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  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Photography,  Thoughts,  Tokyo

    On Film Simulation or ‘is fiction more real than reality, and why should we care?’

    July 19, 2025 /

    Simulations have turned an inevitable fact —using the chosen brand and type of film for an entire roll— into an aesthetic tool allowing the selection of the most appropriate image rendition for each single exposure. Using simulations is like having all the different kinds of film in the same roll with all the convenience of digital technology, opening a huge number of creative possibilities. Initially published on 35mmc.com This is what the standard marketing claims for software simulations are based upon, but is that actually so? As a matter of fact, the answer is yes, but if we look at the matter from a different perspective, we should consider some…

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    Mario Asks for it!

    April 9, 2014

    The Elders’ Council

    June 29, 2013

    A Cello Player

    April 24, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Gear,  Photography,  Tokyo,  Winter

    DSLR-like…?

    March 21, 2025 /

    I decided to write this post after having stumbled across the next ethusiast review of a smartphone published on a reputable magazine, claiming that the device can deliver ‘DSLR-like’ photos. In fact, as is often the case with ‘camera experts’ who work for a magazine or earn money by posting videos making funny faces on social networks, it was just a rewrite of the manufacturer’s product specifications and promotional material. There are few things, in photography, I dislike more than than these ‘DSLR-like’ claims made in the advertising of smartphones and compact cameras because ‘DSLR-like’ is the archetype of a meaningless statement made to lure people into using an arbitrary benchmark…

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    After the Party

    December 16, 2013

    Path of Life

    May 17, 2017

    Forgotten

    October 15, 2013
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Rome,  Spring,  Tokyo,  Travels

    5 Frames with various cameras – Ferrari On The Road(s)

    February 22, 2025 /

    Sports car photography usually happens in specific settings such as motorshows, official events, race tracks etc., where lights, crowds, fences and limited access to restricted areas are an issue. Doing the same on the street, however, is no less challenging as things happen unpredictably and, unless taking photograph of parked vehicles, there is no time to compose – Initially published on 35mmc.com In this photograph of a Ferrari F8 Tributo, the framing makes the car the focal point, and even though the door on the left adds a bit of visual clutter, it doesn’t detract from the overall result. The following image illustrate the trade-offs of reacting in real time…

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    5 (improbable) Frames with a roll of Ferrania Orto and a Nikon 35TI

    February 28, 2024

    5 frames with a Canon R6 Mk II and its RF 50/1,2 L USM

    September 28, 2024

    Skating on Avenue Louise

    April 1, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Tokyo

    A Japanese Luthier and a Fingerstyle Player from My Home Region (and My Past) – A One shot story

    January 22, 2025 /

    I took this photo at GuitarPlanet, in the Ochanomizu district of Tokyo, because I was intrigued by the different bracing of the guitars’ lower backs. The picture in itself has no particular value, but on closer inspection it revealed a story linking a musical instrument, a Japanese luthier, a region of Italy (Abruzzi) and my past. – Initially published on 35mmc.com I took this photo at GuitarPlanet, in the Ochanomizu district of Tokyo, because I was intrigued by the different bracing of the guitars’ lower backs. The picture in itself has no particular value, but on closer inspection it revealed a story linking a musical instrument, a Japanese luthier, a region of…

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    Shin Pepper@Harajuku

    June 4, 2018

    Is AI-generated art actually killing ‘real’ Art?

    September 16, 2022

    Hanging

    January 19, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Nagasaki,  Osaka,  Photography,  Streets&Squares,  Thoughts,  Tokyo,  Travels,  Yokohama

    Why You Should Only Shoot in Your Backyard (or ‘The Art of Belonging’)

    December 19, 2024 /

    What do these pictures have in common (apart from having been taken in various places in Japan)? No, they don’t have the same look and feel, composition or use of light, nor they convey a particular meaning. What they have in common is that they’re just dull and boring —meaningless, indeed. This picture of the Yokohama’s Chinatown Dragon is hardly different than the others available on the Internet. Initially published on 35mmc.com It shares a similar fate with this one, taken last Mid November in Osaka, and, as Google Lens mercylessly shows, with this one, shot in Omura, near Nagasaki. One can hardly say that this is a never-seen-before view of Tokyo’s Kyu-Shiba-rikyū Gardens, or of…

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    A videographer…

    February 27, 2013

    The Sailor

    June 24, 2013

    A Fountain

    May 17, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  PhotoCritics,  Photography,  Tokyo

    Creativity vs Originality

    March 11, 2024 /

    Is the photo above creative? Is it original? Well… yes and no. It is certainly original because I ‘in person’ took it, and it is creative because – regardless of the aesthetic result – I took the time to arrange all the elements (composition, light, etc.) in a coherent moment —and I have the film negative to prove it. On the other hand, it is neither original —as in ‘unique’— nor creative because the same photo can be found here and maybe elsewhere on the Internet. Obviously, the linked photo it is not ‘the’ same as mine, because it is clear that they were taken at different times and places (mine was…

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    Call On The Docks

    August 4, 2014

    Portrait of a Judo Master

    November 14, 2013

    Wrecked Ship

    November 23, 2013
  • Airport,  Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Photography,  Technique,  Tokyo

    Different Stories

    December 30, 2023 /

    Taking ‘static’ pictures, such as those of buildings and other architectural structures, can be quite challenging, as it is easy to fall into obvious, already seen compositions that rob the shot of any individuality.One of the things that can make an otherwise dull image more interesting is the presence of some kind of action that blends in with the stillness of the environment.In this case, the woman on the phone is in exactly the same position as the model on the billboard. Only they are telling two different stories.

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    Shrinking Knowledge

    July 24, 2018

    TelcoMan

    January 26, 2015

    Small Talk

    February 10, 2014
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Boston,  Daily photo,  Photography,  Tokyo

    As Seen on Ferrania Film’ Stories section…

    December 4, 2023 /

    A selection of the pictures I took this year in Boston and Tokyo has been published on the official Film Ferrania website, in the ‘Stories’ section.

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    @Rome Maker Faire – 7. Mobile Rest

    October 23, 2014

    And Justice For All

    May 15, 2015

    Is Batman Coming To Town?

    December 2, 2017
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Tokyo,  Winter

    Ghosts of Ginza

    November 14, 2023 /

    Another shot from my last visit to Japan, taken with a Nikon 35TI and a Ferrania Orto in the corridors of the Ginza subway station, Tokyo.

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    A true friend

    March 29, 2013

    A Skateboarder

    November 23, 2021

    Fantozzi’s chairs

    May 4, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Tokyo,  Winter

    Isolation in public spaces

    November 10, 2023 /

    This photo is an interesting representation of what it looks like to isolate oneself from one’s surroundings. In close proximity, inwardly each of the three people could not be further apart, each in a peculiar state of mind. The photo was taken with a Nikon 35TI and a Ferrania Orto in the Tokyo subway. Admittedly, the Orto is not the film of choice for street photography due to its harsh contrast and blue sensitivity. But then, rules are made to be broken, aren’t they?

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    Bulbs

    January 12, 2015

    Forza Italia

    July 12, 2021

    Busker and Covid-19

    January 26, 2021
  • Autumn,  Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Photography,  Tokyo

    An experiment with Dall-E, ChatGPT and a Nissan S8

    November 4, 2023 /

    This is an experiment based on a picture of a Nissan S8 taken at the Nissan Crossing in Ginza.First, I asked Dall-E to describe what he ‘sees’. Then I started asking questions to locate the place where the showroom should be, being careful not to give any hints.ChatGPT did not give a correct answer on the first try, but eventually it did. Me: Describe this photo ChatGPT: This photo features a futuristic-looking race car displayed indoors, presumably within a showroom or an exhibition space. The car is designed with an aggressive aerodynamic shape, with large, protruding front winglets and an expansive rear wing, characteristic of high-speed, high-performance vehicles, possibly a…

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    Alone, Together…

    June 19, 2013

    Content Creators

    July 20, 2023

    StreetPizza@Ueno

    August 4, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Tokyo,  Travels

    Nittele Tower

    April 25, 2022 /

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    Is the next Kano Jigoro already on the mat?

    November 7, 2013

    Supporter or Photographer?

    March 21, 2013

    Orange Scarf

    November 9, 2014
  • Bookstores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Tokyo

    Tsutaya Bookstore@Ginza

    December 6, 2020 /

    This is a photo I took insude the Tsutaya bookstore in Tokyo. When faced with something like this, Amazon can’t win because no remote purchase can replace the experience of spending time in such a place (and the photo doesn’t do justice to the context, by the way).

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    In a yellowtone…

    September 17, 2013

    Just a soccer field… Part 2

    February 4, 2014

    Shooting an Outdoor Volleyball Match

    June 19, 2025
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Spring,  Tokyo

    A Sad Cat in a Neko Cafè

    August 5, 2018 /

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    A contemporary-art installation

    March 31, 2013

    A Jazz-Manouche Guitar Player

    August 17, 2014

    Where to?

    October 21, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Parks,  Restaurants&Bar,  Spring,  Tokyo

    StreetPizza@Ueno

    August 4, 2018 /

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    Carabinieri:To Serve And Protect

    February 8, 2016

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    February 25, 2014

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    June 21, 2014
  • Bookstores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Shrinking Knowledge

    July 24, 2018 /

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    December 26, 2015

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    January 21, 2013

    Room 17 – VIXI

    March 27, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer,  Tokyo

    (Tokyo) Taxi Driver

    June 17, 2018 /

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    Stand-up, Sugar!

    March 8, 2014

    A Chair in the Garden

    November 15, 2013

    Three of a Kind

    July 6, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Summer,  Tokyo,  Urban Landscape

    Driving Around a Rainy Tokyo

    June 10, 2018 /

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    A manual-focus atteimpt on a moving target

    July 26, 2013

    Windows XVIII … Century

    February 28, 2014

    Portrait of a Law Professor (and Free Climber…)

    February 26, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Parks,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Pizza Maker@Ueno’s Park

    June 6, 2018 /

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    A Bubble In The New York Sky

    July 2, 2014

    Poetry Still Survives

    June 7, 2014

    Without Glasses @ via del Corso

    January 25, 2016
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Shin Pepper@Harajuku

    June 4, 2018 /

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    An Old Lady in Great Shape

    September 23, 2014

    Late Night@Piazza San Babila

    March 9, 2022

    A Puff of Smoke

    August 29, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Yet Another Tokyo Tower Nightshot

    July 27, 2017 /

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    AI or not AI?

    October 3, 2023

    Matching Nails

    September 18, 2017

    Footprint

    April 24, 2014
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer,  Tokyo

    The Commuter

    July 24, 2017 /

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    Rocco Zifarelli, Jeff Berlin, Beth&Danny Gottlieb, Gabriela Sinagra

    June 10, 2013

    Street Food in Via Salaria

    March 13, 2014

    Urban Totem

    April 29, 2014
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Three Legged?

    July 21, 2017 /

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    October 2, 2014

    Who Said That Music Is Relaxing?

    August 14, 2013

    Is This Photo Illegal?

    March 20, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Restaurant or Killing House?

    July 18, 2017 /

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    December 6, 2020

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    December 22, 2013

    A Beverage Dispenser

    November 21, 2014
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