Many couples from different countries choose Verona for their wedding, vow renewal, and love promise ceremonies.
Would you like to marry in Verona? Excellent choice: Romeo’s and Juliet’s city, with its old palaces, the famous Arena and numerous monuments is definitely a very romantic place, ideal for hosting destination weddings.
This couple hired me for shooting a steampunk story in Venice and they had a photo portrait shot with a well on the background.
There are at least 600 wells in Venice: most of them can be seen in the middle of the squares while others are inside courtyards or gardens. The former were mostly public wells (even if they were often built thanks to the ‘sponsorship’ of rich families), the latter were private ones.
This Russian couple hired me as a portrait photographer to stage a steampunk story in Venice: they wore outfits combining Victorian-style garments with technological accessories.
Have you ever heard of steampunk fiction? It is a literary genre that flourished in the mid 20th century and includes works by H. G. Wells, Jules Verne, Philip Pullman, Scott Westerfeld, and China Miéville. Steampunk stories combine a strong fascination with steam-powered technologies,backgrounds typical of the 19th British and American industrialized societies and futuristic traits.Continue reading “Shooting a steampunk love story in Venice: a photo walk in fantasy outfits”
Couples visiting Venice and enjoying a wedding or honeymoon photo shootings often like to visit masks shops and play with these enchanting products of a long-lasting tradition.
Many couples visiting Venice, either for their wedding, honeymoon, engagement or holiday travel, keep special memories of a typical Venetian tradition: wearing Carnival masks. While strolling along the alleys and crossing bridges, perhaps during a photo walk, you can see them in little shops spread all over the city, sporting rich decorations or simple, perfect lines. Continue reading “Carnival masks in Venice: traditions and uses in the past and nowadays”