12 March 2026
Lighting for mixed stills and motion
How we plot a day that has to yield both a hero still and usable coverage without relighting every setup.
Exact pictures for careful people.
Photo and video production in Basel.
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Shot in Basel
Basel is a city of museums, printers, watchmakers and laboratories, and all of them care about detail. We photograph and film objects, rooms and people with the same precision, from a studio on Spalenberg.
Three recent jobs
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Reproduction of 640 posters for a design museum’s online collection.
2025
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Macro stills and a short film for an independent watch brand.
2024
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Portraits and short films for a life science company’s careers site.
2026
How a job runs
Check
We see the objects or the rooms first and agree the colour reference.
Plan
Item list, handling rules and a light plan for each kind of object.
Shoot
Calibrated capture, checked against the original as we go.
Finish
Colour-managed files for print, archive and screen.
From the journal
Notes from set and from the grading desk. Every note
2 February 2026
Why we grade stills with the film
Matching a retouched still to a show LUT is not a courtesy, it is how a campaign holds together in a media mix.
9 December 2025
Call sheets that protect the idea
A shot list is not a wish list. It is the order of work when the weather, the talent, or the building turns.
Start with the references
Tell us what needs photographing, how many items and when. We reply with a plan and a fixed price.
- Studio
- Spalenberg 47, Basel
- Phone
- +41 61 262 39 74
- info@finfirst.icu
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 18:00