Studio portraits
The portrait is back: a printed keepsake that lasts, shot in the comfort of my fully equipped studio.
About me
I'm Davide Zugna, photographer in Trieste
Studio portraits, weddings and events, and photography courses in my studio. Photography has always been part of my life: from my father's Pentax ME Super to today's digital cameras.
15 training milestones 4 studio courses
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My story
If you’re looking for a photographer in Trieste (though I’m happy to travel, even outside the region), I offer portrait, wedding and event photography.
Photography has always been part of my life: I still vividly remember trying to change the film in my father’s Pentax ME Super in a mountain hut near the Marmolada glacier (I still have that camera, and it takes excellent photos with its 50mm).
It’s a passion that has never faded, to the point that I am now a professional photographer.
I’ve been lucky enough to live through the shift from traditional, “analogue” photography to today’s digital photography, which often leads to an overload of “unthought-out” images crowding the social networks.
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What I photograph
Studio portraits, weddings and a place to work with light.
Weddings
The story of your day, from getting ready to the party, in Trieste and throughout Friuli Venezia Giulia.
Photography courses
From the basics to studio lighting, with Lightroom and Photoshop: small groups, in the studio and on location.
The studio
My photo studio in Trieste, with studio lighting: I use it for portraits and as a classroom for my courses.
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I teach photography
Small-group courses in my studio, with hands-on lessons from the start.
I love teaching: for several years I taught computer science to all kinds of students, from secondary school pupils to apprentice courses and advanced courses for professionals.
I decided to go back to teaching by offering beginner photography courses here in Trieste, using my studio as a classroom so that lessons can be hands-on right from the start. Besides the beginner course, I also run an advanced photography course and a course on using flash (I love artificial light). An Adobe Lightroom course is also planned: essential software for managing and editing digital photos.
one day
“OneDay” beginner photography course
A photography course for beginners, held in a single day. Short on time and unable to attend our…
one weekend
“Weekend” beginner photography course
The “Weekend” beginner photography course will be held on 1 and 2 April A beginner photography course over…
in the studio
Portrait photography course
This course is for all photography enthusiasts who want to explore portrait photography in depth, from the photographic…
editing
Adobe Lightroom course in Trieste
“OneDay” course on using Adobe Lightroom – Saturday 25 November 2022 – Adobe Lightroom is one of the…
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On the road
Travelling is one of my great passions: wherever I go, I always take my camera with me (and Ciak, my dog).
Camper van trips, trekking and life outdoors: my way of switching off and, at the same time, another school of photography, made of landscapes and natural light. I tell the stories on Gremo.it, my travel blog (in Italian), and in videos on my travel YouTube channel.
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Training and background
The teachers, workshops and experiences that made me the photographer I am.
- 2026I created Modelsglaze.net, a photography platform dedicated to portrait, glamour and artistic nude photography... what are you waiting for? Sign up! :)
- 2023/2024Training course with AIGAE at ENAIP in Vicenza to become a certified hiking and nature guide;
- 2022I'm on the board of the CentoFoto photography association in Trieste and part of the team organising Trieste PhotoLab;
- 2018"Toni Thorimbert Fashion Experience 2018": a demanding 15-lesson training course held in Milan by the great Toni Thorimbert, one of Italy's best-known and most respected fashion photographers.
- 2017NWAC course: Riccione stage with the masters:
- Master photographer: Rocco Ancora
- Master photographer: Jared Platt
- 2017"Advanced Beauty and Fashion Photography Course" in Rome, taught by Azzurra Piccardi;
- 2017"Light Shaping Tour" with photographer Andrea Belluso and Profoto, at SuperStudio 13 in Milan.
- 2017Workshop with French photographer "Le Turk" in Grado, organised by the Photography Masters Association
- 2017NWAC course: Verona stage with the masters:
- Lorenzo Colloreta and Gianluca Catzeddu (Adobe Official Trainers) for the advanced Photoshop days.
- Uli Staiger (http://www.dielichtgestalten.de/) for creative editing.
- 2016NWAC course: Riccione stage with the masters:
- Magdalena Berny for children's portraits.
- Nabatnikova Galina & Gennadiy Granin for wedding portraits.
- 2016NWAC (Nikon Wedding Advanced Campus) course: Turin stage with the masters:
- Emanuele Carpenzano (http://emanuelecarpenzano.it/), wedding storytelling, and one of the founders of NWAC with Franco Russo.
- Gabriele Zani (http://www.gabrielezani.it/), newborn & family photography.
- Pascal Baetens (http://www.pascalbaetens.com/), interacting with the subject.
- 2016Wedding photography workshop with Ukrainian master Sergey Ivanov in Venice.
- 2016Portrait/nude photography workshop with Demetrius Drystellas in Rome.
- 2016Solo photo exhibition "Flamenco in Trieste" at the Rossetti theatre, marking the 10th anniversary of Elisabetta Romanelli's flamenco school.
- —Beginner photography course with Calogero Chinnici and with the Circolo Fotografico Triestino, where I also served on the board for a year. That was 20 years ago now...! Back in the days of film and slides... and of "think carefully before you press the shutter, photos cost money!" :)
Let's have a chat
A portrait, a wedding or a course: write to me and I'll reply personally, usually the same day.