Photography Workshops in Helsinki

I have been thinking about arranging photography workshops in Helsinki for a little while now, from my own observations (talking to a lot of people), informal photography workshops don't exist in Finland, especially in English (maybe someone can tell me otherwise).

Having over 10 years of experience in the education field, I felt that it would be a natural step for me to develope photography workshops in Helsinki. I love photography and what it has to offer, it has given me so much and  I believe now its time to give back!

I often see people with SLR camera's with the settings fixed to 'Auto'. Buying an expensive camera and keeping the settings to 'Auto' will not necessarily enable you to be creative,  knowledge of your camera and lighting will!

Workshops will commence in September. You can keep up to date and find out more details by joining my facebook fan page.

Details of Photography Workshops coming soon...

The Wedding of Minna & Janne

These guys absolutely rock! Hoping to surprise them on their honeymoon with these pictures! The main church in Naantali was a beautiful setting for the ceremony and Kaivohuone for the reception. This was an amazing wedding, it was full of laughter, tears, hugs and great party time. Janne and Minna are such a social couple and really relaxed and enjoyed their day.  Thank you to you and your guests for such a great day! I have always believed that the more relaxed the wedding couple is, the more relaxed the guests are...this wedding certainly proved that!

 This has to be my most favorite image, it has so much emotion in it.

Graduation Photoshoot

Thanks for a great session Isa, it was a lot of fun!

Wedding at Haikko Manor (Haikon Kartano)

Haikon Kartano was a fabulous venue to have a wedding, even though the weather was not so good, I think we still came up with a few good photographs. (The clown just make me laugh!) 

Maternity Photoshoot

Maternity photoshoots are a great way to celebrate the changes of a women's body. I take a 'fine art' approach when photographing pregnant couples, making sure that both the expecting mother and father are comfortable in front of the camera. Most couples are usually a little nervous to begin with, although soon settle and enjoy the photoshoot and realize that it is a special moment not to be missed. One of my clients said  "I was nervous at first, although we are so happy we decided to have this special time captured, definitely not to be missed!"

Tanja & Olli

The ceremony took place in a beautiful church in Vantaa (http://www.vantaanseurakunnat.fi/tikkurila/kirkot/plaurin_kirkko) and had a short photo session afterward in the church grounds. The reception was held at the couples house which made it feel very personal. I couldn't resist the photograph of the baby drinking...Milk...or Hamburger...?  Thank you for a great day Tanja & Olli!

Graduation Day! Hope everyone enjoyed it!

After a long graduation day its time for a short break! Although if you still want to have some great graduation photos, remember to make a booking with me as soon as you can! For this last shoot we were out by the river, a little tricky with the sun through the leaves, although I think we managed to come up with something nice.

The below image is something I like to do that looks a little different, completely 'blow out' the background with the 'subject' exposed correctly. Would you believe there is a McDonald's behind the subject?