by Donald Giannatti | Jun 7, 2014 | "Summer School", Featured, Going Pro
As a commercial photographer I know a lot about how to make things happen. In fact, being a commercial photographer is a lot of ‘solutions… NOW’ sort of life. The locations are too small or too large. Too many lights or not enough. Always need...
by Donald Giannatti | May 15, 2014 | Featured, Going Pro
Social Media – VISUAL social media – is really powerful. “On Thursday April 10th I shared the tumblr page with a huge dog magazine I’ve worked with regularly called The Bark. By Friday morning, it had 4,700 likes and 1,080 shares. I also sent the...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 29, 2014 | Featured, Going Pro
We do so many cool things in P52 and this idea is one a lot of the photographers are picking up on. We are going to have a fun little ‘assignment’ to shoot 24 frames of film in May. Just 24… but we want all of them to be ‘good shots’....
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 10, 2014 | Featured, Going Pro
My bud Rosh Sillars’ recent article on “What Should Photographers Charge in 2014?” really hit home with me and a lot of my Project 52 PRO’s. Pricing and figuring out what to charge is always a very difficult part of starting a photo business,...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 24, 2014 | Going Pro
… or something. My friend Jan Klier (NYC) and I were discussing the recent Getty move to grant access to millions of images for only a byline. He feels it is a good move for photographers, and while I am still somewhat ambivalent we both agree that the worst...
by Donald Giannatti | Mar 17, 2014 | Featured, Going Pro
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