Arizona Photographer Don Giannatti, flew out to Baltimore to give 12 lucky area photographers his Lighting Essentials Workshop last Saturday.

This workshop is a hands-on 8 hour lesson in lighting. Don showed us how to use sunlight, portable and studio lights, reflectors, etc. in creating great light to photograph people.

The workshop took place in a studio as well on the streets of Baltimore. Don would give a lesson and then we would go out and put that information just learned into action by doing. For me, this was a fantastic way to learn.

I left dead tired, and full of new ideas, techniques and great photographs. I am anxious to use my newfound knowledge.

Last Friday night I metup with about a dozen local photographers and a few models at a studio in downtown Baltimore to bounce ideas off one another and create some great images.

My friend Bill Millios headed up the effort of organizing this get together. Bill provided all the eats and drinks for us during the four hours we had access to the photo studio.