—Ennen kaikkea - kenet voit nimetä parhaaksi kuvaajaksi kaupungissasi? :)

—Well, it all depends on who you ask.
What is the best car in the world ? Everyone just sees things differently and especially in photography which is an art in itself, where everything is subjective, ask 10 people this question and probably you will get 11 different answers ! :)

—Minkä kriteerien perusteella asiakkaan pitäisi valita valokuvaaja?

—If there is one thing I always encourage newlyweds to do when looking for a wedding photographer is to pay very good attention to the portfolios and see which style would suit them and most importantly when meeting a wedding photographer – have him show a full wedding coverage and not get "fooled" by the best 2-3 photos everyone uploads online.

—Miten päädyit valokuvausalalle?

—It was back in 2007 I think ... photography was already a hobby for me and as I already had a "decent" DSLR kit ( by those times' standards ) a friend of mine ( who was a videographer ) asked me to go with him and shoot some christenings. I was scared as hell thinking I have a huge responsibility but everything went well and then I moved to weddings, still shooting for him as I didn't have any portfolio. The next year I started going solo and ... 10 years later here we are.

—Oletko valokuvauksellinen?

—Never :)

—Mikä on sinusta tärkeintä hyvässä kuvassa?

—Besides the basic technical stuff – composition and message/feeling are by far the key elements of an attractive wedding photograph.

—Tykkäätkö matkustamisesta?

—Sure, who doesn't ?
Although I shot quite a few after wedding session abroad with just the bride and groom, I would love to be able to shoot a full destination wedding sometime.

—Mistä pidät eniten ammatissasi?

—Happiness in the client's eyes when they look at their wedding photos for the first time.

—Mistä pidät vähiten ammatissasi?

—Hmm tough one...
If I'd had to choose, it would probably the fact that I have to refuse some clients that reeeeealy want me as their wedding photographer, because I already booked their wedding date for someone else.

—Kuinka suhtaudut kritiikkiin?

—I embrace it – it's the only way we move up the ladder.

—Mikä on valokuvauksen tulevaisuus?

—Probably not much would change – no matter how advanced the cameras will get. A strong and great wedding image from the 50s is still great today so I can only image – the things that bring value to an image will stay constant over time.

—Mikä on ehdottomasti kiellettyä kuvauksessa?

—Photography is an art – no doubt about that and I find it unacceptable for a client to give the photographer exact and strict examples of they want their wedding images to look like, by bringing photos from other photographers around the world and setting stirct guidelines and boundaries regarding their own images. A photographer should be hired if you liked his own style, not to reproduce someone else's work.

—Ennen kaikkea - kenet voit nimetä parhaaksi kuvaajaksi kaupungissasi? :)

—The one whose camera sees the world differently than the human eye. And the ability to make a photograph more powerful than what the viewer sees.

—Miten päädyit valokuvausalalle?

—I love being a wedding photographer, because it is an art, based on emotions and feelings of people, who value beauty and love.

—Oletko valokuvauksellinen?

—Yes, I do.

—Mikä on sinusta tärkeintä hyvässä kuvassa?

—Photography is the art of frozen time ... the ability to store emotions and feelings within the frame.

—Tykkäätkö matkustamisesta?

—Yes

—Mistä pidät eniten ammatissasi?

—The good result.

—Mistä pidät vähiten ammatissasi?

—No.

—Kuinka suhtaudut kritiikkiin?

—Everyone has the right to their opinion.

—Minkä kriteerien perusteella asiakkaan pitäisi valita valokuvaaja?

—style and experience

—Miten päädyit valokuvausalalle?

—I always had a camera with me and can't help but take pictures......so weddings came naturally.

—Oletko valokuvauksellinen?

—not in the slightest!!

—Mikä on sinusta tärkeintä hyvässä kuvassa?

—emotion and great light

—Tykkäätkö matkustamisesta?

—absolutely!......my 2 fav things are travel and photography

—Mistä pidät eniten ammatissasi?

—the way it changes at every moment.......it's never the same day twice.

—Kuinka suhtaudut kritiikkiin?

—not well, but try to roll with the punches.

—Mikä on ehdottomasti kiellettyä kuvauksessa?

—my team is not allowed to look at their phones during the wedding.

—Onko valokuvauksessa trendejä?

—yes.... too many.

—Minkä yhden asian olisit toivonut tietäväsi, kun aloitit kuvaamisen?

—The business side of running a studio