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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  PhotoCritics,  Technique,  Winter

    When Colour Helps Composition

    February 7, 2020 /

    This photo I took during a reportage of Miseria e nobiltà – a classic of the Neapolitan comedy by Eduardo Scarpetta – in the mise en scene of Lello Arena e Luciano Melchionna gives a lot of insights on how composition works. The triangle designed by the two actors on the sides and the taller actress in the centre is reinforced by the colours of the costumes: black in the centre, white in the sides. Finally, the purple background behind the black figure enhances the eye-driving effect toward the centre.

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    Portrait of a Judo Master

    November 14, 2013

    Zebra Crossing

    March 14, 2014

    High-Tech Elder Care Tool

    April 2, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  PhotoCritics,  Seasons,  Winter

    On “timing the moment”

    January 20, 2020 /

    This photo I took during an assignment for a reportage on the theatre drama called “Le Signorine” with Giuliana De Sio and Isa Danieli is an excellent example of the “Timing the moment” concept. “Timing the moment” is a skill any event-based photographer should develop (or hone, if he’s gifted enough to have been born with the gift.) Especially in sport – but too in concerts and theatre’s show if you did not attend the rehearsal – you don’t know in advance what is going to happen. A unique mixture of intuition, reflex and decision (what the Japanese would call 決め – kime) allows capturing an unforeseen – and excellent…

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    An Essay on Light

    October 13, 2017

    Who Can It Be Now?

    February 18, 2016

    A Bubble In The New York Sky

    July 2, 2014
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  People,  PhotoCritics,  Rome

    Deadly Bored

    January 6, 2020 /

    Once again, the meaning of this picture is counter intuitive and “made up” by the composition. The scene is seen from the perspective of the mannequin: at the end of a hard day spent sitting on the street-front, it (or he?) looks deadly bored and tries to kill the time before the shop closes by casually looking at the next passerby. The directional effect (from the mannequin to the passerby) is achieved by the diagonal connecting the tip of the hat, the feet of the mannequin and the cast of the shadow. Taken as a whole, these elements drive the eye from the mannequin to the persons and not vice-versa.

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    @ Mediterrean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Soccer Team (and a primer on sport-photography, part 4)

    October 3, 2015

    An Essay in Composition

    October 11, 2017

    Das Feuerwehr

    April 17, 2018
  • Autumn,  Boulevards,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  PhotoCritics,  Rome

    A Virtual Glance Dance

    December 28, 2019 /

    The essence of this photo is all in the glances of the protagonists. The man looks at the woman, the woman looks at the luxury car. The essence of this photo is all in the glances of the protagonists. The man looks at the woman, and the woman looks at the luxury car. It is this subtle game of glances that tells a story and turns the photography from a casual picture into something worth seeing. Once again, it is not relevant whether the people portrayed are actually involved in the “glance dance”, as what matters is the image to convey the meaning created by the overall result. This confirms…

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    Caparezza – Live@Palamaggetti Roseto degli Abruzzi

    February 18, 2018

    Same Seats, Different Lifes

    April 14, 2014

    Clandestine Seagull

    November 24, 2013
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  PhotoCritics,  Portraits,  Technique,  Winter

    The Power of Underexposing

    December 25, 2019 /

    Properly mastering underexposure helps to obtain pleasant results in challenging light conditions. I took this picture of a soprano by lowering the camera exposure by two stops, thus preserving skin tones burning, and “fading” the background to black. A proper in-camera under-exposure has the advantage of requiring lesser work in post to toggle clarity, temperature and black point.

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    Turiddu repeals Santuzza

    November 19, 2022

    Late Evening Break In Piazza Dante

    October 21, 2017

    Cultural Variety

    September 24, 2022
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  PhotoCritics,  Rome,  Winter

    Good Plan, Poor Execution

    December 15, 2019 /

    The idea behind the composition is entirely correct. The mannequins and the girl form a triangle, as does the direction of the stares, conveying both a sense of symmetry and counterposing the liveness of a human being to the puppets’ lack of. A poor execution, though, led to the mannequins’ head cut, turning a visually appealing photography into a meaningless shot.

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    The Unconvinced Listener

    June 25, 2014

    Red Moon at the end of August

    September 1, 2023

    Who’s carrying Who?

    February 28, 2013
  • Airport,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Projects

    Hands of a Steward

    November 22, 2019 /

    Shooting up and close in confined space. A skill every street-photographer should hone.

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    The Bell Ringer of Nikko

    August 6, 2018

    Shooting a Roller Derby Bout

    November 19, 2024

    A ‘Trabocco’ on the Adriatic Sea

    April 20, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  People,  PhotoCritics,  Winter

    Evolution in Red

    November 20, 2019 /

    This is another example of how purely visual (the color red) and factual (a stroller on the far left, and an adult on the far right) elements create in the mind of the observer a semantic connection (in this case: the transition from childhood to adulthood) that does not exist in reality.

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    Soldering

    November 8, 2021

    Riviera Life

    January 9, 2014

    For Sale

    May 5, 2014
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Rome

    Beer or Spritz?

    November 1, 2019 /

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    A Single(‘s) Call

    September 24, 2016

    When Heroes Come to Town

    April 17, 2019

    Crate

    January 24, 2015
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    A priest

    October 19, 2019 /

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    The Google Experiment

    February 1, 2014

    Shopping in Bruxelles

    December 20, 2013

    How to (Unconventionally) Shoot Track and Field Competitions

    July 30, 2024
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Nagoya,  People

    A Street Dancer@Sakae

    August 9, 2019 /

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    Another experiment, now with a Kodak Portra 400

    May 4, 2023

    A Fence

    November 6, 2014

    RedLight

    November 6, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Nagoya,  People

    Tough Enough

    August 7, 2019 /

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    The Nightmare

    August 23, 2013

    A Weird Fujifilm Battery Issue for X-series cameras

    December 2, 2019

    A Fishnet – 2

    October 29, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Nagoya,  People,  Summer

    Who Is The Machine?

    August 5, 2019 /

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    An Old School Workstation

    September 12, 2014

    Parking Lot

    December 8, 2013

    Lava Nails

    February 28, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Nagoya,  People,  Summer

    Mandatory Photo Position

    August 3, 2019 /

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    A Green Patch

    August 26, 2014

    Geek is an attitude

    June 23, 2013

    Efesto’s New Production Line

    September 20, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Nagoya,  Parks,  People,  Seasons,  Summer

    Street Magic@Nagoya Castle

    July 21, 2019 /

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    Shadow On The Wall

    August 30, 2015

    Technogym Milan@Night

    April 3, 2022

    Photopanning in Rome

    December 3, 2019
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Nagoya,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Seasons,  Summer

    Fast Food Loneliness in Nagoya…

    July 17, 2019 /

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    Beach in black

    January 5, 2013

    Is This Smoke?

    August 15, 2013

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    March 30, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Street Photography,  Summer

    Helping the Elders

    July 10, 2019 /

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    Waiting for the goal

    April 28, 2013

    Autumn Leaves

    September 8, 2014

    Portrait of a Waiter

    July 22, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Sport,  Spring

    MMA Fighters

    July 7, 2019 /

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    Walking Table in via Cornaggia

    March 22, 2014

    London Swash

    September 3, 2014

    Sharp Shooter

    March 10, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Spring

    TKO

    May 8, 2019 /

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    April 3, 2016

    Buying Chocolate

    October 31, 2015

    A kiss in the shade

    March 17, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Spring

    When Heroes Come to Town

    April 17, 2019 /

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    Relaxed Call at Boulevard du Palais

    March 19, 2014

    Without Glasses @ via del Corso

    January 25, 2016

    Late Evening Break In Piazza Dante

    October 21, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Sport,  Spring

    Emanuele Cavallucci. The New Italian Pro Boxing Welterweight Champion

    March 9, 2019 /

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    Late Afternoon Workers

    December 23, 2013

    Portfolio

    February 24, 2014

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    September 16, 2016
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Portraits,  Sport,  Spring

    Portrait of a Professional Boxing Fighter. Davide De Lellis

    March 8, 2019 /

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    Forgotten

    October 15, 2013

    The Floating Relic

    December 13, 2013

    Diner After the Show

    July 7, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Skating,  Sport,  Winter

    Italian National Skating Championship 2019

    February 8, 2019 /

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    Nightlife

    June 20, 2013

    Ghosts of Ginza

    November 14, 2023

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

    February 28, 2024
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Skating,  Winter

    Americana Skating – Italian National Championship 2019

    February 4, 2019 /

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    @ Mediterrean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Soccer Team (and a primer on sport-photography, part 4)

    October 3, 2015

    A Mysterious Bag

    November 2, 2013

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 3 – Ilford HP5 400 – Dec. 2010 shot in August 2023

    August 30, 2023
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