Andreia [Newbury, Berkshire 2014]

I met Andreia the year I lived in Newbury. She was originally from Portugal, reserved but warm. It was easy for us to talk about our Expat experience in the UK and she gladly accepted to pose for me. I took these portraits of her in May 2014, the first part (corporate style) in a small park in the city, whilst the second part was in the wild Speen forestry area, close to the Kennet and Avon canal. The weather was not the greatest (euphemism!) but at least an overcast sky allows the shooter to work under a uniform light and I admit that the green of the forest was at its best, in that context. I like Andreia’s proud, brave look and her noble bearing, not to mention her big, thick hair! Enjoy these photo memories!

Gizmo [Newbury, Berkshire 2014]

This post is for those who believe that happiness comes in a small, fluffy format! You may ignore though that Gizmo was extremely vocal and loud…To be a companion dog, he worked pretty well as a watchdog too 😆 This gorgeous Papillon belonged to our neighbors, whilst I lived in Newbury. I have watched him grow from a puppy to an adult dog and he was always sweet to me. Rose, enjoy these memories, dated May 2014!

Super fluffy ears!

Getting extra cuddles from his favorite photographer!

Laura & Filippo [Parma, 2014]

In the past, I used to ask myself: “What do I do if it rains?!” (yikes, this was a moment of brief panic!). Don’t get me wrong, I don’t like rain and, even now, on rare occasions I will be shooting under a grim weather. However, the take-away from this post is that…rain doesn’t mean you cannot capture beautiful portraits! Sometimes an overcast sky will allow bright colors and tones to emerge, in the subjects and in their surrounding environment…You just have to push the creativity button!

Shooting Laura and Filippo is always a pleasure, they are high school sweethearts who are still in love one with an other. They have different personalities that blend well and manage to have fun together! Communication works perfectly between them, on all levels, and you can see this from their photos 🙂

Viviana [Marore, 2014]

“I will spend the rest of my life assembling my own mind and my own soul. I will take care of my body carefully, not that it may any more please a man, but because it houses me and therefore I am dependent upon it” – Pearl Buck

I am thrilled to “undust” from my digital archives and to share on the blog some portraits of gorgeous Viviana, taken in April 2014 in Marore. Enjoy these memories!

Family shoot [Casalbaroncolo, 2014]

My first shoot of 2014 shows a family that I love! Even though we are not blood related, I consider them as part of my family. Chiara and Pietro, I have “known” them since they were in the belly of their mum, yes, they are our neighbors! Throughout the years I have also met more times Lisa and Margherita, their first cousins who live just out of Parma. We met at their grandparents house and they posed for me.

In case you wonder whether they are twins, they are not: they were born 3 months apart!

Don’t ask my why this happened…