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Sketching With Your Camera, or Going Solo

And revisiting some ideas that should have been put away a long time ago.

Oct 5 • Don Giannatti

AI for Creatives — Week of October 2, 2026

Adobe adds “Relight” and the world of photography changed.

Oct 2 • Don Giannatti

Does AI writing cost you readers?

Substack allowed its readers to find out if you use AI. Here’s how that’s going.

Oct 2 • Don Giannatti

In Photography, Personal Doesn’t Mean Random

Lessons I’ve learned while riding motorcycles and trying to create some personal photographs.

Oct 1 • Don Giannatti

The Making Is Now the Deliverable

How to get paid for the behind-the-scenes footage you already shoot

Sep 29 • Don Giannatti

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Pricing Creative Work Without Apology

Apr 22, 2025 • Don Giannatti

One Person's Junk is Another's Treasure | Still Life Images with Lighting

Oct 4, 2025 • Don Giannatti

Yeah, It May Suck, Make the Image Anyway

May 11, 2025 • Don Giannatti

Always Carry a Camera: 10 Reasons Why Dedicated Cameras Matter To Me

Mar 18, 2025 • Don Giannatti

Recent posts

What If We Don’t Watch the Tutorial First?

The power of experience helps learning become faster.

Sep 27 • Don Giannatti

AI for Creatives — Week of September 25, 2026

Use AI to get past your first idea, not to replace it, and more.

Sep 25 • Don Giannatti

Do You Compose a Photograph or Do You Frame It?

I think we do both for different kinds of imagery

Sep 24 • Don Giannatti

The Post-It Note Test for Your Photography Website

We should be able to see what you do in about the time it takes to write a short note on square pink paper.

Sep 22 • Don Giannatti

The Line You Choose to Stand In for a Gig

I said it was the best time in history to be a visual artist, and a photographer named Bill asked me to explain myself.

Sep 20 • Don Giannatti

AI for Creatives — Week of September 18, 2026

AI image editing got a lot more precise this week

Sep 18 • Don Giannatti

Five Shots From My “GLOCAS” Project

GLOCAS: Girls looking Off Camera At Stuff

Sep 17 • Don Giannatti

Creative Receipts: Proof That Your Work Is Working

Keep every receipt. No, I’m not talking about taxes.

Sep 15 • Don Giannatti

One Idea, Twelve Pages: The Zine Project

A Photography Zine Project for Mid-September

Sep 13 • Don Giannatti

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