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My friends, Jenny and Tom Hammar. And Sigge and Max.

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:01:54 +0000

If you follow my blog you know that I’m part of a wedding photography network, weddingphotographers.se – a group of six friends. One of them is Jenny Hammar. Jenny is a photographer I truly admire, and have admired since I first started shooting. Her pictorial language is so emotional and the colors in her photos are like green olivs and a sweet white wine… Jenny is also that kind of person who lights up a room with her aura. She is warm, lovable and a true friend. (And fierch in english, so she’ll probably find a typo or two in this blogpost!) She is married to the very handsome Tom and together they recently got twin boys – Max and Sigge. ♥

So far so good. But then one day, Jenny asked me if I could take some family photos of them. The same moment my lips said the words “I’d love to!” the rest of my body just wanted to drop off the face of earth. What did I just promise?!? Shoot one of my big role models? Holy cow…! I actually arrived to the shoot 45 min early and just sat around the corner in my car jittering, but once I finally made it up to their appartment the nervousness was all gone and I hade a lovly time shooting, singing songs, shaking a rattle trying to get two small boys to be happy at the same time. Don’t know if the boys or I was most exhausted by the time we where done… :)

Look at those cuties!!

No, it’s not me who’s funny (I wish!) – daddy Tom is standing by my shoulder…

torkel & magda

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:04:23 +0000

I shoot Torkel and Magda’s wedding back in 2008 and now they’re expecting – yay! We headed out to a cow paddock to snap some sunset photos, the light was yummy and so were we apperently because the mosquitos loved us. :( I probably got 50 bites (!) but it was worth it, easy.

I’m so happy to have met Torkel and Magda – they are so funny and so caring. Everytime we talk they ask about me, how I’m doing, how my work is going… I know they are going to be amazing parents and I’m sitting by the phone just waiting for them to call and tell me that they now are three in the family! ♥

Felix children photography / barnfotografering

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:40:19 +0000

This little charming boy is 7 months old Felix. Turns out Felix and I have one big thing incommon – we both l.o.v.e. dogs! And we both agreed that Felix’s dog Pixie definitely should be in a few images. And Pixie didn’t mind. She didn’t even mind when Felix pulled her ear. Now that’s love. ♥

*side note* Yes, I did try to kidnap Pixie when I left (as I do with every dog I meet) but she was a little bit to big to fit in my camera bag. Unfortunally. Note to myself: get a bigger camera bag.

A thank you card worth waiting for

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:15:32 +0000

In the end of June I had the honor of shooting Carl & Katerina’s (swedish) wedding at Fullerö Herrgård outside Västerås. And in September I got to photograph their (russian) wedding in Moscow Russia. I knew the Russian wedding would be something different because the theme was Karl XII meets Katerina The Great but I really had no idea what I was about to experience. Arriving at the airport (with my sweet friend and awsome second shooter Anna) we were greated by a personal driver with an enlargement of one of my pictures from their Swedish wedding (all the guests was greated this way). At the hotel we had champagne, russian sweets and a free mini-bar in our hotel rooms! (Phew, the hard life as a wedding photographer…) And, they had also made a magazine about their Swedish wedding. With my images everywhere. Crazy!

The day of the wedding, we woke up to find they decorated the intire hotel with lifesize enlargements of my photos from their swedish wedding. Where ever I looked, I saw my own images. Strange feeling. The wedding day was incredible (to see the photos click here), Anna and I worked from early morning ’til 3 am that day. (Then we had an hour to download images before we had to head to the airport to fly back to sweden and shoot another wedding the next day.) Crazy! Again!

So the other day, I recieved a package in the mail – Carl & Katerina’s thank you card. Or should I say, thank you magazine. Becausse they actually made an entire magazine from their 4 day Russian wedding. Filled with photos and gossip! I’m speachless. Honestly, how amazing! ♥

Yes – you can even find a little photo of me in it…!

Family photography / Familjefotografering Djurgården, Stockholm

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:07:17 +0000

Ever since I started my buisness three years ago I have looked up to Lieselott Van den Meijs – she is not only a great photographer but she is so sweet, so humble and one of few who opened her arms and welcomed a little uneducated me into the photography industry. When with her I feel so relaxed and I can talk about everything, she feels like my sister.

This fall, Lieselott asked me if I could photograph her family – I got super flattered and super nervous. Photographing a photographer? Yikes! But it turns out – her husband and three (!) kids are just like her and spending an afternoon at Rosendals värdshus on Djurgården was amazing. We laughed, played in the leafs, drank warm appel cider and photographed. I just wanted to bring them all home with me, especially little Smilla – such a doll! ♥

***don’t forget to check out Lieselott’s work at vdmfoto.se – she does wedding, editorial and commercial photography and is one of the sweetest persons I know. Trusting her to take your images and you’ll be in safe hands!***

Baby B . children photography / barnfotografering stockholm

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:04:29 +0000

I have always loved babies but it was only about 1,5 year ago I really begun to understand the miracle surrounding a baby. It was when my sister had her baby Esther who is a perfect little replicate of me – we talk a lot, when we sleep we look like a meatball and when I look into her eyes it feels like looking into my own reflection. And this is only my nice, I can’t even imagine having a baby of my own! (I must say I feel sorry for my sister though, because if little E turns into a mini-me she’ll be busy the next few years running around after a fat little girl who will get into a lot of trouble…). :)

When I met Joakim and Jessica they had only been parent for five (!) days and they were absolutely glowing! It felt like they were walking on sunshine, in a total bliss and they spend minutes just sitting and looking at their baby boy B. And I think B could feel how happy his parents where because every time the kissed or cuddled with each other he smiled.

Jasmine

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:13:10 +0000

I just love to meet old clients and to get to shoot them again. I shot Jasmine about a year ago and last week we met again. She’s really growing up to be a beautiful girl, so humble and generous. A princess.

Jasmine a year ago:

Jasmine now:

one more Alisia

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:01:58 +0000

Oh, I just got words from a former client – I shoot their pregnacy pictures this spring and the stork finally arrived with their babygirl! And they are naming her Alisia! Great choice if I may say so… :)

Victor

admin — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:56:33 +0000

Somedays you just don’t want to have your pictures taken – due to lack of sleep, a bad hair day or maybe you’re just not up for it. Victor had one of those days. Nothing was fun, none of mum’s jokes, not to blow rasberrys on the belly nor when they sing “imse vimse spindel” Victor’s favorite song. Then dad came up with the great idea to give Victor a bath! The best idea ever. Victor had a blast splashing in the water, we all got soaked inlcuding my camera but boy did I get some great smiles!

The Bergman family

admin — Tue, 12 May 2009 10:07:52 +0000

I love kids just because what you see is what you get, if they’re happy they’ll give you the biggest smile ever, if they’re sad they’ll cry and if they just want to cuddle they will cuddle. You can never get them to do something they don’t want in front of the camera, it’s all on their terms. For better or worse. The Bergman family has three kids - Alice 7, Jacob 5 and Erik 3. All so adorable, with alot of energy and some lack of patiance… lucky for me their mom stock the freezer with ice cream before I got there and bribed them for me. Thank god for moms, they always know what to do!