Life is too short to take boring portraits – especially when you have two wound up girls ready for a day of fun!
Archive for February, 2008
What a pleasure to do a session with a boy on the cusp of those tough teenage years. This is Jussi – a very serious and very intelligent young man. He could probably take apart your DVD player and then put it back together in the blink of an eye – but for today, we… Read More
Monday, February 18th, 2008 Category: Personal No Comments
This question always come up – what do you listen to while proofing sessions? These days, it’s a bit of Finnish pop: Ultra Bra. They may have broken up in 2001 but I still enjoy their work. A song entitled ‘Writings’: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjTzFo16vaQ] The Boy from a year before: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2kOgyAvsSY] and ‘The Nature of Friendships Between… Read More
Monday, February 18th, 2008 Tags: Ultra Bra Finnish Pop
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After an incredibly short Winter that saw no chances for sledding (snow never stayed past a day!), the plants are all showing signs of opening buds a whole month early. Even the sun seems warmer than usual.
I love this location – an historical mansion and atelier (c. 1902) situated on a small hill at the head of the bay that separates Helsinki from Espoo. More commonly known as Tarvaspää – home of Finnish art nouveau artist Alexi Gallen-Kallela. I’ve shot one wedding and two formal shoots here – and I still… Read More
Monday, February 18th, 2008 Category: Personal No Comments
I never could resist the beauty of a bunad. And when Lisa Røstøen was kind enough to find one for me in Norway, I couldn’t have been happier. Of course, it’s a bit big right now so not quite the fit yet. Anyone have a stretching machine? The location of this shoot is a very… Read More
Sunday, February 17th, 2008 Category: Personal No Comments