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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YouTubeTrees, Roots and the Artist (Essay Seven)
Photography at its best can be a reflection of the world in ways that we have never been seen before. It is the photographer’s...
Read MoreKeith and the Kudzu (Essay Six)
Keith was a photographer in Atlanta, Georgia. A dedicated artist and all around fun guy, he nonetheless harbored a deep and unrelenting...
Read MoreThe Big Camera (Essay Five)
My Deardorff is still one my favorite cameras. Starting to shoot Tintype with it, but it is a bit slow going. I don’t have the time...
Read MorePop’s Wallet. (Essay Four)
My dad passed in 2000. He lingered on in a kind of a funk for so long, and got a little… well… uncharitable toward the end....
Read MoreRoots. (Essay Three)
When I was in my early teens I happened upon some photographs by Weston, Cunningham and Adams. I had been making photographs for a few...
Read MoreMy First (Real) Camera – Essay 2
I am not a camera geek. I don’t get into all the machinations of new this and new that. Not a part of my DNA it seems. I tend to...
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“Coming Home” – Essay 1
Today is August 8. An interesting day for me. It’s some sort of milestone that people celebrate, but I usually spend some time to...
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New “Magnum” Strobes from Aputure… and They Rock!
Remember Dirty Harry… he had a Magnum too. And when he pulled it out and asked the punk if he felt lucky, he created a legendary...
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Anatomy of a Shoot in the Middle of Nowhere…
“Well, ya’ll could ride with me if you want…” He was walking toward us from his pickup truck in the cold, early...
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In Tall Trees
I spent a couple of days in the forests and mountains around Seattle a few weeks ago. I hope to go again. I am a desert guy. Lived in the...
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Increased Client Interaction is Better Than The Alternative…
Think about it… the more you interact with your clients, the more your clients see you as a part of their business. No, I am not...
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On Workshops, Scams, Manners and Foolish Ideas
My friend Seshu, a photographer and owner of the Tiffinbox.org website, recently posted this article: “Gary Fong Wonders If Photo...
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The Olympian Image Dust Up… Are There Lessons?
Over the weekend a ‘controversy’ began with a small firestorm of criticism of the images of American Athletes taken at a...
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Hectic Weeks, Good Friends, and New Books
It has now been a full week since I did the creativeLIVE workshop on introduction to product and still life. It was so long in the making,...
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Product and Still Life Workshop – FREE at creativeLIVE
I am making my second appearance at creativeLIVE this coming weekend. And it will prove to be something totally different than what...
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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...