2 x 4

One portraiture weekend.

A study on ambient light and shallow depth of field.

Featuring Nelli, Ninni, Sara and Adna.

Strength (NSFW)

beyond Strength

Final exams for 2011 part 3.

Did I graduate?

No.

But I learned  hell of a lot about myself and one of the most important thing as a photographer.

Without my brave, beautiful and above all, intelligent models, I’d be nothing but

a guy with a camera.

- IRA -

 

Yesterday

Don’t mean shit.

Here is a quick tip for you.

If u feel like down n out, depressed and lost…

Shut down your computer, sleep, wake up the next morning and then,

FUCK THE WORLD!

“Innocence Faded” (NSFW)

Final exams for 2011 part 2.

 

http://kerttutheassistant.blogspot.com/2012/01/bare-skin-and-leather.html

Out with the old.

In with the next level shit.

All three final exams for  2011 are done.

I’ll post the results as they come together as photo stories.

Here is one of them.

Happy New Year 2012!

I Sold My Soul

for you.

In my darkest days I did ask for this. Well not this  photography shit in particular, but still something. Only who would believe in such religious bullshit, that’s another thing..

Some sort of a pact was made in any case. I know it.

I’ve spoken my mind all my life. That has not changed.  Even more so. I have nothing to lose.

I do not know cliches.

I touch people. I make a fuckin difference.

For that I’m grateful.

As for  my strength and as my weakness, I’ve always been sensitive. Sometimes too much so that it makes even the most simple good things in life seem rotten and twisted.

The more I progress in photography, more harder it gets.

That will be my price and my burden.

But remember, every time you look at my photos, that’s hard earned joy of life staring right back at you..

A blessed second chance.

No matter what.

Stalking Elina

Originally shot with Nikon D90. Later shot through the computer monitor using the HTC mobile phone with the Roidizer app.

http://kerttutheassistant.blogspot.com/2011/11/fitness-shape-and-beauty.html

 

 

Innocent smile

Runnin’ free

Intended and shot as a black and white, this series came out to be something else.

Again pushing the limits of my camera and using a creative lighting setup,

I managed to pull something special from this hotel room photo shoot.

I’ll tell ya, this camera is weighing me down more ‘n more… Fuckin hell..

But guess I should be grateful to have even that.

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Large window as a back light, camera right a floor lamp and on camera left a reflector.

Rest of the heavy lifting done in Photoshop.

Settings;

Nikon D90

Samyang 85mm f/1.4

f/1.4    1/100    ISO 640

Love is the Law

-Love Under Will-

Hello,

I just wanted to say that I love love love your photos. I think you clicked me to your friends about a year ago after you shot my friends ***** and ******* for one of your shoots.We don’t know each other but I just wanted to say (and actually HAD to say) that I LOVE your photos! I like photography in general very very much (and pretty much anything visual and beautiful) although I can’t myself capture it. I think it is amazing how someone can see beauty through a lense the way you do! It is truly brilliant! It’s always a joy to see your new photos! Go Nadiiii!

Cheers,
****

-Elina Tervo-

Be careful

what you wish for..

Article on me in the local newspaper.

Photo of my ugly mug by Lotta Åberg.

(Click to enlarge and the zoom )