This is a blog about photography, and in particular about my photo equipment and my photos.
I will try to keep it updated in such a way that you will be able to follow what I do, when I do it and how.
Just to tell you something about me: I'm currently a PhD student in Grenoble, France, but I was born in Torino in 1983, and I've been living there until November 2008.
I have many passions and hobbies: music, sports, science, technology... and, of course, photography.
This latest passion started mainly back in summer 2006, when, with my family, we bought our first D-SLR camera: a Canon EOS 400D, together with its kit lens, the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6.
I immediately fell in love with it, and started to try to get out of it all it could give me. I never followed any course in photography, I thought I didn't have time, but... internet, in that sense, is so helpful! I found any information I wanted, and, together with what I already knew, also thanks to my father's help, I started to play with this toy, trying to apply what I was learning by reading around the net: aperture, exposure time, ISO, white balance...
That summer I went to my beloved Sicily, near Messina... Where could I find a better place to try the camera, with nice sunsets on the sea?
I also had the opportunity to play with the Canon EF 55-200 f/4.5-5.6 USM, not a bad lens, which let me take some not so bad shots, at that time.
The sea was certainly the best subject for my first shots, as you can see.
Soon, that same summer, I added a new friend to the kit lens: the (in)famous Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 USM. A long range telezoom, with very low quality image... but at the time, I didn't know that, and I was so happy with it! With that equipment, I survived for a few years, by only adding some filters (a ND8 and a polariser) for some "special" effects, and improving the camera usability by adding a battery grip. My camera has, since, always been with me during my travels...
I've been in Paris, in summer 2008
I've been in Florence for some times.
Here's a shot taken in Gaeta
and here another one taken in Castel Gandolfo, with my girlfriend.
Summer 2008 was really plenty of travels around! Here's when I was in Provence with my friend Ermanno.
Of course, I always brought my camera with me when I went to find my Laura (yes, you've seen her in the shot of Castel Gandolfo!).
The Salento is a wonderful place to visit with her!
So, I was pretty satisfied with my camera and lenses, but... not enough! I wanted more!
In July 2009 I upgraded a bit my photo gear, by adding my now beloved Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM together with a Canon Speedlite 580EX II. With a light stand, a 5-in-1 reflector, a convertible umbrella and a very low price trigger, now I'm starting to deal with portraits, and I hope to expand my photo gear very soon with some more flash units and light modificators, and also, why not, some more lenses!
Of course, I will keep you informed on this! Just stay tuned
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