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Project 52, Assignment #2 Photograph a Stranger: and Selina Maitreya Interview

by Donald Giannatti | Jan 10, 2011 | LE News and Info

Audio from this past week’s discussion. This is from the Friday afternoon chat. I had a wonderful opportunity to discuss the upcoming Clarion Call 2011, a free teleseminar for photographers, with the talent and brains behind it, Selina Maitreya. You can listen...

10 (More) Website Strategies for Photographers

by Donald Giannatti | Aug 15, 2010 | LE News and Info

A little over a year ago I posted “10 Web Site Strategies for Emerging Photographers.” I think the article holds up very well and is as relevant as it was when I posted it. So please read it if you haven’t done so, then come back to this article for...

Interviews on Lighting Essentials: Get to Know These Photographers

by Donald Giannatti | Aug 1, 2010 | LE News and Info

I have had the wonderful opportunity to hear from lots of terrific, upbeat and successful photographers at Lighting Essentials. We have posted interviews with many talented people working in this most incredible business. They maybe aren’t the most famous...

Enough Negativity: Ten Things to Positively Affect Your Photography

by Donald Giannatti | Jul 25, 2010 | LE News and Info

While some pros are worried about kids shooting Facebook and concert pix for free, I think that the perspective is really skewed when we start to become more interested in what non-consequential folks are doing and forget to be excited about this wonderful thing...

No Assignments Without Experience, No Experience without Assignments… Yeah, That Makes Sense, Right?

by Donald Giannatti | Jul 23, 2010 | LE News and Info

Rant/Rave today. So it kinda sounds like this to a lot of young photographers: 1. You can’t get gigs unless you have experience. 2. Without actual shoots you cannot get experience. 3. You must always charge for your work (see # 1 above) 4. Get an assistant gig....
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