Flavia was young but ahead of her age. I took a series of portraits of her in the studio, where she immediately felt at ease. I believe that from these shots she is able to thrill thanks to her artistic side emerges, her theatricality, her expressive force but also with her inner strength. Enjoy thee beautiful memories!
This shooting was my first boudoir, in which I was the model! And it was an honour for me to pose for Corrado Sacchi, a photographer and an artist who has a deep knowledge in the field of the Arts, has been in love photography since a young age and has the ability not to make the nude vulgar.
We met in his studio and I was nervous at first but we managed to communicate and the photo session turned out to be a pleasant entertainment that lasted about a couple of hours. Thank you, Corrado, I love the beauty and the taste that are part of your artistic vision!
I went to Florence for a couple of days, hosted by friends. This place is magnificent and so alive thanks to its glorious past that, at times, I had the feeling I was on a postcard!
This was my the shooting, so far, where I photographed both mother & daughter in what seems to be 2 different sessions (adults + kids portraiture) ! The idea was to take some portraits of Olga but, since Vittoria joined us fully dressed, it was impossible not to give in to her convincing smile! Olga is a natural, elegant model (I loved her outfits!) but Vittoria also enjoyed being the centre of attention, so it was a double pleasure for me spending a couple of hours with them. We gathered in the city centre, then, we headed to the Parco Ducale!
Of Martina I remember her laugh and her flawless skin plus, she looked great in that red dress!
Of this Japanese model I remember that she exuded a discreet, noble charm. There was also some forcefulness in her gaze.
These photos were taken exactly 2 weeks before Matilde was born. And Silvia was still very active and in superb shape! Enjoy these loving memories!
My favorite below:
I have never been very strong with gemoetries but I must admit that, on this occasion, the Pilotta’s courtyard helped me to put the subject “in place”!
Rita is one of my favorite persons and I had the honor to take some quick shots of her on her civil ceremony back on 14/02/2015. I was disguised as an unofficial photographer, and I was even a guest!
I was looking for new models, and Paolo suggested Matteo. We met at Parco Falcone e Borsellino on a cold February morning (it had snowed quite a bit that year) to take some portraits. I have always seen the camera not only as a tool that allows us to obtain certain results but, even more, as a powerful medium that brings us face to face with other people (whether the photographer is able to empathize with the subjects he is working with) and makes the subjects captured discover aspects of their character that they do not usually reveal. And I believe that this was one of those cases!
“Adults play too — or should” -Julie Lythcott-Haims
I am attracted by the concepts of beauty and perfection, these two going together and to be meant as an aesthetic sense. I love harmony and am quite hard on myself on how to present a subject. But this is not everything to me. Talking about portraits, I often look at the work of famous photographers and these pictures can be perfect on the technical side but I will not really love them if there is not a vibrancy in them, if I can’t discover some “human” factor” hidden somewhere.
I do not think that I would take pictures if this wasn’t fun for me, if there wasn’t real joy in taking them. There has to be a playful side in taking the photo that makes my interest grow for the subject. Paolo is a reliable and very good natured person and I am happy he is also my friend. I have respect for him and he is only one of the few people I know who has a degree in Physics: this makes him look like a genius to me! He usually is quite serious, calm and peaceful so I was a bit surprised when he accepted to meet me and to have a shoot together.
Honestly I could not be more happy with the result: in these pictures you see a part of him that usually you don’t…since he was glad to go along with my idea of fun!
I don’t exactly remember how Silvia discovered me on the web but I do remember her email, where she asked me to take some shots of her, as she was loved the way I would look at women and capture them with my camera. She is married to the great Florentine photographer Corrado Sacchi, who I deeply admire, so my first question to her, once she got off the train from Florence, was: “Why would you like me to take your portraits?!”. She nodded, smiled and we started the shooting. The location chosen was Parco Ducale, which turned out to be good, because it allowed us to work between light and shade. I particularly am proud of the B&W shots: I see in them her brave, non-conformist soul, with a touch of a French style!
Maria seen by Elena
I believe that her expressivity and soul are in her eyes, which are beautiful! They are big, in a shade between green & blue. Endowed with charm and charisma, Federica also has a hint of shyness but once she gets involved, she brings out the best in herself! I loved this shooting which was fun indeed 😚
It was late January and the morning was really cold but the location (Botanical Garden!) and the light were absolutely heavenly, as outstanding was the beauty of the model, Nikita. Such a precious photo-memory!
Elena Arvasi Portrait Photographer 