Welcome
Starting something new is always exciting, especially when its a new website, and I am very excited to present this website to you!
My name is Elsa and I am a red headed girl that loves all things creative – design, videography, and especially photography. I learned from a young age that I love doing anything creative and I was blessed enough to be led to a program in a school that seems like it was made for me. This is a website geared towards and full of everything I learn while I’m here and will continue on with my business endeavors and personal projects. It is also a place to share ideas, creativity, and inspiration, because it is my firmest belief that we creatives need each other – so let’s share the love, yeah?
Welcome, to Elsa Creates.
Elsa Creates
My new redesign and rebranding for my company took me back to what I love the most in design and photography and that is simplicity. So to reflect my style, my photos, and my philosophies, I created a business card and a new logo that would reflect just that – simple, clean, and beautiful design. When using me as your photographer, you can expect a process and product that are simple and reflect the beautiful aspects life.
See In A New Light
I was really excited about the things that I could do with this assignment. While it sounds simple enough, the task was pretty fun and got me to try new things with photography that I never have before. Take an ordinary spot and take an extraordinary shot, showing the place in new light and with new vision. I was inspired by classmates and decided to use this assignment to try and practice my abilities with night photography. I’ve noticed the beauty and change that night can bring to a scene lately and I thought it would be a fun and interesting way to not only take an aspect of a place that is extraordinary, but to also show it in a different setting. And here is the finished product!
Dramatic Fashion
When I first heard the abbreviation SQIBB, I thought we were talking about the Harry Potter term for a non-magical person trying to learn magic on their own, but that’s definitely not the case! A SQIBB portrait is an incredible way of creating a Studio Quality Invisible Black Background in any lighting, any setting, with just your camera, a speedlight flash, and a flash bender. So I set up my models in my living room during the height of the sun and bright light and set up my flash with the rogue flash bender – I made sure to partially ‘snoot’ the flash bender to direct the light and I also used the diffuser to diffuse the flash just a little bit. I then tested my settings and flash until I found a good exposure with a f/9, 250th exposure, and an 1/8 on my flash. I was trying to accomplish a dramatic, but also soft light to accentuate the different styles of dramatic lighting.
