Name: Andrea Michelutti
Picture title: Aeolus
Category: Underwater
Nationality: I was born and I live in the north east of Italy.
Occupation: I am not a full-time photographer, I am the owner of a car dealership.
Technical information
Camera: Compact camera Sony RX100 Mark 7
Lens: Integrated lens
EXIF: 1/13 sec at f11,0, ISO 100
Accessories: 2x Inon Z-330 strobes with Snooty snoot adapter.
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Andrea Michelutti | Aeolus
Name: Andrea Michelutti
Picture title: Aeolus
Category: Underwater
Nationality: I was born and I live in the north east of Italy.
Occupation: I am not a full-time photographer, I am the owner of a car dealership.
Technical information
Camera: Compact camera Sony RX100 Mark 7
Lens: Integrated lens
EXIF: 1/13 sec at f11,0, ISO 100
Accessories: 2x Inon Z-330 strobes with Snooty snoot adapter.
Andrea Michelutti says:
The picture was taken in Puerto Galera (Mindoro Island, Philippines) in May 2023.
During a night dive, I encountered this magnificent Hairy Frogfish (Antennarius striatus).
Approaching it cautiously to avoid startling it, I decided to employ the ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) technique. I attached “Snooty”, the snoot adapter, to my strobe, reduced the shutter speed to 1/13 of a second, and aimed the snoot at the fish’s snout.
While shooting, I gently moved the camera, successfully freezing the snout while blurring the rest of the body, creating the illusion of the animal being carried by a breeze.
To capture this shot, I employed the ICM technique: I set a slow shutter speed and moved the camera during the exposure, while illuminating the fish’s snout with the snoot.
Andrea Michelutti
Italy
Born in the north east of Italy, where he still lives and works, he soon discovered his love for photography, his first SLR dates back to 1981.
Entrepreneur and a great travel enthusiast, he has always focused his attention on the synergy between the landscapes and the people that populate them, to translate his particular idea of “going” into images.
Since 2014 he became passionate about underwater photography, where he has translated his particular “feeling”, always trying to establish an empathy with the inhabitants of the underwater world.
Thanks to the sea and its creatures, he found the way to best express his natural aptitude for color. Underwater photographer for passion and fun, he has obtained recognitions in some of the most important national and international competitions, with the privilege of achieving great satisfactions starting from pure passion.