Matteo Franchi

  • Back in the summer of…well, can’t remember when it was

    Back in the summer of…well, can’t remember when it was

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    Matteo Franchi

    But it was amazing, wild and smelled like freedom When I read this post by Nat Persoglio I was immediately thrown back into my teenage years. It was a punch, because those memories, though vivid, had been hiding back in my mind for a very long time. I was still in high school and we were three…

  • Unpublished #3

    Unpublished #3

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    Matteo Franchi

    If you had a look at my website or my socials, you know I don’t shoot only with female models. I also like to work with men, and I know some who are really great models and actors. Scrolling my archive to create this new Unpublished article, I came across this set I organised with Francesco right after the first lockdown…

  • Exit the exif obsession

    Exit the exif obsession

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    Matteo Franchi

    Are EXIF data an important info? Yes, but not really Ok, I admit it. I also fell into this vortex when I started my photographic journey.I believe it is a normal step towards learning and growing self-confidence, maybe even an essential one.When you approach something completely new, you first look for some guides or tips…

  • Inside the Photo #3

    Inside the Photo #3

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    Matteo Franchi

    Talking with Craig McGowan This month, the special guest of my Inside the Photo appointment is the fantastic landscape photographer Craig McGowan. As a teenager, my first camera was a 35mm film SLR Olympus OM-1. Decades later returning to photography I entered the digital era, with my current kit centred on a Nikon D850 system. My first love in…

  • The desire for creation

    The desire for creation

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    Matteo Franchi

    There is one thing I’ve noticed since I started making photographs: after each set, I immediately feel the urge to plan a new one. This is weird because photography has never been in my life until I started it, nearly 10 years ago (at the moment I’m writing this article). I thought the passion for…

  • Unpublished #2

    Unpublished #2

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    Matteo Franchi

    Here we go with another series of unpublished pictures. This time I bring you back to a set I organised in 2019 with my dear friend Jessica.It was pretty hard to find a suitable location for this. Smoke is not allowed everywhere so we needed to spot a place to spread it without risking being fined…

  • The reasons I started a newsletter in English

    The reasons I started a newsletter in English

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    Matteo Franchi

    It may seem a silly topic to discuss, however, I thought it’s worth spending a few words about it. I’m Italian, and, in my experience, a lot of us find it pretty difficult to communicate in English.So, have I gone crazy, especially considering that driving the right content properly is the key to being successful…

  • Inside the Photo #2

    Inside the Photo #2

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    Matteo Franchi

    Talking with Sayed Abdullah El Huseini This month’s appointment with Inside the Photo is a nice talk with my friend Sayed. A nice pal I’ve been following for quite some time now on many different platforms. Hi, I’m Sayed Abdullah El Huseini, from Malaysia. I’m photographer, my genre is portraiture. The reason I started my full time…

  • Holidays, finally!

    Holidays, finally!

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    Matteo Franchi

    A few words about some family time I’ve just come back from a one-week vacation at the seaside. And it happens every single time: when I start unpacking the suitcases, I already feel nostalgic for the whisper of the waves. Living close to the Lake of Como, in the North of Italy, means the closest…

  • Unpublished #1

    Unpublished #1

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    Matteo Franchi

    A photoshoot, I think this is valid for all photographers, usually results in the production of a huge number of images. This means they need to be filtered before post-producing them.For my way of working, even after this selection process, not all of the pictures that get edited will be shared on social platforms. So…

  • Living (and working) in a small town

    Living (and working) in a small town

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    Matteo Franchi

    If you remember from my very first introduction post, I live in a small town in the north of Italy.I love this place, because it’s close to the Lake of Como, which is amazing, and I am surrounded by woods, hills and other smaller lakes equally lovely.I’ve always lived away from the big cities (Milan is…

  • Inside the Photo #1

    Inside the Photo #1

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    Matteo Franchi

    Talking with Mike Hindle Today I’m having a chat with Mike Hindle. I’ve been lucky enough to discover his amazing works on Vero and I can tell you I’m always happy to see any of his images popping up in my feed. Hi, my name’s Mike Hindle. I’m an iPhone photographer and graphic designer from Derby…