Petra Sittig Photography - Vienna, Austria
Petra Sittig Photography - Photoshoots for Artists and Professionals
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My Journal

We all have to start somewhere, doesn’t matter what it is we do, and every start is the beginning of a process that we can never predict. I am writing about how I started photography, the initial inspiration and encouragement by my friend George, and the on-going learning process, by just doing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Website Design for Emolution Career Development

What a wonderful challenge it was to design the website for Thomas Traxler from EMOLUTION.  The world of Career Development was not that new to me as I had some insight into this line of business.

When I met Thomas there was clearly a huge difference between the man who I am talking to and the image I had from him from looking at his previous website.  In this competitive industry, it is very important to portray the right image and message and a good online profile is one of the best advantages a business could have.

Petra Style and Design - EMOLUTION
Petra Style and Design - EMOLUTION

My idea for the website for EMOLUTION was to make it more personal by having images of Thomas on the website.  After all, he is the man of the business and the first contact for potential clients. I thought it a good idea to show images of buildings and architecture, old and new of Vienna as he was local to this wonderful city.  By combining both ideas I could also use some architectural features in a symbolic way to show the concept of moving up, forward, the sky is the limit, windows of opportunity, opening doors, climbing the stairs to success.

Petra Style and Design - EMOLUTION
Petra Style and Design - EMOLUTION

I was very happy to work with photographer,  Lizelle de Wit on this project.  From our initial discussion she understood exactly what I was aiming for and the images she took were just perfect.

Petra Style and Design - EMOLUTION
Petra Style and Design - EMOLUTION

The portfolio shoot with Thomas also went well and he ended up being just the most natural model.

From start to finish this was a wonderful project and what a privilege to have worked with the perfect gentleman Thomas Traxler.  May EMOLUTION Career Development grow from strength to strength!

 

 

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Industrial photoshoot (Part 2) - The personal touch of the manufacturing site
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Petra SittigCareer Development, Emolution, Lizelle de Wit, Photography Wien, Vienna Styling, Style and design