A drop of time frozen. A son and a mother. Living mere 20km away from each other, yet due to certain circumstances they only get to see each other 3-4 times per year.
Posts Tagged ‘perhekuvaus’
The love between a mother and a daughter – Niki Strbian Perhekuvaus
February 26, 2010The third of my minisessions from Valentine’s Sunday. I know, we are about to wave February good-bye, but I am still stuck with Valentine. Yeah!
There was so much love and emotion between these two ladies. And more yet between the little lady and her umbrella, which she was really excited to be allowed to use in the middle of winter. But what a shame that it miraculously disappeared again right after the shoot… 
I hope you will enjoy watching these at least as much as I enjoyed creating them. Love, Niki
Proved again – the blue eyes gene is stronger than the brown eyes gene :) – Niki Strbian Perhekuvaus
January 17, 2010Yep, science has it that statistically (I know!) if one parent has blue eyes and the other has dark eyes, more of their kids will have dark than blue eyes. We all know that. But today I met yet another proof that this is not always true in Finland. And my proof is a one year old boy who smiled the moment I entered the door.
To the immediate sympathies I felt for the whole family added the fact that the parents went couple of years ago skiing to a ski resort located just few kilometers from my husband’s hometown in Slovakia. The world really is a small place… Despite the weather forecast promising sun, we got windy and cold weather with clouds hanging so low, they didn’t allow for much light. But the parents were sports about it and the little guy was a trooper, so we managed to take pics outside as well. I hope you will enjoy your sneak peek, more is coming very very very very very very very soon.
Fairy winter and the most cooperative children in the world – Niki Strbian Lapsikuvaus
December 20, 2009They were real troopers! I cannot imagine any kids being so playful, happy looking and giving me big beaming smiles in -14 Celsius, all the fresh snow and an occasional gust of wind. When I checked the thermometer at home, it showed -10. I was thinking that it’s not that bad and everything will go ok. Finnish children are used to this after all But on the way the car computer changed the value of the outside temperature at leats 6 times, it swung between -11 and -21 depending on the spot. I got really worried…
Finally at the destination it was not so bad, but we all longed hot tea and sauna after 10 minutes, and the little princess perhaps even a bit sooner. Despite the less than ideal circumstances, we were able to capture the beauty of Finnish winter and the Christmas spirit. Oh what a heaven for a photographer, three sets of big blue eyes and a sunrise that happens at a sane hour for a change Thank you, you made it really easy even in such extreme conditions. I hope you will enjoy your sneak peek, more coming your way real soon.
The bluest eyes and a pregnant belly – Niki Strbian Mammakuvaus
December 9, 2009Have I been blessed lately – I again had a fantastic opportunity to photograph and document pregnancy of one BEAUTIFUL lady. It was a grey and cold Sunday morning, but luckily not windy, because she lives so close to sea it would be unbearable to photograph outdoors if it was windy. And she was so natural, posing beautifully and glamorously and creating the missing wind indoors when waving her meter-long eyelashes… Ok, I admit, I am in love with my client I can’t wait to go back and photograph the newborn baby.
I have said it before – Prague is according to some (like me) the most beautiful city in the world. Ok, it’s my favorite city and also a divine location for photographers. I had the pleasure of spending one foggy Sunday morning right in the heart of Prague – in the Lesser Town and under the Charles Bridge – with a fun family of five. The boys were so active, open and nice (in the true meaning of this word) and your little princess is just adorable. Here is a sneak peek, butI am having a really hard time choosing only 20 pictures Thank you, I had a great time and I really hope that you did as well.
Holidays, contest and Xmas minisessions – Niki Strbian Valokuvaus
November 18, 2009It’s half hour to midnight and that means I am just 30 minutes away from the departure day to the Czech republic. Yay! Can’t wait to see friends, loads of relatives and walk the ground where I grew up. Prague sessions are fully booked, I am so looking forward to shooting at such divine locations! Let’s hope the weather cooperates.
Tomorrow also is the last day for your contest photo submissions, don’t forget to participate, people The prize is awesome and you know it
And of course you all want to know when I am back from my holidays 
That would be 30.11. and after that there is really just a couple of slots available for Xmas minisessions. If interested in having a last minute family portrait session this year, book quickly! For 350€ you will get:
- 10 artistically edited portraits as high resolution digital files on a cd
- 1 digital file of a Xmas card (design of your choice)
- a beautiful minialbum with all your images
That’s something you don’t want to miss! I am going to check my email during holidays, so book away. Happy start of the Pikku Joulu season to you all.
Off to bed now
Meet my recent clients – a gorgeous couple with oh so sweet baby boy who is just about to mark half a year on his life journey. The boy is so sweet that today when his mum asked me to hold him for a sec, I found myself kissing his smooth cheeks and then of course immediately apologizing. Oops, sorry for kissing your baby. Luckily for me the lady was gracious about it, explaning that her little one likes kissing It is true though, babies emit cuteness so we would emit love.
Long had we that session scheduled, so I knew something was going to happen. And surely, after getting the one sunny Saturday in three weeks and after photographing this really nice couple with their beautiful little boy, my camera and my portable hard-drive both decided to jump out of the bag just after getting home and booooom, in pieces they were. So we had to reshoot all the lost shots. And we were lucky the second time too. This time moving from Haukilahti beach to vila Elfvik area, we enjoyed the fresh snow and sunny morning. Just beautiful!
I am listening to Christmas carols (yep, already now) and am in the mood to give some gifts to my faithful fans who also like to photograph on their own! So here is the deal…
The prize:
The winner will receive a complimentary portrait session with me and a CD with high resolution images (value of 800€). Further details about the session can be obtained from my website. The session must take place before March 1st and must take place in Helsinki Metropolitan Area or before June 1st in Prague, Czech republic.
The contest:
- enjoy a little photoshoot with a child or children that is/are really close to you, you may also use a recent photo
- send ONE favourite photo to my email niki@nikistrbian.com, the photos will be posted in a special album on my Facebook fan page
- if you are not yet a fan, become a fan of Niki Strbian Photography on Facebook
- send people (family, friends, colleagues, ex-classmates) to become fans of Niki Strbian Photography and to vote for their favorite photo (which would be yours, of course)
The winner will be announced on Friday 4th of December based on the total number of votes entered for each image. Votes are counted as individual comments under each photo. Clicking the Like link doesn’t count as a vote. Voting people must be fans of my fan page, votes from people who are not fans won’t be counted.
And inevitably the rules:
- entries must be submitted latest on Wednesday, the 18th of November
- one entry per person
- voting will continue since November 19th till December the 3rd, the winner will be announced on Friday, the 4th of December
- one vote per person
- comments under a photo count as votes, clicking the Like link doesn’t count as a vote
- you may vote for your own image, but are you really that desperate?
- submitted images must be of child/ren under 18 years of age
- photos taken by professional photographers won’t be accepted
Are you ready to play?
I define Finnish weather forecast with one word – reliable. In summer, you can rely on it being almost always right. In winter, you can rely on the fact that whatever it says it is never sunny and nice. Mostly during winter the forecast promises clouds today and tomorrow and sunshine in about 3 days time. Every day. So you always have a little hope that in three days it won’t be so depressing
Ok, enough raving about the sophisticated science of weather forecasting. When my father visited Finland during summer I asked Kati to swap family sessions. And though I really wanted to photograph Kati with her whole family, we ended up just the four of us – Kati, her daughter, me and my whining and completely unhappy son. Of course they promised sunny weather. Of course it was cloudy and gloomy. But we photographed anyway.
Meet Kati, a fellow photographer, beautiful, independent and successful woman, great mother and a good friend. And with her daughter they also make gorgeous models. (more photos coming!) When I grow up, I want to be you, Kati.
