2021 – Elena Arvasi Portrait Photographer

Ana & Ricardo’s family [Edinburgh, 2021]

6 September 2025Posted in Kids & familiesTagged 2021, children portraiture, digital photography community, edinburgh, family love, Kids & familiesLeave a comment

Ricardo was my colleague for a few years but this was only the second time I was meeting his young family and it was in occasion of a photo-shoot agreed a while before.

Ricky is one of the most outspoken persons I have ever met and worked with. He has a huge internal energy and is always in the action field! His wife Ana is a superstar: she is really forward!! She is also outgoing, friendly and welcoming. Adriana is incredibly polite, respectful and mature for her age (she is also beautiful!) whilst Africa has a super quick, lively. sparkling personality: she is a mini-actress with amazingly well developed facial expressions!

We spent an hour in Holyrood park assisting to the girls leaves-battle (it was freezing!) surrounded by extremely sociable swans (the first swans able to love children or, if not so, they were bearing with them in a very patient way!) and later on we headed to their house to have lunch together and take some indoors shots. It was short but intense…I hope to catch up with them again soon!

Sarah & Andrew’s family [Glasgow, 2021]

5 September 20255 September 2025Posted in Kids & familiesTagged 2021, children portraiture, digital photography community, family life, glasgow, Kids & familiesLeave a comment

Over the past few years I have had the pleasure of spending some time with Sarah, Andrew and Eva but last October it was the first time that I was introduced to the new family addiction…little Eoin! What can I say about this half day of chat & lively discourse in their gorgeous, cosy retreat? Eva is a 100% sociable, she enjoys interacting with adults and for sure is…”not so-tiny-any-longer”!! She shares almost all of her toys with her little brother. Eoin is charming just being himself: he is in love with mom and dad and, as a shy little boy, he is really good natured, inquisitive, silent, quick in his moves and…Oh yes!, he has the biggest, deepest blue eyes I have ever seen!!

Floriane [Edinburgh, 2021]

4 September 2025Posted in portraitureTagged 2021, botanical garden, digital photography community, edinburgh, portraiture, women photographyLeave a comment

Last November I had the immense pleasure to catch up with an old friend. We hand’t seen each other since 2010. Flo (Floriane) came to visit me me in Edinburgh from Toulouse. We met in 2006 at the library of the University of Tours, during my Erasmus year, and we became friends immediately. I guess it was a matter of empathy, artistic connection and a good vibes exchange. We always stayed in touch during the following decades!

Flo is one of the bravest and more optimistic people that I know. In the past 10 years she lived and worked in China & South Africa. I couldn’t believe that this time we would spend a couple of days together in bonnie Scotland!! The weather was reasonably dry and of course we managed to slip in a quick portrait session at the Botanics. Needless to say…she is a BEAUTIFUL subject to work with!

Elena seen by ph. Jo Tennant [Edinburgh, 2021]

4 September 2025Posted in Personal & othersTagged 2021, edinburgh, jo tennant photographer, Personal & others, portraits1 Comment

I recently had portraits taken of…me! This is the story. I wanted to frame a nice picture of me for my dad’s birthday, so I contacted Portobello based photographer Jo Tennant. From time to time I enjoy modeling: yes, I have a “peacock side”! When it comes to portraiture I am also very curious to observe other photographer’s working (especially if they are Professionals). Posing for Jo was good fun: she is 100% approachable & while we were working, we chatted all the time of the shoot!! I really felt comfortable and I am really happy to praise her work & artistic talent with this post. When I received the pictures I was blown away!! They are how I wanted them to be: spontaneous, gorgeous shots, filled with mesmerizing colour and with the a beautiful golden hour lighting!

Please find her website here: https://www.20.photos/

In Portobello with my film camera [2021]

4 September 2025Posted in Travels and landscapesTagged 2021, edinburgh, film photography, portobello, Travels and landscapesLeave a comment

Pictures taken back in October 2021 with my Nikon F801s.

Thule [Colorno, 2021]

2 September 2025Posted in portraitureTagged 2021, digital photography community, parma, portraiture, women portraitureLeave a comment

Working with my camera allows me to know people in a deeper way and I absolutely love this aspect of photography. Also, sometimes I discover that I really like the person who is posing in front of me, as shown in the photos below! I have known Thule over a lifetime: she is just one year younger than I am and we went to the same high school in Parma. This portrait session was a mutual occasion to get to know each other better and I have the feeling it created a much deeper bond in our friendship.

Thule is exactly how you see her: she is a steadfast and loyal person, and also an elegant woman (an hardcore adept in fashion & jewelry!!) with a truthful soul. She is honest, down-to-earth and reliable.

The whole shooting experience was successful beginning with the location’s choice (well played, Thule!!) the beautiful Reggia di Colorno, to the weather and the light (we picked a warmish September’s afternoon with a powerful light) and most of all we got along well, identifying a proper theme for this shoot: “classic elegance”. Enjoy her portraits and if you scroll down to the end you will find two videos related to this session!

Elisa & George’s family [Parma, 2021]

31 August 2025Posted in Kids & familiesTagged 2021, digital photography community, family life, Kids & families, parmaLeave a comment

I enjoyed spending a couple of hours with this family! It made good and was relaxing, at the same time, to admire Annasole, Martin & Ottavio’s playtime: Annasole has grown up so much since the last time I saw her and she has now become a little woman! Martin has the power to capture immediately any spectator with his quick, active and challenging personality, whilst Ottavio is such a happy, uncomplicated and chubby soul, quite effervescent! Thank you for trusting me, Elisa & George! Your home is most welcoming and your pets are also beautiful!!

Francesca & Massimo’s family [Parma, 2021]

30 August 202531 August 2025Posted in Kids & familiesTagged 2021, children portraiture, digital photography community, family love, Kids & families, parmaLeave a comment

“Bonds of family and love can withstand any storm and then life, even with its trials, can still be a beautiful and meaningful journey” – Jyoti Patel

In September 2021 I had the pleasure to take some family portraits of Francesca with her husband Massimo, and their beautiful kids duo, Irene and Mattia. We met in Parco Ferrari and the children were in a good mood. Irene displayed an outgoing personality and Mattia was easily carried away by his big sister’s excitement! I managed to take a short video, that I find to be a precious visual memory of a lovely, LIVELY time spent together! Thank you Francesca & Massimo for trusting my photographic capabilities!

Arianna, Diletta & Davide [Parma, 2021]

28 August 202528 August 2025Posted in Kids & familiesTagged 2021, children photography, digital photography community, family life, family love, Kids & families, parmaLeave a comment

I am hereby happy to publish two shoots taken in Parma in September 2021. I have known these 2 families for a while: their kids ARE terrific! The weather and the lighting were also perfect.

Let’s start with Arianna, Diletta & Davide: until a short while ago, Arianna was a child, and now she’s coming out with teenage expressions?! Thank you for trusting me in helping to provide these lovely memories! The video-teaser was taken with my iPhone 🙂

Laura [Parma, 2021]

28 August 202528 August 2025Posted in portraitureTagged 2021, digital photography community, parma, portraitureLeave a comment

It was a very warm day in late September, and the shadows created by the trees in Cittadella almost became the protagonists of this shoot. I have known Laura for many years and have worked with her on several occasions in the context of photography, always with a great deal of satisfaction. However, the results of this shoot are unique, perhaps that was due to the atmosphere or to the autumn light and colours, or maybe just because of her elegant and discreet beauty, that brought everything together and made the whole thing harmonious!

Catrìona [Edinburgh, 2021]

27 August 202527 August 2025Posted in portraitureTagged 2021, digital photography community, edinburgh, portraiture, women photographyLeave a comment

I took these portraits of Catrìona in September 2021. We gathered in her gorgeous, elegant flat, close to the Edinburgh city centre. Catrìona is the kind of friend who stays with you for life. We met when we were Erasmus students in France, back in 2006. She was from the University of Stirling, I was coming from the University of Parma. We gathered for dinner with other students and started chatting. We stayed in touch ever since, albeit sporadically, until 2017 when I moved to Edinburgh. At that point, she also became a point of reference for me.

Catrìona is an artist. She is honest, open, generous, reliable, active, brave. Gifted with a deep sense of friendship, she is romantic, a geisha and a samurai together, calm and intense, somehow she is a pioneer. I love her and I wish her all the BEST!! That day she was dog-sitting Estelle, that happily agreed to become part of the shooting!

Noemi [Edinburgh, 2021]

20 August 2025Posted in portraitureTagged 2021, digital photography community, edinburgh, portraiture, women photographyLeave a comment

I met Noemi in 2019, via a mutual friend, and we got on well! Impossible not to cherish her: she is charming! She is young and brave, sweet and strong, delicate but determined, romantic and lively, adventurous but stable, and with beautiful big eyes!

Even although that Saturday morning the weather did not exactly spoil us, we found a couple of gorgeous green spots for some elegant “country-styled” shots! I will share a secret with you…she is shy but she can be an incredibly good poser!! Thank you, Noemi!

Sandy [Edinburgh, 2021]

20 August 2025Posted in portraitureTagged 2021, digital photography community, edinburgh, men portraits, portraitureLeave a comment

Sandy is a friend and I asked him if I could take some portraits because he looked like a suitable model for my style of photography!! He has beautiful facial features, deep-blue eyes and a cute, growing beard. He reminds me vaguely of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman! We had a relaxing photo session in the shrubbery…Please find below the results! With a sincere THANKS to Francesca & Olivia for assisting me!

Olivia, Anna & Nneka [Edinburgh, 2021]

18 August 2025Posted in portraitureTagged 2021, digital photography community, edinburgh, friends shoot, portraitureLeave a comment

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend” – Abert Camus

A great opportunity was given again to me to take portraits of these girls together! Not only they were good fun, this allowed also me to grow up with my photography, by organising the space and coordinating their group portraits. We met on a grey May day at the Botanics, and even under a dull sky, these young women enlightened our outdoor studio, letting shine their sparkling personalities! Enjoy these beautiful memories!

Blandine, Lætitia + kids [Edinburgh, 2021]

16 August 2025Posted in Kids & familiesTagged 2021, digital photography community, family love, Kids & families, scotlandLeave a comment

Blandine and Laetitia are sisters, they are very close and had children a few years apart. Like their moms, their little ones have something special! I cherish these girls and was really happy and honored to take some portraits of their growing families. It was a wonderful day spent with a lively, and at times explosive young crewe!, that I hold dear in my heart! I didn’t remember there were so many marvelous shots!!