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The hairy family + 1 | raskausajan kuvaus
When a woman tells me that she is going to be late for our meeting because she has a beauty appointment, my stereotypical mind puts her in the city-girl department. I certainly would not expect someone who lives in the countryside, has two dogs, three cats and three horses. Own stables and all. Snappy and judgmental, but it happens to you too? Right? And that despite me being a firm believer that every woman deserves an occasional beauty treatment and…
About critique, shame and vulnerability…
Recently I posted this photo as my Facebook timeline cover image. xx people facebook-liked it, maybe some really-liked it. I got a comment to this image disagreeing with its quality. This image shall not withstand the passing of time, I was told. Because of the giant bow. The comment was meant well and I replied in a good manner to it. However this is my business Facebook page and so I went to a photography forum to ask, what to…
A magical moment | vastasyntyneen kuvaus
Today magic happened. A moment so short, you would miss it by blinking your eyes once, yet a miracle so large that it makes a heart grow until your chest can hardly contain it. I witnessed a seven day old newborn boy reaching to kiss his father. Oh ye-he-s I know! Nothing like that can possibly happen – it just looks like that. I know. I know! … in my brain. But we human beings are made of more than…
All you need is friends | vauvakuvaus
“Ding dong.” Gosh, I really do hate the sound of our doorbell. I might wish a new one for Xmas. Perhaps a musical one… Perhaps it could play Mozart’s Turkish March… But when I open, I forget all about it. From behind the door a hand is sticking out holding a beautiful mug. “It’s the orchid! It magically transformed itself into this.” It’s Jenni. A great client. A cool girl I want to have a long history with. A person…
What happens when your newborn pees on my camera | vauvakuvaus
When you are scheduling a newborn session with me, chances are that you have seen my newborn portfolio. The babies are mainly naked. Yes. That means we have to take clothes off your baby. Even a diaper. The idea of a diaper-free baby many times fills the hearts of new parents with stress. Because they know there is the inevitable act of pee and poo. Well guess what, I know about it too. It’s part of the business. Me and…
test of new hats | vauvakuvaus
My much valued assistant Blanka has found a very skilled hat and prop maker – and that in my home country the Czech republic! Can’t be more glad to support the economy of my roots and so went a little crazy and bought bunch of whimsical hats made by the unmistakeable and wonderfully creative Radana of Make With Love. Young mum Radana creates all the magical tiny hats, headbands and lot more in short moments when her baby naps. She…
Mixtape Monday: About a newborn star | vauvakuvaus
What I have been working on lately: renovation of our home – well, we wanted to move but then the love of some particular neighbours, school and such practicalities and other small things weighted in and we are staying put. The almost-move did one good thing, it made us see our home through the eyes of a person who wants to buy it and we realized it’s not so buyable (I know it’s not a word, but this is my…
A dream come true | vauvakuvaus
Mrs. V of Olivia Lehti’s Strictly Style blog shared a teaser of the images of her newborn boy that I had the honor to take. Watch her blog – more images coming soon! make up in both sessions: Maria Karhu assistent at the newborn session / vauvakuvaus: Blanka Tiainen And as I wrote in the comments under Mrs. V post: “I know that Mrs. V has been telling it’s all about my “taika” (and a little bit about their newborn…
Does your newborn really mirror your every mood? | vauvakuvaus
Yes. It’s that simple. I have seen it every time when I held a newborn in my arms. When I call a client and tell them that newborn sessions are best to start around 9 am, sometimes they tell me – but our baby is not at its best during the morning. I come at 9 am anyway, because in case the baby really has a difficult morning, we still have an afternoon to shoot. Even though afternoons are more…
Are you a dog or a cat person? | vauvakuvaus
There are families where the first borns are second babies. I am a dog person, who are you? ♥♥♥ PS: I love photographing babies outdoors. It just adds a whole other dimension to the image, don’t you agree…