Keeping Focus and Moving Toward a Post-COVID19 World with Don Giannatti

Keeping Focus and Moving Toward a Post-COVID19 World with Don Giannatti

I am honored to be speaking to the membership of ASMP about my ideas on moving forward away from this “lockdown”. My focus is on what has remained and what has changed and utilizing our vision to help make the transition to what is new.

HERE IS THE REPLAY OF THE WEBINAR:

From the ASMP bulletin:

Don Giannatti has been a commercial photographer for over 50 years. In that time, he has seen many fads, schemes, and ‘strategies’ come and go. But he also has seen and utilized what works, and helps others do that as well. He will always live as a creative, and at this point, he has dedicated much of his energy into the nurturing of those who want to live an extraordinary life as well. 
 
From a commercial photographer to the owner of a large ad agency in Phoenix, Arizona, Don has been working with creative people his entire life. For the past 10 years, he’s helped hundreds of photographers build a more robust business for themselves by discovering what they truly love to do. From online groups to one-on-one mentorships, his goal has always been to challenge the concepts of scarcity and failure with the reality of the big wins available to those who work for them.
 
Don offers no quick fixes, overnight successes, or instant riches. He does offer insight into the myriad ways one can move through this thing called a creative life and come out the other end more powerful, more creative, and stronger than ever. This is the time of the creative. This is our time. Together we can build a future for you and your creativity.
 
Lighting Basics, Class Two

Lighting Basics, Class Two

The Lighting Angle: Part One Now that we are starting to understand the metering a bit better, we are going to look at how the angle of the light can create different presentations - AND different exposure situations. The camera is a fixed position. It is where the...

“Tungsten”

Photographer Anders Ericksson, Sweden. A combination of several photographs, Anders Eriksson creates a 'magical' moment of light. The bulb was shot alone in order to get the edge lighting exactly right. A strip light was used to light either side and then the two...

Lady in Blue

Photographer Girish Bashavar, Ohio   In this photograph by Girish Balshavar of Dayton, Ohio, the model is lit with one large source to camera left, and slightly below the subjects elbow. The light source, a softbox, is only a little out of frame and providing...

Through the Rainy Glass

Photographer Anna Gunn and Filipe Martins, Portugal.   A thin sheet of glass was sprayed with water to provide a bit of an out of focus foreground and create a mood for this stylish portrait by Anna and Filipe. To create the feel of a rainy day, they used a large...

“Firemen”

Photographer Julie Clegg, Seattle.   A main light softbox from slightly to camera left provides the overall illumination. Julie added a fill card to camera right, and it is just out of frame. Directly behind the center fireman there is a gridded spot to add very...

Bob Knill’s “Moody Style”

Photographer Bob Knill, Maryland.   Bob Knill of Frederick, Maryland wanted a very dark, moody portrait. Using a main light consisting of a 5-in-one scrim (the inside of a 5-in-one reflector system) with a speedlight he created a very earthy, dark but sublime...