Zeke Franco

⏸️ Experience Strategy Director • Cofounder of @DesignationIO • Photographer • LatinX • He/Him

[Zeke Franco @zekefranco]

I’ll be over here for a bit…

Design / general photography 🧵: https://t.co/7JoQ647U1i

Beverage photography 🧵: https://t.co/nhtKpCmnxL

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Test shoot with a leftover flower from another project. This is a focused stacked made up of 60 images. I used an Edelkrone SliderONE’s stop motion feature to move the camera and the focus point.

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Newest work! This Pechuga de Mole Poblano is redistilled with Poblanos chilis with mole paste and chicken. This agave brand focuses on Mezcaler(e)s, who make traditional agave spirits, but don't qualify as mezcal due to location, cost of certification, or restrictive guidelines.

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I don’t get why people don’t like #Ektar film. I really love the colors!

Scans from @IndieFilmLab1 taken on the 6x4.5 Fuji GS645S

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Finally, I sent my film for development from a photo road trip to Marfa, Tx, then New Mexico to check Truth & Consequences, Albuquerque, and Bisti Badlands.

Here are some #Marfa shots. It was a fun place to casually shoot. #FujiGS645S #MamiyaC330 #TLR #indieFilmLab

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Here’s how Dems can + must do more than wait for an election.

Let’s start w/ why:

- 7 of the 9 justices were appointed by a party that hasn’t won a popular vote more than once in 30 years

- 1 of those seats was stolen

- Several lied to Congress to secure their appointment…

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Kenny G (yes, that one) and his son guest appearing on this experimental metal band’s latest music video.

Pretty epic.

https://t.co/KPr3tru4Vv

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Weekend photowalk with @TheJustinWu

Also went to Nine Bar (https://t.co/2tOA3jKvZm) which was fantastic.

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@nastasiaelise @DougCollinsUX @jencotton @brad_frost @LukeW @jmspool @hmwheele @uinarrativeco @tannerc @nickf @georgeaye @reg_inee @vcastillo630 @uxdrink @uxdesigncc @kimgoodwin @danachis @sarahdoody Thank you! 🖤🖤🖤

[Zeke Franco @zekefranco]

Organizations frequently undervalue design expertise. Design teams need to be able to evangelize high-level aspects of our work: areas of focus, ways of working paradigms, strategic factors, and perspectives. Here is a quick primer!

https://t.co/tcMC7ubEaP

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@BenHorne Agreed! I don’t put the napkin on my lap until I get a plate I can put the silverware on.

[Zeke Franco @zekefranco]

Haven’t left my house in a week, because it’s cold, so I forced myself to shoot some photos around the house throughout the day. Mostly on film I haven’t developed yet, here are some digital ones I took.

[Zeke Franco @zekefranco]

For this drink I stuck to a common spec, but split the vermouth.

• 2.00 oz Catcher’s Rye Vermouth Barrel aged or standard Catcher’s Rye
• 0.50 oz Punt e Mes
• 0.50 oz Dolin Rouge
• 2 dashes Angostura
• Luxardo or brandied cherry optional

[2/2]

[Zeke Franco @zekefranco]

Catcher’s Rye is one of my favorite rye whiskies. I picked up this seemingly limited vermouth barrel aged release at their distillery. I have mostly been enjoying this whiskey neat, but it is a treat to serve it in a Manhattan. [1/2]

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Never too late to get yourself a creative gift. I recommend two books in this guide.

[Huge @hugeinc]

Our strategists and designers selected the best gifts for making your loved one's lives easier, more exciting, more vibrant. Check it out here: https://t.co/kBjmY56N8w

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Quick overview of the hot toddy family of drinks with two recipes to try.

https://t.co/YwXWFQZJ9b

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Milkyway timelapse outside of Santa Fe.
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15s • f/1.4 • ISO 1600
Sony a7iii with 24mm GM
400 shots over two hours.

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“The Instagram Fallacy: it's not all about single images.” https://t.co/afiPfH3uzV via @seantuck

Learning this a few years really changed the way I approach photography and made photography more interesting and satisfying.

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Albuquerque, New Mexico seems to have great light pretty much all day long.

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Did some hiking in Denver and Boulders. First landscape stuff I’ve made since early 2020. Feels good to get back out, but definitely felt rusty.