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A Premium Filter System from K&F Concepts
Filters come in all shapes and sizes... and qualities. This is a premium product, clear, well made, and a bit thinner than most of the cheap filters out there. I use them when I am on the motorcycle, and when trekking. Usually I take them off when I shoot,...
Lighting Class: Classic Side Light (Part One)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2qmiime7KI
Review: The Under $100 35MM, F2.0 Lens by Yongnuo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOdjllTzp0w I saw this lens on Amazon and thought, "Oh what the heck. It's less than a $100 and if it sucks, so what." It doesn't suck. It's fast, clean, full-frame, and bright. Pretty sharp where it counts. It...
Lighting Class: Classic Beauty Lighting
Using one main light, and reflector boards, a photographer can do an amazing classic headshot lighting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u47J3TAkyZ0 Here are the work slides for you: And these are my...
Lighting Class: Bottles (Learning to see Reflected Light)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J4TXq9WmHA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8sY8vYY7r0
Does It Really Take 10,000 Hours To Become a Good Photographer?
When Malcolm Gladwell wrote his book, "Outliers" he had a chapter devoted to the "10,000 hours" rule that intimated that it took 10,000 hours of practice to become good at something. I think this single criterion has been fairly criticised by people who think that it...
BLACK FRIDAY IS FREE at Lighting Essentials
SPEND BLACK FRIDAY WITH DON GIANNATTI Well, that was a lot of fun. Had a few technical glitches, learned what not to do next time and how to what I want to do better. Next time coming soon. Really soon. We recorded each session and the videos are here on the page for...
The Image Is The Thing
Becoming a “Photographer” - or being a “Photographer”… what does that mean, really? Does it mean that you now have a top of the line camera? Does it mean a bag of lenses? Does it mean an awesome set of studio lights? Or a light meter? Boom? Storbs? (inside joke,...
PROJECT 52 PRO IS NOW A SUBSCRIPTION COMMUNITY
After 6 years of single start dates, it is time to move the workshop to a monthly subscription service that allows you to join, do assignments, communicate with and learn from peers, and most of all have a highly creative experience. We call it Project 52 Pro System...
10 Questions That May Predict Your Success as a Photographer
Commercial photography is a lot of fun, and it is a lot of work. Hard work. Some of it mind-numbing boring work, but more important than most anything else you do. Understanding what we do, who we do it for, and what its value is can be a crucial part of getting work...
A New Workshop for Learning Video
CREATE A 2-3 MINUTE VIDEO FOR SELF PROMOTION LINK to Enroll. We do it together. Creative Approach > Storyboard > Simple Special Effects (Slow Motion, B Roll, etc…) > Shoot Video to Storyboard > Assembling Assets: A Roll / B Roll / Audio > Building Video...
You Must Believe BEFORE You Will Ever See Success
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrtT-WIka8s