I had shot this particular location several years ago but somehow had never returned until this past weekend. The skies were heavy with clouds and rain – necessitating some extra lighting in certain areas. But what a wonderful place for a photography session. The terminal area dates back to the World War II era and… Read More
Posts Tagged ‘Finland’
This is the lovely Miia, who celebrated her wedding only a week earlier. Miia was kind enough to schedule her bridals after the wedding, when we could have a relaxed day, with no wedding day pressures, making the most beautiful images possible. Miia is quite lovely and statuesque and used make up artist Cemille Nismetdin… Read More
This was an opportunity to break out my reflectors and 24mm lens and be creative. I had the sun for the first half of the shoot but it disappeared behind clouds all too soon. And someone was in a patriotic mood this afternoon.
Saturday, October 25th, 2008 Tags: Finland, finnish flag, Lauttasaari, ocean, pier, portrait, stormy, windy
Category: Personal 2 Comments 
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 Tags: Autumn, fairy, fairy crown, Finland, mustionlinna
Category: Personal 2 Comments
Ah, Autumn is truly here. The scenery in Southern Finland is so incredibility beautiful this time of the year.
Four straight weeks of consistent rain has left the late Summer countryside verdant and flush with moss, mushrooms, and green grass. Below: A fairy ring The Summer grains are just turning golden in preparation for the harvest
I’ve just started to proof a shoot done in the area of Loviisa and RuotsinPyhtää. A beautiful, beautiful area encompossing 18th century smithies, sawmills, fortresses, and castles. And the location of some of the biggest sea battles in Europe (Imperial Czarist Russia vs Imperial Sweden) took place in the waterways in front of these areas. … Read More
Monday, August 18th, 2008 Tags: Coast, Finland, forge, Pyhtää, Ruotsinpyhtää, sawmill, smithy, Treaty of Turku
Category: Artistic, Personal 5 Comments
This was a pleasure – four generations in dresses from their ancestral homes – Keuru and Southern Karelia. Great-grandmother and great grand daughter How is this for traditional Finnish ‘smiles’ And this is the Design Aglow True Antique Template 3
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Tags: Finland, folk costume, kansanpuku, Karelia, seurasaari, traditional costume
Category: Client 7 Comments
I don’t think I’ll be getting into wildlife photography any time soon And because I never want to be accused of not having a sense of humor, I had a little fun post processing a really boring shot of a squirrel on a rock (my personal stalker – he loves me!)
A shoot enjoying the all too brief warm days of Summer.
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Tags: Espoo, Finland, Hvittrask, Kirkkonummi, Portraiture
Category: Personal 5 Comments