by Donald Giannatti | Jun 11, 2009 | LE News and Info
Well, my Volleyball client needed a new ad. That’s great. We needed it to be concepted, shot, and produced in one day. A day that had me doing other things as well. Stressful? A little, but I have been at this game long enough to know that it will get done. It...
by Donald Giannatti | Jun 9, 2009 | LE News and Info
Working in Nashville means music, fashion, celebrities and more. And Grant Lovett is in the middle of it. A soft-spoken shooter with a deep portfolio, Grant keeps the bills paid with shoots of musicians and fashion models. We have an interview with him that you will...
by Donald Giannatti | Jun 7, 2009 | LE News and Info
We are back with another post from the Forum. 40 portraits and a few extras. 40 wonderful portraits with some interesting lighting, concepts and presentation. I am in Omaha today for the second day of the workshop. Looks like we may have a weather challenge. But,...
by Donald Giannatti | Jun 4, 2009 | LE News and Info
We haven’t done a lot of Photoshop tutorials on LE, but I plan on doing more. The amount of requests I have been getting tell me that there is a lot of interest. And we will be responding. This tutorial shows you a simple way to add a texture to an image. As...
by Donald Giannatti | Jun 1, 2009 | LE News and Info
This post we get a glimpse into the working world of a commercial photographer. Sometimes referred to as a generalist, a commercial photographer must be able to handle a lot of different idioms when working in a smaller market. Portraits, fashion, still life, food,...
by Donald Giannatti | May 25, 2009 | LE News and Info
I get asked a lot about how my methodology works. What am I thinking about when setting the light? How do I know what the settings should be. For this post I have pulled some shots from last years workshop tour. I will explain the exposure planning as we go along....