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About Steve Troletti

I'm a Location Scout, Editorial, Nature, Wildlife and Environmental Photographer based in Malibu, California. I specialize in Nature and Urban Nature photography including Infrared Landscapes. The Bulk of my work takes place in the Los Angeles, California area, Greater Montreal Region, Canada, Switzerland, France and Varese in Northern Italy. Ethical wildlife photography is the main priority and focus of my work. A minimum disturbance of the animals, their habitat and the environment is my top priority. This applies as much to total wilderness areas as it does to urban nature environments. Ongoing education of environmental issues and building awareness for the protection of wildlife and wilderness areas around the world is what drives me to document the beauty that surrounds us.

2016 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 43: SPLIT FACE PORTRAITS

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Here I am, suffering from an aching infected tooth plus a Strep Throat. As a compassionate human being, philanthropist and of course a humanitarian before all, my first thought is READ MORE →

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2016 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 42: OUTDOOR TINY PLANETS

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Naturally the entire process works better outdoors. Your image will have to include a decent amount of sky from edge to edge. The image above is one I used for a TinyPlanet and is a good example of proportions to use. It works well from a rectangular perspective, as an equirectangular image and as a PhotoSphere as seen below. The advantage with an equirectangular image VS a Rectangular Pano is that you will have ends that match each other. READ MORE →

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2016 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 41: B&W – WEALTH

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Money makes the world go ’round. Well, that’s a matter of perspective, but there’s no doubt that wealth and money are woven into the fabric of society and influence our READ MORE →

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2016 PHOTOCHALLENGE, OCTOBER: SPECIAL HYPERLAPSE HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE

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Due to last year’s overwhelming success with the Halloween Challenge, we’re back with another fun-filled PhotoChallenge. I personally love Halloween so no one had to twist my arm to come up with a brand new Challenge. Back in July we teased you with a little Hyperlapse video as we were just starting to work on our 2016 Halloween Challenge READ MORE →

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Panasonic LUMIX G VARIO 45-150mm F4.0-5.6 ASPH Mirrorless Camera Lens with Optical Stabilizer, Micro Four Thirds Mount, H-FS45150AK (USA Black)
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GRAFFITI ARTIST AT WORK – STREET FAIR IN PORTLAND, MAINE photo by Larry Cotton

2016 PHOTOCHALLENGE WEEK 40: GRAFFITI – GUEST POST

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Graffiti is an art form I appreciate for many reasons. The artwork itself is often very bold and colorful; messages are sometimes profound or political in nature (occasionally bordering on READ MORE →

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Canon EOS R8 Mirrorless Camera RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 is STM Lens Kit, Full-Frame Hybrid Camera, 24.2 Megapixel CMOS Image Sensor, 4K Video, Content Creator Vlogging Camera, Black
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Featured image by Rebecca Krebs – Fabiola – CC – https://www.flickr.com/photos/missturner/17102516750/

2016 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 39: PORTRAITS IN NATURE

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Gary and I are filling in for Trevor on the Portrait Challenges. Portraiture is far from my forte, and this one kept me up all night as I tried to READ MORE →

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2016 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 38: MIRRORED WATER REFLECTIONS

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Water from puddles to the Oceans is an incredible medium in photography. Still water has the ability to produce stunning mirror-like reflections. I took the above image at the World Trade Center READ MORE →

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2016 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 37: B&W – SHAPE

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One of the key elements of black and white photography is SHAPE. Using shapes effectively leads to strong compositions that draw in the eye of the viewer. Our world is READ MORE →

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2016 PHOTOCHALLENGE WEEK 36: Ground Level Perspective – GUEST POST

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The challenge this week is to stretch your imagination and shift your perspective.  Photographs from ground level offer a very different view of everyday scenes.  Shooting from ground level is READ MORE →

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2016 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 35: LIGHT PAINTING PORTRAITS

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We’ve used traditional lighting techniques in previous portrait challenges. This time around I thought we could make things funky by using LIGHT PAINTING to enhance our portraiture. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js The above READ MORE →

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Sony SEL2470GM E-Mount Camera Lens: FE 24-70 mm F2.8 G Master Full Frame Standard Zoom Lens Black
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