The way things are now

I haven't been around here for a very long time. It has been, frankly, dead silent here on the blog. And it is not without a proper reason, lately things have been going very fast and the situation has become different, not necessarily in a bad way. Basically I am involved in a lot of projects which I will, sooner rather than later, reveal. And I'm shooting, a lot. This last year I've been shooting more than I have in all my life and i cannot wait to show you all. 
But here's some previews of my recent works. Also, in June I'm moving to Stockholm indefinitely, which I am very excited for. I'll keep you posted.
 
xx 
Angelina

Fashion Week

At Stockholm Fashion Week right now, it's very hectic and lots of new impressions and people - as it should be.

NYC

Right now I'm in NYC with Lisa and Hannah. This city is unreal. 

Ballads

Another portrait of Saarah.Tomorrow I'm off to a very very big city to meet a very fabulous friend. 

She

Recently I shot a series of pictures of my classmate Sarah. And this is an outtake that didn't fit much with the other pictures that actually might just be my favorite. 

Drama - behind the scenes


 
Today we shot a fashion story with dramatic clothing and great great models. I had a superb team and can't wait to show you the results! Pictures are taken by Cami

Heaven is on fire

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing Jakob Andersson here in Gamleby, and this is the result. Will be some more photos to come. 

Glass

So yesterday I tried product photography out and today I retouched it and tried to challenge myself and my photoshop skills and this is how it turned out. It was so much more fun than I originally thought and I will definitely dig a bit deeper into this field. Below you can see the original raw-converted photo.

Wildfire

These are some photos I took of my classmate Emma while trying to experiment with light, which is so much fun. Here in Gamleby I spend most of my time just shooting, retouching and listening to people talk about photography. And that's perfectly fine by me. Today I spent a few hours practising cutting movies, which is a subject I've basically just started out with. We'll see if I actually be able to do something worth showing. 

Lisen

 
One of my favorite persons to shoot is the very lovely Lisen. Here are some unpublished archive pictures I shot last spring. 

Fiction

This is photos from my first series shot here in Gamleby. Not entirely happy with the retouch since I haven't been as thorough as I wish but figured that you can probably work on perfection forever. And besides, I haven't been showing you guys any new work for quite a while.

Shades of black

Got around to play with some photos I took of Lisen while trying to capture some photos for my interview at Gamleby. Has been such a long time since I've allowed myself to play with the tools in photoshop, it's great fun. 
Anyway, nowadays I'm busy with working at Scandinavian Photo in Stockholm and trying to pack my things (I'm moving away from my parents in less than three weeks, the thought of it is crazy!!). 

To grow away

A week ago I returned from Berlin to Stockholm. Berlin was eventful, lots of vintage, lots of crazy, abanoned but also beautiful buildings and I got to spend time with some of my closest friends. Would like to tell you all about the trip, but honestly, this blog is all about to let the pictures speak for themselves. 
The best thing was however was probably the holocaust monument (don't exactlyknow what it's called in english, sorry if it's wrong). The light was perfect and the monument is so much more impressive in person.
Going to miss my friends so much when I move to Gamleby. They're amazing in every possible way and I'm so lucky to have been able to spend three years with them.
I also used my iPhone and my lovely new case from Iconnemesis (I think birds make such good art so basically have it with me all the time) so and took a lot of photos of the city and its scenery. Will do a separate post with those pictures. 

Closer

 

For those of you who live in Sthlm and want to see me, and several other young aspiring photographers, exhibit photos you definitely should head to F12 this thursday. Join the group CLOSER on facebook and join this week's event and you'll be on the list.

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

Tomorrow I'm off to Berlin, and I hope it'll look like this + vintage + pretty cafés + good food. But, I do want you to give me your best tips on things I cannot miss while in Berlin. Hit me!

The gentle roar

This is some of the pictures from my exhibition last month which I promised to show you guys.

Absence

There has been a serious lack of posts this spring. I apologize for that. Believe me, I'd love to write but I have nothing to write about since spring has been school, school, school nonstop for me and seriously: you don't want to read about that, it's mostly me naggning about how much I don't like biology. Instead I'm going to give you some news: 1. I'm graduating in less than a month, which means that I get to pursue photography 100%, which I've never done before. I'm very, very excited. 2. I made it through to the interviews for Gamleby Fotoskola here in Sweden, which is also VERY exciting so I'll be travelling there next week to be put on the hot seat and questioned about how I feel and what I know about photography. Very nervous.

Wanted

Hello all. I'm shooting a fashion story with Hannah on friday in Stockholm and we have an opening for a stylist assistant. The only requirements are that you are crazy into styling and speak pretty good english. Mail me at angelina@bellebergenwall.com

About dreams

About three weeks ago I asked you guys to tell me about yourselves. And believe me, it was so amazing to read about all of you. I never expected my readers to have so many different interests, dreams and hopes. However, one thing I noticed is that many of you seem to think that you're not good enough for doing what you dream of, or that there's so many others that are better. But we all started at nothing. I, myself, want to become a fashion photographer. I've wanted that for four years now, and have no intentions of becoming something else. I can't imagine myself doing something else.
I've been told that it's probably just a whim of mine and that I'll regret spending so much time on photography, because there are so many that want to become one. Why should I be one of them? Maybe I should keep it as a hobby and do something else instead. And I understand that. The odds are against me. But I don't believe that I can't do anything. Don't get me wrong, I don't really consider myself good enough, not yet. But I do know that if I work hard enough and never give it up, one day I will be. And if you really, really want it, you will be, too.

Future

My graduation is coming up. Twelve years of school are finally coming to an end and I am to decide what I want to do with my life. Those who know me personally know that I can't stop talking about to things: studying photography and Paris. You see, I've wanted to do photography fulltime for almost 3 years now but held it off due to studies. And now, I have the opportunity to do so. However, I'd really like to move to Paris and practice my french for a while. I constantly switch between these options.
It's funny, you spend so much time talking about what you're going to do with the future, but when it's drawing closer you honestly don't know what to do.
What are you guys doing this year?
Edit: The problem, if I were to study photography in paris, is that it's expensive. The education I'd like to pursue in Sweden (Gamleby Fotoskola) is for free. And, I don't think my french is good to enough to just jump onto a french education.