FRAMES Artist-in-Residence February 2023: Adriana Benetti Longhini
PART 1 – PART 2 – PART 3 – PART 4 – PART 5
PART 1 – FEBRUARY 10, 2023
W. Scott Olsen in conversation with Adriana Benetti Longhini, introducing our next Artist-in-Residence, talking about her landscape work and her plans with this particular FRAMES AiR assignment.
Leave your questions to Adriana in the comment section below and she will do her best to answer them all.
PART 2 – FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Today Adriana is sharing with us some audio commentary on her photographic work in the Highlands of Asiago, Italy. Please do start the audio file by clicking on the play button on the player below.
Leave your questions to Adriana in the comment section below and she will do her best to answer them all.
PART 3 – FEBRUARY 26, 2023
CASE CARLINI
This is a small hamlet, first mentioned in 1836 with the inscription “Carline” written on one of the houses. They are old farmhouses on the Highlands of Asiago in northern Italy and are my subject of choice for the 3rd episode of Artist-in-Residence. Partly abandoned and in disrepair, my focus has been on trying to photograph them during all 4 seasons of the year.
Please do start the audio file by clicking on the play button on the player below.
Leave your questions to Adriana in the comment section below and she will do her best to answer them all.
PART 4 – MARCH 3, 2023
In today’s video Adriana talks about the abandoned farmhouses that she is currently photographing, particularly around the Venetian lagoon.
Leave your questions to Adriana in the comment section below and she will do her best to answer them all.
PART 5 – MARCH 10, 2023
In the last part of her AiR series, Adriana discusses her tree and forest photography.
Leave your questions to Adriana in the comment section below and she will do her best to answer them all.
Suzanne Pedersen
February 10, 2023 at 14:57
What a great interview! Your work is beautiful! I particularly love the photo of the darker tree trunks in the forest with some smaller trees with pale green leaves amongst them!! I am also very drawn to trees and roots, mosses and many parts of the forest so I am going to be very excited to follow this project! I feel like trees are the closest thing in nature to people, with their own personalities and stories, which is always interesting photograph! When you go out to shoot, do you have a fairly specific plan in mind of what you want to capture or find? I struggle with this approach so I’m interested in your thoughts on this! Do you find the photo, or does the photo find you?
adriana benetti longhini
February 10, 2023 at 20:01
Hi Suzanne, thank you very much for your kind words. Yes I agree with you, trees are special and more valued than ever today! To answer your question, I usually always plan my outing/shoots looking at the weather conditions which are very important in my work. I usually go out at dawn/sunrise and then towards the late afternoon during golden hour. If my chosen location doesn’t work out, I’ll move away and try something else. I’m fairly flexible like this and it usually pays off by bringing something home in the bag! Have a great evening!
Fred Chabot
February 10, 2023 at 17:52
Do you typically use your camera in aperture-setting mode, letting the camera choose shutter speed and film speed?
adriana benetti longhini
February 10, 2023 at 19:54
Hi Fred, thank you your comment. When I first started out I almost always used aperture priority mode, how I now use manual mode for almost all aspects of my photography. Have a great evening!
Flo Berardinucci
February 10, 2023 at 22:32
Dear Adriana, I cannot begin to tell you how excited I was to see your video. I am also a woman landscape photographer and so many of the presentations I see are of the work of male landscape photographers. What a breath of fresh air.! About a year ago someone asked me what was my favorite photography subject. Without thinking I said “trees,” so I think we may be kindred spirits.
Your work is elegant and ethereal. You used the word “pretty” but I agree with you that it was an inadequate term. I will follow your work and I look forward to seeing your upcoming posts.
adriana benetti longhini
February 11, 2023 at 18:31
Thank you Flo, for your kind words! I’m glad to read that you also feel the same way about trees, they are so vital today. As I said in my interview with Scott, I like to “feminize” my work, which in a way makes it mine. Are you on social media, if so please send me your links. Have a super weekend!
Monica Riveiro
February 10, 2023 at 23:33
Hi Adriana. First of all I have to say that your work is breathtaking. Your landscape photographs are really gorgeous!. Not only for the places you photograph but also for the light and colors you capture, so overwhelming! I’m not going to ask for technical issues. I’m much more interested in your personal experience when you are facing such beauty in nature. Have you ever felt disappointed when you get home and see that the photographs you have taken do not cover the beauty that surrounded you? I mean, have you ever felt so overwhelmed by beauty that you were afraid of not being able to capture that grandiosity? Again, congratulations for your wonderful work!
adriana benetti longhini
February 11, 2023 at 18:38
Hi Monica, thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate them. I don’t really get into the technical stuff, as it can become an ongoing debate etc. on what camera, what lens, what filter blah blah. That’s not why I photograph at all, why I do what I do is firstly because I love landscapes and am greatly influenced by the great British landscape painters like Thomas Gainsborough and John Constable and I just like holding my equipment and photographing…..Sometimes when I download my photos on my PC, I do get disappointed, but I found by
leaving them “sit” a bit and working on them later is a good exercise. Have a great weekend!
Monica
February 11, 2023 at 19:40
Yes, you are right.I also let my Photos “breathe” some days before edit them. Thanks for your answer.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
February 11, 2023 at 19:57
It really works!
Ben Royal
February 11, 2023 at 01:04
I enjoyed your comments about tiring of the usual iconic landscape scenes. The intimate landscape is a wonderful option. Enjoyed your work.
adriana benetti longhini
February 11, 2023 at 18:41
Thank you Ben for your comments! I firmly believe that as a landscape photographer getting away from the iconic shots freshens things up a bit. It’s definitely not about scoring likes or winning competitions. There are some photographers that I know who are only interested in getting one accolade after the other without any interaction with fellow photographers. Sad, we should share more.
Michael Millward
February 11, 2023 at 09:34
Loved your interview. As somebody of roughly the same age I was astonished at how many comments you made were so in line with my own perceptions especially with regard to denying oneself the opportunities to take the classic views of any particular location. It’s so much more difficult than it sounds as I’m guessing that how we got into this in the first place. Lovely images by the way.
adriana benetti longhini
February 11, 2023 at 18:28
Hi Michael, thank you commenting on my work. Like I said in the interview, its not always necessary to constantly photograph the iconic locations, but to challenge oneself to look beyond. Have a great weekend!
Wan Chantavilasvong
February 13, 2023 at 11:27
This is a great interview and I cannot wait for the rest of the series. I do appreciate your thoughts about how we should recognize and perhaps respect the colors and the elements of the place. I too enjoy taking photographs when it’s foggy and rainy, but your photographs are able to capture this very ethereal feeling of the landscape itself. 🙂 I look forward to learning more from you!
Adriana Benetti Longhini
February 13, 2023 at 19:36
Thank you Wan for your comment! I’m glad that I can be of inspiration and I too love photographing in the rain and in general bad weather. Hope you will enjoy the next episodes.
David Mark
February 17, 2023 at 15:16
Dear Adriana,
Congratulations on your work. The words ethereal, elegant and intimate have all been expressed by others in the comments. They’re right! And all this in my favourite area – the Dolomites. You capture light so beautifully.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
February 17, 2023 at 18:41
Thank you David for commenting, I really appreciate it. I too love the Dolomites and will return shortly to photograph these magnificent mountains. Have a great weekend!
Louise Robinson-Lay
February 18, 2023 at 06:46
Thank you so much for discussing your work and sharing so generously. What an inspirational body of work. I can see your classical influences and I’d love to know how long it typically takes to process your images. When I take mine out of camera they are often in need of softening and it can take some time to get it the way I want it. I know you don’t want to spend too long on the technical side but I would love more information on your processing if that’s ok. Thank you!
Louise Robinson-Lay
February 27, 2023 at 12:13
Hi Adriana, I wonder if you would mind discussing your post processing a bit. Thank you so much
Adriana Benetti Longhini
February 28, 2023 at 21:38
Hi Louise, thank you for your question. I import my photos into LR and do some basic tweaking such as white balance, white and black correction and some work in the calibration module. I move into PS where I sharpen the photos, maybe use the Orton effect depending on the photo. I also dodge and burn in PS. Having said this I always stress to my students that the shot needs to be good in camera first which is the starting point for any post processing work.
Louise Robinson-Lay
March 2, 2023 at 09:43
Thank you!
Adriana Benetti Longhini
March 2, 2023 at 20:10
It’s my pleasure!
Jerry
February 18, 2023 at 20:42
Very beautiful images presented here. Additionally, it was very nice to hear your background information about the area. Looking forward to the next presentation.
adriana benetti longhini
February 21, 2023 at 09:58
Thank you very much Jerry! Have a super day!
Richard Hutson
February 18, 2023 at 23:03
Adriana, I enjoyed your interview with Scott and learning about your multicultural roots and how you came to photography. Your passion for landscapes and the forces of nature that inform their beauty is manifest in your artistry. The photographs that you shared in Part 2 are stunning works of art. And that’s no doubt due, in part, to your willingness to get out early or stay late to catch the most dramatic light. The weathered structures give “story” to the beauty and harshness of the landscapes they inhabit.
I don’t need to know the technical stuff to appreciate your work, but as an amateur photographer, I am curious about your camera, lens, and post-processing workflow. Thank you for taking us on this journey.
adriana benetti longhini
February 21, 2023 at 10:15
Hi Richard, thank you very much for your comments, I really appreciate them! I am old school and do not believe in rushing out and buying constant new stuff. I have a Canon 5D III (which is fantastic in my opinion for landscapes) and what I think is the holy trinity of lenses for a landscape photographer: a wide angel (17-40), a med tele zoom (24-104) and a large tele zoom (100-400) All are from the Canon stable. I also use a carbon fibre tripod from Benro. My PP is done first in LR and then I move over to PS for sharpening and a few other tweaks. Have a super day!
Richard Hutson
February 22, 2023 at 00:55
Thanks for your reply, Adriana.
Mark Segal
February 18, 2023 at 23:19
Beautiful photography – lighting and composition are superb. Also a big thank-you to Tomasz for bringing you to our attention. As you said, FRAMES is an excellent resource for the photographic community, so we much appreciate the huge effort Thomasz and his colleagues are putting into it. I am looking forward to seeing more of your wonderful photography.
adriana benetti longhini
February 21, 2023 at 10:21
Thank you for your kind comments Mark. Unfortunately it is so difficult to get out there, and in todays social media madness where hardly anybody reads, they just use a flick of their finger to scroll over things, we tend to miss out on a lot of content out there. I also feel if you are not a Youtuber etc, it is difficult to get people to follow you. Do I do a sponsored ad on FB or Insta?? No I don’t think so as they will just trap you into an ever spending cycle. These obviously are my thoughts…. Have a super day!
Eamonn Lawless
February 26, 2023 at 12:45
Hi, Adriana
Well done on your beautiful work. Ignore the negative comments of those who feed their own egos by trying to denigrate the work of other artists. Keep doing your own thing – it’s wonderful!
Adriana Benetti Longhini
February 27, 2023 at 21:32
Thank you very much Eamonn!
Jerry Coupe
February 26, 2023 at 18:44
Adriana, your work is stunning and beautiful. You certainly are using light most effectively. I really have enjoyed the images in your second and third post. It is very interesting to see the same general setting over the course of four seasons.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
February 27, 2023 at 21:33
Hi Jerry, thank you for your kind words!
Tom Wilson
February 26, 2023 at 19:48
Thank you, Adriana, for this lovely series and for your personal reflections on the individual photographs. I’ve just enjoyed the third episode, and I love the four season perspective of this beautiful area. It never occurred to me before that the lush fields of dandelions impart flavour to one of my favourite cheeses, so I have learned something new by this opportunity to sort of be present with you in these images. I appreciate your sensitivity to the criticism, but I also admire your stubborn insistence to follow your own vision and the courage that it takes to do so. Looking forward to the remainder of this most enjoyable AiR series. Tom.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
February 27, 2023 at 21:35
Hi Tom, I’m glad you enjoyed the 3rd episode, to shoot all 4 seasons took me a while, and I’m happy with the result! As for Asiago cheese, it’s my favourite too!
David Mark
February 26, 2023 at 22:12
Dear Adriana, Thank you for Part 3 on 26 Feb. I have no idea about the negative criticism that you refer to, but am enchanted by this series of images and the stories. Thank you.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
February 27, 2023 at 11:40
Hi Mark, thank you for your comment! It’s a place that I love photographing and will continue to do so, hopefully finding different compos. Have a super day!
Adriana Benetti Longhini
February 27, 2023 at 11:53
Sorry, Hi David!
mike foxworthy
February 26, 2023 at 23:01
Adrianna, thank you so much for sharing your magnificent work and local knowledge. Your post processing is incredible. Your local amateur photographers comments are meaningless. They only wish they had the slightest bit of your talent. You photograph for your pleasure and your soul, no one else. Your work shows such.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
February 27, 2023 at 11:45
Hi Mike, thank you so much for your kind words! I love what I do and keep my processing fairly simple preferring to get the shot right in camera. I’m very old school about this. Have a super day!
John F.
February 27, 2023 at 00:42
I used to shoot professional stock photography (The old FPG International, Getty Images). One of the most requested images was the same scene in all four seasons!
Very time consuming to do correctly! Beautiful job! Bravo!
Adriana Benetti Longhini
February 27, 2023 at 21:31
Hi John, thank you your comment, and I will continue to shoot the same scenes many times over. Have a great evening!
Lowell Wolff
February 27, 2023 at 19:11
I finished watching the third installment of your AiR this morning. Wonderful work with beautiful lighting. I shared your frustration with critics who claim you were shooting the same scene over and over. As my own photography matures, I have come to understand the difference between the objects I shoot and the subject of my images. Yes, you have four photos of the same objects. But the subject of your images is not the objects, but how light interacts with those objects in four different seasons The plus-one portrait was beautiful as well. I have learned much from your works and interview with W. Scott Olsen. Thank you.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
February 27, 2023 at 21:39
Hi Lowell, thank you for your lovely words! I’ve always followed my instinct and basically photograph what I want, when I want. Words do hurt but I throw them over my shoulder and carry on. Watch out for the last episode!
Suzanne Pedersen
February 27, 2023 at 23:44
I was just able to watch the third installment and wow, I think it is so incredible that you have photographed this beautiful location 4 different times at spectacular times! The photo at the end of the woman is so full of emotion! I can’t believe she was in her 90s!! I bet her family will cherish this photo!!! I know I would! It is so neat to hear how you work and your thought process behind what you shoot!!!
Adriana Benetti Longhini
February 28, 2023 at 21:40
Hi Suzanne, thank you for your kind comments and for the time you took to look at my photos. She was so sweet and it’s sad that she has now passed on.
Richard Hutson
February 28, 2023 at 02:51
Adriana, viewing part three of your residency project and listening to your narration was an excellent experience. The photographs are beautiful in every respect, and your commentary brought each composition to life, conveying your appreciation for how the seasons shape the scene. Presenting the four photographs together makes each one of them more meaningful. I can’t imagine why anyone would have negative comments about such dedicated excellence.
The final photograph tells a beautiful story of how this woman cared for the land. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
February 28, 2023 at 21:43
Hi Richard, thank you for commenting on my work. I enjoyed doing this series which took a few years. I will try and do a new set but with a different compo. Let’s see how that goes! I remember her telling me how she still loved the smell of hay after many years of working in the fields.
Kevin Payne
February 28, 2023 at 15:02
There is absolutely nothing wrong with going back to the same place time and time again. Each shot will be different, never the same, and anyone suggesting otherwise is demonstrating their ignorance. You cannot let negative comments get you down, people making such comments will just sap your energy and well being if you allow them. Your images are stunning and I completely agree that it is good to get away from the usual iconic shots however, I am curious to understand how you add a touch of femininity to an image; and that is probably me showing my ignorance. I see a good photograph as a good photograph regardless of who took it. And like you I prefer to take a tripod wherever I go and will use one the majority of the time.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
February 28, 2023 at 21:46
Hi Kevin, thank you for your encouraging comments. I think what I meant as a more feminine touch was maybe my post processing technique which involves not sharpening the whole photo, only selected areas and using the orton effect to some degree in specific areas. I’m glad that there is someone else who always uses a tripod!!!
Neil Goodwin
March 3, 2023 at 12:27
What beautiful images. I’m about to start a similar project photographing abandoned Croft houses in the Outer Hebrides but I’m wondering whether to do it in black and white given the harsh landscape. Did you ever consider undertaking your project in black and white?
Adriana Benetti Longhini
March 3, 2023 at 15:45
Hi Neil, thank you for your comments! I rarely do black and white but I think in this case it is something to think about and I’ll certainly give it a try! Have a great weekend!
Richard Hutson
March 4, 2023 at 02:20
Adriana, part four is a nice wrap-up of your residency. Your photographs capture a sense of timelessness, finding beauty in the decaying old structures still standing so elegantly in their natural setting. Thank you for sharing your artistry with us.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
March 4, 2023 at 16:29
Thank you Richard, I will be doing one more episode as requested by Tomasz, but I’m glad you have followed the series. I love these old buildings and will continue to photograph them as long as I can!
Pini Vollach
March 4, 2023 at 09:48
Adriana, I enjoyed your photos a lot and also your explanations how you prefer the unknown views on the iconic ones.
Like others here, I admire your use of light and weather.
I, like you, like to photograph abandoned places. I do it usually during vacations in far places as my daily vicinity do not support such available places. For this reason I have to “play” with whatever light available at the short time I have in each place. Maybe, now, after retiring, I have to think how to get more time in places I want to work with.
Thank you again for this thrilling photos and speakings that gave me stuff for thinking.
I also thanks Thomasz that caused this to happen.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
March 4, 2023 at 16:32
Thank you Pini for your wonderful comments. Yes, I also have to thank Tomasz for this amazing opportunity and for what he is doing for all of us. I follow weather religiously and only go out when I see mood and atmosphere. Enjoy your retirement and hope you get some great photos!
Kevin
March 4, 2023 at 13:37
Thanks Adriana, the series has been fantastic; I love how you have capture the light and must find the time to come and photograph more of Italy myself, it is such a beautiful country. It is a shame though that so many beautiful old buildings have been abandoned.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
March 4, 2023 at 16:34
Thank you Kevin! Yes it’s sad but costs are so prohibitive and stringent laws make it so difficult to restore them. Hopefully you can get to Italy and create great images! Thank you for your kind comments as well!
Anne Oehlen
March 4, 2023 at 14:32
Dear Adriana, I was not only blown away by the visual beauty of your images, but felt like I was standing right next to you experiencing the atmosphere and beauty of the scene. Your images have a quality that goes deeper than just being very beautiful. It’s like they have a door through which you can enter them. Very inspiring! Thank you so much for taking me on this beautiful journey. I hope to see more of your work sometime and I’m glad I got to know your work because of this beautiful artist in residence series of Frames.
adriana
March 7, 2023 at 18:06
Wow Anne, thank you for your wonderful comments! When I go out and photograph I become one with the landscape, for me it’s the only way to work. I need silence so I can concentrate. When I go out on a masterclass or group outing I don’t bring home much as my time is dedicated to others. have a super evening!
James Johnston
March 4, 2023 at 23:50
I have really enjoyed your work and learning about your approach to the medium. Amazing beauty and wonderful subjects. Thank you again. Italy has so much to offer the photographer and the people are the best.
adriana
March 7, 2023 at 18:07
Thank you very much James! Yes Italy is a beautiful country in many aspects, but not at all easy to live here. Have a great evening!
Lyndsay Whitehead
March 5, 2023 at 04:52
Hi Adriana
I really enjoy your landscapes and envy you the amazing buildings. Whilst I love our landscapes, we have a very different light in the Southern hemisphere (New Zealand) and
of course we do not have the history of Europe. I look forward to seeing more of your work.
adriana
March 7, 2023 at 18:09
Thank you Lyndsay! African light is also very different to European light, and I think my use of bright colours in some of my work stems from the harsh light that is African. We also have 4 seasons here in Italy that are well defined. Have a great evening!
Romoff Mark
March 6, 2023 at 07:42
Love your work
LA, Ca
adriana
March 7, 2023 at 18:10
Thank you very much Mark!
David Brown
March 6, 2023 at 22:32
Thank you. Your four sessions have been an absolute delight, not only for the photographs themselves but also for the way that you have captured the essence of the region in your description.
adriana
March 7, 2023 at 18:12
Thank you David, I really appreciate your comments! I have a 5th session coming out at the end of the week! Have a great evening!
Judy Warburton
March 7, 2023 at 09:16
Thank you Adriana for taking me on a most wonderful journey. Your photographs in the last section are truly inspiring and so beautifully atmospheric, allthe more so having you by my side explaining not only the history of the area, but your feelings about each image. I have thoroughly enjoyed being with you for the last month and will certainly be watching out for more of your wonderful photography in the future. Thank you.
adriana
March 7, 2023 at 18:14
Thank you very much Judy for your kind comments! When I go out and photograph I like to know something about what I’m shooting, plus I love History. I have a 5th session coming out at the end of the week, hope you enjoy that one as well! Have a great evening!
Carl Rella
March 7, 2023 at 14:16
Thank you Adriana for sharing your very beautiful photos of a very special place; your photos are truly inspirational.
adriana
March 8, 2023 at 07:47
Thank you very much Carl!
Richard Hutson
March 11, 2023 at 01:05
Thank you, Adriana, for this month of truly inspirational photography, which you have so ably narrated. Learning about the area where you shot the photographs, and your thoughts about the subjects made a lasting impression on me.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
March 11, 2023 at 08:17
Thank you Richard for following the series, and I am happy that you enjoyed my thoughts and my work. Have a great weekend!
Lynds
March 11, 2023 at 01:53
Hi Adriana, your series has been a pleasure to watch. I have been inspired by your photos and the way you have spoken about your work. It is so interesting to hear
how a photographer feels about their work and what drives them. Once again thank you and best wishes going forward.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
March 12, 2023 at 07:19
Thank you very much Lynds for your kind comments. I love what I do and hopefully can carry on for many years to come! Have a great Sunday!
Lowell Wolff
March 12, 2023 at 15:48
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and works with the FRAMES community. I have watched episodes of your AiR multiple times. I find your photography very inspiring. Your love of and passion for the scenes you photograph is always apparent. Thank you again – best regards!
Adriana Benetti Longhini
March 16, 2023 at 17:18
Thank you Lowell for your kind comments and I’m glad that my work inspires you. Have a super day!
Suzanne Pedersen
March 12, 2023 at 16:02
Wow this last segment on your tree work was captivating! Such beautiful pieces of our world and you help them shine their light!! Thank you for the video!!!
Romoff Mark
March 14, 2023 at 03:15
I absolutely love your work.
Do you travel to the United States?
Adriana Benetti Longhini
March 16, 2023 at 17:20
Thank you Mark! Unfortunately I’ve never been to the States, hopefully one day I’ll be able to visit!
Jerry Francis Coupe
March 15, 2023 at 02:01
Adriana, I just had an opportunity to watch episode #4 and as virtually every image came up on my screen, I let out another “Wow,” what fantastic subjects and the beautiful colors were so amazing. I will go back and watch this episode again. Thank you so much for sharing your work and commentary.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
March 16, 2023 at 17:21
Thank you Jerry, your comments are very much appreciated!
Jean-Maurice Imbert
March 16, 2023 at 16:35
Adriana, Just finished watching your episode #5. Like the previous ones it has been a real enjoyment for me to watch your photography and to listen to your commentary. Thank you so much for sharing your work, experience and insights.
adriana benetti longhini
March 20, 2023 at 10:33
Hi Jean/Maurice, thank you very much, I’m glad you enjoyed the series!
Adriana Benetti Longhini
March 16, 2023 at 17:19
Thank you once again Suzanne!
Kevin
March 19, 2023 at 12:03
What a truly wonderful series, very inspiring. In another 20 years (I am in my seventies now) maybe my photography will be as good.😀
adriana benetti longhini
March 20, 2023 at 10:35
Thank you very much Kevin! I wish you many more wonderful years of photography. Have a wonderful day!
Richard Haas
March 29, 2023 at 19:52
I finally had a chance today to view your 5 sessions in its entirety, and what a pleasure it was. Gorgeous images made in special places. I especially liked your (in many ways) simple and thoughtful approach to making landscape and tree photographs. Your comments were insightful and helped explain your style. I am inspired to get out and photograph more in the countryside. Also, keep up the good work, Tomasz.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
April 3, 2023 at 09:12
Thank you very much for your wonderful comment Richard. I’m very old school in my landscape photography journey, don’t like fashions/trendy photography and am happy doing things my way. I’m all for pure natural landscapes as I see it. Have a great day!
Jerry Francis Coupe
March 30, 2023 at 06:14
Adriana, This final presentation focused on trees is amazing. I have so enjoyed you series of presentations. I am inspired to continue to try and create good images. Thank you so much for sharing all these amazing images.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
April 3, 2023 at 09:14
Thank you for following this series Jerry, I really appreciate it! Have a wonderful day!
Ian Pye
March 31, 2023 at 12:28
I have finally had time to view and hear your interviews, photographs and videos. I have to say that Im very impressed with all of your shots, the approach you take to capturing the stunning images and the moods you have captured. Luckily you live in a place with most beautiful landscapes and the opportunities appear rich. I also like your unique way of only/mostly shooting the soft and moody scenes in misty conditions. Thank you for explaining the detail behind all your images. Context and story is everything to an image. A little bit about your shooting technique has also been useful for me. Thanks for your time spent explaining your images and processing techniques.
Adriana Benetti Longhini
April 3, 2023 at 09:16
Thank you Ian for your kind words. I love what I do and remain true to my style of photography and that is to capture scenes as naturally as possible. Have a wonderful day!
Ricardo Manta
April 7, 2023 at 19:22
Hi, Adriana (also a Portuguese name), just to say I return again and again to your last video presentation as I don´t get tired of seeing your beautiful photographs. The colours are very meaningful if I can express this way. They do convey emotions trough subtlety and a sense of time;. this is what I feel. I don’t remember seeing colours in such a rendition as yours. Forgive me my poor English. I adore the way you work colour. Or should say work with your colour – very personal and intense your work is. Thank you so much. Stay well.
Ricardo
adriana
April 12, 2023 at 12:14
Thank you very much Ricardo for your lovely comment. I think that my colour in my shots are influenced by my life in Africa where colours are always intense. On the other hand, I also like subtle colours of mist etc. Have a wonderful day!