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!
I am proud of this shoot for several reasons. William is a friend and I really wanted to have him pose for me since he is such a good model! Also, very rarely I work with male models, so for me it was extremely exciting. We met at the Botanic Gardens …in the Glasshouse!! We had the chance to spend a couple of hours in this magic jungle, surrounded by nature and silence (well, we spotted a couple of small and cheerful permanent residents, like a robin – singing fearlessly just a meter from us – and a black purring cat!). I have added them in the post below. In the end we got a few natural and unpretentious portraits. William fits perfectly into the surrounding nature and the colors enhance the shoot!
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Portraits of very young, carefree and buoyant Lorenzo. These were taken in the courtyard of my granny!
“It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter”– Alfred Eisenstaedt
“I bury my head in the pillow, and dream of my true love…
I am rowing to you on the great, dark ocean” – Caravaggio
Maria introduced me to her friend Lorenzo who was an approachable and sensitive person with an artistic side. At the time I was a “black backdrop-addict” (I liked the sense of mystery, inevitability, and of contrast that it would give off). Don’t ask me how I connected Lorenzo to Caravaggio (When they say: “Dream big!” But, perhaps, it was for the intensity of his gaze and personality), so I organized a shoot trying to emulate Caravaggesque overtones. The main themes were silent movement and psychological introspection. Thank you, Lorenzo, for posing for me!
The idea behind Philip’s photo shoot was: gentleman getting ready to go to out. Filippo has a dandy side to him, plus I loved his mustache!Filippo has a dandy side to him, plus, I loved his mustache! My only regret is having chosen the dark backdrop. Enjoy this photo memory and thank you, Filippo, for posing for me!
2015 was a “year of grace” for me, photographically speaking. To this day, it was the most prolific time in my artistic career: I would shoot almost every week and I had a lot of creativity and energy. I was driven to try different experiments and I got the chance to meet and work with great models who put themselves out there and were personable and pleasant to discover! I got some outstanding results, some of those were from Thier’s portrait session. I did not have a specific theme in mind when I asked him to pose for me in the studio so I focused on his intense gaze and dove myself into the “Portrait mode”!
P.S. One of Thier’s photos was selected by PhotoVogue❤️
Throughout my photographic journey (which started in 2009) I met and got to know many people and, in most cases, I can recall some details of their personalities or about the shooting sessions. Of Davide I remember his passion for rugby and the fact that he had a romantic soul. Enjoy these “epic” portraits!
The photographic shoot theme was Naricissus. I am grateful to Sèpe, who welcomed me into his home, for being a fitting model!
I wanted to take portraits of a tattooed gentleman and Davide was named, so we met for a coffee and a chat, then, we had a photo session in the studio. I do not have tattoos but I believe that some can truly be considered pieces of art and they look better on some people than on others, as I noticed it on Davide!
Giovanni had flair and his presence had a weight. During the shoot, we worked on expressiveness and I thought he would make a good actor. His B&W photos speak for themselves!
Massimo is the brother of Maria. I was looking to take portraits of a model in studio and she made his name. At the end, I was satisfied by the outcome and, during th shoot, I was impressed by his calm, humility and goodwill.
“The dandy should aspire to be uninterruptedly sublime. He should live and sleep in front of a mirror” – Charles Baudelaire
Giacomo was handsome and had an athletic figure. I had the pleasure to take some portraits of him in the studio and also outdoors.
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”!
Elena Arvasi Portrait Photographer 