Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Anthony Didonato. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Anthony, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today How did you learn to do what you do? Knowing what you know now, what could you have done to speed up your learning process? What skills do you think were most essential? What obstacles stood in the way of learning more?

I learned my photography from trial and error of taking photographs and seeing what I liked and disliked. I spent many, many hours researching, reading books, watching videos about the camera settings and how to get the proper setting for the scene with lighting and colors etc.

What I may have done differently is taken more art or photography classes in college. Learning from people that have already mastered the technical parts of the camera could have saved me more time.

The skills most essential for learning photography is to be able to pay attention to detail. I think being in the tile business for so long has made me aware of literal centimeters making the difference in the entire project.

Anthony, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I am a husband, father, tile setter and photographer. I feel my main jobs are husband and father. I love doing both of these things. To be able to support my family, I am an experienced tile setter. We do custom stone and tile. What I love about this work is that it allows me to use my hands and also be creative. I have always enjoyed working with my hands. Building skate ramps and picture frames were my first projects when I was a kid.

Photography has always been a part of my life, starting at a young age with a film camera. I would bring to skate parks and hang outs with my friends to take pictures of what was happening in our lives. Better quality images came when I purchased my first drone. Learning how to operate the drone became my new favorite to photograph San Diego. The ability to see a different perspective opened up creativity in my photography.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

When I first started, there wasn’t a clear goal other than to take creative quality images that I was proud of. That being said I do have a goal now. Getting older the wear and tear of the construction business is catching up to me. Knowing I will not be able to do construction forever, the goal is to be able to do photography more and tile less. I have been doing family photos and selling my photos on weekends.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

It is very rewarding to be able to put my hard work and knowledge into the camera. Then it comes out a photograph that people get to enjoy.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.beardsmenmedia.com/
• Instagram: beardsmen_media

Image Credits
Anthony DiDonato, Beardmen Media