by Don Giannatti | Oct 12, 2018 | Business
STUFF I THOUGHT ABOUT ON MY RECENT MOTORCYCLE TRIP (PART A) ; STUFF I THOUGHT ABOUT ON MY RECENT MOTORCYCLE TRIP (PART A) Most people spend nearly two hours every day reading the news (of which they can do absolutely ZERO about) and diddling around on social media....
by Don Giannatti | Jul 27, 2018 | Brain Food, Business
DON'T FOCUS ON THE GUARDRAILS FOCUS ON WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO MAKE IT THROUGH ; I could barely make out the song playing in the little bar in Ouray. I knew the melody, but it was damned hard to hear it over the clanking of glasses, conversation, and the air...
by Don Giannatti | Jul 23, 2018 | Brain Food, Business, Photography
"YOUR LIGHTING SUCKS" - MY GUT WAS CRUSHED LEARNING TO BE DELIBERATE IS A VERY DELIBERATE PROCESS ; OK, she didn’t exactly say that, but it is what I heard. I was standing in her little office – ‘her’ being the art director of a major retailer...
by Don Giannatti | Jul 16, 2018 | Brain Food, Business, Marketing
FINDING THE PERFECT SPOT FOR YOUR WORK AND MAKING SURE THE WORK IS PERFECT FOR YOUR CLIENTS ; We sat outside at a little cafe on Coronado Island. It was one of those simply awesome days with temps in the high 70’s, and a soft breeze off the ocean. To my left was the...
by Don Giannatti | Jul 12, 2018 | Brain Food, Business
Do I want to do this photograph? This is very important to me. If it is something that I think could be a great piece in my portfolio, then it gets consideration. Have other photographers been paid for this same shot? If so, then why are they not wanting to pay me?...
by Don Giannatti | Jul 4, 2018 | Brain Food, Business
WE BECOME WHAT WE FOCUS ON... IT'S NATURAL SO WE MUST MAKE SURE WE ARE FOCUSING ON WHAT ENRICHES US ; There is an old saying: “I’ll believe it when I see it.” That’s a problem, you see. Because if you don’t believe it, you will never see...
