Your Camera Doesn’t Know…
You’re camera isn’t smart nor does it take good pictures.
You on the other hand have intelligence and you have the ability to make good pictures.
Your camera also doesn’t know anything.
Among some of the things things your camera doesn’t know…
What you want your picture to look like.
What you are making a picture of.
What you want to focus [...]
Pine Trees And Moon At Night – Pullman, Washington
Pine trees and moon at night. Pullman, Washington. (Sam D’Amico)
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Photographing At Night
There’s not really any difference, in terms of photography, between photographing during the day or photographing at night.
You either have more light to work with or less light to work with. The bottom line is that you need to be able to evaluate what you’ve got to work with in terms of light.
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Night Photography Classes
I was recently asked if I teach night photography classes and I answered “yes, the classes that I teach in the evening start at 6:30 pm and usually end at 9:30pm.”
I misunderstood the question. The question was about whether I taught a class that specialized in creating photographs at night.
Do you really need a special [...]
Night And Day And Flash
At night you may need a flash because you do not have enough available light to make a good exposure of your subject.
During the day you may need a flash to add light to the darker areas of your subject.
Night or day, your flash is a valuable tool that can add light whenever and wherever you need [...]
A Classroom Discussion Between Two Photographers
While we were waiting for class to start the other night I heard two photographers discussing the differences in two cameras that are currently on the market. They both knew their stuff regarding equipment and both were considering upgrading their cameras.
I heard words like megapixels, low-pass filter, frame rate and other techno-speak during the discussion.
Not [...]
The Best Time Of Day To Make A Photograph
Some photographers say that there are certain times of day when it is best to make pictures because the light is better.
I’l l agree that the characteristics of light changes thorough out the day but I think that anytime of day is the best time to make a picture. I think that no time of day provides better or worse light – just different light.
All types [...]
Neon signs and their reflections at night in the Adams Morgan section of Washington, DC
Neon signs and their reflections at night in the Adams Morgan section of Washington, DC. (Sam D'Amico)
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Adams Morgan Building Details At Night, Washington DC
Details of segments of different buildings, including part of the mural on Madam's Organ Blues Bar And Soul Food Restaurant, illuminated by a variety of artificial lights at night, 2400 block of 18th Street NW, Adams Morgan, Washington DC. Located in the Northwest quadrant of the District of Columbia, the name Adams Morgan was not [...]
Get In Crash Position
It’s going to happen.
It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when.
Your computer, and any other hard drive or storage media that you use is going to fail. Yup, it’s going to happen.
