I’ve been living in Finland since November 2006 and never been to Lapland, this fact was seen as a oddity to my good friend, esteemed colleague and fellow photographer – Jouni Ranta. So, a little while back, Jouni kindly asked me to accompany him on a 10 day trip to his cabin in Kaukonen, way, [...]
They say that time always flies when your having fun so it came as no surprise when the last seven days pulsed by us at the speed of light. I haven’t seen my buddy Steve in just under five years, so I was naturally stoked to find that he booked some time to fly over to [...]
Here we have some promo images for Roo Guitar, a three piece instrumental Rock/Metal/Funk outfit based in Helsinki.
Totally off the cuff, collaborative improvisational shoot with my right hand man, Jouni Ranta. Say hello to our firey subject – Saukki of Tulikansa, a gang of entertainers juggling, breathing and parading with fire since 1998.
A huge thanks to Jenni and Veera for such a job well done, the skies opened up on us a fair few times during our session but we all emerged victoriously!
This studio based workshop prepares, introduces and familiarises the photographer with the environment, the equipment and several core lighting plans that will offer a strong knowledge base to shoot professional portraits. All experience levels from beginner, novice, student through to amateur or professional are all welcome. This is a ‘hands dirty’ workshop so all who [...]
Here I am shooting some headshots and location portraits for Otaverkko, a quality Finnish company that provides data backup, server maintenance, hosting and varying internet services. A huge thanks to my new client Petri, a thoroughly wonderful gentleman with outstanding skills and presence.
Okay, okay, I admit that there is just a teensie weensie hangover this morning, it could possibly have something to do with Finland taking both the gold and the silver but it could also have something to do with the very nice party we had round at my place after the event. The gallon of [...]
Myself and my good buddy Jouni teamed up to shoot a real life Angel! Now how’s about that! Finally the time has become clear to begin drawing the initial plans for ‘Episode II: A Studio Workshop’. Angel had kindly agreed to be our model for the R+D for the workshop content.
Gratefully I’m here once again with my good pal Mikko, manager of the finest fly fishing store in Helsinki and Finland for that matter – Helsinki Spey Clave. We’re shooting three products in total, a fly reel made by the illustrious LH Design and two rods made by the highly prestigious CF Burkheimer.
