All Articles

  • Shooting in a cave

    Shooting in a cave

    —

    by

    Matteo Franchi

    Back at the beginning of my photographic journey, I remember I saw somewhere a series of stunning images created inside some huge and moody caves. I was immediately fascinated by the atmosphere of those pictures and I decided I wanted to make myself a set inspired by those shots. I started searching on the net…

  • Unpublished #14

    Unpublished #14

    —

    by

    Matteo Franchi

    Happy Tuesday, my dear friend! Another week is gone and today it’s time to share some Unpublished images. When I plan a set, I often ask my models to bring a few different outfits, based on the ideas we want to develop, so we can choose together and get the most out of the set. Usually, I…

  • Workflow and Digital Asset Management (DAM)

    Workflow and Digital Asset Management (DAM)

    —

    by

    Matteo Franchi

    Here we go, my dear friend! Thank you for being here and for spending a few moments of your day reading my article.I’m grateful for all of you. Now, producing images or videos means having to store and organise them in a way that will make it easy to find any content quickly when needed.…

  • Inside the Photo #14

    Inside the Photo #14

    —

    by

    Matteo Franchi

    Talking with Drew Kirkland Hey hey, it’s great to have you here once again reading my newsletter! Thanks a lot, I appreciate it. Now, as you know it’s again the time to share a new Inside the Photo! My guest today is my friend Drew Kirkland. I remember I immediately fell in love with his images, because…

  • Lost

    Lost

    —

    by

    Matteo Franchi

    It was hot. And humid. I’d been walking in the jungle for an undefined number of hours and was getting tired and dehydrated. The little water left in my backpack was a loud alert that I should get out of that place quickly. I knew, when I planned this adventure, it could be dangerous and…

  • Unpublished #13

    Unpublished #13

    —

    by

    Matteo Franchi

    Hey hey! It’s again Tuesday and it’s again time for some Unpublished images from my archive. But first off, let me share something with you: a couple of months ago I was featured on Marcel Borgstijn’s beautiful magazine, Darkrooms Magazine. I was honored to appear in the publication in such a great company. The great news is he is…

  • Peter Coulson’s videos changed my approach to photography

    Peter Coulson’s videos changed my approach to photography

    —

    by

    Matteo Franchi

    Nice to see you again here, my friend! Thanks for being here and for spending a little time with me. My main target with this blog is to share experiences. I stated this several times and it’s the engine that drives my writing. Experience, though, comes from learning, from being curious, from studying how great…

  • Inside the Photo #13

    Inside the Photo #13

    —

    by

    Matteo Franchi

    Talking with Nat Persoglio It’s again time for an amazing Inside the Photo and today I’m talking to a special soul, talented photographer and amazing writer, Nat Persoglio. Nat is a UK-based photographer with a background in marketing and journalism. She seeks to tell stories through her photography. Nat was recently named ‘Emerging Artist of the Year 2024’…

  • Laika 13 – The threat of social media on teenagers

    Laika 13 – The threat of social media on teenagers

    —

    by

    Matteo Franchi

    Hey, my dear friend! Welcome to another edition of my newsletter. Let me thank you for your support and tell you how much I value it. Now, today’s post covers a serious topic which is not really connected with photography, more with technology and education. I want to add that I’m not a psychologist nor…

  • Unpublished #12

    Unpublished #12

    —

    by

    Matteo Franchi

    Happy Tuesday to everyone and welcome to Teo’s Talks to all the new subscribers. Thanks for choosing to stay with me and read my pieces. Now, as I said in this previous post, I love to have my mom collaborate with me when I want to create something particular. And this set was one of them. The model…

  • I have a problem with AI

    I have a problem with AI

    —

    by

    Matteo Franchi

    Happy Tuesday and thanks always for staying with me for a few minutes reading my posts, I appreciate it! Now, since the Christmas break and for the following weeks, I’ve had a little time to play with AI and generate random images. I installed ComfyUI for stable diffusion and I found it’s really powerful, even…

  • Inside the Photo #12

    Inside the Photo #12

    —

    by

    Matteo Franchi

    Talking with Kirsten D’Angelo Hey, my friend! You know, it’s the first Tuesday of the month, which means it’s time for a new Inside the Photo! Today I want to show you the work of a talented photographer whose images I’m always happy to see in my feed. Hi there, I’m happy to be here. My…