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Florence
Afternoon Photography Tour in Florence
Imagine yourself walking around Florence, the city of Renaissance, with an expert photographer making great pictures and visiting beautiful places while enjoying fabulous food and Italian culture.
Manstouch Travel offers you a truly unique experience in an extraordinary setting and a rare opportunity to ask the expert about camera techniques used by world-class professionals.
About your Guide
Marco a Florence born child who has the passion for the photography began in the early 70s, he started to developing and printing his own black and white photos in early years.
The passion and delicate photography skills has landed him many freelance work around Florence and Tuscany with few reputable companies which produce postcards, magazines and books.
In 1983, Marco graduated from the University of Florence major in Architecture, and has worked for an advertising agency which added more his experience and skills in studio photography and portraits for his personal research.
During that period of time, Marco was also one of the members of group of florentine photographers, coordinating and organizing exhibitons and also started to exposing his own photos and audiovisual works via the exhibitions.
Marco's talented in photography also gained him many teaching positions with different form of schools, he is currently teaching Colour and Digital photography at Fondazione Studio Marangoni in Florence.
Afternoon Tour (4 hours) 3.00 - 7.00 pm
Spend an afternoon in Florence with Marco to discover the beauty of the cradle of Renaissance art and learn how to get beautiful photos.
Some of the things you will learn:
- how to use light and shadows, colours and forms in a creative way
- how to use photographic techniques to create your personal vision
- how to get the best photos in every situation
- how to be always ready to capture the moment.
TIMES: Saturday May 19 and 26, Thursday and Saturday June – October 3:00pm – 7:00pm
MEETING POINT: Pitti Palace in front of the entrance with the ticket for the garden
ENDING POINT: S. Trinita Bridge
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: From Pitti Palace a walk in Boboli’s Garden then to Signoria Square through Ponte Vecchio (along the Vasari corridor), Orsanmichele, Repubblica square and S. Trinita Bridge for the sunset.
PHOTO ROUTE
Pitti Palace is one of the largest in Florence and was built for the Pitti family by Luca Fancelli on a project by Brunelleschi around 1460; acquired by Medici in 1549 was expanded and then connected to Palazzo Vecchio by a corridor passing over Ponte Vecchio and today houses several museums.
Boboli’s Garden on the back of Pitti Palace based on a desing by Niccolò Tribolo began to take shape in 1549 when the Medici family acquired the palace but the work continued until 1650; it is a typical italian garden, less formal than french but still spectacular placed on a hill with a view of the town.
Signoria Square has been the central point of the political life through the centuries with Palazzo Vecchio, the fortresslike city hall, the huge Fountain of Neptune by Ammannati and all the statues like Michelangelo’s David and the ones in the Loggia dei Lanzi makes it like a sort of an outdoor gallery.
Ponte Vecchio was built in XIV century to replace an earlier bridge destroyed by flood and housed butchers, grocers and other merchants before Ferdinando I decided to threw out butchers and the others merchants to install goldsmiths and jewelers who are still there.
Repubblica Square marks the site of the ancient forum, the core of the original Roman settlementand, now home of Florence most fashionable and expensive cafés like Paszkowsky and still the center of the life in the town.
Orsanmichele has a long story: originally a grain market became a church at the end of XIV century, after the arcades were closed and two additional stories added; the statues on the exterior represent the work of many Renaissance artists.
S. Trinita Bridge was built in its elegant
curves by Ammannati in XVI century, probably using Michelangelo’s
drawings, but was rebuilt in 1952, using again the original
stones, after being destroyed during second world war.
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Dates
Saturday May 19 and 26, Thursday and Saturday June – October
3:00pm – 7:00pm