by Donald Giannatti | Jan 13, 2015 | Featured, Lighting, PROJECT "52"
In the 8 week portrait class we looked at the work of famed Chicago photographer Victor Skrebneski. The students were asked to make a photograph inspired by what they saw in Skrebneski’s work. Not to copy it, but to be inspired by it. Here are the remarkable...
by Donald Giannatti | Nov 24, 2014 | Featured, Going Pro, LE News and Info, PROJECT "52"
One of the most under-rated and least mentioned genre of commercial photography is Industrial/Corporate. It isn’t sexy, and models don’t flock to the studio after hours. The travel is usually not to some awesome resort or fancy hotel, but rather to out of...
by Donald Giannatti | Nov 17, 2014 | Featured, PROJECT "52", Publications
Proud to announce the arrival of the Summer 2013 Project 52 Pro Yearbook. If you would like to purchase a hard copy, it is available at cost at Blurb. PROJECT 52 PROS SUMMER 2013 YEARBOOKbyDon Giannatti | Make Your Own Book If you would like to download a free screen...
by Donald Giannatti | Nov 7, 2014 | Going Pro, LE News and Info, PROJECT "52"
The subject was money. And the assignment was for a brochure cover for a financial services company. Layout was included, but optional. The important thing was to not be totally cliche’ about the image, and also not to succumb to a boring shot. This is a most...
by Donald Giannatti | Oct 31, 2014 | Featured, LE News and Info, PROJECT "52"
The assignment was to illustrate a double truck (2 page spread) magazine story on the Origins of Halloween. Layout was furnished as a layered PSD file and the P52 students had to shoot TO that layout – reversed copy and all. The assignment was a great example of...
by Donald Giannatti | Oct 27, 2014 | Featured, Going Pro, LE News and Info, PROJECT "52"
In this assignment, the photographers had to jump through a few hoops. The previous week they had to submit a “Creative Direction” shoot showing at least two different approaches to doing the fictitious catalog. Those approaches had to meet some criteria....