Author: Marco
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A short walk in Newcastle with my Bronica SQ-A
It was August 2012 and all I had was my Bronica SQ-A with the Zenzanon 80/2.8 PS and Portra 400. These are just four photos from that day, but I think they capture some of the local mood.
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Una centrifuga per asciugare l’insalata e per creare sfondi astratti
Una centrifuga robusta, veloce, capiente è utilissima per asciugare l’insalata appena lavata. Oggi, mi è stata anche utile come soggetto fotografico. Grazie alla sua semi-trasparenza, un paio di luci Elinchrom (riflettori parabolici semplici, con bandiere) colorate di rosso e di blu e uno sfondo di carta nera, questa Oxo diventa molto fotogenica!
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Parked vans that tell the story of a life
These photos of parked land vehicles (camper vans, motor homes) tell (or, rather, let the viewer imagine) a whole life story, that of the owner. The photos are, technically, extremely simple, and just frame a detail, unconventional and unexpected, and present the things as they are and were in front of me, the photographer.
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Why are streetlamp so attractive?
Streetlamps present graphical as well luminous interest for photographers
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Fujifilm X-Trans sensors hate red
Red hot chili peppers and black and white photography with a red filter for high contrast of scenes with blue sky have one thing in common: are not well rendered by Fujifilm current cameras employing an X-Trans sensor.
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Una delle mie foto di Francesco S. sul Corriere Salute
Fonte: I 9 sintomi che un uomo non dovrebbe mai ignorare – Corriere.it La foto è disponibile per l’acquisto su iStock: Canon EOS 5D, 70-200mm f/4L IS @ f/5.6 e 100mm, ISO 100
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A white wall, not just a plain white background
My white walls are roughly textured, so I decided to play along with that. Instead of lighting it to make the wall disappear into a uniform white, I tried to get a beautiful shadow. I illuminated Francesco S. with a large rectangular softbox, vertically oriented, placed in front of him at about 1.5 m. Also,…
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Shooting from the top – How to photograph from above
How I photograph still life with an overhead view
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Tortelli maremmani al guardrail stradale
Casually, two recent photos of mine have a matching colour palette.
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Cocuzza, parente sconosciuta della zucchina
Difusa in Sicilia e in Calabria, la “zucca clava” si gusta d’estate. Nella minestra fredda Source: Cocuzza, parente sconosciuta della zucchina On iStock the image is here.
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Salon.com used my “farfalla” pasta image
…to illustrate the concept of pests in food! Original image on: iStock Source: http://www.salon.com/2011/01/27/fda_food_defect_action_levels/