Fine art photography The CreativeMindClass Blog
Custom-designed and frequently hand-crafted top hats and masks, crowns, butterfly wings, paintings as backdrops, methods to record particulars, influenced by the old noir films of the 30s and 40s. Many hours of preparations and patience goes into every high-quality photograph taken by the talented Italian artist Giulia Valente.
We have asked Giulia about what the secret of making her fine art photography. Here is her story.
"I completed my degree from Padua University, with a degree in music, art as well as Theatre in 2006. I've always been captivated by art: one thing I like most about being in Italy is that art is everywhere, so it's easy to draw inspiration.
My style is defined as fine-art photography: I am able to see the continuity between painting and photography. In a way photography is like painting's younger cousin. Photographs, not just paintings, are my main reference when I plan-shoot-retouch a new project."
"Giovanni Gastel," the just passed away Italian photographer, once said that one must throw out 10000 good ideas before finding the best one. I attempt, in my own way to apply this principle. Indeed, I've got a journal full of ideas sketches, notes and ideas that will likely to stay on my paper for all time.
The most important step when making a decision on a project is planning: pre-production is vital to decide, define and focus on the main idea. Then, draw sketches, gather objects or props... It can be a stressful and time-consuming stage because this kind of photography calls for a lot of concentration or even an obsession in the finer details, the things you don't immediately take notice of, but which can make all the distinction."
What was the key in making the caterpillar photos?
"In the instance in this Caterpillar Project, I tried to identify the elements that distinguish the person, making him recognizable: the color blue and the hookah smokes, his wings that he reveals when he transforms into a butterfly, but in addition, the way he looks - perhaps a little conceited and careless. After that, I attempted to bring all of these features in a cohesive manner, and combine them with the style and style of the image I was thinking of.
On May 3, 2021 an exhibit of some of my artworks was opened at Laboratorio Cardin(Padua, Italy). I am very excited and grateful as this is my first exhibition."
The artist's other beautiful art photography, that are rooted in Italian and Flemish painting of the XV and XVI centuries, you can find on her Instagram as well as her website..
