All things come to end. The course has also ended. Kind of... but on other hand, kind of not. Yey, for the latter!

Ok, so I can not resist pairing good looking guys with good looking flowers. The image from the latest shoot with Ville.

The last brief for the Photography: Mastered course was given by Gary Aspen, brand and marketing consultant for Adidas. The task was to create either 3 images + one short film (15 seconds maximum), or a set of 6 - 8 images showing iconic and strong aesthetics linked to the Adidas brand. The only restriction was to use Adidas shoes, with the ideal models being either Samba or Gazelle. At first I checked if I have any Adidas shoes. And surprisingly, I had an old pair of Adidas

My newest model test was just few days ago, with fresh model Kai, from Fondi Models, Helsinki.

One more brief from my Mastered course. This one was given by 10 Magazine. The objective was to find a team and make an editorial with them. For this editorial I contacted the local leather accessories designer Jenni Ahtiainen (gTIE) and men fashion designer Marjut Uotila (Dusty). Another source for clothes was a second hand shop. And it was my first time shooting at location! All in all this was my most intense photoshoot ever, due to new location, people, and tight deadlin

Two images from my last editorial published in Sheeba magazine. The hat was a true piece of art by itself :). I really love this portrait. The whole image somehow strongly reminds me all those cool japanese mangas that I've read. Maybe it's the hat.

A week ago I had a chance to practice doing some fitness photography. Jaakko kindly agreed to model for my exercise. During this exercise I noticed again how the view point and shadow play defines our perception of the body form. Of how we see it and how we imagine what we can not see. Check the two images below: almost the same pose, but the angle and shadows are slightly different. In the first image the body looks much leaner and thinned, in the second though, the body loo

Two more images from my editorial, recently published in Sheeba Magazine, All Male Issue, February 2016. Model: Mustafa Safdari; Muah: Sini Silfvenius-Bart; Fashion design and styling: me.

Destroying something is one of the hardest things to do for me. But sometimes it just needs to be done. Last week I've tried to turn perfectly good shirt into an old raged outfit. The ripping and tearing part actually was fun. But all those tears for sure lack randomness to look natural. Oh well, maybe next time. And some dirt would definitely ad some charm.. Yep, I need to practice... Model: Jaakko

My latest editorial is finally published. Thank you Sheeba magazine for the cover story! Model: Mustafa Safdari Muah: Sini Silfvenius-Bart Styling, fashion design, and photography: me