Stefano Pellegrini - Only the Night

My guest this week is Stefano Pellegrini, an astrophotographer based in Milan, Italy. Stefano only started astro photography in 2019 but during the pandemic in 2020, he was able to spend more time on his photogrpahy . The progress he made during this time led him to reprioritise his life, leaving a staff job as a designer for drinks company Di Sarono, to go freelance so he could devote more time to his photography. Since then, he’s won Nasa’s Astronomy Picture of the day and launched a series of tutorials which you can find on his website - link in show notes.Stefano shoots technically difficult images in remote and dangerous location combining techniques like Panoramic photography, long exposure photography and light painting which gives him hundreds of photographs that he combines into 1 final, stunning image in processing. Although the work is challenging and technical, Stefano’s images have heart and a human touch which is fuelled by Stefano’s combination of passion, creativity, craftsmanship and and dedication. If you’re into this kind of photography, you’re going to take so much away from this - if you’re not, you’re going to learn a few things and meet a fantastic, young photographer who’s just at the beginning of what is sure to be an incredible photography journey. Here’s my conversation with Stefan Pellegrini…Show NotesFollow this week’s guest at the following links: Website - http://www.pels.it/photo/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pels_photo/ Tutorials - http://www.pels.it/photo/form/videoENG.html Connect with View Finders here:Episodes - www.viewfinderslive.com/podcast Instagram - www.instagram.com/viewfinderspodcast Tickets for the next View Finders Live Event - https://viewfinderslive.com/events To save 10% off tickets for View Finders Live events, use the code VF10Connect with me at:www.grahamdargie.co.uk www.grahamdargie.co.uk/blog www.instagram.com/grahamdargie Additional show linksDouble Exposure:Portu Banda - Pel’s most difficult photograph - https://www.instagram.com/p/CU-YirMocZm/ Geminid Meteor Shower - NASA’s Astronomy Photo od the Day - https://www.instagram.com/p/CI5L8-Kh0On/ Other links:Photo Pills App - https://www.photopills.com Move Shot Move Star tracker - https://www.moveshootmove.com Sequator Image Stacking Tool - https://www.startools.org/links--tutorials/free-image-stacking-solutions/sequatorElio E Le...