Fleeting Beauty & a New Chapter
Supporting My Artistic Journey
Ciao and welcome! This post shares the captivating second part of my model shoot with Giulia Lunghini, held at the Kioki Studio in Cologno Monzese. More importantly, it marks the beginning of a new chapter where I'm inviting you to directly support my artistic endeavors through Patreon.
Fleeting Giulia BW 1; ph: Francesco Coppola
We're diving into a series of creative, artistic nude portraits. The image above, and the one below, were crafted using the freelensing technique that accentuate the transition from focus and out of focus areas like it happens using Large Format cameras Portrait photography.
Fleeting Giulia BW 2; ph: Francesco Coppola
The following images showcase my Internal Control Camera Movement technique.
Fleeting Giulia BW 3; ph: Francesco Coppola
These first two examples demonstrate a vertical movement,
Fleeting Giulia BW 4; ph: Francesco Coppola
While the last two explore horizontal camera movement.
Fleeting Giulia BW 5; ph: Francesco Coppola
All these images were shot with my trusted Vivitar 24mm f/2.8 MC lens. The final look depends basically by how I move the camera or the detached lens, thus no two shots using these techniques are identical; like the image above, the intervention can be minimal, while in the image below, the movement is much more pronounced.
Fleeting Giulia BW 6; ph: Francesco Coppola
Why Patreon?
These previews are shared here at only 800x600 pixels and censored. On Meta platforms, the images will be heavily cropped. If you'd like to see my work as it was truly meant to be seen — uncensored and in higher resolution — I’ll soon be opening a Patreon account.
The cost of producing these experimental shoots, combined with taxes and other personal expenses, means I'm currently facing financial hurdles. I can't organize any new model shoots right now. I'm still working through editing past sessions, but sooner or later they will finish and I'm eager to keep creating and growing my art.
If you enjoy my work and wish to support this artistic journey, please consider subscribing when my Patreon launches — starting at just 5 euros per month. Your contribution will directly impact my ability to continue organizing new experimental artistic model shoots. In the future, it will also enable me to invest in better photographic and editing gear, and potentially cover travel expenses for exhibitions where my work is selected (as I continue to be published in international photographic and artistic magazines, and currently have an ongoing exhibition!).
What to Expect on Patreon
My primary goal with Patreon is to sustainably continue my artistic practice, not to become rich. I promise to publish a monthly financial report, offering complete transparency on how your support is being used. You'll always know exactly where your help goes, making a tangible difference in whether I can continue creating. This base level of transparency is available to everyone joining my community on Patreon.com.
The effective structure of my patreon account is being finalized phase. What I can anticipate now is: there will be a space for the basic supporters that appreciate my art but don't want deeper involvement. For them, the view of my artwork with no censorship and in a decent quality will accompany a weekly update internal mailing list and the above mentioned monthly economic report.
There will also be a space for those that are interested in the technicalities of my journey, they will have videoclips of editing sessions and behind the scenes sessions.
A third tier will be dedicated for those who are more interested in my Artistic Point of View, how do I orient myself into the fine art photography world, between international magazines, expositions, online galleries, and want to have a more direct contact with me, asking me questions or receiving polls.
Complete details and pricing will be announced soon.
I'm incredibly grateful for your interest and potential support. Together, we can ensure the creation of more art.
Stay Creative. Keep shining!