by Donald Giannatti | Jul 3, 2008 | LE News and Info
Light can be the most important part of a photograph, but the model and her pose aren’t far behind. You all recognize my friend Briana. We went on a shoot a few weeks ago to show some different posing ideas for her upcoming DVD and some lighting things for mine....
by Donald Giannatti | May 29, 2008 | LE News and Info
In Mexico we had wonderful white Casitas to stay in courtesy of the Las Palmas Resort. They provided some remarkable shooting areas as well as natural light bouncing off all the white walls and railings. I personally love natural light for all kinds of portraiture,...
by Donald Giannatti | May 11, 2008 | LE News and Info
There are times when the natural light is simply so gorgeous you have to shoot it. And there are times when the natural light is very nice, but something can be done to make it a bit more, well, perfect. We are going to look at 4 examples of using modifiers to create...
by Donald Giannatti | May 1, 2008 | LE News and Info
This shot of Briana was taken at the New York City workshop and uses a method of flash and ambient controlled to look somewhat natural. Blending the two for portraiture can be very attractive and give the image a more natural look. We used the ambient light from...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 25, 2008 | LE News and Info
There is something beautiful about sunlight. It has a feeling that is so warm and natural and it can make people seem to almost glow. I love it so when I saw it happening in a studio in Detroit, I knew I wanted to take advantage of it. Briana had been posing for some...