about valerie
Food, product and lifestyle photographer
Visit Prince Edward Island
Run a Half Marathon (x3!)
Play violin in a production of Handel’s Messiah
Wear red, leather pants and
play my violin in a band
Visit every US National Park
Get invited on stage during a concert
Compost
Hike the Enchantments
Photograph a cookbook
Visit our ALP libraries in Malawi and Botswana
Write a children’s picture book
See the Great Lakes
Visit Banff
Ride bikes and picnic in Central Park
Attend a Kristen Ryan landscape photography retreat (Booked it for 2022!)
Go back to Hawaii and visit the area I lived when I was 0-2yrs old
Travel outside of the North American Continent
(Norway booked for 2022!)
See the northern lights
Master arm balances in yoga
Have my images published in a magazine
My Bucket List
Photographer
and Animator
The me you see
Abiding
Violinist
Bustling Mom of Four
Exercise Enthusiast
also me
also me
Who I am
my epithets
also me
Education.
I love learning! Nothing fuels my creativity like pushing myself to learn and grow in various areas of photography, so continued education is a priority for me. Following are some of the courses I’ve taken, all of which have shaped my photography in some way:
Stop Motion with Colette Peri taught by Colette Peri
Brand Magic taught by Colette Peri
Magic Through Motion (stop motion animation course) taught by Claire Oring
ARTIFICIAL ACADEMY (ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING COURSE) TAUGHT BY JOANIE SIMON
BRAND PHOTOGRAPHY TAUGHT BY KYLEE ANN
THE ARTFUL HEADSHOT TAUGHT BY LESLIE CRANE
CAPTURING JOY TAUGHT BY LISA TICHANE
SCHOOLED (BOUTIQUE SCHOOL PORTRAITURE) TAUGHT BY ELENA S BLAIR
FILMMAKING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS, TAUGHT BY SARA KRIEG
THE WORLD AROUND YOU (LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE), TAUGHT BY KRISTEN RYAN
FOOD STYLING, TAUGHT BY TARA TEASPOON
TABLE TOP PHOTOGRAPHY, TAUGHT BY NICOLE GERULAT
BABIES, TODDLERS, AND KIDS, TAUGHT BY NICOLE GERULAT
PHOTO 102: TAUGHT BY NICOLE GERULAT
