Miriane Sauer in Italy
Miriane Sauer sessions in Venice, Florence & Milan
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Venice in black and white
Engagement in Venice for her birthday
After so many dry weeks since Christmas the change in the weather with more cloudy days brought some hope for rain. For us photographers this is usually not good news.
I had Georgia and Luca's photo shooting booked only 1 day in advance and as it was a gift for her birthday. It could be not rescheduled.
Fortunately it did not rain, but it was quite cloudy, which makes it difficult to show the full potential of Venice's colors.
Not less interesting, I was able to work the photos with a more dramatic tone that works very well to reveal the romanticism of a couple in love.
After delivering the photos I had the idea of working on a small selection completely in black and white. I hope you enjoy!
Nice walking in Venice
Afroditi & George, a lovely couple from Greek 🇬🇷. We have spent a very nice walk on the streets of Venice.
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Proposal in Venice on a traditional Venetian gondola
Alina & Nathan, from USA at their engagement travel in Italy
As soon as I started working as a surprise wedding proposal photographer I knew it was always going to be a challenge. Although it's not always 100% surprise, as the fiancee already expects that during that trip, at some point the proposal will happen, I always need to treat the situation as being a surprise.
When Nathan hired me to photograph his proposal he told me he would like it to be in a gondola in Venice. He and Alina are North Americans. I am always curious how the guy manages to hide the little box with the engagement ring during the trip. I had already photographed requests in the gondola, but always together with the couple, which makes the surprise even more difficult. This time we agreed that I would follow the route from outside and photograph along the canals and bridges of Venice. It was a different and very rewarding experience, as I was able to offer different photos than usual.
Rediscovering a place
We know that doing the same things over and over again is creating a routine. For work this often helps us. We save time and effort. For creative work, however, leaning on the guaranteed outcome of a routine can be quite dangerous. It may work for a while, but we know that our clients trust their moments to someone who - besides good photos - will guide them through some paths a little different from common sense, always looking for a beautiful, pleasant result that reflects the feelings involved in that occasion.
As we work in many cities, I often don't know anything about the place where I'm travelling to photograph. I end up studying and researching as much as possible about the city and its points of interest.
But when it comes to a big city in Italy, like Milan, Venice, Rome or Florence, we tend to think we already know almost everything. To do a 30 minute, 1 or 2 hour photo session it helps a lot, but we can't always have the same photos and the same poses in the portfolio. We need to create something different in those same places and whenever possible get to know new ones.
I've been researching more about Venice, a city that is so requested for photos. And I've realized that there's still a lot to see. And even though most of the clients will ask for photos in front of the Basilica of San Marco, besides the different angles that we can create there, it's always nice to include in the photo shoot a different place from the path through which everyone passes and come back with photos in the suitcase much more dynamic and creative.
In August we already have some photo shootings scheduled for Venice, and I can't wait to explore new perspectives in this enchanting city.
Pre Wedding of Manoela and Gabriel, from Brazil
Soon it will be Manoela and Gabriel's wedding day, a young couple from Brazil living in Italy. This week we had the opportunity to record this beautiful pre-wedding session in Venice.
Venice for fun!
It's no secret that Venice has carried a magical atmosphere for centuries. The scenic is part of Venetian culture, with Carnival, the masks and the most famous Film Festival in Italy.
It was in this fun atmosphere that I met Sherry. She came from Phoenix, USA, where she lives, to get to know Italy and wanted to record this moment with a photo shoot in Venice.
She was travelling alone. It is always an honor to collaborate with someone to portray their image in a city far from their home country.
It rained a little that day, but we did a beautiful and fun photo shoot.
Yesterday the New York-Venice route was resumed with Delta Airlines. We hope it will be the return of those dear American travellers.
Honeymoon photo shoot in Venice
Honeymoon 1 hour shooting in Venice
With a consistent reduction in cases of covid-19 across the country, Italy is once again re-establishing tourism by allowing travellers from some countries, including the United States, Canada and Australia. The most popular destinations remain Venice, Florence and Rome, with the Veneto Capital seemingly the favourite for honeymooners.
Alyssa and Lucian came from California to spend their honeymoon in Venice, and we had the pleasure to photograph them. They chose the 1 hour photo package, which is enough to cover most of the major sights of this beautiful city. When we schedule the photo shooting I try to identify with the clients the kind of photos they are looking for, if they are more fun or romantic, posed or spontaneous, and so the travel photographer in Venice can define the best route and times to suggest and make the experience as pleasant as possible without giving up a beautiful photo gallery to remember the dream trip.
Pic Space & Art - Our Gallery
Organizing the portfolio and enjoying images that were hidden in HD, we designed a project to bring these compositions to life.
Hello my friends!
Most of you know that I work here in Italy mainly with photoshootings for travellers and weddings. I love to travel and get to know new cities, new sceneries and different cultures.
In these last months with the travel restrictions, I was organizing the portfolio and enjoying images that were hidden in HD, so we designed a project to bring these compositions to life.
All these images represent a particular moment, of contemplation and appreciation of scenes in their different manifestations that change with the angle, with the season and the sensitivity we have in capturing them. So, I present to you our gallery in a virtual release.
It will be a space on my website that many of you already know. Just go to raulsantos.net and click on the "store" menu.
To make it easier to publish new images and updates, I created a profile in Instagram and a page on facebook.
I would like to invite you to visit this space and, for those who identify themselves, to consider exposing this little piece of Italy in their homes or offices.
For now we are offering 3 printing formats: photographic paper, Fine Art printing on Hahnemühle paper and Canvas 100% cotton. The canvas comes ready to hang, no frame needed. All values are shipping included.
Thanks again to everyone, I see you there!
