There isn’t much to see in Riomaggiore, but what is there, is really nice and worth the visit. Getting there by train is basically compulsory. The only pleasant alternative would
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 they saved a dog coming from – inevitably – some
Photographing Vernazza, Cinqueterre
An Italian town without Italians If you try and visit Vernazza, as I did in late May 2019, during an overcast day when rain was forecast, you might end up
I became a graffiti artist!
Anyone who has ever submitted photos to iStock knows that they are a little… picky about what is or may be art. Any scratch or a drop of paint on
How to blur the background of a portrait taken with a single lens iPhone
You just need a Live Photo. Take your selfie while you are spinning. Then, amongst the Live Photos effects, choose Long Exposure. This is what you’ll get!
Film photography on Mt Abetone
A few notes on Mt Abetone in Tuscany, perhaps useful if you want to visit it, together with some photos I took with a film camera
Abstract multicoloured backgrounds
I shone a torch in a crystal cup, multifaceted, and captured the scene with a camera without lens. This is the gist of what I did to create some colourful
iPhone vs medium format
What happens when you compare the image taken with an iPhone with the one taken with a medium format camera!
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?
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 Shakespeare’s works. Shakespeare was not
Viaggiando col mio Bulldog d’estate
I miei accorgimenti per viaggiare con un bulldog durante una calda estate
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 the viewer a first-person experience.
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 in front of a grey
il pane 🥖 fa bene
Il pane fa bene. Il pane fa male. Entrambe queste idee sono comuni ed entrambe sono vere. Ad aggiungere ambiguità, propria di qualsiasi affermazione che cerchi di stabilire la verità,
Breed to breathe
It may happen that the most favourable thing towards an idea is said by somebody who opposes strongly to that very same idea.