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...
by Don Giannatti | Jun 13, 2018 | Business
WHY WEEKLY FOCUS ON SHOOTING SELF ASSIGNMENTS IS IMPORTANT (AND WHY I DON'T HATE UNSPLASH) ? When I started Project 52 Pros back about 7 years ago, I knew I wanted it to introduce a wide variety of commercial photography to photographers who were not steeped in...
by Don Giannatti | Nov 24, 2014 | Business, Marketing, Photography
“The fact that you own a lot of gear that cost a lot of money, have purchased a vehicle to transport that gear, and spent long hours mastering its use is a given. Of course you have. Otherwise you would not be a professional photographer. Period. I do not care...
by Don Giannatti | Nov 21, 2014 | Business, Marketing, Web Design
My bud Steve Burger is the driving force of Pro Digital Image. He is a Photoshop genius who loves to make photographs, awesome prints, and teach. He has been THE guy to go to for Photoshop in Phoenix and Arizona for more than a decade. I have built all of his...