by Donald Giannatti | Dec 31, 2008 | LE News and Info
Well, the last year of a strange and rocky decade draws to a close tonight. I know this past year has been an emotional roller-coaster for me as well as a very successful one with the workshops and the business. I hope you will join me in saying ‘hasta la vista,...
by Donald Giannatti | Dec 28, 2008 | LE News and Info
Occasionally you may have a situation where you have to do a lot of images in a very short amount of time. These kinds of gigs can be a little disconcerting if you over think them and get caught in a web of setting up and production as time slips ever so quickly by. I...
by Donald Giannatti | Dec 27, 2008 | LE News and Info
Every photographer has a first assignment. There simply has to be one. The culmination of lots of hard work, a great portfolio and perhaps a little luck and there it is… a job. The first assignments can be very stressful or they can be a thrilling moment in the...
by Donald Giannatti | Dec 20, 2008 | LE News and Info
Today’s tech sheet looks at using two speedlights for a dramatic headshot. We aren’t doing anything really special, although I did modify a Gary Fong diffuser to give me a round light instead of the oblong/square light that a normal speedlight gives off. I...
by Donald Giannatti | Dec 17, 2008 | LE News and Info
Well this one is kind of fun. I found this in the archive box and remembered that it was a kinda fun little slide show. This “soundslide” offers a look into how I took a single lighting setup and shot it two ways. I use a big softbox often when I am...
by Donald Giannatti | Dec 16, 2008 | LE News and Info
Well, as the year grows to a close, I am happy to see so many wonderful images in the Lighting Essentials Flickr Pool. I went through the last 10 pages or so last night and found these excellent examples of using light to make a shot more interesting. They are all...