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Dec 07

by Barbano Luigi in BlogUpdates, Books, News, Uncategorized 1 comments tags: camera, Luigi Barbano, photography, photography for beginners, photography manual, photography tools, spotmeter

Photography is not rocket science… and the essential tools to learn

Photography is not rocket science and we need few simple essential tools to learn how to make good pictures. Few days ago I wrote an article on my blog, and it was kind of viral in the photography world. Many FaceBook pages and websites re-posted it and, out of curiosity, I went to explore who re-posted my article. Some of the pages were for beginners and others for a more general public and in both categories, and specially the beginner side, I noticed that most of the articles were about cameras, software and gadgets. The idea is “what a camera with what new tool and that software can do”. Nothing bad in this but I was attracted by the comments, specially from the beginners. A lot of people asking questions like “How do I expose for portraits?”, “How do I expose for weddings?”, “What lens is best for X or Y?”, ”I’m experimenting with manual, what settings I have to start with?” and so on. I learned photography with film, mostly large format view camera and medium format Hasselblad, and every time I read questions about how to expose for a particular subject I think in the digital […]

Dec 01

by Barbano Luigi in CaptureOne, BlogUpdates, News, Uncategorized 1 comments tags: CaptureOne, CaptureOne vs Adobe, PhaseOne, RAW converter

Why I choose CaptureOne

Today PhaseOne released the version 10 of CapturOne, I still have to test in deep the new version and I plan to do some tutorials about it in the next days (yes, Christmas time is perfect to work on more personal projects) but for now I want to tell why I switched from Adobe ACR (or Lightroom) to CaptureOne. As many photographers I never explored RAW converters before, everybody was using Adobe, I was using Adobe. Photoshop is really a standard in image editing and I used it to retouch my scanned images well before the digital cameras became the norm. When I got my first digital it was the normal choice to convert the RAW in ACR, and I continued for years with the same workflow. When I changed from film to digital I was stuck in photographic mental crisis. With film I used the Fuji Provia a lot for my commercial assignments, and that was meaning the need to be able to have perfect light and exposure. The tolerance of the Provia was a maximum of a third of a stop, and to be precise, when I used it in the view camera, I considered the tenth of […]

Apr 27

by admin in Books, BlogUpdates, Film photography, IR Photography, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: book, Luigi Barbano, manual, photo technique, photography, photography manual

Photography: The f Manual

Do you want to have a solid base to understand the photographic process? This book is for you! You can be a beginner amateur or a professional photographer but if you want to easy understand what is involved in the photographic process to make the correct decisions you need to have strong and clear basis. The book contains the essential basic concepts to understand the photographic process. The author is explaining all the concepts and rules photography is based on, giving a general theory. Luigi’s book talks about everything from f stops to file formats, the difference between JPG and TIF and how image scaling and DPI relate. His section on how camera, computer monitor and printer color calibration works is explained so well, you’ll never forget it (just think toast). It even has in-depth explanations on photo composition, HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography, depth of field, printing your images, publishing, and more. Luigi’s English is pretty good yet his lovely Italian flavor and sense of humor still come through. You can buy the book on Amazon or directly on CreateSpace

Dec 03

by Barbano Luigi in BlogUpdates, CaptureOne, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: CaptureOne 9, PhaseOne, raw conversion, video tutorial

CaptureOne 9 is here!

CaptureOne 9 is arrived, full of new features and improvements. You can check what is new here, and do not forget to use the coupon code AMBBARBANO when you buy it to get the 10% discount!

Nov 08

by admin in BlogUpdates, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: book, fine art, inkjet, Luigi Barbano

Recensione integrale

Se volete leggere la recensione integrale del mio libro sulla stampa fine art apparsa sul Fotonotiziario di Ottobre 2015:

Nov 04

by admin in BlogUpdates, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: fine art, inkjet, italian book, review

Foto-Notiziario review my book – La stampa fine art a getto di inchiostro

Foto-Notiziario, one of the most diffused photography magazines in Italy, gave a great review of my book in Italian about fine art inkjet printing.

Oct 27

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Best of the Best Photographers 2015

Just received my “Best of the best – photographer 2015” book from OneEyeLand. Fun to be featured there 😀

Jul 05

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ONEEYELAND photo award finalist

Luigi Barbano was nominated finalist a the OneEyeland photography award 2014 with two images: Thunderbirds Nude The OneEyeland photography award 2014 received 3313 images from 48 countries and nominated 409 winners, selected by an international jury panel.

Apr 22

by admin in News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: 8th Annual International Color Awards Nominee, Best photogrpahers, excelptional images, International Award, International Color Awards Nominee, Luigi Barbano, Photo Award, photography, photography achievements, Photography Award

8th Annual International Color Awards Nominee

LOS ANGELES 04-22-2015 – Professional photographer Luigi Barbano, from Italy and based in Clearwater, was presented with the 8th Annual International Color Awards Nominee title, with 4 images, in the category of Americana and Wildlife at a prestigious Nomination & Winners Photoshow webcast Saturday, April 18, 2015. The live online gala was attended by over 8,000 photography fans around the globe who logged on to watch the climax of the industry’s most important event for color photography. 8th Annual Jury members included captains of the industry from Christie’s, Paris; Frieze Art Fair, London; DB Agency, Milan; Clair Galerie, Munich; Edinburgh Film Festival; Art Beatus Gallery, Hong Kong; Gup Magazine, Amsterdam; and Eyestorm, London who honored Color Masters with 541 coveted title awards in 33 categories. “It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 7,358 entries we received this year,” said Basil O’Brien, the awards Creative Director. “Luigi Barbano’s exceptional images entered in the Americana and Wildlife categories, represent contemporary color photography at its finest, and we’re pleased to present him with the title of Nominee.” INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS is the leading international award honoring excellence in color photography. This celebrated event shines a […]