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Helen Sotiriadis is a photographer, architect, teacher and writer based in Athens, Greece.
She specializes in landscape, portrait, architectural and fine art photography and has a teaching career that spans over two decades, having delivered hundreds of seminars on computer-aided design and photo editing. Her photos and articles have been published internationally.
She has immersed herself in several cultures, and is in a unique position to see both North America and Greece, where she has lived extensively, as both a native and a visitor.
Helen started shooting regularly late in her career, and her enthusiasm is still fresh -- so in addition to her evocative images of daily sights and beautiful locations, she is known for her contagious excitement over new subjects and techniques, and her patient skill in conveying what she's learned to others. She finds great satisfaction in helping others learn to use their new cameras, edit their photos, capture memories, or fulfill their curiosity, hunger for discovery and personal creativity.
FAQ
gear:
Canon EOS 6D
Canon EOS 40D
Canon EOS 350D
Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 fisheye
Canon EFS 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM macro
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM
Canon EF 2x II extender
Sigma 18-200 f/3.5-6.3
various flashes, filters, tripods, accessories, etc.
software of choice:
digital photo professional
lightroom
photoshop
photo mechanic
various plugins
note: i routinely block blank profiles, accounts without buddy icons and accounts with imbalances of posts to faves.
- JoinedDecember 2006
- Occupationarchitect, teacher, author, photographer
- Current cityathens
- Countrygreece
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Undoubtedly the absolute queen of bokeh. It would be far too easy just to treat Helen's stream as a pure sensual pleasure, and lie back, allowing yourself to be swallowed by the softness, colour, glow, sheer deliciousness. Oops, I think I did ... But that would be selling the huge subtlety and thoughtfulness of this lo… Read more
Undoubtedly the absolute queen of bokeh. It would be far too easy just to treat Helen's stream as a pure sensual pleasure, and lie back, allowing yourself to be swallowed by the softness, colour, glow, sheer deliciousness. Oops, I think I did ... But that would be selling the huge subtlety and thoughtfulness of this lovely work badly short. I love how you fill a frame - the solicitous details you pick to highlight, the swirling darkness, and light, you bathe them in. You make the mundane absolutely extraordinary - a true talent to aspire to. My tribute gallery to your work: www.flickr.com/ph...
Read lessAsk me three of the most creative photographers here in flickr and Helen will surely be one of them! Her works are simply spell binding! Prepare your "Ohhs" and "Ahhs" because you will be amazed and bewildered by her extra-ordinary works! Am proud to say that she's an inspiration and ... yes, I have bookmarked th… Read more
Ask me three of the most creative photographers here in flickr and Helen will surely be one of them! Her works are simply spell binding! Prepare your "Ohhs" and "Ahhs" because you will be amazed and bewildered by her extra-ordinary works! Am proud to say that she's an inspiration and ... yes, I have bookmarked three flickr sites and one of them is hers!
Read lessThere are just so many of Helen's pictures that make me think 'I so wish I'd taken that'. At the risk of sounding repetitive Helen is definitely someone who inspires you to want to take great pictures - unfortunately that's not always achievable, unless you are naturally talented like Helen ;-)
I appreciate Helen for her photography and her artistry… But I really like her for her mind, how she thinks and how she sees.
Helen is a woman of profound strength, and that strength resonates through her artistry to impact the viewer. Using deep, rich colors and an eye for details and scenic settings, she pursues and captures beauty with each frame. Her compassion as an artist and a friend only strengthens her gift behind the lens.
Really love Helen's pictures. This stream is very great. Specially appreciate the small DoF pictures. "un oeil d'artiste !"
You are an inspiration! You really are... You are the one that has inspired me to take the pictures I do today! Your simplicty and capture of color is top notch... Everytime! And you're not just a topclass photographer, but also a phenomenal human being! You are a GREAT friend! One of the best! I'm so happy I stum… Read more
You are an inspiration! You really are... You are the one that has inspired me to take the pictures I do today! Your simplicty and capture of color is top notch... Everytime! And you're not just a topclass photographer, but also a phenomenal human being! You are a GREAT friend! One of the best! I'm so happy I stumbled over you, because you have done alot for me! ALOT! Thank you so much!!!!
Read lessI've been wanting to write this to you for a while now. You are an inspirational photographer Eleni. Your photostream has such a diverse range of images, always experimenting with different effects and programmes. You're truly a great artistic photographer with some interesting and beautiful images. Any one who ha… Read more
I've been wanting to write this to you for a while now. You are an inspirational photographer Eleni. Your photostream has such a diverse range of images, always experimenting with different effects and programmes. You're truly a great artistic photographer with some interesting and beautiful images. Any one who hasn't seen Eleni's photostream should take the time to look through it and enjoy. You will also learn some things about the different effects you could create. You have helped me with my experiments too and you're always there with your sincere comments and or critiques. You are a true flickr friend and I sincerely thank you. Filakia Manny
Read less高手，牛人……相当厉害的大师。 恐怖的是她说自己刚刚开始学习摄影，我的天，不可限量……