I was always told: if you have to do something, do it with your own style! So here my Italian style UV box to expose the papers coated with antique photographic processes. At the origin of photography many technologies of printing required the exposure in UV light. At those time sun was the perfect source…
Dear Friends, I wish you a great Christmas, filled with joy and the right personal choices! . This is a strange Christmas with too many people trying to cancel it, some for cultural reasons as the European Commission, others finding excuses in a virus that seem to spread only in specific situations. It is always…
In Italy the second of February is called La Candelora. The tradition says that when La Candelora arrives we are out of the winter, unless is raining or windy. Today is a nice sunny day so I hope this long cold winter will be over soon!I’m really tired of the winter, the cold and these…
Before I start with the new projects for 2021, here some final considerations about my Black and White Tales project and the presentation of the book. The book can be previewed and bought here on Blurb. . . I kept the book very simple, with a short version of the tales and just location and…
What a freaking year 2020 had been! Now we are 12 days into 2021 and it seems to suck even more… but I’m still optimist so I will focus on the positive I got from 2020 and tell you a little about my projects for 2021. If you prefer a video version, just watch it…
My traditional Christmas photograph is here. In the most strange year I ever had I felt the need to keep alive the hope of freedom, to fight in my humble way the tyrants trying to cancel our faith and our traditions. Merry Christmas my friends, and a wonderful next year full of rebellion to tyranny…
After a year, the most strange, upsetting and confusing year of my life, the Black and White Tales project arrived at its end. A project that helped me stay alive in this crazy world. . . I hope you enjoyed it, now is time for me for some postpartum depression and I will be back…
The project is almost done and I decided to close a circle. This image was taken in the same place and with the same subject as the Black and White Tale #1. Around 35 years between the 2 images and a lot of similarities and differences! The image is a part of a project you…
This week I got inspired by a comment from Christian Speck on my last Tale video. First, check is website ‘case is worth. Second, he suggested me a book: Code Zero by Marc Elsberg. A very intriguing book and the inspiration for this Tale. . . . Two more weeks to go…
From my series The F Manual, another book is here: Ink-jet Fineart Printing. The book talks about all is essential to know to start to create fineart ink-jet prints. Content: Why to print Ink-jet technology and its history Different kind of inks and their specifics Paper, canvas, other substrates and their characteristics Consumer advice Color…