About Allyeska
About: I am a freelance photographer who can shoot on location or in my own studio in Belconnen, ACT, for either personal or commercial shoots.
Location: Canberra, Australia, but also willing to travel.
Photography styles: I am a passionate photographer specialising in:
I also enjoy traditional portraiture:
- Glamour
- General portraits (individuals, families, formals, dancers, musicians, motorbikes)
- Maternity
- Newborn, babies, and kids
- Pets
- Engagements & weddings
- Corporate
- Performance (theatre & dance)
- Sports (canine, equine, & people)
To see more of my work: visit my Flickr portfolio for a more extensive collection.
My background: Having choreographed, taught and performed burlesque, I am a photographer with a unique understanding of the pinup genre. I am open minded and accepting, and enjoy helping women and men appreciate their beauty - regardless of size, shape or age.
My approach: I have a warm, friendly manner and help clients feel at ease in front of the camera. I consider the process as important as the product so having fun is an essential part of all my sessions. I don't do before and after photos because I dont *make* you beautiful, I simply focus on *your* beauty! It's all about celebrating who you are!
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A bio written for an exhibition: 
"Allyeska" is an experienced photographer working in Canberra, Australia. While her interests cover a range of photographic subjects her passion is in pinup, vintage glamour, fetish and fine art nude. With her training in psychology, and hobby as plus sized performer of burlesque, she has a unique understanding of, and interest in, the portrayal of the human form, femininity and sexuality. She is opposed to the prolific objectification and sexualisation of the female form in society and endeavours to celebrate the beauty of the human form free from society's stereotypes and the "male gaze". In so doing, she creates images which embrace the beauty inherent in all people and sexualities. Her images are a mix of playful, sensual, abstract, and erotic.
Some of my previous publications and exhibitions include:
- Interviewed by Popular Photography Magazine about my focus blur technique with foreiworks for an article with my pics, 2010.
- Canon Photo5 finalist, image displayed in exhibition in Sydney, January 2010.
- 4 images used in the 2010 Victorian Working Sheepdog Association calendar (January, April, August and December).
- Fine art prints in an exhibition at the Fetish Expo, Melbourne, October 2009.
- Approached by lecturer in photography to exhibit 4 pics in dark/alternative Under The Blue Moon exhibition, Sydney and Wagga, October and November 2009.
- Approached to write an article on Focus Blur Technique, with some of my pics, for EOS magazine, published November 2009.
- Approached to write an article on Focus Blur Technique, with some of my pics, for Better Photography India magazine. Published September 2009.
- One of two featured photographers in a digital exhibition at Le Chat Noir, Canberra. March 2009.
- Fine art prints displayed in the Tableaux Vivant exhibition at The Front Gallery and Cafe, Canberra.
- Fine art prints displayed in the Lucrezia and de Sade Alternative Sexuality exhibition, Melbourne.
- Various images displayed in Min Mae's presentation at Pecha Kucha 2008
- Two fine art Nudes taken at Min Mae's Tableaux Vivant Deux published in an article in Art Monthly Australia, "The Third Nude, by Emily Robertson"
- Photo of Tony Hale as "Frank Sinatra" to be used on his CD album cover.
- And various pics used on websites, calendars or publications including Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ACTEW AGL, Art Gallery of NS W, Society for Threatened Peoples, RiotACT, and the Fringe Festival 2009.
Other various groups or artists using my photos for promotion include:
- Eline Martinsen - Corsetier
- Australian Hospitals and Healthcare Association
- Le Petit Sideshow
- Little Dove Theatre Art
- The Magnificent Liberete Belle - burlesque dancer
- The Darling Sisters
- The Andi and George Band
- JS Makeup
- Makeup by Bernadette
- Ali Price Makeup
- Miss Kitka's House of Burlesque
- Mark Hill - butoh teacher
Images above: 1. Self portrait, 2. Me as one of my burlesque characters, photo by Tamir,3. Photo of my focus blur article in a magazine, 4. Performing at the Fringe Festival ACT 2009, taken by NathanaelB, 5. Me and the hilarious Town Bikes gals backstage.