About me

I’m a visual content creator with expertise in fashion and portrait photography and video directing and editing. At the moment my studio is based in Lisbon and I’m doing commercial works as well as artistic projects. There is a long road, that lead me to photography and directing. However, my path has always went along with creation of visuals. Starting out as a stylist and fashion editor I discovered passion to cinema and actually that marked a start of my way as a visual creator. It’s been 15 years since my journey has started. I used to style, produce and write for for several international publishing houses and do public relations for companies, like Disney Channel Ukraine and Ukrainian celebrities, such as a MasterChef judge. The understanding how image and copy influence the perception of a person or a product and got in a great use for public figures and companies. Approach to projects from different angles along with a great chance to collaborate and learn from the industry leaders and successful creators let me master important experiences and a wide number of skills. I can say I’m fluent in visual content creation. However, its a never ending flow of improving and mastering craft.

QuestionsProjectsExperienceTeam

• I would appreciate your feedback on my self-portrait series I created for my blog Diaries by HelenV
• Looking for feedback on the chapters of my autobiographical fiction https://medium.com/@helenvechurko/lisbon-ep-chapter-2-a-blind-date-2cc46
• Adventures of Ukrainian image-maker who shifted to Lisbon with one suitcase, zero friends, and very little money.

Projects

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  Underdog's diary. From zero to hero.Meet the first episode of my weekly vlog. In this episode, I'm sharing how instead of directing my short film I moved to Lisbon, and where my dreams would take me in the following 5 years in the sunny capital of Portugal.
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  What if… Marie Antoinette but it’s fast fashionWhat if the last queen of France lived today… Step up closer and the lavish gloom is a cheap play of light and shadow in the creases of cellophane, flowers are plastic, and fleeting chiffon is a packaging material. I challenged myself to style this series of self-portraits out of the packaging materials I received with my parcels and leftovers from the setups for my commercial works.
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  City Talks: Arnaud and his hair LABÓratoryMeet the first episode of the City Talks at my lifestyle blog www.diariesbyhelelnv.com
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  Lisbon EP. This is not a success storyArt for chapters of my autobiographical fiction I publish on Medium. In 2019 I moved from Kiyv to Lisbon with one suitcase, camera, and hopes. Getting through immigration challenges gave me grey hair as well as dramatic material for a book
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  Alice in Zurich. Youtube serirsMeet the 2nd episode Alice Everywhere. This time we meet Alice at her place in Zurich where she shares her to-do list. Time is of great value in Switzerland so Alice makes sure to spend it wisely. Follow along a typical day of Alice in Zurich where she resides for over a decade already.
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  Location scouting diaries. Monserrate Palace, Sintra, PortugalA visual diary on location scouting for a new episode for my Youtube channel DIARIES by HelenV. Here I'm sharing some info I researched along with a walk around the beautiful palace of Monserrate

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Work history

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PhotographerHelen Vechurko
Sep 2016Lisbon, PortugalFreelance

Skills

• Photography
• Directing
• Final Cut Pro
• Retouching
• Fashion Photography
• Studio Lighting
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Portrait Photography
• Adobe After Effects
• Cinematography