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Hi! I am Elise Swopes. Yes, Swopes is my real last name! Rhymes with slopes. :) I am an artist specializing in photography, influencer marketing and graphic design. I truly believe art, travel and imagination can change lives for the better, so I create to inspire others to pursue their dreams. My one true mission is to push the boundaries of iPhone photography and design, while taking you out of reality with each visual. Check out my tutorial page to see how I edit.
Find yourself swirling through city streets on magical clouds, exploring with an arbitrary giraffe, and feeling quite at peace despite the enigmatic energy. Reality is high strung enough. Seeing something that's positive and brand new incites intrigue and wonderment between peers. You won’t be able to stop scrolling and wondering how it’s all done! Visit my Instagram. |
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Proudly homeschooled until third grade by my teacher father, I grew up in Gurnee, Illinois. My mom got my brother and I an iMac where I learned that I loved creating digital art. My dad surprised me with my own iMac eventually with programs like Illustrator and Photoshop already downloaded. So, with my parents support, I started coding and designing when I was in sixth grade and owned my first website. I graduated from Warren Township High School in 2008, began my education at Columbia College Chicago short after for a major in Graphic Design and a minor in Media Management, and continued to design until 2011 when I began sharing my newfound talent of iPhone editing to the platform Instagram. By 2013, I was partnering with app developers and small brands to promote their products.
With one semester left of college, I sent all my teachers an email saying that I was going to be out of class because I would be traveling for work to Tokyo, Japan. One of the most exciting trips of my life. While all the responses were encouraging, it was one email response that read, “I am so disappointed you won’t be in class," that brought me to the moment when I knew it was time to take a break from school. No one will want this as much as I do. Not to mention, I had pulled enough absences at this point that with one more I would fail a few classes. It was time to take that step and make my dream full time.
I began traveling the world taking photos with my iPhone. Eventually shooting more professionally with a Canon 5D Mark III and gaining more experience in the business of advertising. I successfully began partnering with some of the biggest brands in the world like Bud Light, Adobe, Kellogg's, Adidas, American Express and many more. Now with over a quarter million followers on Instagram, a lengthy resume of creative projects and experiences, and social media marketing only growing stronger and more vibrant, I envision that the next big moves to be made will be even more fun and surprising.
Keep a look out for my newsletter Swopes Note releasing Oct 2017 with video lessons on how to edit images on your iPhone plus so much more. Please use the contact form below for any inquiries.
With one semester left of college, I sent all my teachers an email saying that I was going to be out of class because I would be traveling for work to Tokyo, Japan. One of the most exciting trips of my life. While all the responses were encouraging, it was one email response that read, “I am so disappointed you won’t be in class," that brought me to the moment when I knew it was time to take a break from school. No one will want this as much as I do. Not to mention, I had pulled enough absences at this point that with one more I would fail a few classes. It was time to take that step and make my dream full time.
I began traveling the world taking photos with my iPhone. Eventually shooting more professionally with a Canon 5D Mark III and gaining more experience in the business of advertising. I successfully began partnering with some of the biggest brands in the world like Bud Light, Adobe, Kellogg's, Adidas, American Express and many more. Now with over a quarter million followers on Instagram, a lengthy resume of creative projects and experiences, and social media marketing only growing stronger and more vibrant, I envision that the next big moves to be made will be even more fun and surprising.
Keep a look out for my newsletter Swopes Note releasing Oct 2017 with video lessons on how to edit images on your iPhone plus so much more. Please use the contact form below for any inquiries.
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