Francesco Soliani
(aka Jazzer)
utopian / asymmetrical / contradictory / astigmatic

I was born in 1967, I live and work in the hinterland of Venice (Italy).

This is my personal photoblog started in August 2005.
Shots can be recent or old, selected among my photos and slides collected in more than 20 years.

For me, before all, photo means emotion: every shot is a particular blend among its message, its subject and technique.
I don't know if I'm a good photographer, however this photoblog is a spur to force myself watching reality with new glance, trying to be more creative and less banal. I hope you like at least some shots of mine. If it's so - or otherwise too - I'll appreciate to read your opinions in the comments.

exhibitions and works

2008 - portfolio about venice for Planeteye.com
2009 - exhibition "Fotografando haiku" in Martellago (VE)
2009 - exhibition "L'idea di Venezia" in Trieste

my equipment

I started to take shots when I was a teenager with my father's Nikon F3HP and I remained loyal to this brand. My first camera, bought with my first salary, was a Nikon FM2 which is still in my bag. I changed many cameras (film or digital type) and many lenses during my life, so now this is my current equipment:

All my shots are processed with Adobe Photoshop CS3 and/or Nikon Capture NX2 and some other stuff, using a monitor calibrated with Datacolor Spyder3pro.
To ensure the correct brightness gamma you should adjust your monitor to see clearly all the blocks below, especially the darker and the lighter ones.