by Donald Giannatti | Mar 11, 2015 | LE News and Info
What if I told you it was not the industry, the bad economy, where you live, what camera you shoot with, how many lights you have or how small your Facebook following is that is holding you back. None of those are truly capable of stopping you, they are only...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 5, 2015 | LE News and Info
Recently Stefan Sagmeister posted a video in which he excoriates designers for using the word “story” in their descriptions of what they do. Whether you agree or disagree, it is a compelling video. Personally, I am not 100% on board with his statements. There are some...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 3, 2015 | LE News and Info
CONGRATULATIONS, ALICA!!! Alicia Bonterre started with P52 about two years ago. She wanted to up her game, create images outside of her comfort zone, and become better at commercial photography. She just won two ADDY’s – A GOLD and a SILVER … so, we...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 2, 2015 | LE News and Info
Imitate. Assimilate. Innovate. — Clark Terry, jazz trumpet legend. It is still the best way to learn art. And it drives the style of teaching I do. I don’t want anyone to copy anyone else, but rather to be inspired by the work of others. In the portrait...
by Donald Giannatti | Feb 19, 2015 | LE News and Info
The goal is not to copy, but be inspired by… Learning about a photographer like the remarkable Herb Ritts helps us to evaluate our own work, see it with new eyes and blend what we learn into our own mix. The photographers who study the past forge new paths into...
by Donald Giannatti | Feb 18, 2015 | LE News and Info
A few days ago, this was making big news online… wow. Imagine Cindy Crawford having the guts to go public in a photograph that was un-retouched in Photoshop. Yeah… wow. Big F’n Deal. Of course she did that for two decades and more. You know that,...
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