Beauty Portraiture

"Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself." Coco Chanel
 

I am deeply honoured that Zuzanna of Hajs-ajs asked me to take her portraits. What was supposed to be business portraiture turned into beauty photography of the finest. Because she simply decided to bare her soul to me and let me do my thing. And these are some results of 1 hour in crazy heat and outfit changes in a busy town neighbourhood :-)

If you ever need a stylist and make-up and hair artist - she is the one to go too! Trust me!

Many thanks to my trusted lab Carmencita for taking such great care of my film and knowing exactly what my vision was.
All images shot on Kodak Professional Film and Ilford Film on my trusted beloved Mamiya :-)

 

Fashion Shoot Kefalonia Greece

“I left my soul there,
Down by the sea
I lost control here
Living free…”

Last summer I had the amazing opportunity to shoot some fashion on a sunset beach
for a tiny boutique in Argostoli – Kefalonia.
This was a huge dream come true.
And looking through the images again makes me long for that little Greek island -
I left a little piece of my heart there for sure.

Model: Maria Sarigiannidou / Styling: Dimitra Kouri / Fashion: Vikatou Shop
Assistant/Film Loader: Jamie Cain  / Assistant/Styling: Irma Chachua

And huge massive thanks to fellow photgrapher colleague
“Woody” Adrian Wood for helping me set all this up – I am forever grateful!

shot on various Mamiya Cameras, Kodak and Ilford professional film, processed by Alpine Film Lab

Wedding Photographer Norway

When my friend Isabelle invited me along to speak and teach alongside her and Emmi-Sabina at the marvellous The Norwegian Wedding Blog workshop in September in Norway I said yes.
Because I felt like it was time to face my biggest fear:
to talk in front of and to a group of strangers.
To talk infront of a group of experienced international photographers….
I had plenty of sleepless nights, believe me!
It was -it IS – an honour still to have been part of something so wonderful,
to have met such fabulous people. Neww friendships were formed, older friendships were refreshed.
Thank you so much Lisa and Isabelle for trusting me so blindly!
I can’t wait for our future adventures together <3

Florals: Eucalyptus  // Stationary: Alexis June Weddings // Cakes and cake tables: Sweet Sugarboy Ed // Hair and Makeup: Beauty by Tilde // Blush wedding dress, Blue, white and gold wedding dress: Designed by The Norwegian Wedding Blog in collaboration with Heines Design Haute Couture Headpiece Blush dress: Designed by The Norwegian Wedding Blog in collaboration with Heines Design Haute Couture // Earrings both models (blue and blush dress): Handmade by Heines Design Haute Couture // White dress & black dress: Modeca via Belle Amie // Grooms Attire and shoes: The Norwegian Wedding Blog via H&M //  Grooms hat: Private // Styling, concept & production: The Norwegian Wedding Blog // Cutlery and tableware: DekkMittBord // Location: Königs Winger, Kongsvinger Fortress and Kongsvinger // Models: Rebecca Løckra Hægland, Espen Krøll and Oda Østenstad Fjell // Sponsor: Carmencita Film Lab // Arranging and hosting workshop: The Norwegian Wedding Blog 

Lifestyle Portraits Linz

You know that place between sleep and awake,
that place where you can still remember dreaming.
That's where I will always love you.
That's where I'll be waiting.
Peter Pan

Sometimes photographers are brave and jump infront of my camera.
When I got to spend a few days at my lovely colleague and friend Kerrie’s house in Linz this happened.
She should do this way more often I think!
Though she’s pretty awesome behind the camera too. You can find her work here: “the ones we love”