Posts Tagged ‘Pregnancy’

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. :)

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Babies and children, Beloved, Engaged, Families, Newborns, Niki's this and that, Pregnancy, Specials, Weddings | 13 Comments »

Pushing myself out of the box … and into a deep water – Niki Strbian Mammakuvaus

May 13, 2010

I needed to do something for myself. With the never-ending winter and my mood prone to copy the thermometer I needed to prove to myself that I still am alive. All I needed was a great model, a great location and my trusty Nikon.

A great model… I have never hired a professional, because I like to work with ordinary people and every person brings something different to the shoot. I greatly respect professional models, it’s just that I prefer to find the model in every person I meet :) Some people like to be in front of the camera, some don’t, and that constitutes a challenge for me – to take, under any circumstances, photos that I am proud of. And so I asked my husband’s colleague, who has a due date with her first baby in three weeks. She is smart, sexy and stunning. And she warned me: “If you are not afraid to take photos of me, I think I can stand somewhere for a while.” Poor dear didn’t know what she was signing up for. ;)

A great location … That was easy peasy. I have been eyeing this one place in the woods every time we went to visit our god-son. And I was dying for the weather to get a bit better, because frankly, who fancies to stand knee-deep (or deeper) in a cold water when the outside temperature barely reaches 5 degrees Celsius. Luckily Mother Nature took pity on me and that very evening it got warmer (and stayed that way! YAY!). And although we photographed on several locations, the pond was my favorite.

So I threw my trusty Nikon into the bag and off we went. I promised myself that this time I will push myself out of the box, I will try something new. I am not sure I succeeded 100%, but I like the outcome. Yep, blowing my own trumpets and not blushing a bit :) And so we walked in rubber boots in high waters and got our boots stuck in the mud at the bottom of the swamp and we struggled and my pregnant model was such a trooper to go through all that. But it was a beautiful spot with all the tranquility you could ever wish for and it happened. We clicked and the camera clicked and I hope you will enjoy the result. I paid for it standing up to my bottom in cold water, my rubber boots useless and full. :)

Tags: ,
Posted in Pregnancy | 8 Comments »

Third time the charm – Niki Strbian Mammakuvaus

March 7, 2010

We kept postponing this maternity session until the last minute, truly. Once the older siblings were sick, another time there was a quick trip scheduled in the last minute. But we managed, was it 5 days before the baby was born? :) Already now this lovely and beautiful mamma treasures a little boy in her arms. After two girls, I wonder whether the feelings are any different. Perhaps not. Perhaps it’s like she said on the phone: “Every baby is the most beautiful baby in the world for its mum. Sorry for going on and on about how perfect he is.”

No need to be sorry! If he is half as perfect as your belly was while cradling him inside, he truly is the most precious little boy. :) I can’t wait to photograph him next week. Hope you will enjoy your sneak peek!

Tags: ,
Posted in Families, Pregnancy | No Comments »

The bluest eyes and a pregnant belly – Niki Strbian Mammakuvaus

December 9, 2009

Have 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.

Satu mammakuvaus gallery-13

Satu mammakuvaus gallery-16

Satu mammakuvaus gallery-15

Satu mammakuvaus preview-1

Satu mammakuvaus preview-4

Tags: , ,
Posted in Pregnancy | 12 Comments »

Stunning maternity – Niki Strbian Mammakuvaus

December 5, 2009

I rarely use these words, but this young lady is absolutely stunning. She falls into her own category – breathtaking in reality, breathtaking on any media. And on top of her physical beauty, she has the nicest and sweetest personality. I am so happy that she is a family :) My cousin was too lucky to marry a woman like that. You would never guess it’s her second pregnancy and five months along already.

Liberec ocekavani-1

Liberec ocekavani-3

Liberec ocekavani-4

Liberec ocekavani-5

Tags: , , ,
Posted in Pregnancy | 1 Comment »