"Turnaround"

This is the first so called " Turnaround" that i have attempted. A turn around is a drawing practice to draw one pose from four different angles. One front, one back, one side and one 45 degrees angle. This image i drew from a 3D image that could rotate. It is a great task and practice to strenghten ones observational skills as well as hand-eye coordination. I want to illustrate childrens book still, or write my own childrens books. It is needed. ( not that this image has anything to do with childrens books, but my style is simple and childish in a good way) I have ideas on books and stories i would like to put my own twist on. Hmm...when i have time, i will go for it! :) Oh yesss.But enjoy this image for now. Thank you for stopping by my blogg :)

Bells were ringing....

...and the lovebirds singing! MeiVisions shot the first wedding in september this year. Good friends of mines sealed the deal and it was wonderful to witness ;) Shooting weddings is alot of responsibility for a photographer, one really has to make sure to catch each and every moment. Usually there is more than one photographer on the project, but this time i was handeling the part myself. Here are three images of the couple that i really like. Cant you smell the love?

Turned Sweden into Africa for a moment...

MeiVisions Photography had a magic summer day in August together with the dancers Niki Tsappos and Martha Nawbire from the Soulsweat Dance Crew. We turned Sweden into Africa for an instant. Tora Mårtens a videographer, who is currently shooting a real nice documentary on these two fierce ladies, had recently been in Tanzania and brought with her some goodies in forms of fabrics and beads, beads and more beads. She was shooting for the cover of her documentary while i was shooting press and personal images. The adorable, super humble and beautiful inside-out Theresa Gustavsson contributed to this shoot with her hair styling and braiding skills. Her work is neat! We got up early morning, ate a swedish breakfast ( egg and caviar on a tube) and headed out for the closest beach in the neighbourhood....yeh its actually in the neighbourhood, in a suburb beside a little lake. "Flaten badet" so swedish as can be. Sooo cosy. To our great surprise we had the beach to ourselves, and i didnt have to worry about strangers posing in the background...puh! The sun was out, the clouds were out, the light kept changing on us and i had to be quick in my manual mode to get the exposure i wanted. As when i first bought a professional camera in 2008: the natural light kept pleasing me alot this day. The sun - we adore! Yepp. Here are some of my favourites images. Big thank you's for everyone who was involved this day for fabulous work. Enjoy folks, and thank you once again for taking a look on my blogg. Have a wonderful day.

My clay creations on the wheel

It is the first time ever in the pottery studio for me. You can find working at the wheel throwing section all muddy and messy now a days haha. It is mesmerizing to watch someone good ( who knows what they are doing) work the clay, i am still a newbe and struggling with rising the clay for example. But wheel throwing is not a place to be impatient or trying to rush things. Slow and steady wins this race, for sure. It is such a nice time, almost a little meditative. Anyways my visitors- here you witness my very first pieces ever! Two vases, two cups and a bowl. This has taken me a month now, it is a rather patient process to make pottery. You start by wedging the clay into meatballs ( as you can see in the background on one of the images), then you work the clay on the wheel into whatever shape you are creating, then the clay has to dry for a week or more so it is solid enough for the trimming part, that is when you trim down excess clay and create the foot under the piece so that it can stand steadily, after that it needs to dry a little more while you make the handles for the cups or decorate the clay with patterns....and this is where i am at, at this moment in time. It still needs to fired, glazed ( color) and then fired again. Yepp, it is a rather patient process this wheelthrowing business. I cant wait to drink tea out of my own cup ! If you have a chance to try wheelthrowing and you like working with your hands, give it a try, for it is so much fun! Thank you for taking a look at my blogg.Have a great day!!!!!