Panoramic Photography
Is this our real viewing sensation?
We don't have the tunnel vision the average photographic camera has accustomed us with.
Our set of eyes/brain is not working as the "normal" 50mm SLR camera lens is.
We live immersed in a sensation of a wider space, thanks to the simultaneous use of two eyes and lateral vision.
But the panoramic camera may render the scene in front of it in a more realistic way, giving a better sensation of space, of being immersed into it with an angle of 120°.
... beautiful.
Landscape photography is what the panorama camera is made for, after all.
Deformation is reduced to a bare minimum, perspective is greatly enhanced by the use of the rotating wide-angle lens.
Panorama images are perfect for capturing space, but there is sometimes an unavoidable distortion.
But distortion is not necessarily unpleasant, it's part of our way of seeing, and anyway the brain corrects it, in the end.
Low light situation, narrow places, need of a lot of depth of field, and the sensation of "being there".
More than a picture is a participation to that reality, all photographs here are done without the use of a tripod and in natural light.
A portrait with a panorama camera is something really special: it is a way of establishing a strong relationship with the person, and keeping the environment in focus with a very "in deep" vision of the person and the surroundings.
The panorama camera is made for taking landscapes pictures, but you can do reportage shooting in tight spaces + low light conditions.
But those were the times of cameras and film, with a cellular nowadays you can do this and more ...
All images & texts: Copyright Roberto Delpiano - 1997-2025
LANDSCAPE panoramic photography
View from the Rialto Bridge in Venezia
Valentino Park in Torino - The Month Fountain, 12 statues
Roma - View from the hills
Roma - Under the arch of the Coliseum
Venezia - contrast of building's façades
Downtown Rio de Janeiro - Several architectonic styles all in the same view
One rainy day in Venice during Carnival
Amsterdam - Porn Shop window
Torino - Industrial area 'Le Ferriere'
Les Halles in Paris - The Merry Go Round
Piazza Solferino, Torino - Statue of Fernando di Savoia
Roma - The Coliseum, inside view
This is an experience to live: Maracaná Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Roma - Piazza Navona
Parochia dei Carmini in Venezia: shopping time
All images & texts: Copyright Roberto Delpiano - 1997-2025
ARCHITECTURE panoramic photography
Parlamento Subalpino in Torino - The first Italian Parliament
Roma - Basilica di San Pietro
Palazzo Carignano in Torino, heavy Baroque style
One amazing thing about Amsterdam is all these buildings which seem to be falling all the time
Rome - The Pantheon top
Castle of Valentino in Torino - it's a fake
Ceiling of Saint Peter's Church in Rome
Toronto, Canada - Airport Hall
Saint statue in the Basilica di San Pietro in Rome
Torino: bust of Garibaldi in hall of Public building
Venezia and its floating landscapes
MAM - 'Museu de Arte Moderna' - Rio de Janeiro
All images & texts: Copyright Roberto Delpiano - 1997-2025
INTERIORS panoramic photography
Amsterdam: American styled props in antique shop
Old kitchen in Castellinaldo, Piemonte, Italy
Palazzo Reale: Royal Palace Museum in Torino
A special occasion - Lights setting on the Zemi in Studio Delpiano
My photographic studio organization - 1992
Torino - Egyptian Museum
Entrance of my former photographic studio in Torino - Personal computer, 1992
Close-up on Egyptian statues - Museo Egizio, Torino
Old dusty abandoned ambiance - Castellinaldo, Piemonte, Italy
How to make a good still life - Lights setting in Studio Delpiano
Old wine barrels - Castellinaldo, Piemonte, Italy
Bric à Brac somewhere in France
Some objects may have a very strong personality
All images & texts: Copyright Roberto Delpiano - 1997-2025
PORTRAIT panoramic photography
Barber at work - Torino, Italy
Playing for busy people at the Carioca Metro station - Rio
In the Sambodrome kitchens during Carnival in Rio
Nice swank coffee shop in Torino
A portrait in the crowd, I mean two, no three ...
Rio de Janeiro - the Italian Samba School of Cento parades in the Sambodromo Sapucaí
Furnishing restauration - Moncalieri, Torino
Amsterdam - impromptu cyclist portrait
Director of Institute of Anthropology - Torino, long time ago
Getting an ice cold beer in a 'boteco' in Rio de Janeiro
Public in the Sambodromo. Around 60,000 maximum capacity (always packed)
Life on a plane crossing the ocean - Feeding time
Rio de Janeiro: kindergarten on top of a building in Copacabana - Taking a shower
Proud owner of salamy factory - Italy
Where all shoes go to be fixed - Rio de Janeiro
Waiting for someone in a Parisian bistrot
Hey! That's my girl! - Maternity Ward in Torino
Studio practicing: I'm on the saxophone - Photo: Marco Corongi
Rio de Janeiro, Sambodrome: close contact with the public
All images & texts: Copyright Roberto Delpiano - 1997-2025
REPORTAGE panoramic photography
Free concert on the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro
Torino - Mercati Generali - 4:00 A.M.
Me at an Art Exhibition vernissage - photo: Sandra Assandri
'Murales' in Amsterdam - End of the nineties
Rio Sambodrome - Kids all well organized in aviation disguise (Samba School Tradição)
Praça Mauá, Rio de Janeiro: candies vendor
Where is my kid brother? Torino
Rio de Janeiro - Kids playing in the street in one poor area
Rio de Janeiro - News readers
Carnival in Rio - big Samba School float in the Sambodrome
Venice on a rainy day - The Telephone Booth - Pre-cellphone view
Rio de Janeiro kindergarten - Happiness in simple things
Participating to an Art vernissage - Torino, Italy
Sapucaí is the name given to the sambodrome in Rio
Soccer playing in Venice street
Rio de Janeiro - Street kids taking a break reading comics
Music and more music - wide view in a closed space - Photo: Marco Corongi
Rio de Janeiro - the Italian Samba School of Cento with a big float in the Sambodromo Sapucaí