by Donald Giannatti | Apr 14, 2009 | LE News and Info
I am so proud of the Lighting Essentials Flickr Forum. There are some truly amazing photographs here. Thanks to all that participate. Now if we could get the discussions going a bit… oh well. Remember to visit the photographer’s Flickr page by clicking on...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 8, 2009 | LE News and Info
This is a cover shot that we did for the fragrance company. We wanted a larger space and a more natural looking scene for the cover so we sought out a warm environment. Our AD found a beautiful home that fit the bill. I knew the item that I would be shooting was...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 26, 2009 | LE News and Info
Recently I had the pleasure of working with Coni of Glacier Design and her client, Alicia on a big catalog project. It was to be a couple of dozen shots. Most are what I would call a “drop and pop,” or simple product shot. Well, of course nothing is as...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 16, 2009 | LE News and Info
I use my speedlights frequently when on location, but truth be told I would rather have a more robust selection of tools to modify the light. I will admit to sucking pretty bad at the DYI approach. I will simply not go into a shoot with grubby or...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 12, 2009 | LE News and Info
Sorry for the long absence. A stolen laptop put me back a lot farther than expected. Add to that the traveling and being without internet, well, reliable internet anyway, in some of the locations. Whew… Hey, enough whining. We will make it up to you really quick...