Life in the Living Museum
After a few failed attempts to meet up with Kiwi photographer and fellow blogger, Di Mackey, we finally managed to hook up and spent a day wandering, and photographing, the delightful streets of the sleepy Italian town of Pavia.Actually, we spent more time chewing the cud than snapping away, but … [Read more...]
My good friend Ciro invited me to a little get together at his new pad just before Christmas, and I had a very good time too. I also met Ciro's cousin, who happens to be a real life paparazzo.The term 'paparazzi' was coined in Italy, as you may well know. These photographers, for that's … [Read more...]
On Saturday, we took the wee one who must be occupied for a trip up to Como, but the big one, me, who must take photos, was forbidden from taking my trusty Canon. By way of revenge, sort of, and true to mad dogs and Englishmen form, I exploited a free afternoon while wee one and mum went to the … [Read more...]
I added a second lens to my camera gear recently. It's a Tokina 12-24 f/4.0 wide angle. I've still to learn how to use it properly, but so far, I like the results.Here is a test shot of a street near me here in Milan (15mm f/4.0 1/750sec):I know these so-called ultra wide angles distort things … [Read more...]
Don't you just love that 'bokeh' blurry background effect that photographers get? I do, not all the time, but used appropriately, it can create really memorable images.How do photographers create this blurred background thing? Quite simple really - it's all down to having a very shallow depth of … [Read more...]
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