ethic Archives - Luigi Barbano Photography

What if Artificial Intelligence…

…is already creating art and most of what we see in the Web and on social media is the digital equivalent of the famous Artist’s Shit by Piero Manzoni? Just kidding, but after I made the video you can check here, where I talk about the new trend of AI creating photography, this idea came to my mind… what if? lol Let me know what you think about the use of AI in the creation of art!

Black and White Tales, The Book

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 camera used for each picture. . . See you with the new projects…

Jun 09

by Barbano Luigi in Black and White Tales, BlogUpdates, ethic, FineArt, meditations, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: B&W, Black and White, D-Day, fineart, Heroes, photography, Placid Lessie

Black and White Tales, Print #22

There are moments in history when we must very carefully chose our heroes. We have to be careful to not transform victims in heroes and vice-versa. Victims need to have justice, but heroes deserve to be remembered and be honored as examples for our lives. hero:1. a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. victim:1. a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action. If we confuse the terms and forget the values that make a person a hero, we will have more and more victims. To have no victims we need real heroes to follow. . . . If you want to read the great story of Placid Lassie, take a look at the Tunison Foundation website. See you next time! .

Jun 02

by Barbano Luigi in Black and White Tales, BlogUpdates, ethic, FineArt, meditations, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: George Floyd, photography, Photojournalism

Black and White Tales, Print #21

Sometime to not take a picture is a moral choice. . . . To see the videos I’m referring to, just do a quick search on YouTube. Until the next time!

May 12

Black and White Tales, Print #18

10th week of Covid jail in Italy. Every day we are losing some more freedom and giving more power to the government to keep us “safe” from a virus. Every day I look around and I see the danger of bureaucratic choices, taken without any flexibility or judgment, imposed upon the people. People protesting or simply expressing an opinion not conforming with the government, are censored from the traditional or social media and fined for their respectful protests. Few days ago in Milan, the owners of restaurants protested peacefully against the lock-down. The protester were fined 400 Euros each for illegal gathering. This is just an example but every day the same happens and most of the time does not even make the news. Some people already decided to give up and suicide because they cannot produce anymore and they have no more a way to survive but are just accumulating debts. This situation made me think about what can we do, as individuals, to keep ourselves free and not fall in the darkness of the European past. This week the video is a little longer, sorry, but I felt the need to express my thinking in a proper way […]

Black and White Tales, Print #8

A good photograph is not just an image, it also needs to be taken with some ethical principles. “Urbex”, an ugly label shortening Urban Exploration, must be done following good practices with respect for people and their properties. Here a little story about ethic and friendship. . . . This image won an Honorable Mention at the 14th Black and White Spider Awards in 2019. See you next week! .

Feb 10

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Black and White Tales – Print #5

A day in Cologne, Germany. . . . Stay tuned for the next tale!

Feb 16

by Barbano Luigi in BlogUpdates, ethic, meditations, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: contests, digital elborations, ethic, photography, retouch, Saad

Ethic and Photographers

Definition of ethic, from the Merriam-Webster 1 ethics plural in form but singular or plural in construction : the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation 2a : a set of moral principles : a theory or system of moral values b ethics plural in form but singular or plural in construction : the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group professional ethics c : a guiding philosophy d : a consciousness of moral importance forge a conservation ethic 3 ethics plural : a set of moral issues or aspects (such as rightness) debated the ethics of human cloning One of the latest news in the photographic world is the Australian Photographer Saad losing her prizes because in her composition she used images produced by other photographers. Not only, but even without the permission of the original creators.In a previous post I already talked about the fact that personally I do not consider photography what in reality are digital illustration, and is not the point of this post. Lately we have seen a long list of photographers that in some way cheated or at least stretched the rules a little too much. Many contests […]

Feb 13

by Barbano Luigi in Uncategorized, BlogUpdates, CaptureOne, ethic, Fujifilm 0 comments tags: house for sale, italy, photography, piedmont

Contests, editing, advertising and trust

Few days ago it was snowing in my little town in the Italian region of Piemonte. It was quite beautiful and I took some pictures from the balcony. My reason was not just to have some photographic fun but also to create some images to promote the sale of my house. I posted this image on FaceBook and a friend commented: “if he had a red umbrella that would be a competition print possibly loan collection!” I’m sure it was a compliment and a way to stimulate me in a moment I’m getting far away from photographic competitions and some associations. But this made me think. Why do we have to modify every image with a contest or likes in our mind? I like this picture because it’s real. It was not snowing anymore so no need for an umbrella, eventually why red when the most common umbrellas here are the cheap interchangeable black ones?This is not a contest image that will catch the attention of a judge in 3 seconds on a screen, but I do not care, it is an honest one. Part of my idea is to show how beautiful is the view from this house. I […]

Sep 09

by Barbano Luigi in Uncategorized, BlogUpdates, ethic, meditations, nudes 0 comments tags: digital elaborations, Grand Imaging Award, International photo contest, IPC, photography, PPA, professional photographers of america

PPA – Professional Painters of America?

identity crisis noun Psychiatry noun: identity crisis; plural noun: identity crises a period of uncertainty and confusion in which a person’s sense of identity becomes insecure, typically due to a change in their expected aims or role in society. I had been a member of the PPA, Professional Photographers of America, since 2000. I think PPA is a great association with a lot of benefit and educational resources for the members. Every year the PPA organizes the International Photo Contest. Sending the images, seeing them judged live online and looking at the others is a great way to improve. I sent images in the years, as is normal, some got merits, some got in the prestigious Loan Collection and some was not even considered. I always found a nice challenge to have my vision, more European, compared with the typical American vision of the judges. It’s a nice way to get out of the comfort zone. I always suggest to European to confront with the USA vision and vice versa. In the last couple of years I noticed a trend in the IPC that I do not like and this year, with the Grand Imaging Award Finalists, I was […]