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“Work The Scene” with Rasmus Hald

by Donald Giannatti | Jun 24, 2014 | "Summer School", LE News and Info, PROJECT "52"

Work the scene. Rasmus Hald One of the things that separate a good photo from a great photo is often planning, patience and how we work the scene. In July 2012 I was in Italy on vacation, driving around Tuscany in an RV and we went to Florence for a couple of days. I...
Dark Field Lighting: With McGunn Media

Dark Field Lighting: With McGunn Media

by Donald Giannatti | Jun 23, 2014 | "Summer School", LE News and Info, Lighting

DARK FIELD LIGHTING: A PRIMER Anna and Filipe walk you through the making of these shots. They have a full course on shooting table top and still life work at Udemy. See more of McGunn Media’s work at their website.

A Food Shot for a Blog: Daniel Fenwick

by Donald Giannatti | Jun 20, 2014 | "Summer School", LE News and Info, Lighting, PROJECT "52"

Reno Photographer Daniel Fenwick walks us through a simple, but well crafted food shot for his blog. Daniel Fenwick / website / Food Blog MANY OF THE TUTORIALS DURING “SUMMER SCHOOL” ARE BY PROJECT 52 PRO MEMBERS EITHER CURRENTLY ENROLLED OR...

One Umbrella on Location

by Donald Giannatti | Jun 18, 2014 | "Summer School", LE News and Info, Lighting

  I am a Photoshop guy who is finding a lot of love in Lightroom. I would say that about 80% of my work goes from LR (or CR) into Photoshop for finishing. But the other 20% is done totally in Lightroom. Briana and I did this shoot last year for some new portfolio...

A Simple Tool for Shooting to Layout

by Donald Giannatti | Jun 17, 2014 | "Summer School", Going Pro, LE News and Info

Sometimes we have to shoot to specific layouts or dimensions. Here is a very simple tool for working with layouts that may not be typical. I use cardboard stock for making these little screens. And as I note on the video, I always give the shot a little breathing...

“Twenty Four Frames In May”

by Donald Giannatti | Jun 16, 2014 | Featured, LE News and Info, PROJECT "52"

The Project 52 members were tasked with shooting something different: 24 frames of film – and making every image count. This is a very exciting time with digital instantaneousness… but something can be said about taking one’s time to make an image....
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