Finland 2
Jani Markus Miikkulainen:
I'm a freelance photographer and retoucher, born in 1973 in Helsinki, Finland. I got into photography in 1992 and shot film for 10 years before moving on to digital. The freedom and endless possibilities of digital editing in Photoshop were a revelation after a decade of processing prints in a darkroom. Alyssa: I'm a fulltime model, cosplayer and writer from Los Angeles, California. I was visiting Finland and contacted Jani about the chance to shoot together while I was there. He suggested doing images based on occult and mythology, which were concepts that appealed to me greatly (especially while visiting Europe). They are some of my favorite images of myself to date - Jani is an incredibly talented photographer, combined with his retouch skills - awesome. It was great to work with someone from such a different cultural background - It definitely seemed like I was not the normal model when it came to Finland. Hopefully I'll move there soon and we will shoot together again. |