Friday, January 15, 2016


Hello, and welcome to my NEW blog! 




My name is Jo-Anne Coletti. Some of you may know me from my rose paintings and my website, Vintage Rose Collection, or perhaps you're a reader of Romantic Homes magazine and acquainted with my photography and stories (my monthly column is called,'Say Ahh'). 

Whatever the reason, thank you for popping by!!!
I hope to inspire and motivate you and share my tips and tricks that I have learned over the course of my career.

What to expect!

Photos of my clients, home interiors and how to process your images in Lightroom and Photoshop.
Guest visits from a few of my mentors, and chats with talented photographers that have inspired me. 

What's in my camera bag?

I use Canon's 7D with the 50mm lens, 1.2 and love it! One day I hope to move up to the 5D Mark III, but this is a good camera that has served me well, and that captures great quality images without breaking the bank. I paid a little over 2,000.00 when it first came out, but I have seen this camera with the stock lens in the 1,400.00 range online. 

Here's one on sale at Adorama



I prefer to shoot in natural light and the 50mm 1.2  lens is a great lens for portrait photography in low light situations. It provides nice crisp photos and you can go as low as 1.2 on your dial. I always shoot in raw and manual mode. If you own a DSL camera this will be a game changer in your quest for that professional looking image.




My formula for the perfect exposure

Camera- 7D
Lens- 50mm 1.2
Aperture 2.0
SS 125
ISO 200

If you are new to photography this is a great book to start with.
The Perfect Exposure


Thank you for stopping by. I appreciate your comments so don't be shy!

More photos coming soon!

Jo-Anne


7 comments:

  1. absolutely astounding.. love your work!

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  2. It's all amazing.... Wouldn't expect anything different coming from my favorite artist... Thank you for sharing this with us... Anxious to see more and more of your gorgeous work. hugs, jan

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  3. Oh my goodness, those photos of the little girl are absolutely breathtakinly beautiful. Very talented!

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  4. Thank You for sharing those beautiful photos with us <3

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