I'm always complaining about the opportunities I miss, but I should also stress how lucky I am, from time to time.
Bianca is a good example: she never modelled before, we made our shooting during the short period of time she was happy to pose nude, and shortly after she limited her exposure to...
I'm not the only one experimenting.
Whilst I do it with cameras and lens combinations, the girls might do it with makeup.
This was one of the times Cristiana got it wrong...
That's why I went back to my "no makeup" policy with her, no point in ruining the great job nature has done wi...
I like these full figure, long distance shots of a nice girl.
Not every time I can rely on such wide spaces, In my next shooting I will have to make do with a hotel room, but every time I get more space, I try to use it in the best way.
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I never resented when Martina turned her back to me, in a physical way, but I hope she is never going to do it in a metaphorical way!
Still waiting for her to come back to Milano... 🤞
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I'm getting a lot of disappointments of late from my shootings, or lack thereof.
I manage to schedule them all right, but the models don't appear to materialise in front of my camera for various reasons.
That's why in the future I will have to take example from the airlines and do some over...
Searching for new models is risky, and the one scheduled for last Monday turned out to be unreliable and unprofessional.
I guess very young ladies who are prepared to pose in the nude are somewhat a peculiar kind, and only few of them are taking this commitment seriously, as a true mission.
At the end of the shooting, I was using a longer lens (Contax-Zeiss Planar T* 100mm f2), so I was going to crop in tight and said to Annalisa she could wear her socks, to warm up her feet.
After the last portraits, I noticed she was relaxing in this strange position, she tells me it is normal ...
One of the plus point of a telephoto lens is to keep you distant from the subject, like a paparazzi, the longer the focal length, the stronger the effect.
This Nikon 180mm f2.8 ED AI-s does a fine job of isolating Martina, and she seems unaware about our presence.
The flat view, strangely e...
If you are not with a person in a specific moment, and you're looking at a picture, or a movie, you are separated from reality by various layers of glass.
Mainly the lens (which should have as few elements as possible), but also a window glass, like in this image of Cristiana.
Glass is a wa...
Many models have learned to play with their hair, and frequently they are getting it messy and sometimes the face results partially covered.
I usually prefer to see the face, but sometimes I like this mess.
After all, playing with the hair is somehow like playing with shadows to hide part o...
I don't think we could ever get tired of Martina's bottom, so here is another picture where you can see it in all its glory.
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Cars are not reliable, at least the ones of my models.
Last Saturday I missed another shooting.
I was supposed to shoot with a new model coming from Modena, but her car was broken and she didn't manage to come.
It happened also with Sophia, a long time ago...
This is Bianca ...
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So many young girls have some kind of eye socket problem, particularly Cristiana and Annalisa.
I can spend hours retouching these darker areas (and I'm doing so, slightly, without overturn their features), but that is part of the charm of these modern girls, what makes them genuine young ladie...
In my pictures I alternate these two aspects for my models, and I'm not sure which one I prefer.
Yesterday I showed you the untouchable Goddess approach, today I show you the approachable next door girl version, still basking in the same majestic light, but looking vulnerable and in need of c...
In my pictures I alternate these two aspects for my models, and I'm not sure which one I prefer.
This is the untouchable Goddess approach, tomorrow I will show you the approachable next door girl version.
Maybe you have clearer ideas about this matter, what is YOUR PREFERENCE?
If y...
This sofa in the swinger club must have witnessed some pretty hot stuff, but I suppose it rarely accommodated a beautiful girl like Martina.
I was talking to one of my new colleagues about the Leica M Monochrome today, and saying how much I would like to have one, but also that I couldn't g...
2022-04-08 07:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Stella has some of the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen, of a light blue colour I would have loved when I was younger.
Her eyes were even more evident when we met, and she was dressed up for Winter mostly in white.
But also in this picture you can really see her eyes well, thanks to the e...
Another picture from the last shooting with Cristiana on March, you can spot the same cup I showed you in a previous photo.
These were apartments for rent in Milano, and each one was dedicated to an opera singer, we were staying in the Renata Tebaldi apartment.
On the wall, behind the he...
In this picture, Corine was standing on the bed, and my camera was about the height of her belly button, so I was slightly looking up at her.
In this picture she feels more important and detached, less intimate with us, like a goddess of some kind.
You could accentuate this effect even more...
Yesterday I showed you a picture of Corine looking down on her.
Today I show you this example in which I am at the same level as her eyes, it is a more friendly and respectful approach to your subject at the same time.
Tomorrow I will show you the last example where I'm looking slightly up ...
I normally avoid looking down on a model, I much prefer to be on level with her or even look up to her from an even lower position.
There is nothing wrong with the towering approach in this picture, I just feel it is a slightly less respectful point of view on a human being, and I seldom try i...
Compare today's picture with the Bianca's one of yesterday, not to choose between the girls as both are way beyond gorgeous, but to see different approaches to posing in a cockpit.
The good news is that I should be able to show you more of Martina in the future because, as far as I know, she i...
I love the contrast between the cold aluminum and the warm flesh of Bianca in this photo.
Touching this car is pleasant, but I guess touching the skin of Bianca could be even more pleasing, I hope the image can give you that kind of tactile feel.
Enjoy the pictures of this girl in my Patreo...
Yesterday I was confirmed for my third trial period in the new job until August, whilst other people were not.
This is a though period for many businesses, because of Covid first and Putin next, so I was lucky to keep my job.
The only bad news is that I will still have limited amount of tim...
With this hairstyle, Cristiana reminds me of some movie star from the past, but she also looks like an ordinary girl next door...
She represents a singular beauty in my model's portfolio, and somehow you always want to see more of her.
A part from that, we go on very well working together a...
Still working on my collective shooting on Easter Weekend, with hopefully 3 models in a private villa, complete with garden and swimming pool (albeit it's unlikely we will use the latter in this season...)
In this situation, I might be able to take some more pictures like this one of Demi.
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In the past months I didn't manage to set up a shooting with Martina because of my new daily job, which, by the way, consists in assembling ironing boards similar to the one you can see in this picture.
That's why the image appear so funny to me, it is an illustration of what is preventing us ...
I call it late because it is over a month that these pictures were taken, and still they feel fresh to me, brand new.
Even more so they must feel to you!
I like Annalisa and the graphic appearance of her perfect body, so much so that I already tried to involve her in another shooting, but s...
Working a lot with a model, you start to know her and once in a while you make one shooting that is unique, more special than any other.
It happened with Martina on shooting #3, our first in Brescia, I don't know what it was about her and/or our artistic relationship, but something magic wa...
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You've not forgotten about Stella, have you?
I haven't because I'm retouching her pictures every day...
The Bramley Apple Project is based on this jumping back and forth between new and old shooting, between models, between cameras and lenses, hoping to pursue a common thread of beauty.<...
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