Updating portfolio - help needed

What I hate with passion: updating my portfolio. What to take out and what to add. I'm talking about my Modelm Mayhem port here.

No I need you help! Not just want, you see, but need.

First of all, any ideas what to throw away from my port? In order to add new stuff there I need to get rid of the older ones. There's a limit to the number of pics there. The ones you possibly cannot see (unless you got profile there as well) are nude and you don't need to worry about those. :D

Second which of these pics on this post should I add there? I love them both so much, just can't decide. I'm talking about the girly little black dress -pics by Marko.

Also I got so many pics from the photoshoot with Niko (the link opens up all posts tagged with Niko ie. all posts with his name tagged) earlier that I'm having serious trouble... O.O Not to mention the Latex Gone Golfing -shoot with Markus (don't forget the first part of the series either)!

So if you can help me, I'd be happy! ^^

(c) Niko Rakkolainen 2011, MUA + styling Riikka Satama

My dream photoshoot?

I got a question from the photographer Markus. :) He writes:

Not really sure if you have covered this already, but what if you shared us a thought or two on subject: "My dream shoot"? So, what would a photo shoot be like if you was the mastermind? You can give some general ideas ("I would like to be shot in space" ;)) or some very detailed stuff (describing everything from the location to make up and all the things in between). I'm in impression most of the corgeous settings and ideas implemented in your photos are works of the photographers' twisted minds. I might be wrong, though... :)

I actually answered this some time ago also on Formspring! Here's what I said:

A well known skilled photographer, super skilled make up artist and hair stylist and wardrobe assistant and all that. Plus I'd get paid. Plus the pics were for some rad magazine. I'd have the most amazing look and the photographer was an awesome person and we'd get along super well and the pics would end up being just ah-ma-zing! :D Yeah.. something according to those lines. :)

The photos could be for some awesome magazine or/and for some awesome campaign. A little couture or editorial. Nothing too boring or straightforward commercial.

Hmm, is that too boring and too vague? Isn't that what every model wishes for? :D Also, I'd love to try underwater modelling, since water has always been sort of my element (as a kid I was dreaming of being a mermaid, and loved to dive deep into the green lake, it was soooo beautiful). I know it would be challenging and I might suck at it, but still, I'd love to try. :D

Ohmigoosh, there must be gazillions of things I'd love to do or at least try! :)

And yes, most of the ideas on my photos are those of the photographers'. Usually the "idea" behind the shoot is  a location and outfit and that's it. I guess it's sort of my job to deliver the rest. :D

These pics are from our recent photoshoot with Marko Saari in Tikkurila.

(c) Marko Saari 2011

(c) Marko Saari 2011

(c) Marko Saari 2011

If you want me to post about some particular topic, suggest anything! :)

Things you can do with a sweater

On an earlier post I asked you to give me suggestions on topics what to write and to ask me questions on Formspring. Thanks to those who did! :) Lately I've been on a less of a chatty mood and I've been slow answering on Formspring and haven't reacted to questions here either. :P Sorry! I will get back to those as soon as I get a chance.

Here are again couple of pics from our shoot with Marko Saari. The shirt and the sweater are my friend Liisa's (who gueststars on the making of pic below). The previous ones from the same photoshoot here.

(c) Marko Saari 2011

(c) Marko Saari 2011

 And this is where the magic happens.. :D making of -picture.

(c) Marko Saari 2011, featuring Liisa Wiik who provided the clothes

By the way, check out Marko's Flickr portfolio!

Girly lady in the little black dress

A couple of weeks ago I had a shoot with Marko Saari. We've worked together before - nearly two years ago! So, about time to create some magic together. I was lucky I stayed at my friend Liisa's place, cos she's got the most amazing wardrobe! The amount of the dresses.. wow. :D And it's super awesome that we're nearly the same size. So, my wardrobe assistant on this shoot was Liisa Wiik. Aaaand I'm definately considering using her again for these purposes... ;) Her style is so different from mine, so it's great for photoshoots to have something completely different!

Here are a couple pics from the shoot. More coming for sure.

I'm kinda doing the same thing on these both, but then again, in completely different ways.. I thought should I post only one or the other, but decided to post them both, cos I couldn't decide.

(c) Marko Saari 2011

I love love love that cute dress! And it made me feel totally girly and glamorous.

(c) Marko saari 2011

When I opened the file for the pic below my mouth blew open and I was like "What is that? Who is taht gorgeous woman there?!" So yeah, I'm happy with the photoshoot with Marko. :D

(c) Marko Saari

In a nut shell
Photograper: Marko Saari
Make up and hair: me
Wardrobe: Liisa Wiik
Styling: Together :D

Blogs I follow

I added here a list of blogs I follow. You can find it at the bottom of the right side bar. If you know of any interesting blogs let me know! I'd loooove to read other model's blogs and why not photographers' as well. I'm not that into fashion blogs, however there are a couple on my list also. I only recently found them, but they have some pretty cool material and might work as a source of inspiration!

The list will probably change over time. This was something I managed to put together right now. If I'm forgettin someone's blog, please let me know! :)

Here a couple of pics from last winter totally unrelated to this post whatsoever.

(c) Marko Saari 2010

(c) Marko Saari 2010

Featuring my friend who was our guide in the forest. (c) Marko Saari 2010

Winter and sleet

Okayyy, I went to Helsinki last weekend to meet friends and go thrifth store shopping and do photoshoots! This shoot I did on Sunday with Marko Saari. This was our first collaboration and it worked out well! :) We had my friend as an assistant and a guide to the deepest darkest forrests of an unnamed suburb of Helsinki. The weather was okay when we headed for the forrest, but as we got closer it started raining (or should I say sleeting??) something between water and snow. The wind was pretty nasty too. We decided to stay outdoors anyway and shoot until it got too cold. Just to inform you, I'm cold almost all the time, I freeze when everyone else is comfortable, and when I'm comfy everyone else is sweating. So yeah, outdoors shooting in the winter is just up my street! I remember last winter I swore never to shoot outdoors again.. and I swear again not to. O.O However, I managed to hide my freezing at least in some of the shots and be all professional. u___u And yeah, it was also lots of fun! In the second pic for instance I'm really standing in the snow up to my knees. :D It was pretty interesting to get off of the paths.. reminded me of my childhood playing in the snow.

Here are some of my faves from the shoot.




We're also planning to shoot at the same location again in the summer. Now we weren't able to get into the coolest places because of the enormous amounts of snow.

I did another shoot in HKI too, but will post about it later when I get the pics^^!