Manfrotto at Fotografica 2011
November 29, 2011 by Manfrotto
Filed under Experience
Manfrotto, world leader in the creation, manufacture and distribution of professional products for the Imaging world, will participate as technical partner at Fotografica 2011, one of the most important events dedicated to those who love photography and video. The event, organized by Canon from 30th November to 4th December in Milan is a meeting where [...]
Jerod Foster – Finding Favorites: Revisiting Your Archives
October 24, 2011 by Manfrotto
Filed under Learn & Share, Workflow
In January, I started a small series on my own blog called Finding Favorites with the intention of sharing some of my more memorable photography experiences. I think as a photography community we get so wrapped up in the technicalities of how an image was produced that we overlook the value of the experience in [...]
Stacy Pearsall: What’s In My Bag?
August 24, 2011 by Manfrotto
Filed under Learn & Share, Tips & Tricks
What’s In My Bag from Stacy Pearsall on Vimeo. In order to create a successful photo shoot, I use several items. I have lighting gear, light stands, cameras, lenses, tripods, monopods, batteries, gels, flashes, power packs and on and on and on and on. To keep the clean, organized and ready to go, I use [...]
Stefano Pesarelli – Travel photography: Africa, travelling with a Leica and an iPad
August 24, 2011 by Manfrotto
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Travelling in Africa is my life condition. As a photographer, often, in a constant aesthetics search for aesthetics and communication, I have wondered which is the proper instrument for travel photography. Generating memories, recalling instants to share when back home: this is what, at least partly, travel photography should be. I am fascinated by the [...]
From the Andes to the Rainforest, journey into the heart of Peru
August 4, 2011 by Manfrotto
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I asked him: «Are you ready to catch a snake and bite it in half? Without missing a beat, he said yes, and we were over with this question Werner Herzog, Interview with Fabio Fazio – “Che tempo che fa” (Rai 3, January 19, 2008) “The settlers destroyed the jungle and constructed that masterpiece of [...]
Stefano Pesarelli: a slight common thread
July 20, 2011 by Manfrotto
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Tea stories The bitter Taste of Malawi (2007-2009) When I thought I could tell the workers’ day in the tea plantations, I immediately became aware that the reportage should be dealt with in black and white and not in colors. My choice was not just aesthetic, but necessary to underline the story and not [...]
Jose Antunes: Dive into the sea bottom
July 14, 2011 by Manfrotto
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Diving into the sea bottom and exploring other worlds are concepts that tend to make people think different things than I do. I do those two activities close to home. Photographers usually make thousands of kilometres to explore the most fantastic landscapes, always looking for other worlds beyond the one they know, so they look [...]
Bruno D’Amicis and his book “The last stronghold”
June 29, 2011 by Manfrotto
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After three years of work and more than two hundred days spent in the field, the new book about the project to save the endangered wilderness of Tichá Valley in the Slovak Tatras is finally out! “The Last Stronghold” is a large-format book presenting the unique pictures of the Italian wildlife photographer Bruno D’Amicis and [...]
Pete Bridgwood – FOREST CLOUD
June 29, 2011 by Manfrotto
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“Tomorrow maybe love; but now it is the rain Possesses us entirely, the twilight and the rain”. – from ‘All Day it has Rained’ by Alun Lewis. Although ‘bad-weather’ mutes colour and diminishes contrast and definition, it provides a golden opportunity for those willing to brave the elements. Rainy days can often result in [...]
Manfrotto Flickr Contest “WATER” and Gitzo Flickr Contest “YELLOW”: we have the winners
June 24, 2011 by Manfrotto
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We have the winners of Manfrotto Flickr Contest “WATER” and Gitzo Flickr Contest “YELLOW” The winner of the Manfrotto Flickr Contest “WATER” is: Adrian Bassanelli As for the Gitzo Flickr Contest “YELLOW” the winner is: Emidio Bastos Congratulations to the winners for taking the most votes for their work!
