This is a quite belated post... I’ve been wanting to write about my days in Helsinki, but I guess I came back with somewhat mixed feelings about it. I loved the city, but…
Read More
Over the last 4 years, I’ve been working hard to find my place in the market, as a freelance photographer. Trying to find a sustainable way of making a living as my own boss/employee, has been (and still is) a real challenge.
Read More
I think I’m developing a special admiration for women who don’t mind showing photos of themselves unretouched, with minimal make up or no make up at all.
Read More
And last, but not least, I also had the pleasure of meeting Miss Lotta!
Read More
Unlike the other two models I had the pleasure of meeting/shooting, Jasmin (from the previous post) and Lotta (that you’ll meet in the next one), with Johanna, unfortunately, I only had about 2 hours.
Read More
Those who’ve been following me on Instagram, and in particular my Stories, may have noticed that last month I've been in Helsinki. I’ll probably write a whole post about it, but for now, I’ll just start with the first of three posts about the super nice models I had the pleasure of meeting there.
Read More
It’s funny, how outsiders experience Lisbon in such a passionated and intense way. D. is one of those people. She almost makes me feel ashamed of calling myself a natural Lisbon-born guy… I’ve met a lot people from other countries, but very few as passionated about Lisbon as D. And for this “Musings" set, it made total sense if we would get that vibe.
Read More
Editorials were one of the first things that first draw my attention to fashion photography but, has time went by, I slowly started to realize how things actually worked and that early attraction and fascination, evolved into a kind of love-hate relationship.
Read More
Although my goal with “Musings”, is to take this series/experience to as many people as possible, I also want to do it slowly, at my own pace, to avoid misrepresenting its essence. So, it’s not at all strange that sometimes there will be…
Read More
I always believed (and still do) that focus is important to achieve something. But at the same time, I’ve always struggled with that belief on the creative side. I mean, if you like to develop ideas and concepts, when one tries to expand the horizons of its own vision, how can you stay limited to one genre, or to one area or subject?
Read More
On the previous blog post about test shoots, I wrote about their importance, but I’ve been asked why didn’t I talk about how to choose models. I didn’t write about it on purpose, because I think that's a very subjective/personal decision/choice.
Read More
Test shoots is where almost everyone in the fashion industry begins. Photographers, models, stylists, make up artists and hair stylists, etc… pretty much everyone starts there. But what exactly are these and why are they so important?
Read More