I am not much of a children photographer. In fact I’ve been saying “no” for years when anyone asked me to take pics of their kids.

There is one exception that starts to have a tradition to it. Family Leino and their four daughters Nea, Susanna, Tiina and Nella. I visit them now and then but once a year I bring the camera with me to shoot some portraits.

Its different and simply fun! I was taking picture of Nea while Tiina was climbing my on my back and Nella wanted to sit on my lap. In the middle of all I manage to shoot somehting worth showing.

Except the youngest one all of the kids have their own cameras. Nea the oldest is actually a nature photographer who’s known to wake up at 4am to go to the swamp with her dad and liked it!  Tiina (the bottom one in the pic below) is fascinated with lights and usually helps me out when setting up. And its not that she just takes a flash and runs with it to scare off others, she really helps!  No doubt she will grow up to be a portrait photographer. Of Susanna and and Nella I am not quite sure yet. But I think Susanna has this quiet artistic side to her and could go on to produce fine art photos. Nella has to first learn not to eat the camera but she’ll has time.

Jonna once again.

Picking up speed after a slow first month.

Many of the photographers I follow online took a month or so off from their blog’s, twitter and facebook. I was not suppose to do it but I just did not have anything to write about or pictures to share.

Things changed a bit lately and I have plenty of pictures to do and more to come. Next  big’sh shoot is next week and I even scheduled few gigs to next month.

In the begining of March I’ll heading up to Lahti to shoot with Joonas, Peter and now also Janne. It will be one of those trips worth to remember!

Yes – its been a slow start this year.

I know.

But Jonna looks awesome in these photos or what do you think?

I don’t know if the question is even relevant in any way. Jonna is doing all the heavy lifting here. All I need to do is push the button on top of the camera.Easy.

Jonna came in for some portraits some time ago. (I know, I know its been ages since the shoot.) She brought her mother with her and asked if I could do some portraits of her as well. Its almost overwhelming to do something special when you get the change and I think this was one of those occasions.

Couple of Jonna’s pics turned out to be really cool but I’ve been too lazy in front of the screen and haven’t got them done.. yet.