Hi, I’m Haakon Sande
Born in Alaska and moved to Montana as an ankle-biter. Raised in the Flathead Valley playing in the rivers, mountains and lakes, I can’t imagine living anywhere without them.
Was gifted my first real camera during high school and it opened up an endless hobby but a continuing dilemma. How the heck do you frame a shot or a video to convey the feeling and the story of that moment. The euphoria from finally reaching a summit after repeated failures, the serenity of a campfire on the river the awe of snowy mountains painted with alpenglow. There is no perfect solution for any scenario, but that’s the best part of photography. The challenge of capturing those moments is what makes them beautiful.
My Approach
The challenge with real estate photography is accurately conveying the ‘feeling’ of space without misrepresentation. I’m loathe to shoot images that lie. Sure, a person could shoot everything with a 10mm fisheye and make a 600 ft² single-wide feel like a mansion. What will the clients think when the get to see it for themselves? The choice of focal lengths, apertures, shutter speeds, filters, and color grading are all important factors to my work and how they make the photos & videos ‘feel’.