica Camera Blog interviewed Mertens to discuss his creative abstract and surreal imaging approach. Mertens says that his work "keeps revealing new elements through intense observation and interaction."
About his workflow, Mertens remarks:
"Think of the data from my Leica as modelling clay, from which my images are created in Photoshop."
His works take hours to sometimes days to complete in Photoshop.
Personally, even for my abstract work, I prefer to do as much in the camera as possible, including any composite construction of multiple images (multiple exposures). I certainly do post-process them, but prefer for that to take minutes, not hours or days.
Mertens uses a Leica M240 and 50mm Summilux for much of his work, and a Leica D-Lux for closeup images.
(Click Here) to read the full interview and see more images on the Leica Blog.
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