by Donald Giannatti | May 31, 2008 | LE News and Info
Yes… we got free stuff. Who can’t use a great desktop calendar? And when it features a lovely model like Briana, you can’t go wrong. We have two June, 2008 calendars available in many desktop sizes. I will also give a lighting tutorial for each of...
by Donald Giannatti | May 29, 2008 | LE News and Info
In Mexico we had wonderful white Casitas to stay in courtesy of the Las Palmas Resort. They provided some remarkable shooting areas as well as natural light bouncing off all the white walls and railings. I personally love natural light for all kinds of portraiture,...
by Donald Giannatti | May 29, 2008 | LE News and Info
At the Mexico workshop we decided to do some morning shots on the Beach. Precilla and Jazmin wanted to do this hat shot and I thought it would be fun to use the dramatic sky as a compositional element. I had left my meter back at the casa and didn’t want to walk...
by Donald Giannatti | May 28, 2008 | LE News and Info
We were out the door fairly early, and the sky was slightly overcast. Briana had wanted to do this shot for the entire Florida trip and here it was the last day. I really wanted to get it for her. The sun didn’t have any plans on cooperating though. I wanted the...
by Donald Giannatti | May 21, 2008 | LE News and Info
Briana and I were stuck in a small, hot and very mundane room while the thunderstorm unleashed lightning and torrential rain all over Anna Maria, Florida. She playfully challenged me to do a shot in the space that was, well, simply awful. I looked at the set she...
by Donald Giannatti | May 11, 2008 | LE News and Info
There are times when the natural light is simply so gorgeous you have to shoot it. And there are times when the natural light is very nice, but something can be done to make it a bit more, well, perfect. We are going to look at 4 examples of using modifiers to create...