by Teemu | Feb 17, 2019 | Featured, In depth
Recently I’ve really been asking myself one question over and over; why is it that I like the photos that I like? Both in the cases of looking at other people’s work or in my own stuff. After some thought, I’ve come up with the 3 main ingredients...
by Teemu | Feb 4, 2019 | Featured, Gear Talk
2021 Update, just watch the below video: Below is a brief list of the gear that I use, if you want longer explanations then continue reading the article below. Disclaimer: I’ve used Amazon affiliate links to link to some of the gear below. Meaning, if you...
by Teemu | Feb 1, 2019 | Featured, In depth
Something that has been bugging me recently is how quickly people are ready to credit someone’s achievements to pure talent, whether it’s in sport or art. In this article, I will ramble a bit about my thoughts on talent and how little I think it actually...
by Teemu | Dec 20, 2018 | Featured, In depth, Tutorials
2018 has been my most productive year in photography so far, this year I shot more than ever before and came to a couple of realizations that really helped bring my work to the next level. Whether or not I’m any good is debatable, but I’m certainly much...
by Teemu | Oct 4, 2018 | Travel photography
This is a video I made in order to document what was left of the neon signs during mid-2018. The neon signs have been slowly disappearing for a while now, but the final nail in the coffin happened only recently, when the government decided it was time to remove most...
by Teemu | Jul 20, 2018 | Travel photography
The Japanese spring, there’s nothing quite like it. The warm, clear air, perfect temperatures, clean streets and blooming sakura make it an amazing experience. Even if you’re like me, a person who normally loves gritty nightscapes. I thought “purple...
by Teemu | Jun 25, 2018 | Social Media
As a photographer you are a content curator just as much as a content creator - so as an experiment, mostly for myself, I wanted to go through the archives and pick 10 of my favorite photos I’ve taken since I started shooting sometime in 2016. The order is...
by Teemu | Jun 23, 2018 | Travel photography
This year I spent almost 3 months in Tokyo. I feel like my photography improved a lot in this period, as Japan is a very inspiring place to shoot - I was motivated to shoot nearly every day. I learned about adding story to my photos, the relationship between...
by Teemu | Jun 20, 2018 | Travel photography, Tutorials
Last month I went on a hike to take photos of the milky way and Mt Fuji at Shindou Pass near Lake Kawaguchiko in Japan. I’d seen some Japanese photographers post shots taken there, but it was surprisingly difficult to find any proper english info. The language...
by Teemu | May 19, 2018 | Social Media
Some time ago, I decided to give some of my presets away for free to my email subscribers. If you haven’t signed up, you can find the link here on the homepage. But as my editing techniques have evolved over the past year, I figured now would be a good time to...
