An important place

Last week we had a guest teacher from Finland, Nina Korhonen, at Fatamorgana. She gave us the assignment "A place that is important for me". Since I've only been in Copenhagen for a few weeks I tried to make something on the ocean. At the same time I got to try something completely different from what I usually do. Kind of fun, actually!

Queens of Convenience

Once again I have used Hanne as a model during a Lars Bech workshop. Feels strange, especially since she now works with him, but convenience is sometime something one have to lean on as a photographer... Anyway, this assignment was double: Monday we got three hours to go out and shoot "urban space", and when we got back, Lars gave us a follow-up-assignment shooting the same thing after dark – if possible, or making a portrait that matches, as I did. Some photoshop-work on this one of course...
Does anyone think it works?



From the set:

My first guest!

Last week my childhood friend Kaja came to visit me from Monday till Thursday. So nice to see her, especially because she has been living in Italy the last year and are on her way back there these days. Thank you for some good hours of exercise (read shopping our feets off), Kaja! And for the weathery walk at the beach!

A Bargain and Weekend Recreation

This weekend I've been hanging out with good old Hanne almost all the time. Friday we were both so tired we just hung out in a cafe having – only one – glass of whine, and then we went out in the dark night (...it was around 9 pm...) and found me a bike (FINALLY!!!). The night was total when we climbed into my big bed and watched 30 minutes of Down with Law before we both were sound asleep...

Saturday I made a great bargain in the secondhand market alongside the cemetery at Nørrebro. This Kodak Retinette was made in 1959 and is sold at ebay for around 50 dollars. I gave 20 kroner, about 3 dollars! I still need to shoot a roll to see what comes out if the thing, though, but anyway, if it doesn't work, it still looks good on the fireplace shelf.



I also got myself a new hobby this weekend. Or, took up an old one, that is. Making ie. door signs with pearls was what I ended up doing today, instead of going to Louisiana to see some great art... Shame on me! But I'll try to get to Louisiana some time this week.


PS: Hanne: Can you see what the second one says?

The grashopper is dead!

I don't want to believe that the girl that lived in my apartment before me wants me dead, but she did leave me a lighter that was an actual death threat... Do I need to tell you that this grasshopper-lighter made of rubber is highly flammable? Anyway, after loosing it's antennas, it's now in my trash basket. To dangerous for me, that one!

Ballade og bestevenner

Et par-fire bilder fra de siste dagene...

Eneboer Eliasson

Så er jeg det endelig. Eneboer. Single, men ikke ensom. Københavner. Nørrebroboer.

Så hva gjør jeg litt over midnatt min første kveld som borger i denne danske hovedstad?
Blogger, selvfølgelig. Endelig, kan man godt si, men det ligger jo i bloggens navn at dette dreier seg om Danmark. Meg og Danmark. Og nå er vi forent igjen! Hurra!

Mine fantastiske foreldre har kjørt meg og mer av mitt pikkpakk ned fra Oslo i dag. Nå slynger de trette foreldre seg i en diger seng på et hotell ved søerne, mens jeg slynger meg i min queensizeseng på Nørre bronx. Det er sku dejligt! Selv om jeg – som IKKE er husredd – nå ligger og lytter litt til min nye boligs særegne lyder. Hørtes akkurat ut som det var noen som tok i døra, grøss, men det var nok bare trekken. Nå skal jeg faktisk sove, ulyder eller ikke, for i morgen er min første morgen her, og jeg gleder meg sånn til å rusle nedover Nørrebrogade og inn til sentrum for å spise hotellfrokost med mamma og pappa. Og så skal jeg møte Hanne. Det blir så fint, så fint. Og på mandag er det Fatamorgana for alle pengene (...det er jo faktisk bokstavelig talt...) og det blir så spennende! Sjov og ballade!

Natt, natt! Over og ut fra Køben