by Donald Giannatti | Aug 8, 2010 | LE News and Info
OK… we got the gear and the portfolio is looking pretty good. So now we need to find clients to actually pay us for the images, and help us go from a part-time Pro-Am to a full time photographer. You see, clients may not seek you out – even if your...
by Donald Giannatti | Aug 6, 2010 | LE News and Info
———– (NOTE) Tomorrow, August 8, 2010 we will have a live discussion on how to go about identifying clients who would be consumers for your work. This is for commercial photographers, we will not be discussing direct-to-consumer photography...
by Donald Giannatti | Aug 4, 2010 | LE News and Info
I saw the tweet above and just smiled. Yeah, I know what she is going through. I emailed the ‘tweeter’ and she sent me an email back (reprinted below). I have removed specifics so as not to cause any undue embarrassment of the people who should be...
by Donald Giannatti | Aug 1, 2010 | LE News and Info
I have had the wonderful opportunity to hear from lots of terrific, upbeat and successful photographers at Lighting Essentials. We have posted interviews with many talented people working in this most incredible business. They maybe aren’t the most famous...
by Donald Giannatti | Jul 31, 2010 | LE News and Info
Well, we tried it with UStream and that was a bust. I think this solution may even be better. You will have the opportunity to ask questions live (and if you have a vidcam, you will stream right on up to me and be seen). I have tested it a bit and seems to work pretty...
by Donald Giannatti | Jul 29, 2010 | LE News and Info
Our Interview with Montreal Photographer David Giral. I met David in Toronto at the Workshop. I loved his work and asked him to do this interview with us. 1. How long have you been in business? Was it a slow transition or did you just open shop? Until recently, I...