by Donald Giannatti | Jan 13, 2010 | LE News and Info
We present a three part look at the current business of commercial and editorial photography through the ‘lens’ of Selina Maitreya, photographers coach and consultant. Selina’s 30+ years experience working with photographers all over the globe has...
by Donald Giannatti | Jan 11, 2010 | LE News and Info
This is kind of a personal post for me. There are challenges that I face as an artist and writer. And photographer. And sometimes those challenges can take its toll on me, and us. Creativity, for me, takes nurturing and constant practice. I have always felt that...
by Donald Giannatti | Jan 8, 2010 | LE News and Info
Seems like a crazy thing to say… put the lens cap on. Lens caps make taking photographs impossible. They don’t let any light in. Maximum Density Filters ya know. They keep the lens clean and don’t let images be made unless the photographer wants them...
by Donald Giannatti | Jan 6, 2010 | LE News and Info
Well this was a fun gig. Once per year my friend Troy asks me to photograph his choir kids for a year of marketing for them. We spend about 4 hours and shoot a gazillion images. Neat part… he lets me do what I want. I can be as ‘creative’ as I want...
by Donald Giannatti | Jan 4, 2010 | LE News and Info
Photograph by Evan Romine. At least they strike me as being lit with the ‘feeling’ or ‘mood’ of the photograph foremost in mind. I have made some notes on what intrigued me about each of the images. They will get the ol’ juices...
by Donald Giannatti | Jan 2, 2010 | LE News and Info
I am restless. Unsettling so. I am finding myself wondering aloud what the point is of the image in front of me. Is it to delight? Is it to show my how sharp the lens is? Is it to make me see something I may not have usually seen? Is it to show me how many lights the...