by Don Giannatti | Jul 2, 2018 | Business
THAT TIME I NEARLY LOST IT IN FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA WHILE THE CONSULTANT STAYED COOL AND CALM ; “It’s not working”, I exclaimed to the smartly dressed consultant I had hired to tell me why it wasn’t working. “I know the work is good”,...
by Don Giannatti | Jun 28, 2018 | Brain Food, Business
THERE'S NEVER A GOOD TIME OR A BAD TIME THERE IS JUST OUR TIME, AND OUR TIME IS NOW ; I was sitting in a local pub listening to a photographer explain why they were upset at the way their business was starting out. He was pouring out about how there was no work in his...
by Don Giannatti | Jun 26, 2018 | Brain Food, Business
ON GETTING A DEPOSIT AND BEING PROFESSIONAL DEPOSITS COVER YOUR REAR IN UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS ; ON GETTING A DEPOSIT… Do it. Or risk more than just the time you have given to the gig already. Back in the day, I got fed up working with the advertising agencies in my...
by Don Giannatti | Jun 25, 2018 | Brain Food, Business
IS CURIOSITY A VITAL ELEMENT FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS? YES, I THINK IT IS VITAL FOR EVERY CREATIVE ENDEAVOR ; Is Curiosity a Vital Element for Photography? I think it is. The incredibly important book “The Americans” was created out of Robert Frank’s...
by Don Giannatti | Jun 22, 2018 | Brain Food, Business
WHAT TO DO AFTER A NEGATIVE PORTFOLIO REVIEW THESE THINGS ALWAYS HAPPEN - DON'T LET IT GET YOU DOWN ; WHAT TO DO AFTER A NEGATIVE PORTFOLIO REVIEW Hey, it happens. It happens to all of us at some point. We are not going to please all the people all of the time. Ever....
by Don Giannatti | Jun 18, 2018 | Brain Food, Business
ARNOLD'S FIVE RULES FOR SUCCESS NO, THEY AREN'T REALLY SECRETS ; ARNOLD’S “SECRETS” TO SUCCESS. First of all, there are no secrets. There are only rules. Some are societal, some are biological, some are physical but they exist. There are pathways to...
