by Donald Giannatti | Mar 26, 2015 | Featured, Going Pro, LE News and Info
Some Things Change, and Some Things Stay the Same The constant, and rapidly changing landscape of photography continues unabated. Some may think of this as a very scary time to be in this business. They may be right… for them. For me it is nearly a miraculous time to...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 25, 2015 | Featured
PHOTO BY RICK GAYLE, PHOENIX I will simply link to Rick’s article here. Rick is a Phoenix photographer specializing in still life and food. This is a nicely done article documenting a shoot for Coldstone Creamery. BTS shots as well as some finished examples. You...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 20, 2015 | Featured, LE News and Info
I just love this image. I don’t really know why. Photograph by Ted (Nahum) Baron. — My friend and mentor, Selina Maitreya is sharing a lot of great stuff on video. There is an upcoming course, but you can grab a lot of great info from these videos. Check...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 19, 2015 | Featured, Going Pro
I have known Selina for many years. I have all of her books, and have trained with her. I consider her a mentor, coach and friend. Selina has joined us here on Lighting Essentials many times, and each time is a delightful experience for me. Selina was perhaps the...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 17, 2015 | Featured, Going Pro, PROJECT "52"
“The proof is in the pudding.” Always wondered about that term, so I looked it up. According to the Urban Dictionary; “The original phrase is “The proof of the pudding is in the eating!” Which means you have to eat the pudding to know what’s inside...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 11, 2015 | Featured, Going Pro, LE News and Info
What if I told you it was not the industry, the bad economy, where you live, what camera you shoot with, how many lights you have or how small your Facebook following is that is holding you back. None of those are truly capable of stopping you, they are only...