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When the Lighting is Just Exquisite

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:33:36 +0000

With special thanks to Kinga who braved ice cold waters for this shoot.

Glorious Fall Color – A Sneak Peek of Sunday Morning

admin — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:06:46 +0000

These two sisters and their parents were such troopers! It was cold, wet, and there were no amenities anywhere nearby. They even drove from across Helsinki, only to have the rain start and cut the session short. Thank you for persevering! Here’s a sneak peek from the 30 minutes we did get – I hope you like them!

Blue and Gold – Autumn in the Southern Coast

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:50:34 +0000

The Autumn holiday for school kids was this Thursday and Friday and I could not resist the chance to go out and shoot in that gorgeous afternoon light.

These images were taken at two locations, each about 30 minutes apart. We left golden sun at the first location only to look up and see the sun permanently disappear behind the clouds at the second location. This is life in Finland in the Autumn months – when golden haze changes to somber clouds.

Kirkkonummi Sunset

admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:49:08 +0000

The sun is finally setting late enough for some sunset portraiture work and it was a sincere pleasure to return to Finland from all the traveling and just shoot the nature here I love.

Here, again, my favorite model being patient with me as always for my personal photography.

Updating a Modeling Portfolio

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:34:21 +0000

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.

A Special Present For Their Parents

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:49:06 +0000

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!

Two Beautiful Redhead Ladies – Sneak Peek

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:28:49 +0000

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.

Last Snow of Summer

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:00:25 +0000

It is melting fast – these are the last of the Winter pictures now that the snow has just left in the last few days. Welcome to Spring, Helsinki!

Maternity On A Frozen Lake

admin — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:02:29 +0000

With such a beautiful family, I couldn’t resist taking them out to my favorite lake. And although it is the first day of Spring, that lake looks like it will br frozen solid for several more weeks. It was great to be able to do a maternity again!

Here’s your sneak peak, P and M!

Cotton Candy Pink in High Key

admin — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:51:35 +0000

Perfect match for a sunset at the lake.