When Elise Swopes first joined Instagram in 2011, she couldn’t have imagined that she’d one day be featured on billboards, in commercials, and on mood boards at agencies across the globe.She just knew that the phone in her hand held an incredible power, one that would allow her to inspire others while showcasing her unique vision.
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Photo by Isabel Malia
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While almost everyone has a phone, not everyone makes art with it.Swopes is determined to change that by making her methods accessible. She works extensively with technology companies like Adobe and Apple to motivate a new generation of photographers. She takes the mystery out of creating magic by offering a Swopes Note newsletter, tutorial video channel, and one-on-one mentoring as free, easy-to-access resources. Recently, she created a free 3-Week Online Presence Challenge to encourage her followers to find focus and clarity as they develop their own personal brand.
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Her ability to connect with an audience of millions by melding art with a message has opened up once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.
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Explore Surreal Cities with Swopes"Believing that digital art can engage the imagination just like a page-turning novel, she utilizes sound, movement and lush visuals to create an immersive, meditative space. Like Alice tumbling through the looking glass, your phone becomes a portal to a whole new world. Over your head, buildings waver and warp. Redwood trees, snow-capped mountains and blood-red moons loom behind skylines. Water, mist and animals move freely through three-dimensional space."
The Brooklyn-based mobile photographer answered a few questions about her first CryptoArt/NFT for sale on SuperRare. Read the Interview View the NFTs |
"Displaced: Giraffe in the City" NiftyGateway Collection
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Elise Swopes is bringing her much-beloved #SwopesGiraffe to the world of Nifty Gateway with her first collection, Displaced: Giraffe in the City. Using New York, Portland, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Denver as backdrops, Swopes reimagines these cities, juxtaposing towering skyscrapers with giraffes and other elements from the jungle.
Though a staple in her work, these two worlds are seldom seen side-by-side elsewhere, posing the question, “What would happen if nature fought back?” With giraffe populations plummeting, Displaced: Giraffe in the City also aims to support the Somali Giraffe Project, with a portion of the proceeds from the collection going to the conservatory. The Kenya-based sanctuary ensures a sustainable future for reticulated giraffes by monitoring the animals and working to prevent poaching, snaring, and human-giraffe conflict. Swopes visited each of the aforementioned cities to capture new photographs, transforming her unique vision into a one-of-a-kind Mobile Art collection. View the Collection |
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Urban Jungle Editing AppA Swopes x BrainFeverMedia Collaboration
Urban Jungle is an easy-to-use photo editor that lets you turn your pics into amazing forms of art. The possibilities are endless with Urban Jungle. Build your own world with a wonderful selection of natural elements. Created by Instagram/Internet celebrity Elise Swopes and BrainFeverMedia, Urban Jungle combines the tools that helped Elise Swopes become a successful entrepreneur. Now Available Learn more |
TEDXUIUCFrom Myspace in the early 2000s to Instagram and iPhone photo editing today, Elise Swopes has experienced the internet in all it's evolving stages. She uses her experiences to show that growing up as a Child of the Internet has truly placed individuals at one of the best times to be successful if they take advantage of the endless tools that the internet has to offer. When Elise Swopes first joined Instagram in 2011, she couldn’t have imagined that she’d one day be featured on billboards, in commercials, and on mood boards at agencies across the globe.
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AdobeMAX: Photoshop on iPad for the Modern SurrealistJoin Elise for a behind-the-scenes look into her magical world as she speaks for the first time at #AdobeMAX 2020.
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