Enjoyable and relaxing time spent with Olga, a garden designer who work here in the Bay Area.
I think I managed to capture her personality. Olga wasn't prepared to be in front of the camera but after a short time she managed to relax and also to recommend me the best background! A pleasant photo session in discovering her personality in every shot of her that showed itself to me!
Read MoreAfter two and a half years Donato Enoteca has resumed the appointment with the winemaker dinner! The menu that Donato prepared for the evening was truly excellent and the wines of Cascina Val del Prete were much appreciated by all.
These are some of the images of the evening:
Read MoreHappy to participate with my photography in this beautiful project called YOU THE KIND
YOU THE KIND - Styling project that promotes inclusiveness, authenticity, awareness of diverse uniqueness, and sustainability.
Irene is a very good model even though she has never done this for a living! Her expressions during each photo session changed according to the character she wanted to show. I felt like I was photographing many facets of her wonderful personality.
Read MoreToday we celebrate! Terun turns 9 and many clients/friends gathered to toast, sing and dance the night away to his huge success.
A truly special evening for special people!
Read MoreEnoteca100 - Le feste!
Annual Grand Italian Wine & Food Tasting Celebration at DONATO Enoteca
Also this year I had the privilege and the honor of photographing ENOTECA100 with many familiar faces and many other new ones but all smiling! Exceptional wine and food as always accompanied by live jazz music and a magnificent holidays atmosphere!
Thank you Chef Donato Scotti, Chef Gianluca Guglielmi, all importers of Italian wine and to all guests to make this event so special.
Read MoreItalian Consulate with BAIA for the Holiday Aperitif and for the awarding of the honor of "Ufficiale dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia" delivered by Console Sergio Strozzi to Dr. Douglas Mauro Leone!
Read MoreFarina Petra ed uno Chef che studia la pizza perfetta per i suoi clienti piu’ affezionati! Un giorno speciale per fotografare le pizze gourmet di Italico Pizzeria Ristorante di Palo Alto.
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Touching and full of surprises yesterday evening at the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club with the premiere of “Harvest 2020”, the documentary directed by Maurizio Gigola that talks about how winemakers, through the thick and thin, dug deep into their people and their territory and made wine during the 2020 pandemic. An evening entirely dedicated to Friuli Venezia Giulia with the wines of Friuli that Patrick Corazza served to all participants.
A great evening! Happy to have captured every moment!
Thanks to my fantastic assistant for her invaluable help.
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Every edition of Enoteca100 is educational and fun. Also on Saturday we met new faces, tasting new wines and celebrating in a new environment that Donato designed for his new patio at Donato Enoteca. I leave you to the images that I think are very explicit!
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Kristyan's restaurant, Terun, is one of only fifteen in California that is a member of the American Delegation of the Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana, a non-profit that recognizes the handful of restaurants outside of Italy that meet strict standards and respect the meticulous process of traditional Neapolitan pizza making. But Kristyan is a chef in both Terun and Italico and the menu of both places is full of typical Italian dishes that become even more special with Krityan's personal touch. Try them too!
P.S. His porcini pizza is fantastic!!!
Read MoreTerún has extended its outdoor space and offers live music with the south Italian summer style where every dinner is like a party!!!
Famous in the Bay Area for their Neapolitan pizza, customers love them for their unmatched hospitality.
I’m lucky enough to photograph during some evenings and this time I photographed Maico Campilongo and Mike Annuzzi while they play and sing. Customers can't sit still and want to dance!!!
Fun and tasty, the cooking class dedicated to Italian finger food. Among the arancini ragusani with ham biscuits, bruschetta, salmon, frittelle ... the photographer gets lost!
Read MoreAfter spending the month of December in the forests and tree-lined parks, it's time for COLOR!
For the month of January I propose the beautiful murals of San Francisco and the Bay Area as a backdrop for the new photos.
Read MoreHere I present to you a beautiful family who have loved having my photograph taken for years!
Read MoreI'm at a park in the Berkeley Marina for a family photo session. I photographer and walking. I take pictures. I ask for smiles. It is a beautiful sunny day. Everything looks normal and fun.
Attached to a tree we find pots: what a strange installation! It turns out to be great fun for taking pictures of children who suddenly light up!
Behind a bush a strange shadow. It’s a sculture. We walk again. What a curious place. Now it becomes a game to find out what this park is hiding!
We find a great gold frame and it becomes the excuse for more beautiful photos!
Read MoreWith the pandemic, restaurants have had to re-invent themselves and Donato has extracted this amazing idea from his hat: Cooking Classes & Wine Tasting.
As a photographer and videographer of the Donato Restaurant Group I have been invited to all of them and I must admit that they are not only well prepared but also super fun!
This work becomes more interesting every day and now I too can make an excellent Carbonara.
This is the link to the classes if you want to see what it is and learn the tricks of Italian cuisine from two excellent chefs: https://donatoonlinestore.com/collections/cooking-wine-tasting-virtual-classes
Read MorePhotographing a special event is always an immense pleasure. This evening at Donato Enoteca the customers tasted an exceptional wine and its perfume spread throughout the room. Excellent wine paired by a menu created for this night by Chef Donato and Chef Gianluca.
Read MoreIt is interesting to photograph the new dishes included in a menu. The new colors, the new perfumes, the arrival of the first heat and the new raw materials available, all help to create new interesting dishes. Chef Gianluca in this is a true master! Look!
Read MoreToday I used a soft, beautiful bokeh in this images of cocktails. [Bokeh is the out-of-focus area on an image with shallow depth of field.]
The effect is like a backdrop for my focal point. It allows the viewer to focus on the most important part of my photo, the drink, and makes the subject pop!
Cosa ne pensi? Funziona?
Read More“To take good photos at the desserts I need to know its taste because the trick is to photograph their perfume and their goodness!!!”
Try it yourself: sometimes you can convince the chef! :)
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