by Donald Giannatti | Apr 27, 2013 | Featured, LE News and Info
The assignment was called “The Tear Sheet” and it involved the students working through creating a “fauxtolio” to help them focus their energy on making images that they LOVED to make. The “fauxtolio” helps guide the sensibilities...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 19, 2013 | Featured, LE News and Info
I recently completed an assignment for an advertising agency here in Phoenix. The Lavidge agency has been around quite a while and it was a lot of fun to shoot this industrial gig with them. The client was United Rentals – a major player in the tool rental...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 14, 2013 | Featured, Going Pro, LE News and Info, PROJECT "52"
This was the first assignment completed by the Project 52 PRO’s. Photographing strangers can be a very delicate and scary idea for a lot of people. The fear of rejection or having the subject be angry stops most from ever attempting photographing people they do...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 26, 2013 | LE News and Info
I asked the folks who get my newsletter how they think I shot it. Many folks tried to figure it out, but most had something about a front light… and that was a no go. I used four lights (2×2) and Photoshop to get the look I wanted. Working it a bit in...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 11, 2013 | Featured, Going Pro, LE News and Info
Hector “Big Boy Drums” Cruz… I met him a few years ago on on of the Flickr forums we were both hanging out on. His sense of humor and humility was something that was refreshing. He wanted to be a photographer, and was bound and determined to learn...
by Donald Giannatti | Feb 20, 2013 | Going Pro, LE News and Info
This will be a truly fascinating day. Plan now to make it a must listen. Selina is a great friend, and a consummate teacher/mentor. Her work researching creativity and its many manifestations will give you insights into the process you may never have touched. I am...