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...
by Teemu | May 1, 2018 | Gear Talk
Update: For a more up to date gear list, read this. The question every photographer gets all the time… What camera do you use? Here’s what I normally answer “Sony a7r ii! and also Olympus em5.” You’re welcome… And...
by Teemu | Apr 22, 2018 | Travel photography
Over the past year, I’ve gotten more and more obsessed with shooting the streets of Asia at night. Preferably in the rain. We are approaching a point in history where cyberpunk fantasy and reality are becoming increasingly synonymous. As a photographer I love...
by Teemu | Mar 20, 2018 | Gear Talk, Social Media
I know, controversial opinion, but I actually think gear makes a difference. But we’ve all heard how the “camera doesn’t matter” over and over again on every social media post and Youtube video. But if the camera doesn’t matter, then why...
by Teemu | Jan 8, 2018 | Travel photography
I absolutely loved shooting Osaka. Japan has the most photogenic streets in the world. Here are some of the best shots I took while there in late 2017. If you’re interested in the technicalities behind my work, check out this article I wrote. If not, just keep...
by Teemu | Jan 8, 2018 | Tutorials
I often wonder if other photographers spend as much time thinking about their techniques and style as I do or whether I’m just an analytical weirdo who somehow chose the art of photography instead of becoming an economist or something of that nature. But then...
by Teemu | Nov 23, 2017 | Tutorials
About every 6 months, I look at my previous “best works” but no longer feel satisfied. Also seemingly every 6 months, I feel like I’ve “finally got good enough” to start getting some real, deserved attention in the photography world. Only...
by Teemu | Nov 17, 2017 | Travel photography
Recently I went a few weeks in Hong Kong, and because I hadn’t done a video in a while, I wanted to get back into it. So I decided to shoot a few basic timelapses and combined those into a short 2 minute video clip. The locations include Victoria Peak (Lugard...
