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On Tips’n Tricks to ‘take you photos to the next level’
I recently asked a friend, who works on the editorial side of the music industry, to share his thoughts on one of my photographs taken during a flamenco concert. His response was a deep and thorough analysis, which I will spare the readers in full. In brief, however, he praised the lighting as particularly effective for flamenco photography, noting how the chiaroscuro effect recalls the classical paintings of Caravaggio. Regarding the composition, he observed that the bailaora’s body fills the frame dynamically, without ever feeling cramped. In his conclusion, he remarked that the image captures the very soul of flamenco. As flattering as this commentary was, I must admit that none…
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Kristina Miller live@Teatro Marrucino
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Portrait of a Fin Swimmer
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Easy To Shoot?
This picture might look “ordinary” but for the fact that I shot it with a rangefinder film camera (guess which?) during the scene change between to acts of a theatre play. Scene assistants were placing the furnitures, actors were trying to focus on their parts, there was no time (and place) to design a proper composition and set the camera. No autofocus, no real-time exposure and white-balance setting. Maybe I have been lucky capturing the match flame close to the cigar, maybe it was because of “muscle memory”, but I did it nonetheless. Problem is that I could not be sure if I succeeded until, one week later, I saw…
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The Power of Underexposing
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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When Heroes Come to Town
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Portrait of a Professional Boxing Fighter. Davide De Lellis
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Marianna D’ama – Live
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A Shooter
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Damned Pidgeons…
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The Glassmaster
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Nick Beggs
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Steve Hackett – Live@Teatro d’Annunzio
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Portrait of a Cosplayer
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The Unresting Lawyer
Standing in Court, no matter what!
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A Different Passion…
If soccer is – to many – a religion, a supporter may well be a martyr. This picture is iconic of the multiple feeling that a team inspires to its fans: love, passion and pain.
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Portrait of a Law Professor (and Free Climber…)
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Portrait of a Gunsmith
Shot with a Pentax ME Super, a SMC Pentax 50/1,7, a 400 ISO Ilford XP2.
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Avvocati. A New Book
I’ve just finished the project I’ve been working in the past months. Lawyers’ human and private face.
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The Man Behind The Croissant
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Portrait of The Alfa Romeo Guru
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Portrait of a Perinatal Cardiologist
Salvatore Gerboni, MD, is an expert perinatal cardiologist and a great human being.
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Player&Listener
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Portrait of a Politician – 2
