by Donald Giannatti | May 15, 2013 | LE News and Info
Man these Project 52 PROS are really dialing it in. And that is making it more fun than a guy should have. The assignment was to shoot to this layout (furnished in PSD layers) and make sure it worked. I wanted them to put the images into the layout and show us what...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 27, 2013 | LE News and Info
The assignment was called “The Tear Sheet” and it involved the students working through creating a “fauxtolio” to help them focus their energy on making images that they LOVED to make. The “fauxtolio” helps guide the sensibilities...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 19, 2013 | LE News and Info
I recently completed an assignment for an advertising agency here in Phoenix. The Lavidge agency has been around quite a while and it was a lot of fun to shoot this industrial gig with them. The client was United Rentals – a major player in the tool rental...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 14, 2013 | LE News and Info
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 | LE News and Info
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...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 26, 2013 | LE News and Info
I asked the folks who get my newsletter how they think I shot it. Many folks tried to figure it out, but most had something about a front light… and that was a no go. I used four lights (2×2) and Photoshop to get the look I wanted. Working it a bit in...