Romantic photosession at Vaattunkiköngäs and Ounasvaara
Jori and Bora wrote me in February about their wishes to have their pre-wedding photos taken in Lapland, while here on vacation. They live in southern Finland, but often visit Lapland, Bora is from Korea and Jori has also lived there. The theme of their pre-wedding photos was winter and snow and they wanted nature to be a big part of the pictures. They are going to have their wedding in Korea this spring.
Pre-wedding pictures are not always taken in Finland but in Korea it’s a big thing. The couple uses the pictures in their wedding invitations and the pictures are also displayed on a big screen at the wedding. We planned the photoshoot ahead, I sent some pictures of different locations and we finally decided to take them at Vaattunkiköngäs and Ounasvaara and chose the afternoon time beacuse of the possibility for sunset pictures. The photoshoot took place at the end of February and at that time the sun sets at about 5 pm.
We started at Vaattunkiköngäs, where there is a nature trail and a rapid stream. The sun was shining beautifully and perfectly low in the sky. Jori and Bora had sent me some ideas of different poses they wanted to do and we did a lot of different variations. Bora started with one outfit and changed dress in the middle of the photoshoot.
When driving from Vaattunkiköngäs, we stopped at a small place, where I knew there were some nice small wooden “laavus”, as we call them in Finnish. Now Bora had changed her outfit and the sun was perfectly shining low in the background.
When we got to Ounasvaara, it had gotten a little cloudy, but the light was still nice. It was a little windy up on the hill, Bora and Jori was such troops baring the cold and walking through the snow! I always recommend my clients to wear really good shoes, a warm coat and gloves, to put on in between shooting. We always have to walk a bit to get to the prefect locations.
It was really interesting to hear about the different wedding and photography culture in Korea, for example in Korea they photoshop the photos a lot more than we do here in Finland. I’m so glad Bora and Jori still liked my natural style and they wanted the photos to be relaxed and romantic. Bora actually has her own Youtube channel, FinBora, where she talks about what it’s like to live as a Korean in Finland. She did a post about our photoshoot as well, go and check it out at : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCh1nisGTHo.
