Hi I’m Francisca
A
photographer who loves
colour
Hello,
I’m Francisca
Even though I live in Porto now, I’m originally from Tomar, where I picked up my first camera at age 14 and never looked back. I hold a BA in Multimedia Journalism, which has helped me translate my emotions into images. Photography has been my passion for over a decade and a half, evolving from lifestyle and fashion to portraits and wedding stories. Currently, I specialise in portrait and wedding photography, but I’m open to all kinds of jobs.
I love the sun, nature, movies, cats and, since I’m a cancer, crying. People often tell me that I feel more like a friend than a photographer, and that’s exactly how I want you to feel. My hope is that my silly personality puts you at ease and that you will come out of the experience with not only beautiful pictures, but a fun time!
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And now here I am! After more than 15 years of experience, my hobby turned into my full-time job. Now I focus mostly on portraits and weddings, but I love to do all kinds of jobs, it’s what keeps it interesting! I’m super grateful that I get to do what I love and that my many years of experience are finally paying off ☺︎♡
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I finished the internship halfway through 2022 and finally started my journey as a full-time freelance photographer. This year I did mostly portraits, a few weddings and created social media content for a few clients.
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In 2021 I moved to Porto to join a marketing agency doing social media management and content creation as an intern. While at the agency I shot loads of different campaigns for our clients, including clothing & shoe collections, food & drinks for different establishments, branding & product, and many many others.
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Well… 2020 was… a year. I moved back to Portugal in the beginning of the year and continued working with local influencers, but, with lockdown, I started doing some freelance photo retouching and did that for most of the year.
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In 2018 I started dipping my toes into music photography, writing and shooting shows for several online music magazines. In the summer I also interned at two fashion brands as an e-commerce photographer and a photo retoucher.
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Between 2015 and 2017 I was able to establish some photography clients in London while I was finishing my studies. I covered different types of events across the country, worked with local influencers, did photojournalism for different media outlets, and even shot some cat walks for LFW!
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In 2015 I moved to London to study Criminology with Law (I know), but later changed to Multimedia Journalism. This was where I was able to further my skills in photography and learn more about other types of media like writing, sound and design. These years in London are why I have a silly accent by the way.
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2014 was the year I cemented myself as a photographer and Francisca Larawan was born. I started working with local influencers which got me really into lifestyle and portrait photography.
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After spending a few years taking photos of my friends for fun, I bought my first DSLR in 20211 and later that year became the in-house Fashion Photographer for a local boutique in my hometown.
“I can’t say enough nice things about Francisca. The whole experience with her from start to finish was amazing. She is incredibly friendly and kind and I immediately felt like I was just spending time with a friend taking pictures. The pictures she took were so beautiful, it was everything I wanted.”
“Wonderful experience!! It was my partner and I’s first couple photo shoot and Francisca made it so easy. She is a joy to be around, very easy to talk with and overall made the experience a great one. She also gave us our photos back so quickly!!! Would highly recommend.”
“I cannot say enough great things about our time with Francisca! She is such a light and so easy to feel comfortable around. I was initially nervous that it would be an awkward time, but within seconds we were a laughing and having a great time. I’m so thankful that we decided to book a shoot with her for our engagement photos, and I can’t wait to share these photos with our family and friends”
“I am very camera shy but my photoshoot experience with Francisca has been absolutely amazing. She is very thoughtful, accommodating and what I loved the most is her energy – had a very great time and super happy that we got to enjoy this together.”