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I ripped off the legs of an old light stand, so it’s just a handheld pole with the light. I also want to use the camera remote control when holding the light. That way, I can operate my camera on a tripod when I don’t have an assistant. The STL file for the remote holder...

Remote on a Pole

I wanted to give a handmade wallet as a Christmas gift. I could not find a template that I was entirely happy with, so I took pieces from here and there and designed my template. It’s a minimalist wallet with two card slots and a pocket in the middle for some cash. You can download...

DIY Minimalist Leather Wallet

Setups and edits from 2021 2nd Half.

Setups and edits from 2021 2nd Half

I wanted to stamp custom logos to leather. I needed it for hobby use, so metal stamps are out of the question. I 3D printed one for a test and, those seem to work very well. They are fast and easy to make too. I made a coaster with my logo for myself. The wallet...

3D printed leather stamps

I bought this red beanie, and I thought it might pop out in a portrait. I had the light set up ready for the award portrait, so it was easy to test it out. At First, I thought that I will only make one image, but when I was selecting the one I saw these...

End of Excitement

Gold for “The Dark Room” (8 images) in COVID-19 Related Photography – Fine Art category from New York Photography Awards 2021.

New York Photography Awards 2021

We were taking a new passport photo and I took a portrait with the same setup. With a creative editing it worked surprisingly good.

New awards and honours for Kuopio Camera Club. I took this portrait for Seppo winning the best of show challenge cup in AFCC annual theme competition. I received NFFF NSMiF/D1 honour which were given in the same opening ceremony of the theme competition. One more honourable mention and two more honours were also received by...

Logo design for the Finland International Digital Circuit photo competition. This is the same competition where I have been a judge for a seven years in a row now (Kuopio Salon).

FIDC Logo Design

I needed a mask display stand for my Freddy Krueger latex mask from Trick or Treat Studios. I ended up making this super cheap DIY stand that was fast to make. You only need some leftover wood, a screw, an empty soda bottle and a black sock (in my case a one without a pair).

Super cheap and easy DIY mask stand

FIDC 2021, 7th Kuopio Salon Poster design and video graphics. I selected this monochrome image by Linda Kirkhope for the poster from this years awarded images because I think it has lot of attitude in it (like even the image title says).

FIDC 2021, 7TH KUOPIO SALON GRAPHICS

One Eyeland World’s Top 10 Fine Art Photographers 2021 Finalist – “Mental Wheel”

ONE EYELAND – World’s Top 10 Fine Art Photographers 2021

Honorable Mention for “The Dark Room” (5 images) in Fine Art: Conceptual category from ND Awards 2021.

I looked at this staircase already the last time, but now I had an idea for it. I think placing the flash upstairs worked really well in this case.

This long bench was still there and still in one piece. I took five exposures to get some exorcist vibes to the image.

Last-minute idea from Johanna before leaving the school. Flash with a long exposure (1.0s) to get this eerie feeling to the image.

All windows have been broken for a long time. Some have still some pieces attached and look nice with the strobe.

Old crapper in the house across the yard. Not sure if this is teachers crapper. There was also one with multiple holes behind the rightmost door, probably for the pupils.

Out of the Crapper

The schoolyard is now quite full of vegetation. Good for some autumn shots.

We Are Gonna Get You

Horror-themed photoshoot for Halloween. This is the same abandoned school as in Black Widow photos. I will be posting several of these before Halloween.

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