by Donald Giannatti | Mar 8, 2010 | LE News and Info
A sorta Rant and sorta Rave: Knowing your instrument in music means knowing it so well that you can pick it up and play whatever note you want to play. There isn’t a hesitation at all in the choice of keys, or fingering, or hand position. With a piece of music...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 3, 2010 | LE News and Info
This is a RANT, folks. I am totally and definitely pissed off. If you decide to read this, you will find I am not kind or reticent in my total loathing of this situation. You are warned. (UPDATE: There are many, many comments to this post. Seem to break into two...
by Donald Giannatti | Feb 26, 2010 | LE News and Info
(A rant about self censoring your work) Have you ever stopped yourself from taking a photograph? And then thought later that “I should have taken that shot…†The excuses and reasons abound for not taking a photograph that presents itself to you. Not the right...
by Donald Giannatti | Feb 23, 2010 | Going Pro, LE News and Info
I discovered Nick’s work a couple of years ago. Surfin’ from link to link, I stumbled upon his opening page and the image there of a woman with some amazing flare engulfing her. I immediately liked that shot, so I took some time to look around his site....
by Donald Giannatti | Feb 16, 2010 | LE News and Info
Portraits… man I love portraits. People are so interesting and the combination of an interesting person and a creative photographer reveals more than simply a photo of someone… it reveals the nature of all of us. And that makes it timeless. From the...
by Donald Giannatti | Feb 14, 2010 | LE News and Info
I ran across this quote today: “I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” — Leonardo da Vinci It gave me pause. The “urgency” of doing. Pretty much...