by Donald Giannatti | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured, Going Pro
Last summer I wrote four articles based on the five scariest words a beginning photographer can hear… “What do you charge for…” It ended up being nearly 20 pages, and it can definitely help you work through some of the myriad questions that...
by Donald Giannatti | Jan 28, 2015 | Featured, LE News and Info
PetaPixel printed my article on changing the brand for photographers. I titled it “What If Clients Don’t Need Professional Photography” as a way of saying that the picture centric medium has changed to brand centric. Photographers must engage with...
by Donald Giannatti | Jan 26, 2015 | Featured, LE News and Info
This week we studied the work of Sarah Moon for inspiration. The students looked at Ms Moon’s work, analyzed it, found what they liked and used it for inspiration. The goal is not to copy the masters, it is to understand them and let that understanding inspire...
by Donald Giannatti | Jan 23, 2015 | Featured, Going Pro, LE News and Info
The “Protectionist” Attitude Among Photographers Well, not all photographers, but a considerable few. Enough that they can make a lot of noise and bluster. I don’t suffer that attitude well, never have. The whining about how there are too many...
by Donald Giannatti | Jan 22, 2015 | Featured, LE News and Info
Very excited to see that Lighting Essentials is the number 16 highest rated photography blog, overall. There is a whole lot of information on the page about designations for certain criteria that LE can certainly improve on. But heck… I am very happy to be up...
by Donald Giannatti | Jan 21, 2015 | Featured, Going Pro, LE News and Info
This past week we looked at the work of Yousef Karsh. The students in the 8 Week Portrait Workshop are learning a ton and putting it to practical use. Here are their images from last weeks...