Ajaton Joki » Espoo

A Spring Fairy

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 20:50:40 +0000

Part of the joy of the Vappu holiday in Finland is being able to dress up and welcome Spring in unique ways. Summer is now truly around the corner in this part of the world.

The flower fairy

Emma In Spring

admin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:04:37 +0000

We photographed Emma near her grandmother’s house in Espoo this weekend. It was a beautiful Spring day – full of warm and wonderful sunshine even if the snow has far from melted.

Ajaton Joki Perhekuvaus

A Bright Morning At the Local Museum

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:42:21 +0000

It was a bit wet from all the rain in the night – but what a beautiful and bright morning. Images from when photographers meet up.

The First Rains

admin — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:26:02 +0000

Autumn is approaching in Finland and the colors in my yard are changing into the beautiful colors of the season.

A Blend From an Agricultural Field

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:03:41 +0000

I always try to incorporate the texture of the location I am shooting into the actual shots themselves. This particular texture, one of my favorites, is from a surprising source (shh, it’s a secret!)

Return to an 18th Century Mansion

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:07:05 +0000

This was a fun challenge – the lighting is so dramatically different throughout the entire area. Adding to the difficulty were storm clouds moving in and out of sunshine. One minute the light would be perfect and then the next it would change completely. But who wants a boring shoot?

I processed this one a bit different. It seemed such a dreamy picture that it cried out for a different type of treatment.

Kids will be kids!

And in a bit darker lighting

Summer Afternoon in White

admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:14:35 +0000

A shoot enjoying the all too brief warm days of Summer.

Stalked By The Rain!

admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:38:03 +0000

It rained on and off all during this shoot. All I can say that the rain always started just as we would step out of the car – it knew we were coming. This should give you a good idea of stalking rain!

But the light on rainy days is so wonderful!

A Mother-Daughter Session At The Park

admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:28:56 +0000

This mom is a really great person and I thoroughly enjoyed doing this shoot. Both were energetic and fun and everything I hope for when someone books a session with me!

A Gazebo and a White Dress

admin — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:48:36 +0000

This was a really enjoyable session shot just north of Helsinki in a very historic area. The white gazebo dates to 1929 and overlooks a large lake. Surprisingly, this is just a few miles away from Helsinki International Airport.

We also stopped by a village area at the head of the lake – most of the buildings dated to the 1800s.

And a blend – from a little storage shed behind a government-owned artist retreat. There was a loud rock band playing inside the building and planes flying overhead as I took this picture. It was quite loud and distracting – despite appearing so quiet and serene.