My Photography Blog
Welcome to my blog. Here I share experiences from the some of my photoshoots as well as write some thoughts and insights about various photography related topis.
Swamp Soccer Photography
I made a longish detour during my summer trip to have a chance to capture some Finnish madness with my camera. In the land of thousand crazy summer sports, one well known event is the annual world championships of swamp soccer at Hyrynsalmi. I was well prepared to...
Event Photography Goes Ads
Media sexy week - It seems that this week my photos are used for advertising two totally different events in two totally different languages. There will be women open mat brasilian jiu-jitsu event at Madrid (http://www.tatamisfera.com/.) In addition, Helsinkin...
Superfood with Vertical Grip
We went to a local forest to pick some blueberries. The division of work was clear, suggested by my wife; she picked the berries and my job was to carry the camera while looking after the kids. I did not complain. First I thought not to bother to bring the...
Now in 500px
I can be now found also from 500px. https://500px.com/JariForstadius
Combining the Best of the Both Worlds
The jury nominating Sami Rievinen as the best portrait photographer of 2014 in Finland said that professionals do not take photos, they create those. This can be seen from the best studio portaits. On the other hand there is another trend of photography evolving...
Casual Friday
Just another casual Friday. She is pretending to be enjoying although she is almost asleep and barely notices that his playing is little tense due to the fact that his mind has not yet fully settled from an overly hectic work week, and the struggle to get two kids to...
Learn How To Photograph Fireworks in 24s
Learning new things in 24h tutorials is so last season. Hence, here is a tutorial how to learn photographing fireworks in 24 seconds. So, start your timer and read the following list: Use a tripod, bulb mode, ISO 100, manual focus and f stop around 8-16. Remote...
Christmas Freeze in the Winter Wonderland
During the Christmas period I visited my old home town Oulu. Here are some photos from one freezing photowalk during the last days of the year. It was -20 Celsius and I did not have proper clothing with me so these are quick photos without any tripods or such. It...
Beauty and Fashion Photography
Late post due Christmas trip, but I participated a workshop at Kuura Studio during the beginning of December, held by Otto Turunen. It is always good to get some inspiration from other photographers. Here are couple of photos I did with model Lotta during the...
Beauty Photo with Clamshell Lighting
Here is one test photo from a set taken while testing a new lense and usage of softbox & reflector combination for clamshell lighting.
London Eye – Tips for Travel Photography
There are lot's of travel photo tutorials, which tell you the basics: 1. Seize the golden moment = wake up ridiculously early 2. Be earlier than fellow photographers to get the best spot for tripod on a crowded photosight = wake up even earlier 3. Seize the blue hour...
Portait of Singer Susanna Huppunen
First rule for everything: There has to be plan B. Some time ago I went to take a portait of singer Susanna Huppunen. Plan A was to use window light like explained in my blog post about shooting portraits at home. The background was supposed to be an interior wall in...
Paris Quickie
I recently had a non-photography related business trip to a Paris suburb. On one evening I had a change to do a quick in-and-out visit into downtown. Here are some photos that I took during walk from Notre Dame to Eiffel Tower via Louvre. (The water tower photo is...
How to Shoot Portraits at Home
In this text I talk about how I do the portrait shoots when at home without proper studio. I recently faced a situation where I was asked to take a profile photo of a professional with short notice. Here is my workflow. It is basically by the book, i.e. I...
Autumn Colors – Not Quite Yet.
Photographers are a breed of their own; They choose which side of the street they walk based on where to get the best photos. They compromize their handluggage capacity in airplanes by taking cameras and big lenses with them. So, what does a photographer on a peaceful...
Photography site re-engineered
Here it is: A brand new design for my photography site. These new pages include updated layout, re-organized portfolio with new content and also a new space for sharing what is going on with my photography, i.e. this so called "blog" page. The intention is to have...