Issue23 (part3) May 2017

Photographer Alessandro Rossi (Italy)
Tell us something about yourself
Hello everyone, my name is Alessandro Rossi, I’m 31
years old and I was born in Ortona, Italy. I live and work
as a portrait photographer in Rome since 2015. Before
that I was a full-time sales-associate in sport clothes and
shoes
How and when did you get into photography?
Photography has always generated great interest in me,
from an early age, although I got approached mainly only
in recent years. I get more into photography since 2013.
After purchasing my first DSLR Camera, I started
immediately studying photography techniques in any way
possible: books, video tutorials, workshops, and working
with photographers. I started photographing landscapes,
afterwards I had some work-experiences in any kind of
genres: from portraits to reportage, from ADV’s to Sports
(cars). I later found myself more interested in the ‘’art of
lighting’’ and in the portrait and fashion photography,
which has quickly become my main photographic style.
What does photography mean to you?
For me, photography is essentially convey an emotion
through a picture, through a personal interpretation of
reality through what I see with my own eyes, capturing
unique moments and trying to make the ordinary,
extraordinary.
Please briefly describe your photography style.
As a ‘’Portrait photographer’’, I’m using off-camera flash
in my works for several years and I’m a huge fan of the
Strobist-techniques, which almost always use in my
shoots to control and '' build '' my light and make the
most of my subject’s lighting. For me it is very inportant
seek a sort of ‘’connection’’ with the subject, to search
for the most important thing: convey an emotion.
I am a big fan of contrasts, lines and geometries, I always
look at these! ;) I like to shoot wide open, I like small
depth of field, I prefer to use long focal lengths (my
favorite focal length for portraits is 135mm), I like always
experimenting for a new lighting set-ups.
Model: Aryna Alina Patrascu
MUA: Daniela Argiolas
Make Up Agency, Roma
Styling: Maurizio Bazar
Location: Studio Saporiti di Mauro Saporiti, Roma
Workshop with Alex Comaschi
Where do you get inspiration from?
I try to take inspiration observing my
surroundings, to photographic exhibitions,
observing and analyzing many images, studying,
following those who are more clever than me, I
think there is always something to learn from
everyone!
Think you in advance what you want in the
picture?
I would like first of all that my image transmit
something in the viewer, then the best possible
light, pose and composition.
Studio, on location or both?
For my style, I prefer to shoot on location rather
than in a studio.
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