Today we’d like to introduce you to Francisco Escobar
Hi Francisco, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I gravitated towards cameras at a young age. I loved using my mom’s film cameras. Even though I would break them sadly. Then in middle school I was gifted my little red canon point and shoot. I used that to capture moments as much as I could. Then high school came around. It was as soon as I took a yearbook class in high school. When I picked up a dslr camera for the first time. That’s when I realized photography, that’s what I want to do for the rest of my life. Right out of high school I went to school for photography at the Minneapolis Community and Technical College. I got my first studio with some class mates. Bought equipment I felt like a real photographer.
At a certain point after college. I didn’t think my photo journey would continue. I thought it would end. But one magic moment brought me back. I found myself working in the industry I love. Finally a milestone was that all my income was from photography I couldn’t believe it. It was a dream to achieve something like that.
Now I get to capture beautiful moments in history for couples, families. Working within the commercial photo industry. As well as creating art within my photo studio.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Smooth road. I didn’t always feel like. Working within this industry sometimes I really noticed. That there wasn’t someone that looked like me behind the camera. I was always just happy to be working, learning from other photographers. But sometimes it would hit me. That realization. Sometimes it made me feel like I wouldn’t make it.
There was a time right after college. Working retail for years. Being in that environment I became complacent, it affected my photo journey to the point where I thought it would end. I was taking photos less and less. Expenses were adding up. It seemed like it was all over. Until a friend reached out that a studio was looking for photo assistants. That was the foot in the door I had been looking for. I quit my full time job and jumped right into freelance world. No idea if I would make it or fail. But I did I ended up working commercially for 5 years as a photo assistant. Now as a photographer as well.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I am a photographer.
I do Commercial, Portrait, Fashion, family, Wedding. Honestly I kind of do it all! I like it all! I think my style has been mentioned as colorful and clean. I am Mexican American. As a bilingual photographer. I work within multiple communities.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.letsbefrankphotography.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsbefrankphoto?igsh=MTUyZzlmcXg2OHA0Nw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
