• Julius Koivistoinen is a young Finnish student passioned about photography. He's mostly self taught but has already been working as a photographer for a couple of magazines published not only in Finland but worldwide, and his photos have reached to become the cover shots of those magazines for plenty of times. In addition to commercial work, he loves to work on personal projects and with smaller clients. Currently he's available for assignments near Helsinki and Lahti.
    Be sure to visit his portfolio and Flickr page!

    Welcoming a new member in camera bag

    • April 17, 2009 4:26 am

    I just fell in love with street photography again. I’ve been photographing the streets of Helsinki and went on a trip to Saint Petersburg where I documented the local people with my camera a lot too.

    Or it might just be the camera particularly which is creating such a thrill in me.

    For a long time I’ve been drooling after the Canon’s EOS 5D especially due to it’s full frame sencor and the advantages brought with it and the camera’s slim body also. So I finally took the plunge and got that camera body of my dreams!

    A comparison between images taken on Canon EOS 350D and on Canon EOS 5D
    (Thank you Marja for being such a lovely model as always!)

    Some of you might be thinking why didn’t I invest on the new 5D mark II instead, but I just don’t need all the features it has, so it would have been waste of money to me. I’ve been using the old 5D at work for a long time already so I knew what was the perfect choice for me.

    One more thing before I let you to jump on the photos taken in St. Petersburg. I want to address my love towards the Canon EOS 5D + 50 mm prime lens combo by showing the following three images of one photograph. The images don’t just come out outstandingly sharp, but the focal length is just right on a full frame sencor. It is not too tight nor too wide, just perfect!

    Canon EOS 5D, 50mm f/1.8: 1/800 sec, f/2.5, ISO 200
    The first image is the photo uncropped, the last one is a 100% crop.

    Ok, here they are (click the photo below). Please enjoy the gallery and maybe even leave a comment considering them here. Thanks!

    Street photography in Helsinki

    • September 11, 2008 11:30 pm

    “The photo above is one of many images from my today’s trip to the central Helsinki. (Read: A photo gallery containing these shots is under construction.) I restrained myself to use my EOS 350D DSLR and one lens, the new one, only… And oh boy what a combination it was!”
    -Autumn is coming

    New gallery is up. Enjoy! [Link]

    To give you some idea how I managed to keep shooting for approximately two and a half hours in constant rain I posted some pictures of the DIY rain cover I did. See them under the link below. (Fun fact about those pics: Because I don’t have a second camera body the photos are taken through two mirrors.)

    View slideshow
    Street photography in Helsinki. By Julius Koivistoinen - juliusphoto.yhet.net

    DIY rain cover of a plastic bag:

    Autumn is coming

    • September 2, 2008 11:41 pm

    A girl walking on streets of Helsinki city. Photo by Julius Koivistoinen

    The photo above is one of many images from my today’s trip to the central Helsinki. (Read: A photo gallery containing these shots is under construction.) I restrained myself to use my EOS 350D DSLR and one lens, the new one, only… And oh boy what a combination it was!

    Still not sure what lens it might be?

    May I present you, Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM!

    Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM. Photo by Julius Koivistoinen

    Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM. Photo by Julius Koivistoinen

    Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM is the replacement for my 90-300mm plastic toy. Photo by Julius Koivistoinen

    Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM. Photo by Julius Koivistoinen

    Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM. Photo by Julius Koivistoinen

    Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM and Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM. Photo by Julius Koivistoinen

    See the setup here – 3 strobes @ 1/8 power. CTO and CTB gels used on the flashes behind lenses.

    Me. I just ran 10 kilometers during the global Nike+ Human Race event. Photo by Mark Turunen

    In other news

    I attended to Finnish version of the global Nike+ Human Race event which was a really fun experience even though the number of participants was nothing compared to other countries’.

    I ran the distance of 10 kilometers in 54 minutes and could have easily continued further. I’m confident of myself being ready for the next year’s half maraton. :)