One of the most important characteristic for a photographer, in my opinion, is the capacity to see a photo before pressing the shutter, before even framing the scene. When I started going around London with my camera I felt frustrated, as I was not able to see interesting things and those I saw I was [...]
When I was thinking to a title for this photo I took at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival, I thought about the distractions from time to time you have in your frame, and how much they can be used to create a better photo. When I was thinking so a song, Beautiful Distraction from Crazy [...]
The world passes by in a heartbeat, ready or not you are always in the game and you have to play. Things changes, sometimes we are ready for them and we eagerly expect them, some other times they find us completely unprepared; either way we are there and we can decide if to play or [...]
One of the first thing we learned of Hong Kong was that if you really want to get the most out of it, you have to point your nose to the sky. While London has small Victorian houses that do not extend themselves other than few stories from the ground, Hong Kong skyline is a [...]
Yesterday I went, with this fantastic woman, to collect a rather special dress. Of it I only know it is red, the color of her soul. That dress is one of those you will use just one time in your life, and it is the dress she will wear in just few days, for our [...]
Days are flying, faster than light, in front of my eyes. There are so many things I should do in such a sort time that I am sure I will not be able to finish everything I planned to before leaving for Italy in just few days. The Big Day is now just a week [...]
Yesterday I have received an email from a person that recognized herself in one of my photos of last year London Pride. The email was short, but its contents hit me quite a lot: she was just saying thank you for having spent good words on her. I did not (or do not) know her [...]
When I decided to understand lighting I watched many videos online, trying to get every bit of information possible. Later I would have tried to apply every lessons in practice, but one thing that hit me was a big misconception when learning lighting with small hot shoe flashes: the hardness and softness of light. Let [...]
Today, while in the US they are celebrating the Independence Day, in London the gay community was celebrating the day of their pride. Walking on the big streets of the capital, gay, lesbians, queers and simple normal people were having fun, remembering the whole nation that there should be no discrimination for the sexual preferences.
“Some [...]
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 [...]
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