We have returned from our trip to Italy and Morocco and did not have time to post images online. We have finally picked out a few images from Tuscany to upload. As most of you know the first week we were working for Gourmet Destinations which does spectacular trips lead by Jens Bauerle into the Tuscany region. They specialize in farm to plate trips looking at farms, wineries and cheese and meat producers as well as gourmet restaurants. This one had a special guest Chris Marchino from Spiaggia Restaurant who was great to hang with. As we walked in fields he would point out spices growing wild.
Some of these images were done on the tour and some done in the two days we spent in Tuscany after the tour. We would often split off in our own car before meeting the rest of the group for dinner and shoot in the late afternoon light as we made our way back. We found many of the small hilltop medieval towns full of great images at every turn. Outside of them you could find lovely landscapes of Tuscany. The poppies were in full bloom, yet the wheat fields which turn the landscape that golden color where still green.
You always want your images to be heart stopping. Every shot cannot be that. I think your goal can be for one spectacular image per day and weather is a big factor as well. If you find you have more, it is a plus. We had a lot of cloudy days so on the days we had great evening light we worked fast and furiously. Now that we are back we hope to be able to upload more images from Morocco and our second week in Florence and Venice. Stay tuned…
In future posts we will also talk about some of the thought processes we went through as we worked with a scene, how it was for two photographers to create images in concert with each other and more.
We hope to start bringing folks over to Tuscany for photo workshops and tours for 4-6 days starting next spring. More on this later, or signup for our newsletters and updates at Quiet Light Workshops. We also have a fall tour to Great Smoky Mountains National Park if you want to stay closer to home.
To see more of the work from Tuscany: Images From Tuscany
Enjoy!
Jill Buckner & Richard Mack
www.bucknermackphotography.com
