About wizwow
I am in love with light.
Also known as Don Giannatti, photography has been the focus of my life for most of my adult years. I have written three books for Amherst Media (available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble: keyword 'don giannatti'. Lighting Essentials is my flagship blog and ezine with a slightly different slant than most photography related blogs. If you are interested in becoming a better photographer, check out www.project52.org. Thanks for visiting.
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Pricing to the Value of the Work
I heard a very talented photographer say she charges less than others because she is new to the business and doesn’t think she...
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Are You Making YOUR Photographs?
“Imitate. Assimilate. Innovate.” - Clark Terry, Jazz Trumpet Legend Always a concern for beginning and emerging artists. Where...
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What Makes an Image “Portfolio Worthy”?
That is the essence of a big source of discussion by photographers. There seems to be a lot of hype and ‘science’ bandied...
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A “Sign of the Times” – Project 52 Pros
The assignment was a brochure cover image for a brochure titled “Sign of the Times”… the P52 PROS hit it out of the...
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Interview with Texas Photographer Jennifer Boomer
I love Jennifer Boomer’s work. The first time I saw it I spent about an hour looking at all the images and loving the style, the...
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Well, This Cliff Jumping Thing Worked Out Well
On Jumping Over A Cliff… So this guy tells me… “You should jump off that cliff, Don.” I stare incredulously at the...
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First Be A Photographer
I follow a very nice group of people on a forum on Facebook. They are all trying to start their businesses with varying degrees of luck...
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One Layout: Many Versions
Man these Project 52 PROS are really dialing it in. And that is making it more fun than a guy should have. The assignment was to shoot to...
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Project 52 Pros: Assignment Four
The assignment was called “The Tear Sheet” and it involved the students working through creating a “fauxtolio” to...
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Men. At Work.
I recently completed an assignment for an advertising agency here in Phoenix. The Lavidge agency has been around quite a while and it was...
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Photographs of Strangers by P52 PRO Group
This was the first assignment completed by the Project 52 PRO’s. Photographing strangers can be a very delicate and scary idea for a...
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Meet Jan Klier: NY Fashion Photographer
I met Jan about five years ago when he flew to Phoenix to take one of my one day workshops. We met again in Seattle when I was doing the...
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The “Truck Shot”: Simple Moves for a Better Shot
I asked the folks who get my newsletter how they think I shot it. Many folks tried to figure it out, but most had something about a front...
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“The ICONIC Image” – a Discussion with Photographer Gary Crabbe
Gary Crabbe is a full time landscape and environmental shooter living in Central California. Recently, one of his blogposts caught my...
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Meet David Giral: Montreal Photographer
David Giral is a photographer in Montreal, Canada. I met him a few years ago at a workshop near Toronto, and we have stayed in touch. He...
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Glad you dropped by. This is my love and my muse. We talk about photography here, as well as the folks who make images. I am very focused on commercial and fine art photography, and we don't really spend all that much time on weddings and such. I have written 5 books - two I give away here, and two are for sale at Amazon, and the 5th one is being edited and designed right now! Thanks for visiting, leave a comment or join me the social networks...