2. DEFI
NITI
ON of
“The one who
is eye-minded; precision 3D visualization
Technique 3D Imaging
a visualizer.”
Definition of Visualizer: Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
7. “The one who
visualizes,
especially a
person whose aesthetics photography
Technique Studio Photography
mental images
Image Editing
3D Imaging
are predomi-
nantly visual.”
Definition of Visualizer: American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
16. “The quality
that gives
pleasure to with love... exhibition
Technique Outdoor Photography
mind or
Sincire Love
Retouching
senses.”
Definition of beauty: American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
21. “Perfection is
achieved, not
when there is
nothing left to passion working
add, but when Skills Image Editing
Photography
3D Imaging
there is noth-
ing left to
remove.”
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
22. I am a 28-year-old, Helsinki one of my instruments at creating beautiful images is that it has en-
abled me to gain an extensive understanding of Photoshop and re-
based commercial visualizer.
touching.
I have been working with im-
ages full-time for over 4 years, Since the fall of 2011 I have brought in 3D -rendering as a part of
with experience ranging from my workflow. I pay attention to the smallest details and aim to al-
photography and image ways get them to work correctly, which is a key to get photo realistic
editing to 3D. results in my opinion. I apply this same attention to detail to all my
work.
In the beginning of 2010, after returning from a 4 month Sitges /
Barcelona -project, I started working on a project called Studio ma, All product renders in my portfolio were made digitally, not from
ma which later evolved into a joint company, Malmi & Mattila. Malmi photographs. No ready blueprints were used. I started with creating
was specialized in cultural management and event producing. With an accurate blueprint of the actual bottle. This was done by taking
an iron fist she organized anything from permits to public exhibitions. measurements and transferring the bottle’s base-reliefs on to paper,
Mattila, my half of the company, was specialized in commercial which later was scanned and vectorized. After taking measurements
product photography, image editing and CGI. Our studio was locat- the bottle was modeled in Maya 2012. Earlier scans of base-reliefs
ed in Kokemäki, Finland. were then transformed into displacement maps, which were applied
on to the bottle. Labels were also scanned and vectorized. Render-
In my work I focus on the visual aspect of advertising and branding. ing was done in a single phase in Maxwell Render, followed by gen-
I’m happy to stay in the background and make ideas a reality. Sim- eral retouching in Photoshop.
plicity leads to perfection, but it can only be achieved through learn-
ing, and like most Scandinavian people, I’m obsessed achieving the The purpose of this portfolio is to introduce myself as a visualizer. It
the former. was put together to cover different aspects of my work and show
my skills and personal style in those areas. In the end, I am not try-
In photography, I have experience of both studio and on-location ing to reinvent the wheel. I just want to make gorgeous pictures.
shoots. Photography has always been a way for me to unleash my I hope you had an visually tasty experience!
creativity, whether it be through creating a miniature rainforest inside
an aquarium or using 5 Euro reflective beach carpet as a main light
source. I enjoy creating new setups from scratch, letting my creative
side run the show. Part of the reason why I chose photography as Jarkko Mattila
