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Strobes
Working with hotshoe flashes is fun. Lately I am trying to use them as much as I can. There is no difference in using a small strobe instead of a big studio head, apart from power and portability of course. In full daylight a Canon, Nikon or Vivitar will not be powerful enough to overpower [...]
The field: thoughts from behind a desk
Every day it is the same desk. Over and over again, working on code that will not make me rich, that will not push me over the monthly bill. This 9-5 routine is starting to kill me. I already had some nice discussion with few of you about it, but the more I move forward, [...]
Clouds
last Sunday we had the possibility to go to the countryside for a photo session. Thanks to Ian Battersby, our great host, we discovered a great set of locations really worth the early start of the day. We ended up being four photographers (Laura Moreno joined us as well) with a great makeup artist and [...]
Capturing the motion
Capturing a movement, a motion, a moment that the eye cannot stop just by itself is something that makes me feel alive. I know I told this already in the past few days, but it is the theme of the moment for me and I want to strike while the iron is hot. During this [...]
Location, Location, Location: The advantage of being a “Strobist”
Using powerful studio flashes has its advantages. They can overpower the natural light and they can shape the type of light you want without too many troubles, but while you are out and around, maybe in a nice and interesting location, sometimes small and light flash units are much more handy. You do not need [...]
Dancer
During last session I took many photos I like and I am having some hard times deciding which ones I like more. There are few with more movement, others with more interest going on. This one is a good mix of movement, good eye contact and interesting lighting. Hiding the small Nikon flash in the [...]
Sin City
Some architectural elements are, in my opinion, the perfect way of enhancing a portrait. Some locations are so interesting in the contrast with the human nature that enhance it. The lift in the building of the photographic studio is one o those. Very industrial, almost rusty. I saw it few weeks ago and for this [...]
Devilish wings for an Angelic flight
I have said this already in the past days, but one revelation in the last week has been my interest in freezing real movements, stopping the time while the world is quickly moving in front of my camera. I want to see action, I want to see the real world, not the posed one.
I want [...]
Busy Times
I like being busy, having my agenda filled with events and appointments is something I want. I hate when I can relax completely, with nothing to do for weeks, but these weeks are so full that I am not realizing they are moving away so fast. Immersed in the bad news coming from around the [...]