Ilva from Tuscany, enjoyable photos that smell of italy
Ilva is a wonderful woman with a passion for food and photography. I got to know her through her blog Aglio e olio – an excursion into the Italian cuisine. She nows blogs at Lucillian Delights – an itallian experience. Just as you should be proficient in technology and function, it is important to capture the feeling of the moment. Ilva mastered just that and I am struck by is her passion that she has perhaps concentrated in Tuscany where she lives.
For beginners I would recommend looking at how others are doing and ask if you can. Copy and try to do the same before develop an own style that will grow in time. It is the only way to develop in her or his photography. To look at other people’s successful photo also gives inspiration and ideas for their own creations.
What I am envious of Ilva for her is alive and well composed macro and close-up photography. She does, of course, other fine well composed images. She plays with colors, lighting and structures so simple that I will be very jealous. It is very inspiring to follow her blog. I get lots of ideas of her photo. I asked her to write down some advice and tips what to think about. If you ask you´re not get any answers. It is by being inquisitive and to experiment as I feel that I learn best. Ask others what they think is important to capture a great image.
Bengt has asked me to come up with some advice for macro photography and I have put together some points with what I personally think are most important. Some apply only macro photography but really so I think it applies to all photography.
- Photography is for me more a matter of concentration than technology. When I am out and shoot and I’ll do it any time alone because I need to concentrate, if I talk or think about other things I miss so much of what is to be seen. In addition you need to take the time needed to photograph a subject, sometimes it can go directly but sometimes it can take quite some time so my first advice is that you are shooting alone (or with a very sympathetic companion, I often have our dog with and he is perfect, when he sees me picking up the camera so he stops and stands breathless. He is probably the only one in my family who puts up with my photography …) and in peace.
- Check if your camera has a macro setting and use it. It may sound basic, but well I see many photos on the web that definitely would have been better if the setting is used.
- When you take close-up or macro pictures, it is important that the camera is not moving so happy to support it against something. One can, for example, set it on a small box or a bag of rice or something similar if you can not afford or desire to buy a tripod. Otherwise, you can support it sideways against something, it tends to be more steady when you are out shooting.
- Try to shoot from different angles, sometimes an inch here or there makes an ok picture of an exciting and interesting image, moreover, it is good to try to see things from different angles.
- Take many pictures, the more you have to choose the more likely it is that someone is you wanted it. I take several photos of the same image, often from different angles and with different distances and then when I get home so I sort out the worst is already in the camera so that I do not have to download unnecessary photos in the computer.
But above all, so one should not take things so bloody seriously, you have to have fun with it you can see the result!
Ilva sell her pictures if anyone is interested you can contact her via her mail. You can find more of her pictures on her Flickr feed and her other blogs. If you’re concerned about her camera so she uses Sony DSC H1 , Sony Alpha 100 and now Nikon D300.
Read more about: Macro Photography on wikipedia, Photo.net learn macro
2010-02-11 , kl. 9:37 am
I love Ilva’s pics, I follow her and i’m a fan, I tweet and comment her!!
congrats from tuscanycious
2010-02-11 , kl. 12:44 pm
Me too she is becoming better during the time also…