Hiyayaakko - Jaakko's Photography

State of Flickr App in Japan

jaakko — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:16:57 +0000

Now that the new Flickr refresh is out, you’d wonder if Flickr is going to do anything about the Flickr iOS App availability in Japan. Those adds to the app “Wherevr” that appear when browsing with iOS devices are so annoying since they take you nowhere, you get alert which reports that the item is read more

Flickr got Refresh

jaakko — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:05:48 +0000

Wow, so Flickr got refresh. It’s funny since I was just thinking about it.

I generally like the update from the visual sense; especially the default way of viewing photo streams. It just looks much better now that images are arranged into a kind of nice, beautiful layout. The Terabyte thing doesn’t really matter to me since I don’t think I’ll ever upload that many photos and I have pro account anyway which doesn’t have the upload limit.

Overall, I’m really glad about the refresh and the cover photo is nice little touch. See my flickr here.

Women in Island Zorba

jaakko — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:33:28 +0000

“Women in Island Zorba” (flickr)
Jeju, South Korea
Silver Gelatin

Price: 9000￥ + Shipping

Contact me if you want to buy it.

“Photographer”

jaakko — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:58:25 +0000

Here is one more shots from my session with photographer Masashi Furuka.
© Masashi Furuka 2013

This is Why Your Pictures Suck

jaakko — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:55:13 +0000

I admit I’m guilty in at least one of these.

But I find this last sentence encouraging; “You obviously have some of that in you, because you are still around making images, when everyone else has taken up golf or knitting.”
http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/05/16/this-is-why-your-pictures-suck/

I won’t Say Sorry for Being Who I Am

jaakko — Sat, 11 May 2013 13:06:01 +0000

With my comrade Masashi Furuka.

Flickrock

jaakko — Sat, 11 May 2013 12:42:38 +0000

This is kinda cool: http://flickrock.com/yaschan#/yaschan/popular

Very nice way to show your best work in Flickr.

Evening Moment

jaakko — Sat, 11 May 2013 11:55:27 +0000

Here’s one of the non-flash images I shot with X100. Had some big troubles with autofocus in this dim light. ISO3200 is really clean what comes to noise. In fact I added some grain to this in Lightroom to make the image look more dynamic. I realized however that having flash is a must for read more

Wrong fucking planet

jaakko — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:04:31 +0000

During 3/11 disaster in Japan I was asked to write a story about Japan to a Finnish newspaper. I refused because I really didn’t know about Japan. I still cannot write story about Japan. Just like I can’t write story about Finland either. Sorry! Wrong fucking planet.

Collaboration with Masashi Furuka

jaakko — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:39 +0000

Tomorrow my friend and fellow photographer Masashi Furuka will take my photo. It’s such a pleasure to be photographed by a great artist such as him.