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...
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...