by Don Giannatti | Apr 17, 2024 | Brain Food
14 TRAITS OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PHOTOGRAPHERS SELINA MAITREYA AND DON GIANNATTI We had a wonderful meeting with Selina Maitreya today. She gave us her list of qualities that all of the successful photographers she knows posess. They Show Up and : / Are talented /...
by Don Giannatti | Aug 29, 2023 | Brain Food, Business, Identity, Marketing, Personal, Quotes
USP OR POV: HOW TO FIND BOTH AND BE HAPPY EMBRACE THE POWER OF AND ; The 6 Worst Mindsets a Creative Photographer Can Have Regarding Their Art and Business Creativity and business might seem worlds apart for many photographers. After all, the pure artistic expression...
by Don Giannatti | Aug 22, 2023 | Brain Food, Business, Photography
DISCOVERING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHIC STYLE BY LOOKING BACK AT YOUR EXISTING WORK A GREAT EXERCISE FOR CONSTANT GROWTH ; Discovering Your Photographic Style by Looking Back at Your Favorite Work Everyone, from budding photographers to professionals, seeks a distinctive style...
by Don Giannatti | Jan 20, 2023 | Brain Food
Comfort or Curiosity? To Lead a Creative Life, There is Really Only One Choice Nothing Extraordinary Happens in the Comfort Zone ; We love being comfortable. We feel safe when we are comfortable. We feel cozy in its knowability, its constant barrier against the things...
by Don Giannatti | Oct 31, 2022 | Brain Food
HOW TO GET, GIVE, AND TAKE CRITICISM ... AND NEVER CRITIQUE ANYTHING UNLESS IT IS ASKED FOR ; Critics… there are a million of them. Seems like it anyway. And when you are starting out in the world of professional photography, getting good, really good critique of your...
by Don Giannatti | Sep 19, 2022 | Brain Food, Business
At some point, the test reveals itself. Of that, you can be damned sure. It is quite obvious to me today, that being a photographer has different meanings to many people. Being a photographer to some folks means the quickest, fastest, easiest, form-fitted, methodized,...