Alejandro Guerani, the Photographer who makes mouths water and keep eyes wide open.

I am honored that Photographer Alessandro Guerani accepted to teach a Food Photography Workshop organized by Business Projects – Study Abroad Opportunities. From my point of view, Alessandro’s photographs are magnificent pieces of art. His sense of style, talent and understanding of the essence of people and things allow him to produce extraordinary images that  are memorable in our minds.

About Alessandro Guerani: “He was born in 1969 in Bologna, Italy, where he still lives. He started using cameras at the age of twenty as a complement to his studies about medieval and Renaissance arts and history. His passion for the tastes and flavors of the traditional Italian cuisine, together with a period of assistantship in a professional studio, brought him to specialize in food and still life photography. His style is defined by the fresh and creative use of lighting, the careful choice of colors and contrast and the attention to the detail, which, together with a competent use of digital post processing techniques, create imagery with a very personal character. When the need arises he still uses traditional film, in medium or large format, especially when shooting lifestyle and street photography.” (http://www.foodografia.com/).

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The one week workshop which will take  place in Siena, Italy from October 11th through October 16th, will be an exceptional opportunity for participants to learn about the skills and abilities of food photography from a professional who has been referred to by Savouring Switzerland as “a master of lighting, and is meticulous about every visual detail…”

I guarantee nothing less than an enriching and successful experience to all participants – he will share his expertise and talent to teach them how to produce beautiful images that make mouths water, open appetite and make you keep your eyes wide open! On the other hand, this will be a fantastic occasion for participants from Argentina, Spain, Venezuela, Italy and the USA to interact and connect.

To learn more about Alessandro Guerani’s upcoming workshop in Siena, Italy please click HERE

To visit Alessandro Guerani’s Website click HERE

To visit Alessandro Guerani’s Blog click HERE

To visit Alessandro Guerani’s Flickr Gallery click HERE

Barbara Torresan, Food Stylist

Meet Barbara Torresan whose great passions are Cooking and Food Photography & Food Styling. She refers to herself as a dreamer, perfectionist, outgoing, and a lover of the beauty at a dining table and gourmet cuisine. The truth is that Barbara is all the above and has an unrestrained passion for tasty and good looking food.

She has her own banqueting and catering business in Milan and during the past year, she has dedicated quite some time to the art of cooking and working hand by hand with food photographer Alessandro Guerani. They make a great formula and fantastic team and have produced an outstanding gallery which has been published in Italian magazines as well as in different websites.

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I am very glad by the fact that Barbara will be part of the coming up Digital Food Photography Workshop that Business Projects – Study Abroad Projects has organized and which will take place in Siena, Italy from October 11th through October 16th. While Photographer Alessandro Guerani will teach food photography at different levels and cover a variety of topics (exposure, lighting, food and prop styling, different composition techniques, lighting set-ups for studio and location shooting, camera and lighting equipment and post-production skills), Barbara will contribute to the understanding of how to style food and prepare a photo shoot. Participants will have the opportunity to see unstyled and styled food and comprehend the impact of an artfully-styled plate.

I welcome you to visit Barbara’s sites and learn more about her wonderful work.

To visit Barbara Torresan’s Facebook page please click HERE

To visit Barbara Torresan’s Blog please click HERE

To visit Barbara Torresan’s Website please click HERE

Photo Safari in New York City on September 25th and 26th

Photo: Miguel Gomez

Whether you are familiar with a location or not, Safaris make great photography experience! The upcoming two day photo safari scheduled to take place in New York City on September 25^th and 26^th will work very similar to a walking tour, with the added value that participants will be led by photographer Miguel Gómez and will make you see the city with different eyes. So regardless if you live in New York City, are in the city for a weekend visit, as a student, this will be a great adventure which will leave great photographs for your memories.

The safari is intended for participants with beginning to advanced amateur skills and will include visit to locations such as City Hall, Central Park, Rockefeller Center & Surroundings, among other stops and visits.

Photo: Miguel Gomez

About Miguel Gomez: Miguel has worked for numerous clients and commissioned and personal projects in Great Britain, the U.S.A., Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Venezuela, Argentina, Costa Rica and Colombia. As an active member of the photographic and artistic community, Miguel’s work has been exhibited in several galleries and is part of private collections.

Before completing his University studies, Miguel was already shooting extensively for high-profile magazines. He provided work for almost every major publication in Bogotá, Colombia -for more than 5 years-, and for advertising agencies as Lowe & Partners, Bates and Ogilvy. His photographs were featured in the most important magazines and his work has covered fashion, portraiture, architecture, stills and reportage. Below some of the companies Miguel Gómez has produced material for and galleries where his work has been exhibited.

Marqas	La Riviera
Ogilvy & Mather	Publicaciones Semana
SoHo	Fucsia
Destinos	Rolling Stone
Axxis	Klaus Von Appen
Phaidon	Beluria
Shambalah	Casa Editorial El Tiempo
Architectural Digest	Amarti
ASOS / London	Malvern House
Cowboys & Indians Magazine	Don Juan
Lowe & Partners / SSP3	Pegatex
Pastas La Muñeca	Rexona
Congelagro	Fundación de Música
ETB	SSA / Bates
HMC Architects	Seguranza
Lamy	Pavco
Alpina	Michelin
Axe	B.Book
3cero2	Cachivaches
Renault	Cromos
Bavaria	Lie Down I Think I Love You / London
Inmakulate	Kushion Ltd.
Mark Halford	Fotomuseo
Fundación Santillana Para Iberoamérica	Galería El Garaje
Giancarlo Mazzanti	Kult Magazine / Milano
Estilo / Fedco	Glaxo Smith Kline
Artisan Life	Sterling

In addition, Miguel lectured on different levels of photography at Bogota’s top universities for seven years before traveling to U.S.A. and Europe to focus on his personal work and expand his international experience.

Photo: Miguel Gomez

Date: September 25th and 26th, 2010

Time: From 10am to 5pm

For more information and to register: Click HERE