When was the last time you felt beautiful?

The day I met him I could see through his photographs how he saw me. And I remember thinking, things don't get any better than this. He saw me for how I wanted to be seen. - Nate Berkus on Super Soul Sunday

It's weird how a simple thing like a photo can change your perception. I remember one occasion very clearly because it also inspired me to keep developing my photography. Continue reading

Have you ever had an affair?

2017-03-16_11-40-32_592 (2017-03-18T16_16_16.071)I've just finished a book about creativity called Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, and there's one concept in particular that I liked a lot. She talks about treating creativity like an affair - sneaking off, getting glammed up, seducing inspiration and making out intensively with your creative self, even if it’s just for fifteen minutes in a dirty stairwell. Continue reading

Are you looking at me?

Have you ever felt like people immediately notice a feature that you’re very self-conscious about and you start adjusting your body language?

When a woman orders a session with me, I ask her what she loves about herself. I want to know what to focus on. I also ask about the things she doesn’t like so much. It’s interesting to have these conversations. It’s an opportunity to explain that the reason why some features look worse in photographs is just because some lenses distort them, perhaps the light was bad, or the angle. Photographs are not perfect representations of reality.
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Interview with photographer Niki Strbian

niki_strbian_lapsikuvaus_618283dc4b0056 Niki Strbian is a Czech photographer living in Finland where she is quite often referred to as the baby photographer. Her background is in logistics - she had worked in Nokia for over a decade when she decided to quit the office job and follow her passion for photography. I sat down with Niki to discuss her journey from "a mum with a camera" to being a successful professional photographer. Continue reading