Marco Venturini Autieri is a photographer based around Pisa. He is the happiest when engaged in projects developed in his studio, be it portraits, headshots, or products and concepts.

Lighting scheme for a radiant look that inspires calm and serenity
Lighting scheme for a radiant look that inspires calm and serenity
For a portrait look that puts the subject in an almost glowing light, I use two large rectangular softboxes. The subject is about 1 m...
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One-light setup for wide portraits
One-light setup for wide portraits
Looking for a one-light setup that casts a beautiful set of shadows on the face, is sufficient to illuminate the torso as well (while keeping...
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The best lighting for pizza
The best lighting for pizza
Pizza is food so, traditionally, benefits from (moderate) backlighting. Pizza is also large and flat: a large(r) and flat light source was my choice. The...
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Warm, soft light for food, with one light source
Warm, soft light for food, with one light source
I would not call a 90x110cm Elinchrom softbox "portable", however I set for myself the limit of one light source or when I want to...
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Bits of pieces
Bits of pieces
A photographic story of normal stuff left in weird places
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Keywords for stock photos: clothes line, airing the laundry in the sun
Keywords for stock photos: clothes line, airing the laundry in the sun
How to keyword the laundry that is left outdoors to dry on a clothesline?
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Shakespeare and stock photography
Shakespeare and stock photography
I've been trying to build up a portfolio of photos of pages where non-adjacent words would mean something together. These words were extracted from William...
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Keyword dictionary for stock photos: images in personal perspective, standing, looking down
Keyword dictionary for stock photos: images in personal perspective, standing, looking down
Photos taken in p.o.v. (point of view) i.e. personal perspective, while looking down, show our feet together with the environment where we are, and suggest to...
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If you want to be photographed, or model, or have something that you would like to be photographed, on this page you can find some commercial information. Here you shall also find:

  • my blog, about photography, science and engineering, and whatever I wish
  • samples of my photography, often accompanied by short visual essays
  • my images portfolio

Choose this page if you want to read how to buy and license my images or if you wish to read further details of me as a photographer.

Finally, choose this page for a few details of my Engineering background.

Please, do contact me.