by Donald Giannatti | Apr 30, 2010 | LE News and Info
I wanted to do something for this month (May) as it represents the month I started working on the whole Lighting Essentials thing about 4 years ago. The book I am working on I call “The Heart of Portraiture II” and it includes nearly 40 shots with lighting...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 28, 2010 | LE News and Info
It’s a RANT today. Recent discussions with photographers and models spurred this short rant today. I have been thinking about this for quite awhile, but events yesterday really set me off. Brand, personal brand, is who you are. And what you do is who you are. It...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 22, 2010 | LE News and Info
Seriously. I read about how some photographers are having challenging times. How there isn’t as much work coming their way as before. Whining and kvetching about the “state of the industry” and a bunch of other stuff that does no good at all. Then I...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 21, 2010 | LE News and Info
I was able to see the Avedon show at the Norton last Friday. Avedon Fashion: 1950 – 2000. It was an amazing day for me. I have seen several Avedon shows, but none focused totally on his fashion work. I must say up front that I believe him to be one of the...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 10, 2010 | LE News and Info
OK… today’s the day. You left your day job behind as planned, or are now “free to seek new positions” due to situations you had no control over. And now you are a photographer. What does that mean to you? What do you see in your minds eye as...