by Donald Giannatti | Aug 17, 2014 | PROJECT "52"
“I am changing the direction of my photography as I shoot more film. Overall I hate my own results but I love the work itself. I’ve been all over the place trying to figure out what type of photographer I want to be when I grow up. As I get older I realize...
by Donald Giannatti | Aug 16, 2014 | Featured, LE News and Info, PROJECT "52"
A recent assignment in my 2014 Project 52 group was to shoot one red balloon… but to stay away from cliche’s as much as possible, while definitely creating an interesting photograph in which one red balloon features prominently. The students wee wonderful....
by Donald Giannatti | Jul 23, 2014 | Featured, LE News and Info, PROJECT "52"
The great shooters of Project 52 Pros, 2014 just completed an assignment I would like to share. The work was to be shot in a style or period and be as faithful as possible in presentation. The reason for the shoot was to introduce them to the special difficulties of...
by Donald Giannatti | Jul 2, 2014 | Featured, PROJECT "52"
Some beautiful work from the Project 52 assignment on ‘wet’. From the assignment: WET… Shiny, smooth, liquid… wet is – well, wet. And we have to show “Wet” in a photograph. For a client who wants to keep things dry. You can approach this one in three ways:...
by Donald Giannatti | Jun 25, 2014 | "Summer School", LE News and Info, PROJECT "52"
Objective: Shoot rare military memorabilia (medals, daggers, insignias, etc.) for inclusion in to an auction catalog and online viewing portal. Images must be large (3000-4000px, .tiff), with no specular reflection, especially the dagger blades (ornate etchings), yet...
by Donald Giannatti | Jun 24, 2014 | "Summer School", LE News and Info, PROJECT "52"
Work the scene. Rasmus Hald One of the things that separate a good photo from a great photo is often planning, patience and how we work the scene. In July 2012 I was in Italy on vacation, driving around Tuscany in an RV and we went to Florence for a couple of days. I...