by Donald Giannatti | Dec 26, 2011 | Featured, Going Pro, LE News and Info, PROJECT "52"
Another Project 52 participant, Don Fadel, checks in from Florida. “First of all I would like to thank Don Giannatti (historically “WizWow”) for establishing Project 52 and taking the time to organize and critique the images. This was a major commitment on his...
by Donald Giannatti | Nov 18, 2011 | Going Pro
There was a very interesting post over at Kirk Tuck’s blog this week. It had to do with only being as good as the last shot, and how some great photographers are watching their careers slow precipitously, even while still being recognized as top level...
by Donald Giannatti | Jul 26, 2011 | Going Pro, LE News and Info
Over at Project 52 we did an assignment to do a self portrait, or at least a portrait of ones self. An “About Me” page is such an important part of the website that it must be addressed in a professional and stylistic manner. Some statistics show that it...
by Donald Giannatti | May 24, 2011 | Going Pro
We are all familiar with lists. Lists of gear for our insurance agencies and reporting. Lists of our clients. Lists of our images. Lists of all kinds of things. When I talk about an asset list, I mean to also consider the assets that are not ‘tangible’....
by Donald Giannatti | May 1, 2011 | Going Pro
A Strategy for Going Pro as a Commercial Photographer: Part Three – Engage We have gone through a basic discovery process in part one, finding out who is doing what in your area. Are there clients and agencies buying photographs and are you able to make photographs...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 25, 2011 | Going Pro
This part two of a series on Going Pro from my perspective, experience and research. (Part One here) This one we call “preparation” because before we can launch into strategical and implementation, we must be prepared. Just as a surgeon prepares for his...