Hello.
I'm Lucas Ekblad, a filmmaker, photographer and producer in Helsinki. I make film, photo and podcast work for marketing and comms teams, events and brands. I'm as comfortable shooting a single portrait as running a media team of ten. Agencies and producers also book me for one role on their jobs: photographer, videographer or producer.
Small jobs I shoot alone. Bigger ones I plan from the first brief to the last delivery: the shoot days, the team, the light and the edit. For portraits and office shoots I bring my own lighting and plan it room by room from your reference images, so the pictures read as one set.
My route here is not the usual one. I started in journalism, reporting and producing for Yle and Åbo Underrättelser, where I learned to find the story, ask the right questions and deliver on deadline. In 2019 I co-founded a content agency, OneTake Productions, which made more than 100 productions for clients before I sold my share in 2022. Since 2023 I've run my own practice, Lucas Ekblad Tmi, with about 20 commissioned projects a year across photography, video and design. For three years I also produced podcasts at Greatpoint, more than 200 episodes with members of parliament, executives and other leaders.
I'm also a lawyer in training. I hold a Bachelor of Laws with honours from Åbo Akademi and am finishing a Master of Laws in information law at the University of Helsinki, with a thesis on the AI Act and copyright. I've worked as a legal trainee at a university and as a legal tech trainee at a leading Finnish law firm. For you that means I understand how law firms, legal teams and research organisations work, and I handle contracts, rights and deadlines the way you expect. I work in Swedish, Finnish and English.
The easiest way to start is a 15-minute video call. Tell me what you need made, for whom and roughly when. I send a proposal and price after we've talked. Book a time.
Selected work
- Fashcene 2025, producer and head of media. A media team of more than ten photographers and videographers in Turku, and 29 videos delivered. See the project
- Fashcene Reverie. Camera and cinematography on the campaign film for Fashcene's next show. See the project
- Loop Forum, Copenhagen. Event films at the city's largest circular economy conference, in 2025 and 2026. See the project
- Festivals and galas. Photography at Helsinki Metal Festival, Harmaa Rinne and the Jussi Awards. See the work
- More than 200 podcast episodes across different shows and themes. More
- Keskisuomalainen, Haluat siis presidentiksi. Audio engineering, editing and research on the nine-part interview series with Finland's 2024 presidential candidates. See the project
- Reporter at Yle and Åbo Underrättelser, 2022 to 2024. News for radio and online, plus TV, live-stream and photo work. See the work
- Work for law firms. Team portraits and office photography, a studio assistant job on a large firm's headshot project, and explainer films for a firm's AI client portal.
- fashcene.com. I designed and built the site in Webflow, including the SEO work.
Services
Film and video
- Event films and conference video. Recaps, on-site interviews and social cuts for conferences, shows and launches.
- Explainer and motion video. Short films cut from screen captures and animated in Figma Motion, built to work without sound.
- Crew for your job. Agencies and producers book me as videographer, photographer or producer.
Photography
- Corporate portraits and team photos. At your office or in a studio, lit with my own gear and styled as one look across the team.
- Event photography. Festivals, galas, balls and club nights.
- Portraits of artists, athletes and public figures.
- Editorial and fashion. Styled shoots, beauty frames and black-and-white portraits.
- Product photography. Watches and menswear, shot against black.
- Studio photography. Masked portraits against black and long exposures with coloured light.
- Weddings. The ceremony, portraits and the party, in colour and black and white.
- News and documentary photography. Interviews, sport, rescue services, film sets and local culture.
Podcast and audio
- Podcast production. Recording, audio engineering and the mix, editing, research before interviews and stills from the sessions.
Production, reporting and web
- Event and campaign production. Camera positions, schedules and crew, with a media team of more than ten.
- News reporting. Radio and online news, with TV and live-stream work.
- Websites and SEO. I designed and built fashcene.com in Webflow, and this site in Astro.
Have a project in mind?
Book a 15-minute call and tell me about it. I'll send a proposal and a price afterwards.
Not ready to talk? Ask for my capabilities deck