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Venice Carnival 2012 Workshops

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

VENICE, ITALY - MARCH 02: Carnival costumes and masks pose near St Mark's Square in Venice, Italy. The Venice Carnival, one of the largest and most important in Italy, attracts thousands of people from around the world each year. The theme for this year's carnival is 'Ottocento', a nineteenth century evocation, and will run from February 19 till March 8...HOW TO BUY THIS PICTURE: please contact us via e-mail at sales@xianpix.com or call our offices in Milan at (+39) 02 400 47313 or London +44 (0)207 1939846 for prices and terms of copyright.. (Marco Secchi)

This is a one or two days workshop. The Venice Carnival is famous all over the world, and we believe it deserves its reputation. What we are offering is a great photographic experiences, something you would not be able to see or experience on your own. This tour is all about photography and we do not spend our time sitting inside each day and critiquing photos. Although we will do some critiquing, the written critique we furnish upon your return is a much more detailed learning tool.
We don’t let you simply roam the streets, hoping to bump into people in costume. What we offer is quite different from the average photo tour. We do not have dedicated models who pose for us on private shoots because we want YOU to catch the real atmosphere and MAGIC of Venice during Carnival.

Your 2 Teachers will be Marco Secchi and Guillem Lopez

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Venice Canvas and Fine Art Prints

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Venice Canvases, Photographs and Venetian Fine Art Prints featuring the Grand Canal, St. Mark’s Square, the Bridge of Sighs, famous and unknown landmarks and Venetian Gondolas.  These Venice Prints on Canvas are also available in larger sizes on request.

You can now buy them directly here


Venice Canvas and Fine Art Prints – Images by Marco Secchi

 

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No Budget for photos? Sorry…it will not be me

Saturday, August 27th, 2011

I had the usual call yesterday morning from an MD of a blue chip company-

“If you want to work with us,  just sign the contract. The copyright is all ours, and if you don’t like it, nothing I can do, that is the way it is. We’ll get another photographer, possibly cheaper or that may be  will do the work for free in exchange of credits”

……… guess it’s another photographer then.

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The Venice Carnival Photo Book

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

My  photo book  “Carnival in Venice 2011″ is out, it is about 40 pages and more than 50 photographs. You can take a look at the preview of few pages

Every year Venice celebrates Carnival, which lasts for two weeks and ends on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, so today was the final day! Compared to last year, the last day of this year’s Venice carnival is estimated to have witnessed a rise in tourist numbers. The combined figures offered by Venice police and hotel operators suggest that as many as 160,000 tourists were in Venice for the annual carnival’s closing Sunday.

It has been a very busy and intense 2 weeks, but with lots of fun as well and hundreds of pictures.

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On the steps of Marco Polo

Monday, February 14th, 2011

For some funny reasons, a couple of weeks ago I found myself to host a three then moved to four days chat about Photography, Photojournalism and the power of images in communication at the Marco Polo in Venice.

It has been a fantastic experience being in such close contact with young and talented artists, with such a powerful source of inspirations they can be a  therapy against the Artist Block, see my previous posts about it here and here and even here!)

This slide show is composed by a small selection of images from their Portfolios

The following ones are images taken during the 1h photo-walk we had on the fourth day near the school

Pictures are from:  Nina Alessandri, Giorgia Gavagnin, Costanza Lucarini, Enna Negrini, Carlotta Barina

Their work shows that we need to pay more attention to young artists and young photographers, we need to give them hopes and share with them our knowledge….we will be repaid back  100 times by their powerful source of inspiration! Established photographers should not be worried by young artist on the contrary we should feel energized and challenged by their “competition”…..bring it on!!

PS Forgot to mention next step a small photo book!

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Venice Photo Walk

Friday, January 14th, 2011

Your professional photographic guide will point out details invisible to the untrained eye and reveal the best vantage-points on your chosen route. Learn to tell a story through images, take great shots of iconic monuments and capture atmospheric images off the beaten track.

Venice Photography Workshop

Venice Photo Walk

So bring your walking shoes and be prepared to discover the mysteries of the city. Bring your camera and learn how to have more fun with your camera.

• Discover parts of Venice less traveled by tourists.
• Hear interesting tales and stories
• Take better photos
• Turn your photos into exciting stories.
• Have fun !

Let a Creative Italian Photographer walk you through the city of Venice in an unforgettable Photo Walk capturing real candid moments of your stay in beautiful pictures. Enjoy a relaxed vacation and bring home remarkable pictures of your visit.

Touring Venice can be a very exciting experience, but it can also be quite an adventure if you are unsure of which places to visit and how. Language barrier may also represent a curious obstacle but it can also be frustrating. We offer innovative and unforgettable Photographic Tours to welcome you in the most fascinating and romanitc place in the world. Experience Venice through the eyes of a native Italian Professional Photographer. He will guide you in an exclusive tour through the most interesting Venice landmarks and monuments.

All city excursions are exclusively custom-made to fit your needs. You can explore the sites whichever way you like and at your own pace.

Walking around Venice together with a professional photographer is an enlighten experience. He will show you all the tricks of the game but it is also a fun and new way to visit a city like Venice. You will be able to visit, see, experience and tour places, situations, people that would be otherwise difficult to come across. The Photo Tours will take you through off-the-beaten tracks to the most important monuments and landmarks. You will avoid the tourist pedestrian highways and will take more secluded, intimate and truly Italian passageways. Let it be romantic, creative, fun and friendly, the astounding imagery will do the rest. We will show you the right places to eat, where true Italian dwell and the hidden beauties of the wonderful city.

For more details check here

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Oh no not again!

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

10 Ways to get over an Artist Block…may be I need to check it again.

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Venice Historic Regatta

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

The Historic Regatta is the most exciting rowing race on the Gran Canal for the locals and one of the most spectacular.

Every year, the first Sunday of September, the Historical Regatta comes back in Venice, the most traditional among the venetian events, which took place for the first time the 10th of January 1315 under the rule of the doge Giovanni Soranzo.
The sumptuous event, organized in the Serenissima times to celebrate the military victories or to honour the foreign dignitaries, today is made up of two different parts: the historical parade and the rowing boat race

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Self-Marketing Secrets for Photographers

Monday, August 30th, 2010
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The art of getting a job and staying on a buyer’s speed dial is as much about your photographic talent as it is about your self-promotional talent.
The compulsive urge to panic while waiting for a job should be recognized as a physical condition. Many times over the last 20 years, I’ve found myself on the edge of a complete breakdown, spending huge money on promo campaigns, e-mails and sourcebooks as I try to figure out the magic method for getting noticed by the people with the work. There were times when resources ran low and the whole effort seemed overwhelming. Then, out of the blue, often on the day that I was using the same coffee filter for the third time, a phone call.

It’s dazzling how many theories there are about what goes on behind closed doors to select photographers for the next big ad campaign. Some say voodoo, others say sex. My ex-agent says sourcebooks, phone calls and cocktails. This article is about the naked truth—what happens on the other side. Why will an art buyer suddenly pick up the phone and say, “We’d love to see your book”?

Read the all article here

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10 Ways a Photographer Can Improve Business By Trusting Their Clients

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Do you trust your clients? If you answered “no,” then you might want to start. Placing trust in your clients, by giving them access to your archive, can open you up to greater revenue opportunities.

PhotoShelter’s “Trusted Client” feature allows a photographer to give easy access to a photographer’s archive (not including anything marked as “private.”)

To some, this sounds like a risky, potentially disastrous situation. But many photographers have discovered otherwise……

Read it here  10 Ways a Photographer Can Improve Business By Trusting Their Clients

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