There are times when you have to learn more about something and so you go find someone who’s teaching style compliments your learning style. Don Giannatti is a really patient man who knows an incredible amount about photography, design, and the business of being an artist – and is the type of teacher from whom I learn very well.
Pictured is Don – this is my second workshop with him and I’ve come out the other end a better photographer in so many more aspects of my ability to look at light, work on post-processing, and talking about the business of being a commercial portrait and editorial photographer. The others in the workshop were also invaluable – Bill from MD (Flickr Hopeland Studios) (here also working on an article for a magazine about Don) and Megan from AZ (both a phenomenal photographer and photoshop expert and our stand-in model – thank you!). Our workshop took place in Rocky Point, Mexico – an oasis in the middle of a desert.
More images from this workshop will be posted as I get them processed. Some are portraits and some are more landscape or editorial pieces. Lighting is essential for all, and Don helped me to see the light as a photographer in a significantly better manner.
Don’s websites: Lighting Essentials and Learn to Light.
[lighting for this shot: Alien Bees SB1600 into a beauty dish - backlit by massive fusion reactor]
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