Jun

Posted on June 21, 2020June 29, 2020 by Stefano

Barcelona in times of pandemic: a portfolio

Since the over three-month Spanish-led state of alarm to fight against the covid-19 pandemic officially ended today, June 21, life is slightly returning to something near normality in Barcelona. A new normality how someone ironically called it. Many bars and shops already reopened while others affected by the covid outbreak will never unfortunately. Soon, the first landed tourists will stroll again along the iconic Rambla pedestrian mall. For about 100 days, the pandemic outbreak gave Barcelona a frightening but somehow beautiful picture of a deserted and soulless city without life and tourism.

Jun

Posted on June 1, 2020May 30, 2020 by Stefano

My reviews: MeFoto GlobeTrotter carbon fiber tripod

Almost one year ago, my bright blue MeFoto GlobeTrotter carbon fiber tripod replaced my faithful Gitzo tripod which followed me during my travels all over the world and photo shoots for at least 5 years. I have been searching for a worthy replacement for a while. At the end, among all those available travel tripods, my choice fell on MeFoto GlobeTrotter's. First, because the many positive reviews about material quality and strength I read from other photographers on internet. Second, for being also very competitively priced.

May

Posted on May 4, 2020June 21, 2020 by Stefano

Shooting at Nymphenburg Palace

Located just outside Munich and considered one of the tourist highlights of the Bavarian capital, the glorious baroque and rococo Nymphenburg Palace was one of my chosen destinations for shooting photos during a recent German trip. Particularly, I was interested in taking some photos of the magnificent Steinerner Saal, a great hall extending over two floors inside the palace and richly decorated with stucco and grandiose frescoes.

Having chosen the worst month for shooting photos for a professional photographer (August) with probably half of Europe’s tourists around me, I had to make sure to be there early in the morning right at the opening time of the palace and hope that very few tourists had the same idea.

Apr

Posted on April 15, 2020April 26, 2020 by Stefano

Creative workflow in photography: a few tips

Taking a photo should be the final fruit of various technical and creative decisions that bring us to shoot the image we have in mind and not just the classical point and shoot.
The creative workflow in photography is made of several important steps related to technical and creative decision every time you want to shoot a new subject with your camera. Here are a few practical steps for creating your photo. They don’t have to be necessarily addressed in the following mentioned order. Consider them as a good place to start with your successful shooting.

Mar

Posted on March 30, 2020June 22, 2020 by Stefano

The rule of thirds

The rule of thirds applies to the process of composing photographs and helps you to shoot visually appealing and balanced images. How? Simply by dividing the image you’re going to shoot into thirds, horizontally and vertically, in order you get nine equal parts. By doing so you will have a grid. The points where horizontal and vertical lines intersect are called also points of interest or anchor points.