LOST FREEDOM MAGAZINE // the growth issue Introduce yourself. Who are you? I’m Francesca but everybody calls me Freen. I live in a small town along the east coast of Italy. I love travelling, exploring unknown places, music and all art in general. I’m a student and I use photography to express myself and to escape from my daily routine. How long have you been taking photos for? How has your work developed since you first started? It can be strange but everything started when I wrote a letter to Santa Claus! I’ve finally received my camera at the end of 2010 and I took photos of everything just for fun and to try something new. I went more through photography when I saw awesome works on flickr and other websites. I began gradually to take it seriously and I started to learn, to make mistakes and to try all over again. I think my works are changed a lot and I’ve made the same thing too. Now I’m definitely more confident with my works but I know how much I have to improve. Do you typically take self portraits or portraits of others? Why? I’m not able to take portraits as well as fine photography or nature, however I take portraits of others because it gives you the opportunity to stand out the person in front of the camera and it is also a new way to met new people.
Tell us a bit about the photos you’ve chosen. Which photo is the favorite photo you’ve ever taken? I think ‘’Stand by me’’ is absolutely my favorite one. This photo is a symbol of a friendship with my classmate and is the best photo where I can see an impressive progress on editing. How important do you think post-processing is to your photography? How long do you typically spend editing a photo? I think is the best part of my photography. I love editing photos because you can create anything you want. You can be an owner of a different world and you can push you over your limits. I usually take around 30-60 minutes according to the idea I have. Why do you create? I create to make my own world and to explore different viewpoints. It is just a different way to escape from the reality. How is the theme of ‘’growth’’ important to you, and how do you think it can be shown in your art? I am growing up both like a person and like an artist. Being mature is really important, it isn’t when you blow out a candle makes you a better person, but is a long process of constancy, patience and determination. I learned from my mistakes and I always try to make my best setting new goals and accepting critical.