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What I’ve Learned So Far: Twenty Three; “On Creativity”

by Donald Giannatti | Dec 23, 2014 | LE News and Info

Occasionally we run into the argument of whether or not ‘creativity’ can be taught, or does it have to be born within us? We read all about creativity and how important it is. We award little statuettes to really “creative” people. Creativity...

What I’ve Learned So Far: Twenty Two; “Photography Is an Incredible Art”

by Donald Giannatti | Dec 22, 2014 | LE News and Info

Photography at its best can be a reflection of the world in ways that we have never been seen before. It is the photographer’s vision that makes the image become more than it could have been. But at the heart of the photographer’s vision, there is a deep...

What I’ve Learned So Far: Twenty One; “Don’t Be A Clone”

by Donald Giannatti | Dec 21, 2014 | LE News and Info

Nobody likes a clone. A clone is a copy, a non-authentic ‘ringer’ that has no soul, no guts, no passion, no quirks or guilts or pleasures. And it is way, way too easy to be a clone. Just copy something or someone and do that as you. But it is you. Case in...

What I’ve Learned So Far: Twenty; “Gravity; A Force of Nature, Not a Way of Life”

by Donald Giannatti | Dec 20, 2014 | LE News and Info

One of the more difficult things to wrap our arms around is that not everyone out there wants us to succeed. In fact, the numbers are highly stacked against us. More people will seem to want to douse your flame of passions before it gets lit than will block the wind...

What I’ve Learned So Far: Nineteen; “It Isn’t What You Shoot, It’s HOW You Shoot What You Shoot”

by Donald Giannatti | Dec 19, 2014 | LE News and Info

In the ‘business’ of photography some things have changed drastically since I started out a long time ago. From “day rates” to “snip tests” some of what we did as a normal part of our creative lives have either vanished or have been...

What I’ve Learned So Far: Eighteen; “It Costs What It Costs”

by Donald Giannatti | Dec 18, 2014 | LE News and Info

Have you ever purchased a car? From a dealership? All the run around they do, the “let me take this to my manager” BS, and the “hey, what do you want to spend per month for this little honey…” makes me cringe. I am a marketer, and that...
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