Marco Venturini Autieri

Dott. Ing., Ph.D., MInstP

Tag: Photography

  • Best CAPTCHA for photographers

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    I found only today the best CAPTCHA for photographers ever, on the forum registration of Manual Focus Lenses! You actually have to indicate which lenses are not Auto Focus. I say that this goes beyond the meaning of a “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart”, reaching probably the sophistication of…

  • Mad concepts

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    I have finally gathered here all my mad studio shots. With minimal exceptions, my Fuji S3 helped me with them. They are available on iStock.

  • Watching Durham

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    There aren’t many things to see in Durham, but those few things are keen on being watched and watched again. The picture above was shot on Ektar 100 with an Olympus XA. Grazie a Marco Raco per la visita, e per avermi fatto notare questo bella scenetta!

  • Ghosts and ghosting

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    In a lens, ghosting refers to the formation of light artefacts due to reflections of the source of light. This book, “The Ghost stories of M.R. James”, published by Edward Arnold, is therefore the perfect companion. Good night. On a technical note, I can hardly think of anything more difficult than photographing in candlelight only…

  • Una capra ed un cetriolo

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    Sometimes, shooting in RAW pays back, especially if we are playing with our new digital toy, and have a long learning way ahead. This picture is over two years old. When I shot it, I used one of the crappiest Nikon lenses (the 35-135 AF zoom, now sold) and I was not into subtle retouching…