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Franchelle Studios- Naomi Franchelle Rodrigues.
Franchelle Studios is owned and operated by Naomi Franchelle Rodrigues. Residing at Verna, South Goa, Naomi did her Class 12 in the Arts stream. Post that, she did a couple of courses out of which one of them was photography.
While in school, Naomi did not know what she wanted to become. When she was in Class 11, she came across a story in a newspaper about noted fashion designer Wendell Rodricks. Reading this story led her to develop a strong love for white fabrics. Till her Class 12 farewell, she had no strong knowledge about photography.
Th Beginning of her Journey
At her farewell, Naomi realized everyone had a camera, and she did not. So, after she and her mother went back home, she asked her mom for a camera. Her mom gave her a film camera and that was the beginning of Naomi’s love affair with capturing beauty in nature. Like any other photographer, she too started with nature and landscape photography, travelling photos, and basically about anything that caught her eye. Her first teacher of photography was Lynn Miranda Barreto at Click School of Photography, which has now shut down, unfortunately.
What moulded her to what she is today were the courses in photography which she took at the Centre for Incubation and Business Acceleration (CIBA), Verna. This was the place where she met her mentors. She learnt the basics of photography from one of her mentors who was a good wedding photographer at the time back then. “That mentor taught me not just the basics of photography, but also helped me to realise what I truly wanted to do in my life as a photographer”, says Naomi.
With the help of one of her mentors from CIBA, Naomi got a job at Souza Paul Photo Studios and at the same time attended Indian Beach Fashion Week.
After her stint at Souza Paul, she did her diploma at CMYK Academy Of Photography and studied lighting over there in the year 2016-2017. After completing her diploma, she did a couple of jobs in other studios and offices, which helped her to gain a lot of experience.
Opening Her Own Studio Naomi started Franchelle Studios in the year 2018. Currently, the studio is based at Naomi's residence in Verna. Naomi plans to formally launch the studio at a proper commercial premises next year.
Ever since its inception, Franchelle Studios has done a lot of photoshoots in the events industry. Naomi has covered corporate events, as well as other events such as weddings, parties, and private functions.
However, when Covid hit the world in 2020, events were not happening. Due to this, Naomi ventured
into product photography. Presently, she is into Fashion Photography. Naomi has had many major clients in the events business. Her first major client in the fashion industry was Imam Siddique of Bigg Boss fame, post which she had many more as well.
Her Role Models Mumbai-based photographer Ronny Sequeira and American portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz are some well-known personalities whom Naomi admires and considers as her role models, primarily because of the kind of work they do.
Naomi says that while working in the fashion industry, you sometimes come across people who you really shouldn't be working with. "But then, those negative experiences make you aware of a lot more nonsense that happens in the industry, and it teaches you lessons you otherwise wouldn't have learnt”, she adds.
Future Plans and Message
When asked what message she would like to share with our readers, this is what Naomi had to say:
“Keep an open mind, observe, and learn as much as possible in the areas of your interest”
Anyone wishing to do a photoshoot for their family functions, fashion shows, public events, or for any other kind of photography requirement may contact Franchelle Studios on:
Phone: 8830316523 Email: franchelle.studios@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/franchellestudios/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/franchellestudios/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/ youtube.com/franchellestudios
