Fuji X and a higher level of JPG quality
Introduction The «purist» way to apply film simulations is doing so in camera, either by shooting JPEG, or by shooting... Read more
(An almost) Press Release
Marco Venturini Autieri, commercial photographer in Ghezzano (PI), is announcing a Master Course in Photography of Aliens and Extraterrestrial Life.... Read more
Soft chiaroscuro light for portraits
I set the gridded softbox to the maximum power and the naked one to the minimum (respectively 5 and 1).... Read more
Quick and simple soft light for headshots
It’s a matter of personal taste: generally, when lighting people for portraits, men or women, I tend to prefer soft... Read more
English Bulldogs in 100mm focal length!
Perhaps, the Canon 100mm f/2 lens is one of the most underrated/overlooked lenses ever (as of today, I cannot even... Read more
Sony Alpha 7 II, Nikkor 50 / 1.2 AI-S, some crazy colours in Cenaia, province of Pisa
Much to my surprise – I didn’t know the area around Fauglia – Cenaia and its surrounding are a simply... Read more
the simple beauty of Fauglia, near Pisa
All these pictures derive from a couple of short walks in the simply beautiful town of Fauglia, not distant from... Read more
Satirical graffiti
For each of these images, I combined a photograph with a text that was either scanned (pen and paper) or... Read more
ammemipiace il mare
Mi piace il mare ma... nessuno mi crede. Ecco qualche foto scattata con la mia Bronica SQ-A... al mare.
Holiday trip with Velvia: minimal?
For a working photographer, choosing the cameras and the lenses to pack for a holiday isn’t easy (the mere proximity... Read more
Riomaggiore with Portra 160
Riomaggiore is a pleasant town to visit. Since we are all sinners, we don’t deserve a pleasant, relaxing, tranquil walk... Read more
Relax and meditate
Asking a meditation app to help you relax is like asking the executioner to scratch the itch on your neck.... Read more
Travelling on a ship in Italy with your dog
A short guide to travel onboard Grandi Navi Veloci and Grimaldi Lines in Italy with a dog
Riomaggiore in Cinqueterre
There isn’t much to see in Riomaggiore, but what is there, is really nice and worth the visit. Getting there... Read more
Ritratto di Alcamo (Trapani)
A presentation of some fine-art ready pictures that I took of a Sicilian town in the Summer of 2018
No country for old dogs
I live near Pisa and more often than not I meet dog owners who tell me their stories of how... Read more