This 6th number of the « eSports backstage » is dedicated to Helena “DeaziD” Kristiansson, a professional photographer from Sweden. She has been doing freelance photography under the brand esportphoto.com since fall 2011 and you probably know her from her coverage of DreamHack events and WCS Europe 2012 and WCS Season 2 2013 Finals.
Profile
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Name: Helena Kristiansson Home: Stockholm, Sweden Born: September 6th, 1987 (almost 26)
Studies: Bachelor in Science with specialization in Marketing
eSport activities: Free Lance Professional Photographer - No of events covered: 16 (12 major) - No of times featured in national newspapers : 13
Links : - Facebook : DeaziD - Twitter :@DeaziD |
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Biography
Her passion for photography came at a young age. For her tenth birthday, she received her first camera, a red silver process camera: the first "click"! She was harassing her parents for them to buy her more films. Budding photographer, she was first interested in flowers and seaside landscapes.
At the age of 16, she bought her first digital camera, a Canon IXUS 40, with a 4 Mega pixels sensor, "now, I do better photographs with my cellular's camera!", she noticed with humor. It is around the same age she discovered Photoshop and learnt how to fix images.
During Summer 2008, she began her professional career. After saving up money in order to buy her first reflex camera, a Nikon D80, she earned her first job for the web site Växjöpuls.se where she covers events organized by students. Working hard, she soon manages to create her own style.
In 2011, she becomes freelance, creates her trademark and her own web site, esportphoto.com. Since then, she covers major event of the esports world such as DreamHacks or WCS.
