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behind the scenes creative 18/11/2021 Before/after

Jeg fant igjen en del før/etter, eller before/after, i forhold til en del bilder produsert opp igjennom de siste årene. Skulle gjerne likt å ha en grundig presentasjon av de ulike, men kanskje på et senere tidspunkt. Noen har vært publisert før tidligere i bloggen, men har tildels ramlet bort pga endret webstruktur. Enkelte har …

behind the scenes The story behind... Tutorial 12/11/2015 The story behind “Mercy”

Written in 2011, this is how a simple shot (and this was just a test shot really) can transform into a prize winning image! Today I feel I created something special, not just because the three wonderful kids are my family . But because the moment I was finished, I was filled with a certain …

advertising creative 26/07/2015 NTNU

I det siste har jeg brukt mye tid på å ferdigstille arbeid for NTNU. Oppdraget gikk ut på å skape 5 bilder, som skal representere fokusområdene til NTNU: Health, Sustainability, Energy and Ocean).Det femte bildet er et gruppebilde av de 5 sammen. Ideen er barn som kler seg opp i hjemmelagde superhelt kostymer, utstyr de …

advertising behind the scenes dancers The story behind... 10/02/2015 Making of “City Lade – QALIFA”

As for my previous post, this is some of the work behind another image for Headspin Advertising and City Lade. This time working with local fresh hip-hop artist Qalifa! The final image (without advertising profile): Again, this is a composite. I found a decent location, not far from City Lade (the mall), and made 5 …

Konfirmant The story behind... 22/04/2014 youth portrait

This is the season for youth portraits in Norway, as we are heading for “confirmation season”/konfirmasjonsesongen. 3 years ago, I took her sister’s photos, and now it was Erle who is up for confirmation. I decided to try a totally new location in Trondheim, at least new to me . We headed for the golf …

fitness Portrett workshop 20/03/2014 personal workshop

A few weeks ago I decided to spend 5 days of shooting. Something just for fun, other ideas were more planned. I made appointments with various models, and tried to fit in as much as possible in my schedule. First, I visited an industrial site (where I previous week made sure to get permission, which …

creative making of Portrett The story behind... 17/03/2014 The Player

Several years ago I came across a photo that inspired me to create “the player”, a photo by the image-genious Dave Hill. My main problem was finding a chess board that matched the idea, and I was fortunate to find one in a fashion shop, Carma. They had no problem lending me this one for …

behind the scenes The story behind... 09/07/2013 Post production of “Gatekeeper”

This is a speedy version of my post production work of “Extravaganza”. The model, Helene, was styled by Vidar Graven and the shoot took place close to the railway station in Trondheim, Norway. As you can see, this is mostly done in camera, but a few adjustments, especially the RAW file work is essential in …

behind the scenes 24/05/2012 making of melancholia

A few people have asked me how I made this photo, and here is a rough and quick speed through of my processing