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Two adorable little sisters – Niki Strbian Sisaruskuvaus

June 19, 2010

While the previous blog post has been sitting in my computer for a while, because the family needed to keep the photos as a secret until the birthday celbration of their grandmother, this one is a fresh one. This is how Finland looks these days. This is how Auroranpuisto looks on a sunny morning. This is how two little sisters that you have already met look like when it is not windy. :) Aren’t they absolutely adorable? Yes, they are. We had much fun and despite mosquitoes attacks we kept good spirit and blew bubbles and laughed and generally enjoyed ourselves. The big sister bravely walked with me hand in hand and loved the bridge most of all the places. And the little one kept up her good nature and flashed her smile many many times, filling our hearts with joy. I hope you enjoy your sneak peek and sorry for the delay. A nasty virus has knocked me down…

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A different family shoot – Niki Strbian Perhekuvaus

June 19, 2010

I love my job!

Where should I start? Oh, by mentioning that I love my job because it allows me to make people happy. Different people. First time mums. Parents. Small kids. Teenagers. Brothers and sisters. (getting all emotional now) People of all kinds let me in their homes and close to their hearts, if just for a moment. It’s precious. It’s priceless. I value it above all. And this time powers of universe brought me the most exceptional family. A sister and two brothers, grown-ups, who share their lives, sorrow and happiness alike, so tightly that they made me feel like I want to be part of it for longer than just a moment or two. And what more – they were absolutely cool in front of the camera as well. We had so much fun, I hope the pictures show it! (besides the lovely photos we took at the beginning, there was a surprise theme … heavy metal!) You guys are not getting rid of me now …. because this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. :)

First few for their mom and grandmother (happy birthday, by the way ;) )…

Then we started unleashing the devils…

And finally, the Theme! There are two heavy-metal drummers in this photo, do you care to venture a guess which ones they are?

The little  ones are SO lucky to have such fun family…

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It’s my birthday today! – Niki Strbian Valokuvaus

June 18, 2010

Yep, I am old! It’s official now ;)

33.

Not afraid to say it. I don’t feel age matters anyways. I have all I need. My husband and my kids (I LOVE YOU). My great family who always supports me – my sister and my parents who believe in every step I take. And if they don’t agree, they will tell me! A mother-in-law that is an angel (which never happens I heard…). My soulmates Irene and Raduska. My friends, Svend, Juhana and all the Czechoslovakians here in Finland. My photographers. Super cool chics who call Wende “mum”. I love you all and I owe so much of my energy to all of you. I cannot walk through life without my loved ones.

This is me and my family on Suomenlinna yesterday – fooling around and playing hide and seek. It’s hard to say with the big party still coming on Sunday, but this might be just the best gift I have gotten and not only this year. I am eternally in debt with my two awesome colleagues, wedding photographers Anna Jarske and Derek Latham. Thank you guys, you just made my day. (I am in tears really.)

(do put the speakers on…)

me and my family

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1 little girl, 3 joyful images, million thirsty mosquitoes – Niki Strbian Lapsikuvaus

June 9, 2010

And they all love me! The mosquitoes I mean, of course. This was the first and last shoot ever in my life when I felt covered with a living carpet, living and blood-thirsty. Believe me, the t-shirt about Finnish air-force is no joke. Brutal reality for me! Well, I learned my lesson and have a little bottle of Hytynvoide always with me since. (yes, the poison, you guessed it)

This is how the mosquitoes judged our taste that day:

  • aunt: delicious
  • mommy: real good
  • granddad: yummy
  • photographer: get a piece while there is still some left!

Luckily the little lady we photographed was not so tasty according to their  standards. Because that could have been ugly… PHEEW!

Won’t talk more, enjoy your minipreview from the park of Alice in Wonderland. I hope you had a really good trip back home, and thank you for the time we spent together,  your little girl was a real model!

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BELOVED – celebrate your relationship – Niki Strbian Beloved Photography

June 2, 2010

A gigantic photography event. A huge auditorium. A delicate man. A vision. Jesh de Rox and his Experiential Photography.

I am a member of a few photography forums, dedicated to portrait photography and children portraiture. Jesh’s lecture has been discussed there more than once and people raved about it. I am the type who doesn’t go to see a movie if everyone raves about it. I am the type who doesn’t believe in mass happiness. (Yet I am a potterologist and avatarlogist. Go figure!) I missed the lecture anyway. One evening, after having a rather difficult day with my little angels (sometimes it happens even in the best of families), I was editing photos and thought to myself that I will give it a try. I listened to the recording of the lecture and it

CHANGED. MY. LIFE.

My life as a photographer. My life as a person. As a human being.

I knew instantly that I wanted to become a part of this movement. BELOVED movement. And one day a package arrived. The BELOVED field guide. Which changed my life still more. Ok, I know you want to know now what this photography voodoo is about. :) Bear with me a little longer.

Imagine that you decide to have your photos taken. Any given occasion will do. You got engaged. Married. Secretly married. Your wife is pregnant. You have a newborn baby. You have a family. You celebrate your wedding’s 50th anniversary. Any occasion will do. Even one as simple as: “it’s a beautiful day”. So what is it that you want to have captured?

Poses.

OR

Feelings. Laughter. Deep gazes into each other’s eyes. Hugs. And … do we dare … kisses.

I bet it’s the second one. And it damn well should be! BELOVED photography will empower just that. Through a number of small tasks (for a lack of a better word), you will experience real feelings in front of the camera. You will BE LOVED. And if you let me, I will capture the feelings in a timeless manner. Resulting in a true celebration of your relationship.

Oh common. Say it out loud! This is unheard of in Finland. This will never work with the Finnish nature. Finnish culture. Finnish personalities.

Really? Try me! Book your Beloved session now. (It’s also a perfect gift.)

Oh and not that it’s the most important thing. But I am officially qualified for the Experiential Photography. You can also find me listed as a photographer of the Beloved movement. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Your Beloved photographer,  Niki

PSHHH: The first three Beloved sessions will receive a special gift from me. :)

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Fairy tale about how little packages of joy make you forget all the misery – Niki Strbian Vastasyntyneenkuvaus

May 30, 2010

A newborn baby is a true miracle maker. They make you functional for hours, around the clock, and even at 4am because of their sweet scent and a little cry you produce all the shhh sounds and kissing and rocking and singing… As said before, babies emit cuteness, so adults emit love. And it was same with this tiny gentleman. I knew he was actually not going to be so tiny, since he postponed his grande arrival to the last possible moment (2+ weeks over the due date). But he is tiny compared to the normally sized gentlemen, isn’t he? ;)

Anyways, despite the difficulties his beautiful mom withstood during the birth, when the family arrived home, her thoughts were: “I want more children!” And that’s because this little bub is so stinking cute. :) But he slept well the night before and therefore didn’t have almost any interest in sleeping during my entire visit. But as it is, he fell asleep the minute I closed the door. I believe we still got some lovely shots, even of the older and slightly more hairy other child in the family.

May I introduce you to the hairy older brother, Vadim. A true aristocrat, greeted my camera with a little bow.

No baby is complete without a loving family.

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Sometimes emotions is all that matters – Niki Strbian Valokuvaus

March 8, 2010

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.

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