How to photograph markets

Whether you are visiting a vibrant European city or exploring an exotic Asian village, markets must be definitively on your travel bucket list. In the same place, you can find a wide variety of colorful goods, animated stallholders, interesting people and an exciting environment to discover and enjoy with your camera.

Markets can be covered or outdoor. In case of shooting images in an outdoor market, you have to face up with the great contrast existing between the parts of the scene lit directly by the sun and the people or goods in the shadows. Use of flash can compensate both such a contrast and lightening shadows on people’s faces, but the result you get is easily flat to tell the truth. The best option is to visit the outdoor market in early morning when sun light is still soft or wait, instead, for a cloudy day.

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Posted on November 28, 2017November 28, 2017 by Stefano

Urban photography

Urban photography is full of fantastic subjects for your camera: monuments, squares, markets, superb views, ancient or modern buildings, people. The urban environment offers a wide variety of subjects in a restricted area, more than any other existing photographic category. From a terrific night skyline to the day frenetic street activity, from close-up architectural details to busy markets, every city, big or small, provides plenty of exciting photographic opportunities. Cities or towns in every part of the world, anyway, may reveal also quite a few technical and organizational “problems” for the travel photographer. Here are a few tips for getting the best from urban photography.

Event photography in Barcelona

Talking about event photography in Barcelona, this Spanish city is more and more a remarkable destination for event photography. Every year, important international events are held in Barcelona like the Mobile Word Congress just to name one. Last week I was commissioned for an event photo shoot in Barcelona by a British event management company. It was the second time I was charged by them for an event photo session in Barcelona this year and I was pleased about that. Corporate event photography is quite challenging.

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Posted on July 2, 2017April 22, 2018 by Stefano

Photographing lakes

Photographing lakes is a favorite subject for every landscape photographer. Think about one of those north american lakes surrounded by wild forests and snow capped mountains or some European lakes where picturesque and tiny villages reflect into. Probably, the mountain lake reflection is the image most landscape photographers aim to. For a successful photo with a mirror-like reflection, lake water must be perfectly still.

Framing images

Framing images is one of the fundamental rules of composition in landscape photography along with the rule of thirds and the diagonal lines. This “rule” can be helpful for the fledgling photographers. What framing images means?
In photography a frame is an object placed within your image that frames the main subject of your photo like a picture frame. This technique aims not only to highlight the main subject of your photograph but also to add some creativity touch to the composition of your photograph. Usually, this frame could be a doorway, a rock (like in my photo on the left), an arch, a window or a tree, for example. By using a frame in your photo you get a few results. First of all, frame adds depth of field to your photograph, especially in your landscape photos. The viewer gets the feeling he’s looking at something that is almost 3D. By framing the image correctly you force the same viewer to see at the center of your photo.