Elena Dudina Photo Manipulating Dreams

Posted on 26. Nov, 2011 by DAS Team in Photography

1) Introduce Yourself
Female. Photomanipulatore. Russian Born. Living in Madrid (Spain) since 9 years ago. Married & I have one daughter.

2) Where are you located?
I live in Madrid ( Spain ).

“Tenderness”

3) Is there a story behind each piece?

Many times. If I start from a previous idea, obviously. If I just start playing to combine elements, I begin to fantasize about a story that supports what I’m doing. I am often out of hand.

“Tengo Tiempo”

4) What is your biggest challenge professionally?

To keep learning and developing my style and, if possible, to enjoy it professionally.

 ”Koalas”

“Instants”

5) Describe your creative process.
I work on the model as my heroine. I try to make her beautiful, give her a personality, perhaps that suggests a story. The background is then a complement.
When I start with an idea in mind, it’s more complicated. More devoted. Usually involves hours of searching for appropriate stock. Keep trying and trying until it looks like how I imagined it to be.

6) Is this your full time job?

It´s my full time hobby.

 ”Flavia”

“Fin Del Verano”

7) What type of hardware do you use?

Certainly my tablet: Wacom Intuos4 Large.

8 ) What softwares do you use?
I use Photoshop CS3.

 ”El Cuento”

 ”El Columpio”

“Birch Trees”

9) What are the most common digital post production operations you perform on an image?
The usual on PhotoShop: Trim, clean, makeup, lighting and shadowing.

“Baby Dragon”

For more information, visit:
elenadudina.deviantart.com/

http://www.elenadudina.com/

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