A journal of sessions and stories that create gentle ripples of creativity, motherhood, and honest visual moments.
The CREATIVE Wave journal
Stories that drift together
When is the best time for a maternity photoshoot. It is one of the most common questions, but the answer is not just about weeks. It is about how your body feels, how light moves through your home, and how you give yourself space to plan without pressure. This guide shares five grounded points to help you choose a moment that works naturally.
There are things about newborns that disappear without warning. The curl of a hand. A breath before sleep. This piece reflects on the small newborn details that quietly fade, and why they stay with us long after the phase has passed.
A newborn session is less about posing and more about paying attention. To light. To movement. To the quiet rhythm of a home adjusting to a new person. In this post, I share how I approach newborn sessions at home, with gentle posing guidance and thoughtful color palettes that support calm, timeless images. This is not about perfection or props. It is about presence, softness, and letting your baby lead.
Some images are imagined long before they exist. This essay reflects on one maternity self portrait shaped by winter light, impermanence, and presence.
I visited the Negenmaandenbeurs in Amsterdam 2026 for the first time this year. What stayed were small gestures, fragile stories, and the enduring power of heirlooms. A reflection on memory, motherhood, and why I photograph at all.
Professional headshots do not have to feel stiff or overproduced. During a summer visit to Bern, I photographed Miriam in a short, relaxed session using natural light and a simple reflector. With the old city of Bern and a concrete wall as quiet backdrops, the focus stayed on presence rather than performance. These images now live in her daily business communication and social media, and one even found its way into the local newspaper. This post reflects on what makes a professional headshot feel usable, human, and lasting.
Maternity posing in Amsterdam homes is not about creating shapes. It is about listening to light, space, and the body as it already is. A quiet guide to finding ease indoors.
Discover a 90s inspired fashion photography editorial by OLA LAB in Amsterdam. Cinematic images, denim, after hours mood, and visual storytelling beyond trends.
Color is not absolute. It is shaped by light, context, and human perception. This article explores waves, color science, and the role of LAB in understanding how visual experience is formed at OLA LAB.
OLA LAB was not created overnight. It lived quietly in the background for years, shaped by early experiments with analog photography, long hours waiting for light, motherhood, and the pull of waves. This is a personal introduction to the woman behind OLA LAB, and the creative rhythm that moves through photography, life, and becoming.