Valeria_kalabina

Women sculpture

I am not sure what determines who has or has not lines on a belly and a back but I personally do and I love photography the details of the body when a model or a client have those too. Something poetic about those lines that never have any sexual to me, it's pure humans body magic

Black and white

Dear friends, feels good to be back home, however, I already miss beach life. Here are some frames from one of my shoots when hired as a model by other photographer. It is always interesting to see how other photographers of different levels see me, it is like seeing an alternative version of yourself. Thoughts?

by Seth Pellum

Internet absence

My dearest friends, I have been trying to make a post for two days yet for some reason nor with wi fi or cellular it doesn’t go through. Puerto Rico is trying to tell me I have to take a break? Yet I’m still creating, still have collections to be posted and if anything, I’ll do as soon as I’m bet to New York this weekend. Hope everyone is doing great

Happy Thursday

Today is my last day before vacation. As usual working, as usual no time for nothing but I’m so excited to change my scenery and to create tropical portraits to share with you 🫶🏻📸

Unpublished work. RAW

There are so many sets that were never edited yet I still think the deserve to be seen. These shots by @justdushawn are not edited, that's an insight view on how our work looks before it goes through color correction and cropping. You may seen a few shots posted edited on my instagram. Perhaps one day I will edit a few of them myself.

Have a great week everyone! 

Somebody, close the door

Tulips tenderness

This mini series are about the tenderness, it is not about a body, we are all born in our skin, there is nothing new to see. However, capturing details and talking through a frame while I'm unable to move or give much angles so all I have are colors and details - that's the challenge I accept. 

What should be my next art challenge? 

Tulips tenderness

This series are posted on "Inside-Self portraits" tier. Here is one of the frames from it because I couldn't resist sharing with you. I wish everyone a happy Friday and hope you will enjoy your weekend! 

Throw back Tuesday

While I’m editing a new series I remembered this set from a year ago with Juan Diego Johns. Our first shoot. That was my first time at this studio as a model, now I ahoot there every month as a photographer, it became one of my favourite spots 📸🫶🏻

5 min of a daylight

No one runs after her camera faster than Valeria when she sees a 5 min of a daylight reflection in her dark kingdom aka studio with no daylight

Window to Brooklyn

Sharing the full set with magical Reilly. This set was shot on Fuji xt4, zoom 18-55 with black light diffusion + nd filter. It was a harsh light yet I didn’t want to lose the opportunity to shoot outdoors. The ND filter I used has multiple stops thus letting me taking a control over the filter density. As a result, I didn’t lose any of the information even though my alarturd was mostly on f/2.8-3.5. Definitely my new favorite series yet can’t wait to share other sets we did on that day!...

What time is it? Full collection acess

In my dark room. I'm sitting there like the time has stopped and the only time measure I have left is a click of a release button. I press, a moment has passed - next. I take different shapes, yet it is the same room and the same camera. No matter how many day will pass, I always keep shooting becoming one solid unit with my camera. All my life I am wearing glasses to see far, yet I need my camera to see what I see in my head. It's the same girl, different shape, light and mirror. Self-portra...

What time is it?

In my dark room. I'm sitting there like the time has stopped and the only time measure I have left is a click of a release button. I press, a moment has passed - next. I take different shapes, yet it is the same room and the same camera. No matter how many day will pass, I always keep shooting becoming one solid unit with my camera. All my life I am wearing glasses to see far, yet I need my camera to see what I see in my head. It's the same girl, different shape, light and mirror. Self-portra...

New series coming up tomorrow 📸

Getting ready

📸 By Alex Tarazona

Rediscovering the light. Full series

It's been almost a year since I moved to my studio where I do not have a single ray of a daylight going though my windows. I decided to try to shoot at my friends house. I packed my camera, tripod, few things and just went to test the light. Once I started shooting I felt like an old Valeria yet it was not a common thing for me no more, to work with a harsh light for my self portraits. This series is a mix of a different fits, it was a test shoot to see how I feel about the light and surround...

Rediscovering the light

It's been almost a year since I moved to my studio where I do not have a single ray of a daylight going though my windows. I decided to try to shoot at my friends house. I packed my camera, tripod, few things and just went to test the light. Once I started shooting I felt like an old Valeria yet it was not a common thing for me no more, to work with a harsh light for my self portraits. This series is a mix of a different fits, it was a test shoot to see how I feel about the light and surround...

Kodak porta 400. Full roll

Not sure what’s going on but I spent half a day trying to upload this roll but it kept failing 🥲 Unfocused Valeria occasionally walking around home as it is with her film camera. I havent touched a single shot, colors straight from developing 🎞️🖤

Kodak porta 400. Highlights

Editing

Dear friends, tonight I’m aiming to start editing one of the 3 self-portraits series that were shot but still didn’t have time to post. Looking forward to share with you my art ❤️📸

Woke up like this

Few shots I just took this morning because I felt like it

Behind the scenes

Happy Sunday, friends. Here are few bts shots to share the reality behind my self-portraits. As I often do, I used a big mirror to shoot directly throw it. This way I can see myself directly through the mirror and turned screen. Sometimes I use the tripod and for the details shot I take it off. Iced coffee, jazz music in the back and creation process. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Daylight delights

Sometimes the hardest part of the shoot is choosing your favourites for edit

Unedited as it is

By @underground_nyc

Plastic reality

I started and deleted this article again and again. There are so many ways for me to talk about this concept but I realise each of you would find your own way to interpret it. I am curious to hear your associations with this series. 

Tomorrow I will share an article with BTS shots and my set up, hope you enjoy it! Never stop creating!

Happy Sunday

Todays plans: editing clients shoot, sorting and choosing favs from this set with Sarah for edits, shooting self portraits. I always feel like I need more than 24h a day. What’s your plan for today?

Friday details

Few details shots from my commercial work for other photographer.

Meanwhile, this weekend I am planning on shooting self portraits with a mannequin I brought home with me from one of the shoots. I am planning on documenting my set up, light work and other details to share with you. Let me know if you have any specific questions regarding my set up so I could pay attention to it

I wish you all a great weekend 📸❤️

Photos by Seth Pellum

To my friends

Friends, wanted to wish you a happy Thursday. I know it’s an uneasy period now when we all feel tired and burnt out. Let’s be kind to each other, support each other, this is the least that we can do.

Meanwhile, I planned an artsy self portrait session for this weekend and I can’t wait to share more details.

Last but not least I wanted to ask you something. Would you like me to share more of a daily pictures, not necessarily just art?

11:11

Twiggy. Early access

Spent my Monday night editing this set from a few months ago. Twiggy vibes all the way. 

Model: Reilly Hail

Sundays are for slower mornings