only another mechanical device
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Chinese New Years celebrations in RomeFebruary 2013 
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At Yuki SushiRome, January 2013 
bloodonblood asked: «When it comes to photo sets such as your trip from paris, the more photos you post the harder it is to understand the over all theme. I think my wording is a bit off but think of it this way, I feel like 5 really strong photos speak more seriously then 10 mixed photos. As for the notes addiction, it's lovely seeing all of those likes but if you're posting things that you may not even like then you're attracting the wrong audience. You should post the things you like and attract the right people.»

You’re absolutely right. 
Thanks for your message. 

I’m overwhelmed by the feedbacks and support I’ve been getting with my previous post. Besides the answers to the post, I received many wonderful personal messages, to which I will reply soon. I’m amazed by the strong sense of community we have created on tumblr, isn’t that great? This is for sure what I would miss more, in case of a break from tumblr.
Some of your messages go in that direction. But this thought makes me sad, even though deep down I know that it would be a good thing to help me developing a personal vision.
Well, we’ll see, I think I’ll just start by posting the photos I feel as “mine”, maybe less frequently, rather than posting any “decent” photos I’ve got just to keep up with the daily updates.
Time will tell if this is a good compromise.
Thank you so much everybody! 

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I think I’m done posting pictures from my Paris trip. I’ve still got plenty of unpublished photos lying around, but I feel the urge to learn how to be more selective with what I post. I need to stop posting pictures I don’t really like just to keep the photo stream flowing. On the other hand, I’ve got pictures I really, really like, but I don’t post because I fear nobody would like them. Weird, huh? I think this odd behavior of mine might be related to having a fairly large audience here on Tumblr.
Don’t get me wrong, having so many followers is amazing, I’m really flattered by all the attention my photos are drawing lately. Knowing that all of you are following my blog is a huge boost to keep improving myself, to pursue the holy quest of finding a personal, recognizable style. But, on the other hand, it also heavily influences my choices in deciding what to post here and what to leave out.
When I’m in the process of deciding what picture to post next, I let questions like “Would this photo please my followers? Will it get at least as many notes as the previous one?” condition my decisions.
Notes. Notes are a double-edged sword. On the one hand they are a sensational ego-boost and make me happy. On the other hand, sometimes they are like many little poisonous arrows to my creativity. A nice postcard-style photo of Paris would probably get many more notes than a portrait of a friend of mine. This is acceptable because most of the people would not relate to the portrait of my friend, it wouldn’t probably “speak” to them. But to me, the portrait conveys many more emotions than an inanimate postcard.
So, here I am, stuck in a deadlock: by only posting photos which I think could please my followers means that I’m deliberately suffocating my creative drive; but then, posting only what I really like would mean becoming some sort of a niche tumblr, with very little or possibly no feedbacks. Mixing the two makes this blog an odd animal. In Italian we’ve got a saying: neither meat nor fish. That’s what I think of my blog right now: it’s neither meat nor fish.
An easy and immediate solution would be to take a break from the Internet. Refrain from posting anything on the Internet for, say, one year. I would keep shooting, of course, and spend more time in a dark room making nice prints. But not having the pressure of showing my work around, I could probably grow much more, stylistically speaking. Do I have the guts to do that? I’m not really sure right now.
I’m wondering if any other photographers out there is struggling with the same feelings. If yes, how did you cope with them?
Dans le métroParis, December 2012 
Dans le métroParis, December 2012 
Dans le métroParis, December 2012 
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Champs-Élysées at nightParis, December 2012 
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That night, I stepped out from the Palais de Tokyo, images of those incredible pieces of art still wandering in my mind, and I saw this. It was beautiful.Paris, December 2012 
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Night time in ParisRicoh GR1s long exposure 
clementinechareyre asked: «Tes photos sont magnifiques !»

Merci! :)

littlecornerworld asked: «Innamorata delle tue foto almeno quanto lo sono di Parigi. Complimenti!»

Grazie! Ma non vale, è facile innamorarsi di Parigi :)

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Marcadet - PoissonniersParis, December 2012 
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Le MetroParis, December 2012
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Roaming the streets of Montmartre with my GR1sParis, December 2012 
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Palais Royal (thanks Damiano for the suggestion)Paris, December 2012 


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