by Donald Giannatti | Sep 16, 2009 | Going Pro, LE News and Info
After being actively involved with photographers of all types for quite a long time, I have met successful shooters and those who have not made it. There are a gazillion excuses for failing at this business. (And a few reasons as well. But excuses are different than...
by Donald Giannatti | Sep 9, 2009 | LE News and Info
Daron Shade is a Tucson, Arizona photographer. We have a great interview here and a few of Daron’s photographs to enjoy. But first an update on some changes here at Lighting Essentials. For quite a while I have been working to find my voice and deliver the kind...
by Donald Giannatti | Jul 27, 2009 | LE News and Info
We have been looking at business practices for a while now, and I have had some questions about the Photoshop Processing on a few of my recent images. I thought it may be a good idea to show a Photoshop Tutorial on how I create the Antique/Old Camera look. For those...
by Donald Giannatti | Jul 25, 2009 | Going Pro, LE News and Info
10 Website Strategies for Emerging Photographers As a photographer and web designer, I really believe that the website should be a vehicle for making business happen, and connecting with clients and possible clients, not just an online brochure or replica of a print...
by Donald Giannatti | Jul 23, 2009 | LE News and Info
We have been focusing on some business things for the last couple of posts. I wanted to take this opportunity to pull some more images from the Lighting Essentials Pool at Flickr and recognize some wonderful work. We aren’t the biggest Flickr Forum, and we...