I have been a part of an amazing set of sessions here - maternity on the Jersey shore, a bridal session on top of an iron bridge spanning the Delaware, teens in vintage 1960s trains… I LOVE my work!  And a big thanks to Amy Ortiz of Saje Photography for her wonderful hospitality during my time there.

These images are of the lovely model Elyon.   She braved the late Finnish Summer sun (11:00 pm) for wonderful shots at sunset.  I tried to give her a variety of styles to show her versatility.  All clothing in these shoots are antique (1890s) or vintage (1960s), from the shoes to the bustle cage under the bustle dresses.

This was a fun and casual shoot - 3 siblings ready to get their feet wet and make the most of the beautiful Finnish scenery.  For these shoots, I shot very wide so they can pick their favorite image and make it into a canvas as a present for their parents.  When they pick the size of their canvas, I’ll crop it to perfect dimensions and leave enough wrapping room so the final present is perfect.

They want a black and white - but perhaps I can convince them to get a color, too!

This was such a peaceful and lovely day in the forests of Kirkkonummi.  The sun didn’t come out for us but we had two sunshine personalities to make up for them. Thank you for a wonderful session!

Here are the first few.  I’ll add a couple more shortly.

He was such a trooper - ate a lot and then fell right to sleep for us.  In the meanwhile, we enjoyed the beautiful nature of a Finland in full Spring bloom!

They’ve known each other since they were little. And though they each have unique and very different personalities, they still can’t wait to see other and play!

This was their first outing for Summer - can you tell how much they loved that warm golden sun?

I am really loving the depth and profusion of the anenome (valkovuokko) this year!  The weather conditions were perfect and areas have whole fields of these lovely and beautiful little white flowers.  Although a late shoot caused the flowers to be mostly closed, the wonderful light at this time of the year made it all worth it.

How cute are these two?  And a big thank you to Mel for going out and getting some great clothing from the Zara store.  I rarely get to photograph boys in Zara clothing and this was such a treat!  Here are some from the session!

The first of the Spring flowers have just bloomed.  I’ve shot in this location every year for 3 years now.  The flowers remain the same but my subjects changes dramatically each year.  Hard to believe this is behind a bus stop across the street from a high school and supermarket.

It’s still a bit cold here and certainly the sunset is closer to 9:00 pm. But what glorious light at sunset!