by Donald Giannatti | Mar 8, 2008 | LE News and Info
Fill flash is a wonderful tool for opening up shadows and creating some light where the situations call for it. In using fill flash we many times refer to ‘Ratios.’ The ratio refers to the amount of light that we add to the ambient. If you think of them as...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 8, 2008 | LE News and Info
A tunnel, a model, 4 lights and a creative photographer… That’s a great combination. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnkD1Co3CtI] Ray and Megan often shoot together. Megan is a wonderful photographer as well. They conspired to creates something fun...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 8, 2008 | LE News and Info
Sometimes we get too caught up in having the latest and greatest and forget that the at the core a lens and a camera are what we use to create images. I refer to it as minimalist shooting, and I do it occasionally to bring me closer to the base… find my center,...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 8, 2008 | LE News and Info
These shots were taken on location in a dance studio. There was a lot of light bouncing around in there, but not enough for pretty headshots. I set up the shower curtain hanging from a boom. Since the client was my wife, it was fine to use these materials without a...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 8, 2008 | LE News and Info
Asked to shoot 40 non-models at an upscale salon was quite a challenge. I needed a light that would serve many different faces and people types. I would literally have only a few minutes with each and they would be nervous so working the light in many different ways...