by Donald Giannatti | Jun 7, 2013 | Featured, Going Pro, LE News and Info
“Imitate. Assimilate. Innovate.” – Clark Terry, Jazz Trumpet Legend Always a concern for beginning and emerging artists. Where do we draw the line between inspiration and appropriation (stealing)? In our examination of what makes an image portfolio...
by Donald Giannatti | Jun 4, 2013 | Featured, Going Pro
That is the essence of a big source of discussion by photographers. There seems to be a lot of hype and ‘science’ bandied about regarding this question. I want to talk about what makes an image worthy of your portfolio today, and have you think about your...
by Donald Giannatti | May 21, 2013 | Featured, Going Pro
On Jumping Over A Cliff… So this guy tells me… “You should jump off that cliff, Don.” I stare incredulously at the guy cause I am not good on cliffs. Not as bad as my bud Charles… but that is a different story. I am not crazy about...
by Donald Giannatti | May 17, 2013 | Featured, Going Pro
I follow a very nice group of people on a forum on Facebook. They are all trying to start their businesses with varying degrees of luck and success. One of the things that is emerging is that many of them are simply not ready to be professionals and in business. And...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 14, 2013 | Featured, Going Pro, LE News and Info, PROJECT "52"
This was the first assignment completed by the Project 52 PRO’s. Photographing strangers can be a very delicate and scary idea for a lot of people. The fear of rejection or having the subject be angry stops most from ever attempting photographing people they do...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 4, 2013 | Featured, Going Pro
I met Jan about five years ago when he flew to Phoenix to take one of my one day workshops. We met again in Seattle when I was doing the workshops nationally. I knew he had a strong work ethic, and a powerful desire to be a photographer, and encouraged him to make it...