by Don Giannatti | Jul 28, 2021 | Brain Food, Business
24 FRAMES A DAY A MODEST PROPOSAL ; A PROPOSITION: We all struggle these days. Sometimes it is from the confusion so prevalent in the world today. Sometimes it is simply a personal issue that is weighing on our shoulders. Often it is because of the nature of our...
by Don Giannatti | Jul 26, 2021 | Business
2021 ANNUAL MOTORCYCLE RIDE IN THE WEST BUY ME SOME TACOS FOR LUNCH OR A TANK OF GAS ; WELL, IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR Every year since I got the motorcycle I have taken a long(ish) trip through the mountains and deserts of the west. I plan on doing that...
by Don Giannatti | Jul 25, 2021 | Business, Video
HOW TO THRIVE AS A CREATIVE A PRESENTATION TO THE UNMISTAKEABLE CREATIVE PRIME GROUP ; I was asked by the folks over at The Unmistakeable Creative Prime to give a presentation on staying creative and building a creative business. I focused on the stuff few others do....
by Don Giannatti | Jul 16, 2021 | Business, Personal
Stop being in love with your expectations. Going out to make a photo? Stop thinking about what it will look like. It will not look like that. Stop thinking about how you will shoot it. You won’t shoot it like that. Stop thinking about what everyone will say...
by Don Giannatti | Jun 13, 2021 | Business, Photography
HOW STEALING HOURS SHAVES THE 10,000 HOUR RULE YOU HAVE ALREADY ACCRUED MANY OF THE HOURS NEEDED ; Published in 2008, Malcolm Gladwell’s book, “Outliers” became somewhat of a phenomenon. His pursuit of what made high achievers high achievers was...
by Don Giannatti | May 10, 2021 | Brain Food, Business, Photography
WHY I BELIEVE IT IS OK TO SHOOT FOR FREE IN FACT, I THINK IT IS IMPERATIVE ; A photographer who has been a “pro” for going on five years now (part-time, of course, because he has a government job) loudly and rudely called me out for telling a new,...
