Back from India
February 29, 2012 by aelsius
Filed under Featured, News, Travel & Adventures
Indian Hidaways
Just got back from a fantastic 6 week trip to India…part holiday part work. I will show you some special places and a lot of great photos as soon as I have sorted them out. You will get some tutorials and behind the scene footage as well.
Some of the places that I will show you are:
Taj Faluknama Palace in Hydrabad
Barefoot at Havelock, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
clik on link to view video
Kalari Kovilakom, Kollengode
http://www.kalarikovilakom.com/
Malabar House Fort Cochin
Serenity at Kanam Estate
Purity at lake Vembanad
Palmtree Heritage, Varkala
http://www.palmtreeheritage.com/
I’ll also give you a quick review of some other places we stayed at on Kuzhupilly Beach, on the beach in Madras and in Kalkutta and Puthenthop.
Check back shortly!
Big thanks to Antonio Canova for excellent travel company, being my assistant and paparazzi (all shot with ipad 2)
4 page article about me in Italian magazine
Erika Pinieri that works for the magazine “Turismo in Sicilia”, has interviewed me and written an article about me as a photographer and my connection to Sicily.
Link: http://issuu.com/turismoinsicilia/docs/turismoinsicilia11
Photos for Hotel Imperiale
November 24, 2011 by aelsius
Filed under Featured, News, Travel & Adventures
5 star Hotel Imperiale in Taormina asked me to help them take photos of their terrace. They wanted to show the terrace as a place for romantic dinners, relaxing evenings at the bar with live music, as well as for wedding and birthday banquets. It was a bit tricky as the season was already over and the terrace didn’t look her most inviting. We were also struggling with bad weather and little time and resources to organize models, props and clothes….but I think we pulled it off in the end.
Big thanks goes to Claudio di Mari www.claudiodimari.com a young and promising Sicilian designer that’s already made a name in Milan and other major cities and Parisi www.parisitaormina.it high fashion stores for men, women, children, jeans and accessories since 1950…who have been so kind as to supply the clothes for the “bride and the groom”
- The terrace of Hotel Imperiale just after sunset. Bea in a wedding dress from Claudio di Mari and Santi in a Dolce Gabbana suit from Parisi Taormina. Photo: Ami Elsius
Bea showing off the gorgeous wedding dress from Claudio di Mari at the terrace of hotel Imperiale with Calabria in sight at the horizon. Photo: Ami Elsius
Bea and Santi on the roof terrace of Hotel Imperiale with the bay of giardini naxos below. Bea wearing a glamorous evening dress from Claudio di Mari. Photo: Ami Elsius
Bea and Santi on the roof terrace of Hotel Imperiale, full moon reflected in the waters of the Messins strait. Claudio di Maris dresses really comes to life in the wind. Photo: Ami Elsius
View from the terrace at Hotel Imperiale; the slopes of Etna and the bay of Giradini Naxos. Photo: Ami Elsius
Dinnner with a spectacuar view from the roof top at Hotel Imperiale. Photo: Ami Elsius
Champagne at sunset at Hotel Imperiale. Photo: Ami Elsius
DInner with frinds at the roof of Hotel Imperiale, with the antique greek theatre in the distance. Photo: Ami Elsius
This is just a small part of the huge terrace with views of the slopes of Etna, the bay of Giardini Naxos, Taormina town, the greek theatre and Calabria. Photo: Ami Elsius
That was some some of the photos I took of the terrace…now for something totally different. Some food fom the Restaurant at Hotel Imperiale. It was a very quick shoot using natural light together with Litepanels Micro Pro LED light. www.litepanels.com
Buon Apetito!