The world according to O. Bisogno Scotti
November 3, 2011 20 Comments
Mushroom in the Greenhouse – Avra Valley, Arizona, USA
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Minolta SR-T 101 SLR, Velbon Tripod, Kodak Kodachrome 64 35 mm, color transparency film, exposure: not recorded.
October 17, 2011 9 Comments
A Church Window – Los Angleles, California, USA
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“A Church Window” is dedicated in loving memory of my best friend William Wyatt Mitchell, aka “The Soul Man”.
This image was captured at one of the many wedding events I shot for Bill Mitchell Video. Bill passed away suddenly on October 4, 2011. He was a buddy, colleague, and inspiration throughout our musical and photography/video careers and I will miss him dearly.
Nikon D1X DSLR, AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D, exposure: f/4.0, 1/180 sec., ISO 100, Exposure Program: Aperture Priority, Capture Date and Time: 5/08/2004, 3:40 pm, handheld.
June 20, 2011 8 Comments
Hareubang – Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA
Yes I love my hareubang! If there were a bumper sticker to that effect, I would surely have one. Hareubangs are large mushroom-like statues found on Jeju Island off the southern tip of Korea. They are considered to be gods offering both protection and fertility and were placed outside of gates for protection against demons traveling between realities. My hareubang is not an antique hareubang, just the typical tourist souvenir variety, but it has kept me company, protected me, and kept me fertile for 20 years now. More importantly, my hareubang reminds me of my circuitous six week journey around the South Korean peninsula.
Before leaving Seoul, a friend of mine taught me how to say I would like to buy a hareubang in Korean, and armed with my new found linguistic capabilities, I set off on my journey. Everyone I met along the way was greeted with I would like to buy a hareubang which got a lot of laughs and turned out to be a great icebreaker. Upon reaching the island of Jeju do (home of the hareubang), I finally found my porous basalt beauty who now resides by the door in my loft in Downtown Los Angeles. Isn’t he cute?
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Nikon D3 DSLR, AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D, exposure: f/11.0, 1/6 sec., ISO 400, exposeure index: -2, tripod: Nikkor MC-20 remote cable, Manfrotto 3221 with Manfrotto 3265 pistol grip ball head.
November 22, 2010 9 Comments
Sensuality
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Mamiya RZ67 Pro ll medium format camera, Mamiya 180mm f/4.5 lens, Seconic L508 light meter, Nikon MC-20 remote cord, 2 Elinchrom EL 500 studio flash units, black seamless paper, Fujichrome Velvia 120 transparency film scanned on Crossfield drum scanner, Manrotto 3265 tripod, Manfrotto 3047 studio head.
July 12, 2010 3 Comments
Tagli – fotografia-LA studio, Downtown Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Six years ago I went into the large format printing business acquiring an Epson 7600 printer. It didn’t take me too long to realize I would also need a large format paper cutter to speed up production so I ordered a Neolt Trim LF cutter. When it arrived and I began cutting with it, I was struck by the beauty of the fine art paper cuttings in the catcher. The catcher is made of translucent plastic and I remember thinking, “Why didn’t they make the paper catcher out of black plastic to accentuate the beauty of the trimmings? I should capture them in the studio on a product table with a black seamless background (paper to match the subject).” A pretty decent idea that ended up being relegated to the “one of these days” section of my brain (the medulla oblong I forgota 
). Fast forward to our present economic downturn, and I now have the time to visit that part of my brain on occasion. Since Neolt paper cutters are made in Burgamo, Italy, I decided to name it Tagli (cuttings). To see the full nuance of the lighting, please click on view larger image. Enjoy!
Nikon D3 DSLR (mirror-up to eliminate camera shake caused be the mirror flipping up when then shutter is tripped.), AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D, Nikon MC-20 electronic shutter release, exposure: f/22.0, 1/60 sec., ISO 200, exposure index: 0, exposure mode: Manual, tripod: Manfrotto 3221, with Manfrotto 3047 studio head.
lighting: 2 Elinchrom EL 500 studio flash units (4 ft. from subject, at full power to get f/22), one with a ten degree grid on camera right, and one with a 20 degree grid on camera left. Both flash units were positioned at a 75 degree angle to the subject. A flag was used for each flash to avoid light spilling onto the backgound (black seamless paper).
June 14, 2010 8 Comments
Cholla Skeleton – Avra Valley, Arizona, USA
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Nikon D3 DSLR (enploying Live View mode for accurate focus), AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D, Nikon MC-20 electronic shutter release, exposure: f/18.0, 1/60 sec., ISO 200, exposure index: 0, exposure mode: Manual, tripod: Manfrotto 3221, with Manfrotto 3047 studio head.
lighting: 2 Elinchrom EL 500 studio flash units, one with a ten degree grid on camera right, and one with a 20 degree grid on camera left. Both flash units were positioned at a 80 degree angle to the subject to bring out the texture of the wood. A flag was used for each flash to avoid light spilling onto the backgound (black seamless paper).
There are many possibilities as to what this image might portend so let your imagination run wild. Here’s my story (without revealing its significance for me): I was hiking up a wash in the Arizona desert with my immediate family. The purpose of the hike was to scatter my father’s ashes at the base of the same saguaro cactus where we scattered my mother’s ashes years ago. The location is near one of their favorite picnic spots. On the way back I noticed this piece of sun bleached cholla skeleton lying in the sand at the edge of the wash. Immediately taken with it, I decided to bring it home with me and it finally ended up on the product table in my Downtown Los Angeles studio. Being an ardent environmentalist, I will return it to its original resting ground the next time I visit that spot.
February 8, 2010 6 Comments
Dead Flower
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This image of a dead flower in a vase was made in a one bedroom apartment in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles. The vase is placed on a round dining table that I made myself. On that table we shared our food, wine, music and laughter with many friends, family, neighborhood kids and itinerant musicians into the early morning hours. More often than not, there were flowers on the table and sometimes they remained there long after having “peaked”.
I used Tungsten lighting with daylight balanced film and push processed the film a couple of stops to achieve a painterly look. The exposure was probably around f/4. The Daliesque effect was accomplished by waiting for just the right amount of wilt.
Minolta SR-T 101 SLR, 50mm Minolta lens, Kodak Kodachrome 64 35mm transparency film, Slik Tripod.
November 16, 2009 4 Comments
“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.”
Melissa’s Chair – Los Angeles, California, USA
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Nikon D1X DSLR, AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D, exposure: f2.8 1/125 sec., ISO 200, exposure mode: manual, Nikon SB-24 Speedlight, Mafrotto 3221 tripod, Manfrotto 3047 studio head.
August 24, 2009 5 Comments
“Give me a museum, and I’ll fill it.”
Pablo Picasso
Hanging Fish at Kongju - Kongju, Republic of South Korea
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Nikon N90 SLR, AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D, 35 mm Kodachrome 64 transparency film scanned on Kodak Sprintscan 4000, handheld.
August 17, 2009 5 Comments
“My inspiration is ART. . . Because without ART we would just be stuck with reality.”
Daniel Robert Lynch
i fiori del giardino
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Nikon N90 SLR, AF Nikkor 24mm f/2.8D, Kodak E100s 35 mm transparency film scanned on Heidelberg saphir drum scanner, Manfrotto 3221 tripod, Manfrotto 3265 ball head
