About me

Elina is a multidisciplinary visual artist and hands-on creator with 15 years of experience as a photographer, moving image director and visual and conceptual thinker. Elina has worked in a broad range of photography genres: from the battlefields of daily journalism and into the glamour of fashion; from the adrenalin of music photography and into car test-drives for Top Gear magazine; from sophisticated interior and architecture shoots to Dove UK National Campaign for Real Women and TIGI. As for education, Elina has a master’s degree in fashion photography from London College of Fashion (University of Arts London) and a BA degree in audio-visual media from Baltic Film and Media School (Tallinn University). In 2019 Elina was awarded an associate distinction in the Royal Photographic Society. Her work has been exhibited in London, Sydney (NSW Parliament House), Birmingham (Royal Birmingham Society of Artists) and Tallinn. Her work was nominated for Fine Art Photography Awards 2018 in Fine Art Professional Category. Her photo “River Traffic” has won a Great Art Prize, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists and Head On Landscape Prize 2017 in Sydney, Australia.

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Projects

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  Study of MineralsAnd art project using photography and collage techniques to create alternative realities.
• Black and WhiteDark and grainy
• BlueprintsA photo series of inventions that changes the world.
• Band Promo ShootCohesion band members wanted to create a a distorted and gritty look. I used a number of tricks to get this look - a tilt-shift lens, digital distortion as well as re-shooting the photographs through an old TV.
• Plastic Barricades Promo PhotosThe latest photo shoot with the band in their studio while working on a new album.
• Automotive PhotographyClients: Top Gear Estonia magazine, Delfi Garage EE, LV ant LT

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Skills

• Photography
• Photoshop
• Curation
• Creative Direction
• Digital Design
• Fashion Photography
• Polaroid Photography
• Fine Art
• Video Creation
• Storytelling

Education

MA Fashion PhotographyLondon College of Fashion, UAL
Sep 2012 - Feb 2014London, United Kingdom
MA Fashion Photography University of Arts London, London College of Fashion Skills: Project management, research, storytelling, conceptualisation, post-production, studio and location, lighting, photographic art theory, analogue photography, short film, digital photography, Adobe Creative software.
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BA Audio-Visual MediaBaltic Film and Media school
Sep 2008 - Jun 2012Tallinn, Estonia
BA Audio-visual Media ,Tallinn University. Skills: Camerawork, commercial production, music videos, TV directing, Film directing, working with actors, editing, scriptwriting, project development, producing, short film, news, tv shows, media theory, Adobe Creative software (Photoshop, Premiere Pro).

Awards

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Associate DistinctionRoyal Photographic Society ( RPS)
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Nominated: Fine Art Photography Awards 2018Fine Art Photography Awards
Awarded entry: Modern Gods Fine Art Professional Category

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