Underdog

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

MULTIMEDIA & ANIMATION

FASHION DESIGN

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

THE RAETZKE WAY

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Dear Reader, Welcometothefirstissueofunderdog.magazine!underdog.magazinewascreatedtoprovideaplatformforundergroundartistsandweasamagazinewouldlovetounveilthemtoabroaderpublic.Itisdifficultasastartingartisttogetyournameouttheirandahassleforyourvoicetobeheard.underdog.magazinewantstohelpthoseart-istthatweseehavepotentialandshowcasetheirworktopossibleclients;inadditionbroadentheirfanbase.Weasamagazinedonotjustfocusonacertainmediumintheartsinsteadwelovetocatertoavarietyofmediums.Inthisissueyouwillfindphotographers,graphicdesigners,fashiondesigners,andamongstothers.Italsolet’sthepublicseethedirectionartistaregoingthroughandwhattheirworkhastosayaboutoursociety.Astheeditorofunderdog.Iwel-comeyoualltoenjoytheseartistandtheirwork.

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Imagination is the begining of creation.

You imagine what you desire, you will what you

imagine, and at last, you create what you will.

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THE RAETZKE WAY

multimedia arts& animation

Top4underdog.s

#2

“This spaceship....is one of my greatest accomplishments in 3d modeling.”

Austin Garcia austingarciavfx.com

Door Knob“The door knob was developed for the purpose of testing my speed and efficien-cy when working with 3d and HDR(High Dynamic Ranged lighting) the model took me about 30 minutes to create and texture from scratch.”

Person“When im not doing 3d i love working in adobe after effects. I used yet again my love for futuristic things and motion graphics to create a futuristic interface. “

The glass and bullets“Upon being taught a more efficient method in 3d modeling, i quickly exper-imented with this method to develop these objects. Over all that experience improved my capabilities in 3d modeling. ”

Space Ship“This space ship was required for a class. Inspiration for this model came from my love of sci fi movies and to this day is one of my greatest accomplishments in 3d modeling. “

Top4underdog.s

“I’m a big fan of natural lighting.”

#1

Jeff Sutera

J eff Sutera is an American photographer based in New York and Los Angeles. He comes from a

family of photographers and his focus is primarily on portraiture. Sutera comes in at number 1 from this is-

sues Top 5 underdog.s. for his use of natural lighting as well as bringing emotion to the forefront of his images. underdog. magazine did a small interview with Sutera

to know more about him and his work.

u: How long have you’ve been photographing and what draws you to photography?

j: I’ve been taking photos seriously for about 2 years now. I’ve always been a quiet/shy person photogra-

phy makes it much easier to connect with people and brings me out of my shell.

u: What is your favorite camera to shoot with and what lens?

j: I wouldn’t say I have one favorite. My favorites are the Mamiya RZ67 with a 110mm 2.8 Z Lens and

Probably my Grandfather/Dad’s Canon AE-1 with a 50mm 1.4 lens.

u: What inspires you to photograph?

j: Translating what’s in my head to a photograph to help express my self and creativity.

u: What is your favorite subject to photograph and why?

j: I would have to say women, the female form is just a naturally beautiful thing with our without makeup.

u: What type of lighting do you prefer and why?

j: I’m a big fan of natural daylight, I rarely do studio setups or artificial lighting. I am starting

to dabble in it more, but natural daylight is by far my favorite.

u: What inspired these series of images?

j: Just thoughts in my head from dreams, ev-eryday life, the mood I’m in at the time I shot

them, etc.

Jeff Sutera provided underdog. magazine with a slection from his work. The selection can be viewed on the following pages.

Find More @ jeffsutera.com

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Photography

June/July 2014

The Raetzke WayGerman based photographer Roman Raetzke gives underdog. magazine insight from a amature photog-rapher to a professional commercial photographer.

“My intention is not to create very deep and portentous images.”

Roman Raetzke never intended to be a photographer; he aspired to be a cinematagrapher. Raetzke

discovered his first camera after graduating

high-school in the summer of 2014. In his attic he found a Yashica TL Electro X that was made

in the 70’s and using 35mm film to photograph. He began photograping old cars after he bought

himself an old Mercedes- Benz that coast him less than $2,000.

With the digital era flourishing he too switched over to digital and began to shoot with a Nikon D70. After

practing photography he was selected under the 1% training emloyers at the German radio station NDR, While

recieving his education, Raetzke continued to photograph cars and upgraded his equiptment to a Nikon D300.

After graduating from the NDR program in 2009 Ratzke didn’t feel passionite about working behindcam-

erasand decided to pursue photography as a career. With ambition he composed his portfolio and sent it out to

different car print and online magazines. Recieving only one response from AutoBild in Hamburg, which is one of

Europe’s biggest car magazine.

Raetzke became a freelance photographer for AutoBild in the fall of 2010. He became familar with light-

ing set-up’s as well as developing a

commercial eye. Being inspired by car photographers like Frederic Schlosser, Jan Baedeker, and elebrate cine-

matic feel photographer Gregory Crewdson.

Raetzke set’s out a goal for each of his assignments, “Getting the best result.” He asks himself if he

would feel confident printing a large scale of the image and hanging it in his living room. Raetzke aims to answer

himself with a yes.

One of Raetzke’s favorite assignments was his first paid car shoot. He photographed a friend’s Mer-

cedes-Benz 230 SL, recieving $90,000 for 270 images. In addition to his favorite assignment was being able to

photograph three rare 60’s sportscars that included a: Lamborghini Mura, Ferari Daytona and Iso Grifo.

When it comes to the typoe of equiptment that Raetzke uses it begings with his camera. However it all

depends on the size of the job. The bigger jobs require him to use bigger strobes, while his magazine work re-

quires him to use smaller strobes. Raetzke also sends a reminder to photographers, “Always check your camera

settings before starting to shoot! Even if you are in a hurry.

Without having any major set-backs Roman Raetzke has come from being an amaturephotographer to

a professional commercial photographer. Letting underdog. magazine know, “My intention is not to create very

deep and portentous images. I just want to create nice and pretty pictures.”

Mercedes-Benz 230SL

Karoserriebetrieb Poslednik

Supersport Cars

Porshe Hamburg 2014