Petri Damstén | Petri Damstén

I was going to continue the “How I Move” series earlier, but the pandemic got in the way. But I think now is a good time to continue this project. For a first new pair of images I photographing Kari and his Triumph. If you want to join in the series there is more info...

How I Move – Kari

A bit of different style of images this time. These were taken in Vuorilampi, Kuopio, Finland. Great place for a walk in the forest and some photographs.

Outdoor portraits

DIY Photography: Personalizing My Bags With Killer Zippers

Zipper Pulls featured in DIY Photography

I wanted to test how Expresskeys EK-84 custom keyboard works as a photoshop macro keyboard. It was not as easy as I initially thought. I ended up writing some python, photoshop javascript, doing some woodworking and drawing a bunch of icons in Inkscape to get it where I wanted. All the code and files can...

I wanted to have an overhead pole over the work table, where I can hang things like safety equipment and painted stuff. I also added a simple camera mount there so I can take photos and video from the top-down perspective. 3MF files for the 3D printed parts can be downloaded here. They are made...

When one of my zipper pull broke, I thought, “well, that’s not a big deal. I will just add some paracord to replace it”. I like the saying from Mythbusters: “If it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing”, so just adding paracord was not an option. I wanted to personalize my pull and add...

Personalizing my bags

I have been longing for a long sword for a long time, just to display it on my wall. I will be using it as a prop in some photoshoots too. Cross-guard of the sword has two loops in it, so I thought I could use towel hooks to hang it on the wall. It...

Sword on the Wall

We got rid of the old bookshelf which was mainly made from chipboard, but there were some birch wood and drawer bottoms to save. As a summer project, I thought that I make a drawer for my current desk. I wanted to use salvaged material as much as possible. All 3D printed parts can be...

I already have cable relief for the camera and wanted to do something similar for the laptop.

Cable Relief – laptop

I’m planning a new series now that summer is ending. Alongside that, I have some summer projects still going on. To get a break, I just wanted to take some photographs to get to the back of the camera.

From the Darkness I will Rise

Category Winner and Platinum for “The Dark Room” (8 images) in “Special Category – COVID-19 Photography” category from European Photography Awards 2022.

European Photography Awards 2022

The Dark Room MFIAP story in FIAP News August 2022 Issue.

FIAP News August 2022

Idea was to take summer portraits. I think I would need much more practise to take happy and colourful images. It’s just not my cup of tea.

Summer portraits

I got my MFIAP honour diploma. MFIAP is applied with twenty image series. Mine was “The Dark Room” series.

My interview (in Finnish) at mielitekomedia.fi by Markus Laakso.

mielitekomedia.fi interview

I had couple of more images left from the photoshoot with my son. One, two, Freddy’s coming for you..

Freddy Portraits

This was a last minute idea when I was moving the chair out of the way. Why not not use it in one of the images to get some variety.

Welcome to my dream world

I first bought the Freddy Krueger glove to put it on the shelve. Then I thought that why not make a photo shoot out of it. To make an outfit complete, I needed to buy a couple of more things like the mask and the iconic shirt. My son promised to be Freddy, and I...

Freddy vs Jason

I broke the remote control port from my D800 years ago. For D850, I wanted a cable relief to keep my ports intact. For the GFX-50s, I wanted something similar too. It has the battery compartment in a weird place, and the only L-plate I could find that allows easy battery change was Arca-Swiss Classic...

Cable Relief v2

One Eyeland Photography Awards 2021 Finalist – “The Dark Room”

One Eyeland Photography Awards 2021 Finalist