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With this lesson I suggest to change your point of view. It is worth it. Try to photograph from an elevated point of view even when an existing location from which to shoot is not available. In most cases the result will change drastically just by raising the camera a few meters. In the Manfrotto [...]

Roberto introduces in his work a new tool and Manfrotto is honored to be able to talk about it, as part of the experience of one of our master photographers.
ALCE is an easy-to-use and powerful Photoshop tool to effectively improve and finely tune the local contrast of an image. In his website Roberto gives plenty [...]

For this first lesson I will present you two different works on Bugattis. The first one of 1991 for “Divina Bugatti”, a book for the refined italian publisher Franco Maria Ricci in 1991 using film and a second one, in 2009 at the International Bugatti Meeting in Castiglione della Pescaia, Tuscany. Here I shot in [...]

Lookout Stand 269HDB-U3
This “tripod” is based on a popular light stand, the 269HDB. With the help of Manfrotto’s engineers, I modified it for use as a tripod and now it’s one of my most important pieces of equipment. It allows me to stay on the ground but shoot high overhead, which means I can get [...]

Roberto Bigano: biography
I was born in Italy (in San Bonifacio, near Verona) on June 1st, 1953.
Since 1979 I have been working as a still life and advertising photographer, for publications and research.
In the 1980’s, my work was split between photo reporting in Europe and the United States, and advertising jobs for important Italian companies like [...]

Roberto Bigano: Not your standard photographer, but a photographer who sets the standard
Roberto Bigano is a vital partner for Manfrotto. Before our products reach the market, they’re photographed by Roberto. So he knows and uses virtually the whole Manfrotto range, and has helped to design and improve many of our products. The photos published [...]

The Manfrotto Experience channel introduces a new area: The Bigano’s Corner.
Roberto Bigano is one of most active and unusual photographers among Manfrotto testimonials. His work goes beyond the ordinary photography and strives to find the essence of light and of the subject that’s been photographed.
His work in various fields, from Bugatti to the Leonardo Da [...]