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Dear Your first name / Il tuo nome,
Welcome to my February Newsletter. A lot happened this month, so let's dig in!
GOING BIG: THE NEW MUSEUM EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITION
Launched February 2014, the new Museum Exclusive Limited Edition artworks are the most striking, most exclusive artworks in my collections. Their large size and painting-like print quality will make a defining statement in your home or office, while their extremely limited runs will enrich your collection like no other artwork:
- Available in two series sized 32”x40” (80x100cm) and 48”x60” (120x150cm);
- Produced in exclusive runs, limited to 1 or 3 copies per series;
- Numbered, titled, dated and signed by hand on the front of the print;
- Printed on gorgeous, heavy, acid-free, archival Hahnemuhle Fine Art paper;
- Finished upon your request;
- Include my hologram-based CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY;
- Include my unique 6-POINTS WARRANTY.
The Museum Exclusive Limited Edition are available upon request for selected images only and cannot be ordered using the website's shopping cart: please contact me directly to inquire about availability and pricing of your preferred artworks in Museum Exclusive Limited Edition, indicating the artwork’s title together with the size and finish of your choice.
THE BEAUTIFUL NORTHUMBERLAND'S COAST
Strategically placed just south of the border between Scotland and England, the rivalry and wars between these two countries left Northumberland dotted with ruins of castles and abbeys; adding Northumberland's wonderful geology to that, it is easy to understand why being there is so inspiring and why it somehow feels like traveling back in time with your cameras. This month I published for you " NORTHUMBERLAND'S IMPRESSIONS", thus completing last summer's Scotland & England Portfolios: it features 15 new artworks available for purchase in Limited Edition of 6, 12 or 24 copies per size starting from just $195 US, numbered, titled, dated and signed personally one by one by hand on the print itself.
Impression Nr. 11, Northumberland (England, 2013)
Impression Nr. 1, Northumberland (England, 2013)
Impression Nr. 13, Northumberland (England, 2013)
Impression Nr. 6, Northumberland (England, 2013)
Look at my "NORTHUMBERLAND'S IMPRESSIONS" Portfolio to find out more about this beautiful region, and indulge yourself with a beautiful Fine Art print, whether in Limited Edition (starting from $195 US) or in Open Edition (starting from just $45 US) - or go all in with the new, exclusive Museum Exclusive Limited Edition!
TIPS: CONTROLLING THE WEATHER, PART I
Photography, as we all know, means "writing with light", or to put it better - since we work with images - "painting with light". While composition, lens choice, shooting angles are something we can learn to keep under our control and eventually master with time, when it comes to light things are a little different: no matter how well we prepare ourselves, study the meteo, ephemeris, sunrise and sunset's positions and so on, we still depend on fate: will the clouds be cooperating? Will the sun be there when we want it? How many times will we have to come back to a location before everything will click into places exactly as we want it? Let's see if there is anything we can do to try and keep these variables as much as possible under control.
Green River Sunset (U.S.A., 2010)
In the image above, shoot at sunset in summertime, a recon the previous day made me feel pretty sure that I would be able to find clouds at sunset over the canyon the next day as well. The reason is quite simple: being such an arid and hot area, I expected that the heat would make just the river and surrounding areas evaporate, creating local clouds no matter what the general weather conditions would be. The questions was, would the sun be able to light these clouds, or would it be blacked out by some of them? Luckily, as you can see in the image above, the sun & clouds cooperated with me and I got my image almost exactly as I pre-visualised it.
Of course, locations aren't always so helpful, and the general weather conditions aren't always so cooperating; however, with time and experience you can learn to "read" the geography and the weather and limit the number of times when you come home empty-handed from your photographic explorations. See you next month for more weather-related tips!
NEW POSTERS ADDED!
This month I added 10 more images to the " POSTERS" gallery for you to enjoy! Offering image quality, longevity and color persistency not seen on any other poster on the market, my " POSTERS" are printed on Hahnemuhle Fine Art papers and are available in two different formats (Small and Medium), ready to be framed and hanged on your walls. Posters are for sale starting from just $30 US. Here are a couple of the new Posters I just added:
Impression Nr. 3, Northumberland (England, 2013)
SHOOTING THE PRINT OF THE MONTH
Shooting in Northumberland is very rewarding, and easily done if you prepare yourself accordingly.
Since the weather can be unpredictable, as always first consider your clothing and shoe wear: even in summer, rain can show up at any time and after sunset or before dawn the temperature can seriously drop. Since daytime temperature can be quite hot, I suggest you dress in layers and bring rain-proof clothes to be ready for the rain and the chilly, windy evenings without boiling up during the day. As far as your shoe ware goes, keep in mind that you'll be walking on stones and sand; while the first can be treacherous if not flat out dangerous, the latter is at least very annoying if it get in your shoes. Sturdy, water-proof boots are a must. Last, but certainly not least, to make this shot work I had to time the tide pretty carefully: I went to the location I choose, I set my shot up and waited about two hours for the tide to come in and be exactly where I needed it to be. I then took a few shots and quickly run away jumping from stone to stone in order to reach dry ground before it was too late: I certainly didn't want to end up stranded over a boulder with all my equipment! If you aren't familiar with the tides on the ocean, you should note that it comes in surprisingly fast, much faster than you'd imagine: do not underestimate it.
Now to the shoot itself. To get the composition I had in mind, I choose to use a wide angle lens to balance the boulders in the front with the castle in the background; I shot "IMPRESSION NR. 3, NORTHUMBERLAND" using a 21mm equivalent lens, exposing my sensor for 1 second; I choose an aperture of f/11 for depth of field calculating my focus point to have a sharp image from foreground to background. Setting up a tripod for shooting in the water is not easy; this is why I went to the location in advance and set up my shot when the tide was out and I could see where my tripod legs were going to be. When the water comes in, you have to make sure that the tripod stays still and that the moving water doesn't affect its stability, or you'll definitely see the effect of such movements in your images.
As always (and even more so since the tripod was dipped right into the sea this time) I'd definitely recommend you clean your equipment thoroughly once you get back home: sand and salty water / mist will stick to your tripod's leg for sure, but that you'll be able to see; what you'll not be able to see is the veil of salt on your camera and lenses. Bad news is, it's there anyway, and you'd be wise to clean all your equipment to get rid of it before it eats through your equipment's electronics.
OK, this is about it for this month's shooting! If you have any further question, please do not hesitate to contact me.
NEW BLOG'S LOOK
Last month, as you might remember, I changed VIERI BOTTAZZINI FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY's look to the white scheme you see now; to keep a consistent look throughout my Internet presence, I then updated the Blog as well: I hope you enjoy it better than the old, darker color scheme. Please feel free to comment on the new look and let me know what you think of it. Thanks!
NEW ARTICLES ON THE BLOG
Since last month's newsletter, I published one new article on the Blog:
- INTERVIEW WITH PAOLO SOLERI, AN UTOPIAN AND A VISIONARY
In July 2010 I went to Arcosanti & Cosanti, in scorching hot Arizona, to meet and interview Paolo Soleri, 91 y.o. at the time, for what turned to be a very interesting conversation with a very interesting man. Read the whole story ON THE BLOG!
The late Paolo Soleri in Cosanti, July 2010
SPECIAL POSTER MONTH
To celebrate the 60th poster in my POSTER gallery, I am offering you 60% OFF any order including 6 or more posters, no matter what size! This is a pretty crazy offering, I know, and I'll never be able to do any better, so take advantage of it while you can:
PS@VBFAP#F14
(Offer valid until MARCH 10, 2014 for purchases including AT LEAST 6 Posters. No limitations on repeated use.)
OK, this is about it for today, thank you very much for reading this far! Until next month,
Vieri
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