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We were asked to photograph the exam results of students who are going to work in the beauty industry, including salons. All have been studying in “Tekniski skúlin” in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands for one year. The models were friends of the students and we had about 10-15 minutes to photograph each of the models and were working on a set location. These photos show a few of our favorites.
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On Friday we went to the annual G! Festival and even though the weather wasn’t as good as it has been the previous years we still had a great time. For us there were especially two interesting names on this years festival and they were Eivør (Faroe Island) who played on Friday night and Nephew (Denmark) who played on Saturday night. On Friday we went to G! just to have a great time with friends and without a camera. The only regret on Friday was that we had no camera while Eivør had a concert. She was amazing as always and with the voice and look of a goddess she would have been a pleasure to photograph. On Saturday we photographed a wedding during the day time and later we went to the G! festival with our cameras. All the photos shared on the blog are from Saturday.
Two weeks ago Nephew had a concert at Roskilde Festival in Denmark with an audience of approx 60.000 people. On G! we were around 4.000 people which in our opinion made concert very intense. In the end they got Eivør on stage and the crowd went crazy. If you have not heard Nephew and Eivør together on stage, here is a link to a youtube video recorded earlier this year.
The Ghost is another great Faroese band. Miriam and Filip, the lead singer grew up in the same street as kids. The Ghost have just released an new album. Check their facebook page here.
One thing that makes my heart melt is to see a father´s love for his daughter. A lovely mother or lovely family is a blessing. But what catches my eyes is when I see either a father or a grandfather with his little girl. I don´t know what it is and why but to me it´s simply beautiful. Then when I get a chance to document that kind of love.. my heart melts again. As I sit down every time I want to blog our photos it´s always a struggle to write what my heart wants to express. That is why I love quotes from people whose english is spot-on and from what they say they at least sound smart :) Here is one simple from George Herbert “One father is more than a hundred Schoolmasters.”
Maternity. Both of us love capturing this special time in a mother’s life and we love it even more when the father is willing to be photographed as well and to see their shared love for this unborn baby.
These photos are from a photo shoot we did with Elisabeth M. who specialises in hair and make up in Faroe Islands under the name “Vælverustovan Monroe”. Last year they did more than 30 brides (which is a great number here on the Faroe Islands :) and they always do an amazing job. Elisabeth M. owns the salon and has great visions for her work as the styling in this photo shows. If you are getting married in the Faroe Islands then make sure to contact her about hair and make up.
Model: Barbara Chaparro.
Hair and make up: Elisabeth M, Monroe
Photography and retouch: Miriam & Janus
