Fine art photography The CreativeMindClass Blog
Custom-designed and frequently hand-crafted top hats, masks, butterflies, crowns, paintings as backdrops, technique to get the smallest the details that are inspired by vintage noir films of the 30s and 40s. A lot of time and dedication go into each high-quality photograph taken by the talented Italian photographer Giulia Valente.
We asked Giulia about what the secret of creating her artful photography. This is her tale.
"I completed my degree from Padua University, with a degree in Music, Art and Theater in the year 2006. I've always been fascinated to art. One aspect I love when I live in Italy is the fact that art is everywhere, so it's easy to find inspiration.
My style could be described as fine art photography. I see continuity between photography and painting. In some ways photography is like painting's younger sister. Photos, in addition to paintings can be my most important source of inspiration when planning to shoot-retouch-and-retouch the next project."
"Giovanni Gastel, the recently passed away Italian photographer, once said that it is necessary to throw away 10 000 good ideas before getting the right one. I try, in my own small way to implement this method. Indeed, I've got a journal full of ideas sketch notes, notes and inspirations that are likely to stay on my paper for all time.
The first step to take when making a decision on a project is planning. Pre-production is essential to make decisions that define the main idea. Then, draw sketches, gather objects or props... It's a very stressful and time-consuming stage because the photography that is required calls for a lot of concentration or even an obsession with the fine details, those things that you may not immediately take notice of, but which can make all the difference."
What were the keys to making your caterpillar photographs?
"In the specific situation of this Caterpillar initiative, I tried to identify the elements that distinguish the person, that make him identifiable: the color blue, the hookah that smokes and the wings when he turns into a butterfly, but in addition, the way he looks - a bit conceited and vain. Then I tried to put all these elements in a cohesive manner, and combine them with the style and design I had in mind.
The 3rd of May, 2021 an exhibit of some of my work was inaugurated in the the Laboratorio Cardin(Padua, Italy). I'm very happy and grateful because this is my first exhibition."
A selection of her fine art photographs, inspired by Italian and Flemish artworks of the The XV and XVI century, are available the images on Instagram and on her Website.
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