by Donald Giannatti | Dec 31, 2015 | Featured
We humans love to think in terms of beginnings and ends, and where, in reality, January 1 carries no more significance than any other day, we see it as a beginning of a new year full of promise. And that is fine with me. 2015 was a difficult year for me, and I am...
by Donald Giannatti | Dec 18, 2015 | LE News and Info
I love portraits. This week the students looked at Peter Lindbergh and were inspired by his elegant simplicity. See the images after the jump. Sherri vonSternberg Richard McDonald Richard Skoonberg Paige Henderson Marjorie Decker Linda Luu Kiefl Leonardo Ferri Joe...
by Donald Giannatti | Dec 16, 2015 | LE News and Info
THE "REAL LIFE" MYTH IT'S ALL A LOAD OF CRAP MEANT TO DISTRACT YOU FROM YOUR GOALS ; Truer words never spoken: “And lastly, never, never ever give-up. You must believe in you when, no one else does. You must hang-on to your dreams when there is no reason to even...
by Donald Giannatti | Dec 13, 2015 | Featured, LE News and Info, PROJECT "52"
This past week we have been reviewing the CD cover assignment for the Project 52 2015 group. The assignment was for a cover and back image for a String Quartet performing Samuel Barber’s String Quartet Op 11. The assignment specifically noted that the string...
by Donald Giannatti | Dec 11, 2015 | Featured
One of the most exciting and ultimately satisfying things I am doing is the 8 Week Workshop courses. We mostly focus on portraits, but are beginning to expand out with an upcoming Still Life Workshop as well. And more ideas are in the works. This last week, we studied...