by Donald Giannatti | Jul 8, 2016 | Featured, PROJECT "52"
Meet Sam Breach, a Bay Area photographer poised to break into the San Francisco, East Bay fashion scene. Sam is a long time Project 52 member and we are all totally excited about her new promo piece. If you are a fashion designer, editor, or art director, I recommend...
by Donald Giannatti | Jun 17, 2016 | Featured, LE News and Info
JOHN COVINGTON: PHOTOGRAPHER ; MEET JOHN COVINGTON I had interviewed and had lunch with John early in June of 2016. We met at his studio which is built in his backyard in a wonderful little neighborhood full of trees and greenery. I have been aware of John for a few...
by Donald Giannatti | Jun 9, 2016 | Featured, LE News and Info
2015 PROJECT 52 ROAD TRIP BOOK PDF FREE FOR READERS OF LIGHTING ESSENTIALS ; Every year we go on a roadtrip and all of the Project 52 members can come along. It is not a workshop, although we do photography nearly all the time. There is no charge for it, members...
by Donald Giannatti | Jun 7, 2016 | Featured, LE News and Info, PROJECT "52"
Examples from the Still Life Class here at Lighting Essentials. Finished photos and the BTS shots of the lighting used. (cover image by Carla McMahon) A big shout out to the students for such wonderful work. And the BTS shots. Photographer: Doris Rudd...
by Donald Giannatti | Jun 1, 2016 | Featured, LE News and Info, PROJECT "52"
From Anna at the Porto Photography Experience: “As photographers living in Porto, Portugal, we feel privileged: the UNESCO World Heritage area backdrops to shoot in, the kind of sights all photographers dream of; amazing food; great weather for most of the year;...
by Donald Giannatti | May 27, 2016 | Featured
“Snapchat brings the reader into the story. Each viewer becomes a part of the assignment. They are my travel companions,” Stanmeyer tells TIME. “When millions of readers pick up the magazine each month, they only see 12 to 15 photographs. But so much more takes place...