La Filanda has become my go-to place for photography. Not only does it offer many different spaces to explore—each with its own character and expressive potential—but there’s also a very important factor: the economic impact on the wallets of amateur photographers like me. I do photography purely for fun. I don’t make money from it—if anything, I only spend money.
La Filanda offers a price list that is truly unmatched compared to what you can find in bigger cities, Milan first and foremost. And the spaces are absolutely on the same level—if not better, in most cases—than those in more famous locations. If that’s not clear enough, I strongly recommend you book two or three hours (you can even mix different rooms) and then come back and tell me if you had fun or not. Oh, I almost forgot: the smoke machine (there are two, in different sizes) is included in the price. (I’ll leave you with two quick clips from one of the rooms at the bottom of the post).
Anyway, I went back, and instead of renting the big room, this time I chose one of the smaller ones, called “Il Filandino.” Inside, there’s a bookshelf, tables with chairs, a glass door that is photographically super interesting, a bar counter with glasses and liquor bottles, and a thousand little props—radios, a rustic kitchen, pans, trophies, and all kinds of random objects.
With Alice, the model who spent the morning posing for me—and whom I can’t stop recommending—we used every single square centimeter available. As usual, beyond the fact that Il Filandino is already an interesting space full of interesting furniture, you end up taking photos of plain walls too, just because the sunlight, in that space and at a certain hour, comes in at an angle in such a special way that you decide to dedicate a few poses to it.
In any case, I hope the photos will interest you. Soon I’ll try to organize a day where I’ll photograph several friends. Lately I’ve been really in the mood for male portraits. See you next time.
If you are interested, here’s the Filanda Pregiata address
Filanda Pregiata Facebook Page