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Da più di venticinque anni ho la passione per la fotografia.
A 17 anni scattavo le mie prime foto mosse, a volte sfocate e spesso sovra-o-sotto-esposte.
Ho sempre preferito concentrarmi sulle persone. Sarà che il mio primo e grande ispiratore e maestro, mio padre, mi diceva sempre : "Mi piace scattare le foto con 'dentro' la gente, i parenti... Nel tempo rimarranno dei ricordi unici e preziosi.
...E ricordati, dietro ad ogni foto, di scrivere sempre la data."

Nel 1986 lui andò lassù, con gli angeli.
E io, da allora, prima con la sua bellissima Canon FT meccanica (degli anni 70), poi con la mia stupenda Contax, e oggi con le nuove fotocamere digitali, ho continuato a scattare foto, belle e brutte.

Senza mai dimenticare di scrivere dietro ad ognuna, la data.

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For over twenty-five years, I have a passion for photography.
I started taking pictures when I was 17 years old, sometimes blurry and often over-or under-exposed.
I have always preferred to focus on people. That will be my first and great inspiration and teacher, my father Mario, always told me:
"I like taking pictures with 'inside' people, parents and friends...
Over time, memories will remain unique and valuable.
... And remember, behind every image, always write the date".
In 1986 he died and went up there, with the angels.
And I, since then, first with its beautiful Canon FT (70s), then with my wonderful Contax, and now with new digital cameras, I continued to take pictures, beautiful and ugly.
Never forget, as my father taught me, to write back to all, the date.

DON'T ADD ME, please :
- if you have only pictures of porn
- pictures you haven't taken
- or you have no pictures,

Thank you.

Not to use my images without my written permission, these images are protect from Copyright ©.

My equipment :

Canon EOS 40D
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon Lens EF 28mm f/1.8 USM
Canon Lens EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Canon Lens EF-S18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Canon Lens EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Canon Battery Grip BG-E2N

2 Flash-Studio Elinchrom D-Lite2
1 Rotalux Softbox Recta (by Elinchrom) 90x110 cm
1 Rotalux Deep Octa (by Elinchrom) 70cm [new purchase march 2011]
1 Flash Canon Speedlite 430EX II
2 Flash Nikon SB24 (used off-camera)
1 X Lastolite Ezybox Hotshoe 38X38cm (2438) [new purchase march 2011]
1 X White Umbrella
1 X Photoflex Silver Umbrella
1 X Lastolite Silver/white/translucent Umbrella 100cm
1 Lastolite Tri Grip Reflector - Silver, White (LR3631)
1 Lastolite TriGrip Bracket 2430 [new purchase march 2011]

Elinchrom Skyport Universal Speed Set // 19357
~~Phottix "Tetra" Wireless Flash/Studio Trigger Set~~
~~Phottix "Cleon II" Wire/Wireless Remote Control Set~~
Pocket Wizard Plus II transceiver

Manfrotto Tripod 055XPROB, w/head 804RC2
Manfrotto 496RC2 Compact Ball Head
Manfrotto 076 Autopole 1,5-2,7mt.
Manfrotto Stand 1052BAC
Manfrotto Stand 1004BAC [new purchase march 2011]
Manfrotto Nano Stand 5001B

Mac Pro (early 2008) 2X2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon | 12GB ram
Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet

Photos of Paolo Martinez (7)

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Stephen's PhotoArt Stephen Carroll
rashardw Tony Walls

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Perfect Beauty 83,882 photos, 4,084 members
Pretty Portraits ♥ 37,597 photos, 2,194 members
Manfrotto Official 9,378 photos, 1,795 members
The Teleidoscope - Week #4 - Develop 2,547 photos, 993 members
Vignetting 150,168 photos, 11,080 members
MuLTi MeGa SQuaRe 44,458 photos, 1,265 members
Photo Infos 76,958 photos, 3,075 members
Bokeh Standard 15,539 photos, 1,183 members
School of Digital Photography 191,000 photos, 13,135 members
My Face is My Canvas! 7,066 photos, 1,192 members
Life in a glimpse 19,142 photos, 1,599 members
Behind the Scenes 2,751 photos, 389 members
~Behind the scenes~ 1,472 photos, 510 members
Flickr 10-10-10 4,264 photos, 1,712 members
Clones 17,536 photos, 5,418 members
Low key portraits 1,365 photos, 540 members
Bokeh Wednesdays (anybody can join) 8,910 photos, 1,438 members
bokeh 175,936 photos, 24,258 members
Typography and Lettering 115,880 photos, 17,130 members
Typophile // typography, lettering and design 35,001 photos, 5,812 members
I ♥ Typography 12,823 photos, 1,683 members
Love & Portraits / Amor & Retratos (`v´) (P.1/A.2) 2,417 photos, 418 members
*****BOKEHLICIOUS IMAGE***** 123,844 photos, 7,178 members
Classy Portraits 17,036 photos, 2,971 members
Cinematic Photography 93,404 photos, 4,992 members
The Portrait Group 1,673,022 photos, 116,208 members
portraits of women 62,657 photos, 3,228 members
Portraiture 497,307 photos, 22,714 members
Portrait★Faces 148,943 photos, 38,902 members
male & detail 3,321 photos, 1,318 members
i ♥ me 23,754 photos, 1,683 members
Getty Images Call for Artists 476,682 photos, 79,895 members
Allegri si nasce o si diventa:)) foto d'autore: Gianni-misdi12 52,009 photos, 695 members
52 Weeks 51,099 photos, 5,493 members
The Beauty of Girls and Women P1/C2 158,531 photos, 8,960 members
52 weeks project 13,377 photos, 1,583 members
Rahmen,Rahmen,Rahmen (invited only,post1-invite1)-contest 4,169 photos, 838 members
La Galleria della Mente (Contest e Tecniche) 9,817 photos, 755 members
Pictures with Frames (post a max of 5 per day) 78,540 photos, 3,557 members
woman's world - il mondo della donna (Post3&comment3) 19,372 photos, 2,889 members
MONOCHROME ART (Post 1- Award 2) - 17,744 photos, 2,138 members
Environmental Fashion Photography 8,894 photos, 537 members
El mundo en bicicletas 21,883 photos, 1,947 members
BOKEH creative photography 1,806 photos, 765 members
Canon 50mm f/1.4 USM. 93,069 photos, 8,629 members
My best shots!! Contest Coppie / Couples OPEN 26,098 photos, 1,466 members
..Ritratti Italiani.. 68,304 photos, 4,048 members
Stunning Shots 15,733 photos, 1,804 members
Xataka Foto 354,326 photos, 11,636 members
autoscattoterapia 3,288 photos, 360 members

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Galleries (10)

Les Emotions 13 photos
Rock Band Shots 9 photos
Lighting Diagram 1 photo
Buone idee 6 photos
Best B&W 2 photos

Testimonials (5)

Ken Woodford Photography says:

"Paolo is one of my favorite photographers/contacts here on Flickr. I love the way he uses the light and the poses of his beautiful model. My favorite shots are those of him and his wife in the outdoor settings. The one with his guitar are also on the top of my list.

I thoroughly enjoy looking at his photos and aspire to copy some of the look he accomplishes with his editing. They are top notch!!!

He is truely a nice guy. Why do I say that? The few times we have communicated either here or on Facebook, the way he writes seems to make me feel I have been his best friend for life. That too is an asset that gets transferred to many of his photos.

Thank you and keep up the excellent work! You are truely a blessed artist.

Ken"

2nd February, 2011
Visual Impressionz says:

"Paolo is one of the top Photographers on Flickr is you ask me. Th images he takes with equipment that most of us can afford really shows you the skill level of this great Photographer. His work really motivates me to work harder so that I too can develop my voice in the photography world. If anyone tells you that you have to have L series Glass to produce great images, tell them BS and show them the work of a great photography named Paolo Martinez."

10th November, 2010
pussyinboots says:

"Paolo, your images are quite superb. Wonderful photographs, taken with a subtle adoration and respect for women that is rarely seen.

'Glamourous' is an understatement. Your images are some of the best nude and high heels photographs I have ever seen, capturing femine allure perfectly. It is clear that you love women and you show this in truly beautiful photographs taken with great passion and respect.

Your images are stylish, sensual and atmospheric, elegantly capturing feminine beauty, stunning legs and sumptuous curves. Your photographs show perfectly the essence of woman and celebrate us with style, class and love. Stunning.

Thank you for sharing them with us all."

23rd March, 2010
Franck Tourneret says:

"Je suis très heureux de laisser ici ce témoignage pour ce couple que je trouve adorable, charmant et attachant.
Je viens ici toujours avec grand plaisir et grand sourire. C'est le rendez-vous de la belle Italie, le goût pour l'esthétique, la beauté et le design.
Des sujets sexy, des clins d'oeil fétichistes, mais toujours avec du bon goût et de la passion.
Je suis un grand fan !
Un grand merci!"

19th February, 2010
PIXistenz says:

"Paolo's Flickr stream shows that he has an excellent understanding of how to make a good photo.

I also love the amazing things he does with a simple 50mm lens."

16th February, 2010