About me
Background
Franz Fleissner is fitness/fine art photographer based in Sweden. He has been producing pictures for about ten years and his work has been published in several art photography books and magazines such as Studio magazines, (Australia) Saveur magazine USA.”
After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts School in Sweden he found a new passion (and soon to be obsession) in photography and started his first photographic projects in 1995. With a background I fine art Franz found his inspiration in the great masters of painting and soon adapted the classical lighting as used when sculpting and painting. He also found the genre which inspired him the most – the male body accentuated as “macho”. It also turned out that Sweden was the perfect base for this genre with an excellent range of good looking people.
The great outdoors
From his Austrian roots and “Brokeback Mountain” upbringing, Franz has always been fascinated by natural surroundings, light settings and the different seasons of the year. That’s why he is especially fond of location shoots in the outdoors and, like many classical artists, uses this to get more exciting and dramatic reactions. Especially with the Swedish climate, which can be icy cold and windy, forcing both model and photographer to concentrate under extreme conditions. Working together with a team of stylists, make-up artists and props experts gives a shoot a professional touch, but Franz has also shot some of his best fine art photos when he is alone with the model and can create certain spontaneity and natural poses.
How Franz works
The fascination of photography in Franz Fleissner’s work been exhibited by taking full advantage of the Scandinavian scenery and nature. Playing with the elements and natural lightning has created real pieces of art. Franz attention to detail has taken his pictures into the limelight and showcased them to the world. He has been commissioned in popular publications such as Studiomagazines AU, Saveur magazine USA, Body magazine SE., Playgirl magazine and QX but also featured in major art books such as The Romantic Male Nude by James Spada, Deep Blue and Dreamboys.
With photography as his biggest passion the next project is only around the corner.
Studio & gear
Studion finns i central Göteborg.
The studio is located in the centre of Gothenburg, Sweden. It is fully equipped with modern digital photo equipment, such as Pro Family for lighting, Hasselblad digital cameras and a spacious 95 kvm area, with a height of 5 metres to the ceiling. Roof windows offer fantastic opportunities for photographing in natural Scandinavian daylight. A large roof terrace with a view over the harbour increases the possibilities for shooting outdoors
Text by: Sophie Pålsson | Portrait photo by: Andreas Wennebäck
