by Donald Giannatti | Apr 8, 2011 | Going Pro
It is one of the paradoxes of our business that one cannot get assignments until one has done assignments. “How do I get assignments if I don’t have any work to show the clients” is an often-heard complaint. And it is a complaint not without merit. It is tough to get...
by Donald Giannatti | Feb 21, 2011 | Going Pro
Yeah, we heard it all through our early schooling; “Set you goal to achieve…” And there are countless gurus out there teaching seminars and workshops and holding ‘retreats’ on the “Art of Decisive Goal Planning and the Strategic...
by Donald Giannatti | Feb 9, 2011 | Going Pro
I work with photographers on a one to one basis. I will only work with those who are really interested so we have a discussion on what is expected from both sides before the engagement. This weekend I had a conversation with a young photographer who wants to be...
by Donald Giannatti | Nov 15, 2010 | Going Pro
What do I mean by Photographing for your brand? Photographing for your brand is photographing with “intent.” That means making images that have some reason, continuity and stylistic connection to the images that are already a part of your lexicon – that body of work...
by Donald Giannatti | Nov 8, 2010 | Going Pro
Why do you make photographs? Simple question, really. But have you ever thought about what it is that makes you do it and love it so? (I am making an assumption that you love to make photographs because you are reading this blog and this blog is all about loving to...
by Donald Giannatti | Sep 22, 2010 | Going Pro, LE News and Info
Today’s discussion is with Lindsay Adler, a fashion photographer working in Manhattan. The audio is not the best… sorry, it just has a clipped thing happening. Chatting with some different input devices can be a bit maddening. But the content is what is...