Today we’d like to introduce you to Adrian Lorenzana Villegas.
Hi Adrian, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I am a 23 years old photographer from Los Angeles, CA. I got my first camera when I was 13 and since then, I have carried a camera almost daily. For me, photography was just something that I enjoyed, next to painting and drawing it was another form of self-expression. I started photographing the things I found interesting and eventually started portraiture and film photography. Film photography resparked my passion for photography about three years ago, since then, I have made some of my favorite photographs working with models & influencers. Now I am focusing on making meaningful photographs and pushing my creative limits.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
Photography is not a smooth road, especially starting off trying to find my style of photos, finding people to work with, trying to grow a following on social media, and spending hours shooting & editing to build a portfolio. Film photography is a challenge because of the limitation of 36 photos per roll and the financial cost of making work consistently on film.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I am a photographer specializing in fine art and portraiture. I think I’m known for my work being made on different mediums of cameras, such as film, digital, polaroid, and being able to incorporate all of them to tell a story. I am most proud of the fact that I have been able to start my career with film photography when I was told it would not be possible. I love the look of film and the way the photos come out, it is now something that clients reach out to me for preferring my style with film vs digital cameras.
Networking and finding a mentor can have such a positive impact on one’s life and career. Any advice?
Finding a mentor is great, but where we are with the Internet you can go on YouTube and learn from a multitude of photographers, find the ones whose work you enjoy and watch their videos. But if you want to work with someone in person, find a local photographer who has experience in the work you want to make and ask if you can assist them, carry their cameras for them at shoots. Networking is obviously a fundamental part of making friends within the industry, one thing that I have found useful is just following the people you want to work them on Instagram and DM them or email them. Especially now when it’s a lot harder to meet people in person.
Contact Info:
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: www.smallicedcoffee.com
- Instagram: instagram.com/smallicedcoffee
- Twitter: twitter.com/smallicedcoffe
- Youtube: https://youtu.be/C5lQEFeSm6M
Image Credits:
Models: Dewey saunders Julia Kong Leslie Estrada Bianca Canales Tai Madera Daryl Alarde Hallie Scott Samantha Gephart
