Photographer: Nicola Rossignoli

Can you tell us a little about you? My name is Nicola, I live in Italy in the province of Verona, I am 50 years old and as a job I am an electrician, I have a passion for photography that I would like to turn into work but I am aware that it is a ver y difficult thing and I suffe r from it. I have been married for 25 years and hav e two adorable girls aged 11 and 13.

How and when did you get into photography? I have been approaching photography for about 20 y ears, a bit for fun thanks to a friend, then I neglected it for a short time and then made it an obsession in rece nt years.

What does photography mean to you? For me, photography is a moment frozen in time, I think it doesn't have to convey a message, but it can simply be "a beauti ful photograph".

Please briefly describe your photography style for our readers. I started like ever yone else, shooting any thing , then over time I became passionate about the street and only in black and white, for about three years I threw myself on the portrait and exclusively in color, I think this is my way, portrait always linked to the urban landscape, sometimes I tr y a little more constructe d shots, it always depends on the project that I ca n think of to depict, I love playing with color and I am ver y fon d of post production.

Where do you get inspiration from? I'm an avid YouTube user, self-taught, but I usual ly get my inspiration at the design level from Pinterest.

Do you think in advance what you want in the pictur e? Yes, let's say that I plan the shooting well in ad vance, (location, times, poses, etc. etc.), I hate present ing myself unprepared, I don't think it makes a goo d impression.

Studio, on location or both? I prefer to shoot outdoors, exclusively with artifi cial lights, I always like to look for new locations, I have a small room used as a studio but I don't use it frequently.

Would you consider yourself a hobbyist or a paid pr ofessional? For me, photography is just a hobby for now, but as I have already said if it became a profession I would be ver y happy.

What has been your most memorable session and why? I have none in particular, all I consider memorabl e, I have a lot of fun.

Nikon or Canon? Favorite lens? Nikon, I have a D810 for now, ever y now and then I think about jumping to mir-rorless, but finances don't allow me for now, I lov e fixed lenses, I prefer to move around the set, I don't have many lenses, a 35 and an 85 both f1. 4, a 50 f1.8 a nd the only zoom is a 14-24 f2.8.

What is one piece of advice you would like to offer a new photographer looking to start their own busi ness? Being a hobbies I would not know how to answer, but an advice to someone who wants to approach photo-graphy is to "experiment".

What do you think of our new magazine? I have known her recently but it seems ver y intere sting to me, I think I will follow her more frequently.