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...
by Donald Giannatti | Jul 29, 2010 | LE News and Info
This is for today’s date: Thursday, July 29, 2010. It will not be archived unless I decide to, you know, archive it… we’ll see. We are going to try a little something different. Recently we have discussed pricing and the perils of “shooting for...
by Donald Giannatti | Jul 27, 2010 | Going Pro, LE News and Info
Well, I am kinda with my buddy Kirk here. We have had some distinctly powerful discussions on working for free and what to charge. So we are going to lighten it up a bit with some discussions on images. So let’s take a look at something I am working on right...
by Donald Giannatti | Jul 23, 2010 | LE News and Info
Rant/Rave today. So it kinda sounds like this to a lot of young photographers: 1. You can’t get gigs unless you have experience. 2. Without actual shoots you cannot get experience. 3. You must always charge for your work (see # 1 above) 4. Get an assistant gig....