Venice Travelogue
March is the time of year my I go away for a weekend to relax and unwind. A hectic work life and of course a photography business to run means it's non-stop. 2015's March destination saw me making the very short flight to Venice, Italy!
Today I want to share with you some of my photographs from my trip.
All of the photographs shared below have also been made available as high-res files for download for use as desktop wallpapers for your PC or Mac.
A Photographers Playground
This quaint little city is built upon a collection of islands, separated by the only means of transportation other than foot - it's Canals. As a photographer in Venice you'll find yourself in a playground of light, sights and sounds. The footpaths lining the canals are all linked by a combination of stone or wooden bridges and the buildings are all (except a few) low rise, allowing the golden light of the rising or setting sun to pour amply through windows, gaps and holes and reflect from the beautifully rendered exteriors of the homes, shops and Basilicas.
One thing very unique about Venice is that because there isn't a means to get cars, buses or lorries into the center of the city - there just isn't any traffic of sorts. As a result it's incredibly quiet! You can wander the side alleys and ever-winding paths of Venice with a camera in your hand and the only things you're likely to hear are the faint, distant sounds of boats cruising the canal, children playing in the squares, the bells of the Basilicas and perhaps singing:
The Photographs
All of the photographs in this series were made with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 and Olympus M.Zuiko lenses. This is my favourite Micro Four Thirds camera, after recently selling all of my Canon DSLR equipment.
Enjoy the photographs and please do feel free to comment and share.
Free Desktop Wallpapers from Venice, Italy
Last October, when I returned from my trip to Greece I released a small selection of the photographs for use as free desktop wallpapers. I made the high-resolution photographs available for you to download completelely for free, ready-scaled to suit your computer screen.
Well, I've just got back from Venice and I thought it would be fitting to do the same again with some more photographs of this beautiful Italian City.
All of these photographs are available as hi-res downloads in their native format and are 2560 pixels on the longest edge (suitable for most Macs and widescreen laptops and monitors). You can click each image to preview at a larger size, but to download each photograph and ensure you get the highest quality file click the 'Download Here' link beneath each photograph.
All of these photographs were made using an Olympus OM-D E-M1 Micro Four Thirds Mirrorless Camera and Olympus M.Zuiko lenses.
1. Venetian Canal from a Gondola
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2. St. Marco's Square
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3. Gondolas preparing for a days work
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4. Gondolas - A Must Do In Venice
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5. Sun Kissed, Quiet Venetian Canal
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6. Gondolas Uncovered and Heavens Opened
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Copyright Notice
Please enjoy these photographs. But be kind: Do not edit these photographs and claim them as your own. Don't sell them without my permission. Do not use commercially without contacting me @ michael@rammellphotography.com
All works are Creative Commons Licensed:
Venice 2015 Desktop Background Series by Michael Rammell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at www.michaelrammell.com.
50% off Damien Lovegrove videos during March 2015
As you may know I host produce the Ready Steady Pro photography podcast - an audio show available through iTunes and Stitcher Radio.
Ready Steady Pro
The premise of the show is that I invite guests to come on and discuss all matters creative and business and anything that will help you as a listener to forward your photography business. I don't claim to have all the answers and I certainly don't know all the secrets to success (I know that there are no secrets!), but by having leading industry experts and experienced and successful business owners on the show we hope to draw from their knowledge and pass some of that on to the people listening.
My most recent guest for Episode 20 of the Ready Steady Pro Podcast was the one and only Damien Lovegrove.
To listen to the Podcast just head on over to iTunes, or listen online at ReadySteadyPro.co.uk. Alternatively you can use this audio player right here:
Damien Lovegrove
Damien has had a very long and successful career as a photographer, shooting over 400 weddings in 10 years, averaging at least £3,000 and turning over £200,000 in business most years. By design, Damien and his wife Julie decided to take a step back from shooting so many weddings and drew up a 3 year plan to replace 100% of their income with something else. Enlisting the help of a business consultant Damien turned his attention to writing a book, teaching, training and so much more. The result is a number of passive income streams allowing Damien more time to shoot what he enjoys.
Damien has pretty much 'been there, done that' and so he's someone well worth listening to when it comes to both the technical and creative side of photography, as well as the business side of the operation too.
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Each episode we ask our guests to provide what we call a 'Little Gem': Something for the listeners to take away. Often gems are pieces of advice, inspirational ideas or challenges, blogs to follow, portfolios to look at, gear and sometimes discounts. Today, Damien has been kind enough to offer 50% off all videos purchased during March 2015!
To get this offer head on over to Damien's website and enter discount code 'readysteady' at the checkout!
Thank you to Damien Lovegrove for this superb and very generous discount!
Be sure to have a listen of this episode, subscribe to the podcast and leave a review in iTunes!
EVENT: London Photowalk April 18th
Come and join us on Saturday 18th April for a photowalk in London.
I'm hosting another day of Street Photograpy and we're sure to get another great turn out. The day will see us taking in a route that does involve quite a bit of walking, but with plenty of stops for coffees and to catch up with new friends. This route is sure to see us take in some of the more populated areas of London, giving us ample chance to photograph the things and the people we see.
The Route
Previous walks have seen us cover a lot of ground, so this walk will instead have a basic set of milestones, which we can remove and adjust throughout the walk according to the light, time, how people feel about walking distances and of course the wonderful eclectic British weather
Starting we'll be taking a route that loosely looks something like this:
- Meeting at the London Eye
- Westminster Station
- Westminster Tube > Green Park
- Green Park > Soho
- Soho > China Town
- Chinatown > Leicester Square
- Leicester Square > Covent Garden
- Covent Garden > Embankment
- Embankment > South Bank
Click here to view the event details further and to save the event to your calendar
Meeting Time: 13:00
Food: stop as and when the group decide
Register: Even though this is a free event I am keen to keep track of numbers and try to ensure we don't lose people along the walk, so please do register and let me know you're coming. Head om over to Facebook and join the group, or register below.