by Don Giannatti | Apr 24, 2019 | Brain Food, Business, Photography
THE SECRET TO MAKING A GREAT PHOTOGRAPH ; The Secret to Making a Great PhotographI have been making photographs for over 50 years now.Literally half of a century.And I have made some photographs that I like, and some photographs that other people like.And I have made...
by Don Giannatti | Apr 6, 2019 | Brain Food, Identity, Marketing
MASSIVE MARKETING MESSAGE FAIL... TO LEARN FROM I SCREWED UP MY OWN BOOK WITH A TERRIBLE TITLE ; Sometimes we are too close to what we do and cannot see the forest for all the damned trees in the way. This is my story… heh. My book (which is pretty good) had...
by Don Giannatti | Mar 28, 2019 | Brain Food, Business
WHEN YOU NEGOTIATE FROM KNOWLEDGE, YOU CAN WIN TAKE A CHANCE AND SPELL IT OUT ; … and it is true. Names have been changed a bit to keep client/photographer privacy. I had lunch with a photographer a while ago. We had met to go over plans for a big project and chose...
by Don Giannatti | Mar 26, 2019 | Brain Food, Photography
The "Zoom Conundrum" A Bag Full of Primes... or Just One. ? Personal Shooting… and the “Zoom Conundrum” As most of you know I am a big believer in shooting work for your portfolio all the damn time. I have been so buried underneath other...
by Don Giannatti | Mar 24, 2019 | Brain Food, Identity, Marketing
ROSEANNA SMITH'S FIRST MAGAZINE PROMO ; IT RAINS…In Eugene Oregon.So Roseanna Smith focused her work on the theme “Let It Rain”. The 16-page magazine was printed by Overnight Prints at a very affordable rate and will now be used to introduce Roseanna...
by Don Giannatti | Mar 21, 2019 | Brain Food, Business, Photography
; A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO JIM BRENNAN FOR PLACING IN THE GOLD DIVISION: GRAPHIS PHOTOGRAPHY ANNUAL, 2019.Yeah – in all caps.I have been working with Jim and developing his commercial portfolio, marketing materials, and website.Jim is a remarkable creative with...
