scharfpunkt

scharfpunkt is the photography business of Thomas Keller, a photographer in St. Gallen, signed on the site as "scharfpunkt | by Thomas Keller". His studio address is Buchstrasse 27, 9000 St. Gallen. He describes himself as a passionate photographer from St. Gallen working across eastern Switzerland, Thurgau and Appenzell, with a particular focus on portrait and business photography, and weddings form one of the four main sections of his site alongside portraits, business and architecture, and landscape and wildlife.

For a couple marrying in eastern Switzerland, the relevant promise is on the homepage: "Emotionale Hochzeitsfotos in St. Gallen, Thurgau & Appenzell" (emotional wedding photos in St. Gallen, Thurgau and Appenzell).

The Wedding Offer

The wedding section of the site is split into four pages: wedding reportages (Hochzeitsreportagen), services (Leistungen), wedding prices (Hochzeitspreise) and an FAQ. That structure alone tells a couple that prices and practical answers are published on the site, even if the homepage itself only gives the outline.

The homepage description of the wedding service is short. The wedding day is unique, he writes, and he records it with natural, emotional pictures, accompanying the couple from the ceremony through the couple shoot to the celebration, in St. Gallen, Thurgau and Appenzell. The wider mission statement on the homepage is to record unique moments and create memories that reflect people's individual personalities, and to create pictures that awaken emotions, tell stories and last.

He also offers couple shoots (Paarshooting) as part of his portrait work, in the studio or at special places around St. Gallen, which can serve as an engagement session before the wedding. The portrait section describes every private shoot as individually planned, so that the pictures reflect the people in them, and lists a studio, single portraits, couple shoots and family shoots as separate offers. For a couple who has never been professionally photographed together, a session like this is a low-stakes way to find out whether his way of working suits them before the wedding day.

One Wedding in Detail

The site's wedding story for Stephanie & Christoph, dated 3 September 2022, shows how he covers a day. The wedding took place at the Weingut Schmidheiny in the Rheintal. Although the day began with light rain, the first shoot in the large garden of the villa could already start in sunshine, and the page describes the estate's setting as ideal for intimate, natural wedding photos that the couple could enjoy in private. The ceremony followed, in a close circle of family and friends, described as emotional, warm and relaxed. After the ceremony the guests enjoyed the apéro with wines from the region and small culinary treats.

The page also dwells on the setting: the elegant architecture of the estate, it says, joins nature and style in a way that makes every shot special, and the intimate atmosphere gave the ceremony a character all its own, with joy, laughter and touching moments throughout. The story also shows his order of work on a day like this: couple photos first, while the light allows, then the ceremony, then the apéro. The navigation beneath it links to further wedding stories, for Martina & Alessandro and Lea & Nando, so the reportage page holds more than one example.

The Photographer

The about section introduces him informally: "Hallo! Ich bin Thomas" (hello, I'm Thomas). He describes himself as creative and curious, with an eye for the beautiful things in life, and says places and moments have always fascinated him. On his many travels and on assignments in eastern Switzerland, Thurgau and Appenzell, he writes, he is as taken with the aesthetics of landscapes as with the emotions of people. Photography, for him, means recording those impressions authentically and vividly. His landscape and wildlife galleries include Switzerland, Botswana, Iceland, Norway and Italy, and the site has an online shop.

His business work covers business portraits, staff photos and architecture for websites, brochures and social media.

Contact and Language

Contact details are on every page: email info@scharfpunkt.ch and phone +41 79 500 81 28, with buttons for phone, WhatsApp and email, plus an Instagram account. The homepage invites visitors to get in touch ("Jetzt Kontakt aufnehmen").

The site is written in German and does not say which languages he works in. A couple who does not speak German should ask about English in the first message; WhatsApp or email make that easy from abroad.

Planning From Abroad

For a couple organizing a wedding in eastern Switzerland from another country, the practical route with scharfpunkt is short. Read the wedding prices and services pages to see what the packages include; check the FAQ for delivery and booking questions; then send the date, the venue and the rough schedule of the day by email or WhatsApp, together with the language question. If the couple is in Switzerland before the wedding, a couple shoot in his St. Gallen studio or outdoors nearby doubles as a first meeting.

What to Check on the Wedding Pages

Because the wedding prices, services and FAQ sit on their own pages, a couple should read those before writing. The homepage and the wedding story do not say how many hours of coverage a booking includes, how many images are delivered, in what form or how quickly, whether an album is available, or whether travel outside eastern Switzerland is charged. If the FAQ does not answer those, they belong in the first inquiry, together with the date, the venue and the rough schedule.

Who It Suits

scharfpunkt suits couples marrying in St. Gallen, Thurgau, Appenzell or the Rheintal who want natural, emotional pictures from a photographer based in the region, and who like the option of a studio or outdoor couple shoot before the day. The published wedding prices page makes it easier to budget than with photographers who quote only on request. The Weingut Schmidheiny story shows he is at ease with small, intimate weddings in a close circle, and with using good light early in the day for the couple portraits.

The caveats: weddings are one of several areas of his work rather than his main specialty, the site is German-only, and a couple should read the prices and FAQ pages, then confirm language and delivery details before booking.