by Don Giannatti | May 10, 2021 | Brain Food, Business, Photography
WHY I BELIEVE IT IS OK TO SHOOT FOR FREE IN FACT, I THINK IT IS IMPERATIVE ; A photographer who has been a “pro” for going on five years now (part-time, of course, because he has a government job) loudly and rudely called me out for telling a new,...
by Don Giannatti | May 3, 2021 | Business
BEST IS GOOD, ONLY IS BETTER FINDING WAYS TO STAND OUT FROM THE COMPETITION ; IT IS BETTER TO BE THE ONLY THAN THE BEST Well, that is going to need a bit of breakdown, isn’t it? We keep hearing that if you are the best, you will get more work. We strive to get...
by Don Giannatti | Apr 18, 2021 | Brain Food, Business
; 52: A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNAL: EDITON THREE This is Project 52’s Photography magazine. We try to do them at least two or three times a year. They are free. Please feel free to share the publication with anyone you think may enjoy the work. ISSUE THREE FINAL...
by Don Giannatti | Feb 11, 2021 | Business, Marketing
BEING A SUCCESSFUL FREELANCER IS LIKE PAVING A ROAD FOCUS ON THE WORK AND THE ROAD WILL KEEP GOING, AND GOING, AND GOING... ; Being a successful freelance artist is like laying asphalt for a new road. Sorta. Let me explain. A road worker does the following: 1....
by Don Giannatti | Jan 29, 2021 | Brain Food, Business, Marketing
WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE GIVEN UP YOUR BLOG NEVER BUILD YOUR HOUSE ON SOMEONE ELSE'S LAND ; Why it is a bad idea to build your house on someone else’s land. Back in the early days of the internet publishing was simple. If you had something to say, you would...
by Don Giannatti | Jan 4, 2021 | Brain Food, Business, Marketing
MOVING FORWARD IN 2021: A PHOTOGRAPHER'S PLAN NO HOKEY WRAP UPS OR FAKE PREDICTIONS THIS YEAR ; JUMP ON IN… AND GET READY TO SWIM LIKE NEVER BEFORE No more time to tread water, you have to make distance. Jump in and begin to push forward and know before you jump...
