Desirée

I bought another portrait lens a while back. A Sigma 50mm 1.4. I haven't used it much for different reasons, but I thought that Desirée looked very pretty and photogenic on a visit to her cafe, Novas Trädgård at Vega in Handen a couple of days ago now so I asked her if I could grab a few portraits.

Miss Marla Kay

This is Miss Marla Kay. She is the real deal when it comes to pin-up girls, just look at that dress. She is part of a group called Swedish Top Pinups. They describe themselves as a group of lady bombshells based in Sweden. I will not disagree. I met Miss Marla Kay at the Classic cars & Customs event.

Poupoupidou

There was a pin-up contest at the big Classic Cars & Customs show at Sundby gård. This is one of my favorite pin-up girls at the event. Carin Oxanna Backlund. She was very photogenic.

The gorgeous electrician

Funny story here. I noticed this girl all dressed in white as she disappeared into a grocery store in Handen and figured I needed to take her photo. So I approach her when she comes out from the store. First thing she says to me is that she doesn't like having her photo taken. Second thing that she never looks good when photographed. So I obviously had to prove her wrong! After the photos I ask her a few questions (she works as an electrician, family business), and when the tells me that her name is Catlin I recognize her from when we met five years ago! You can see her on the second photo of that post if you press here.

Nathalie

I can never resist to take a photo of a redhead. This is Nathalie. She was out walking with her daughter when I spotted her in Handen. Nathalie has a few interesting tattoos. All made by her boyfriend who works as a tattooist. The poem on her arm is by Dean Jackson and goes like this: “When she transformed into a butterfly, the caterpillars spoke not of her beauty, but of her weirdness. They wanted her to change back into what she always had been. But she had wings.” Oh, and here's an update regarding comments about tattoos. If you don't like tattoos just keep that info to yourself, because chances are that you have already told me that a few times.

Tatiana

Ariving home to Tungelsta on one of those (rare), warm Summer days recently I noticed a girl shooting selfies with her smart-phone outside a restaurant. I rode over on my bike, parked it and informed her that I had a better camera and that I could shoot a bunch of portraits of her if she wanted me to. Meet Tatiana. From Västerås. Possibly a future supermodel, so remember where you saw her first! If that dream doesn't come true she is thinking about a career as a flight attendant. After the short photo shoot on the lawn I gave her my card, she gave me a hug and then she and her three friends walked over to the bus stop as they were on their way to the big Pride parade in Stockholm. After starting the slideshow press the four arrows to the left for a full screen view.

Retro Style

This is Aylin. I knew immediately that I had to take a few portraits of her when I met her in Handen a few days ago. She speaks four languages. Originally from Turkey. Grew up in Berlin. Today a preschool teacher in Sweden. She changes style quite often so the next time I see her she could look like a rock girl. That would be fun to see!

Sandy

This is Sandy. I spotted her and a friend in Västerhaningw yesterday. She has done some modeling. Her hobbies include photography and painting. When we met she was on her way to the Lost &Found pool party at Häringe Castle. lostandfoundswed.com/

Babe of the Day

One or two hot girls at the big "Raggarträff" (Greaser meet), at Vegabaren. Weirdly enough I felt the urge to photograph them. And here is one such photo.

Posing For The Photographer

The last two weeks have been warmer than usual. It was on one of those hot days that I met Mayra. I had just made a pit-stop at a grocery store and was cooling down on the bike, enjoying an energy drink when she came walking towards me with her daughter. They sat down on a bench, so I walked over and asked if I could take a few portraits. Turns out Mayra who lives in Brandbergen enjoys having her photo taken, which I can understand as she has a great figure. She works as an esthetician and when we met she was on her way to the beach to work on that tan.

The Biker Babe

Arriving to the Easy Rider festival at Vegabaren in Handen yesterday I knew beforehand that I would see a lot of gray-haired bikers. Nothing wrong with that of course, but I also wanted something different. Something a bit more colorful, so when I spotted Carina talking to a few friends I walked over and asked her for a portrait. She was a bit surprised that I wanted to shoot her so I had to put on the Steffe charm, and it must have worked because a minute later she had walked me over to where her Harley Softail Deuce 01 was parked. Carina is not a member of any club, but she is often out riding the roads, sometimes with friends but often on her own. I just grab a map, look for a nice road and then head off she told me.

La belle Helena

I spotted a yellow Dodge at a parking lot in Västerhaninge and stopped for a Brenizer style photo. Mid-shoot the owner walks into the scene. She turned out to be very photogenic so I decided to take a few photos of her as well. This is Helena. Her biggest hobby is old cars and she travels to most of the big meets around Sweden. When I asked a few more questions she started to sound a little like someone I met last Summer. So I asked her if she had a younger sister. Yes I do she said, Ann-Sofie. Miss Longlegs, always fun when I can connect people like that.

Ray Bans & Jeans Shorts

I was on my way to the cafe when I spotted a blond girl earlier in the week. The fashion this summer seems to be cool shades and denim shorts, and that was Rebecka's outfit, so I decided to ask her for a portrait. She lives in Handen, has a job that inst all that interesting to talk about. She goes to the gym to stay fit. She is currently enjoying the summer, last weekend she visited the Stockholm Summerburst Festival. The second photo is a Brenizer style photo that I messed it up a bit.

The Groupie

Alina was sunbathing when I asked her if I could get a photo. It was a good day for sunbathing, around 25C. She jokingly told me that she was the No Name Duo's groupie. I don't have any groupies that I know off. Maybe I should take up playing an instrument! Shot the portrait with the nifty fifty into the sun so I used the flash and quite like the result.

Candid Camera

Street photography is always fun. I did shoot a few candid portraits at the Greaser meet. This pretty girl was hard to miss. I'm 100% certain that she spotted me when I shot the second photo. The theme day this month is People Watching.

Emelie

I am always on the lookout for that next portrait. I was on the bike yesterday when I spotted a girl dressed in black leather and a pair of black wellies so I rode up to her and said hello. Turns out that it was Emelie, whom I met two years ago. She was in no hurry so we talked for a bit before I took a few photos. She had recognized a couple of the people that I had photographed two years ago, that's always fun. Two years ago she was a student and that was the same today. Back then she said that she had just quit cheer-leading. Now she told me that she had gone back to that, and then quit it again! In the future she might want to work in fashion, or with animals. She used to go horseback riding in Tungelsta, and was thinking about taking up that hobby again. Emelie needed a portrait for her CV so I emailed her one of the portraits I took yesterday.

Dressed in Pink & Black

Dressed in black and with black hair. But the first thing I noticed about Nora was her pink sunglasses. We met near the commuter station in Handen yesterday, only meters from where I photographed the Phantom earlier this year. As I was asking her a few questions one of her friends turned up. Nora is a local girl. She works as a PA for Meter TV. She enjoys drawing and photography so I told her to open a flickr account.

A Not so Candid Portrait

It's tricky sometimes to shoot candid portraits. At least when you are standing so close that the babe in question can hear the camera click. But in the end it made for a better portrait.

The Firefighter

This was a different encounter. As I was shooting a couple of portraits of Fredrik, this woman ran past us. A few minutes later I caught up with her and from my bike I asked her if I could take a portrait and ask a few questions. Sure, as long as I can keep running was the answer! So I started asking my questions on the fly. This is Nina from Tungelsta. She was out on a 20 kilometre run in preparation for her first Marathon, the Stockholm Marathon. As you can see she is super fit. Nina works as a personal trainer at S.A.T.S gym in Handen, but she recently passed the fire-fighter entrance exam and is currently in a very tough seven week programme in her fire-fighter training. After our chat I then had to leave Nina behind me so to speak as I needed to jump off the bike and snap a few quick shots before she ran past me again!

A Future Police Officer

Spring is here, and with it the sunshine, so all the cool kids are wearing sunglasses. This pretty girl is nicknamed Karro. I spotted her in Handen yesterday and moved in for a chat and a portrait. Karro works at the veterinary clinic in Kolartorp (Jim has a photo of the clinic).Karro comes from Rangsta in Nynäshamn. Her big hobby is horses which isn't all that surprising as she grew up on a horse farm. So you are a future veterinarian then I asked? But that wasn't the case at all. In stead she wants to become a police officer. That was all we had time to talk about as Karro was late for her train.