What are the differences between a picture and a photograph? The Background Motivation For This Blog Post A variance of this question was asked to me via Quora. The actual question and my answer are below. “What are 3 differences between a picture and a photograph? Sam D’Amico, Professional photographer and photography instructor. […]
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Photography And Mindfulness The Background Motivation For This Blog Post Recently, a participant in one of my classes took me aside after class and mentioned that the way I taught photography reminded them of their “mindfulness” practice. Mindfulness Mindfulness seems to be a big thing lately. However, it was always a big thing. I
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How Do We Know When We Need A New Camera? The Background Motivation For This Post. Today was the last meeting of an Introduction To Photography class. While reviewing the topics from the previous three meetings, a participant in the class mentioned that the class made them realize that they didn’t need a new
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What Is Fine Art? Fine Art, Fine Art Photographer and SEO I’ve got an issue with the terms “fine art photography” and “fine art photographer”. To be specific, I view those terms as an attempt to elevate the the work, or the worker, with words. In addition, I think that words are cheap
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Drawing Inspiration Gerda Taro DRAWING INSPIRATION Drawing Inspiration Gerda Taro Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who’ve inspired me. Here’s a link to their work.–>https://duckduckgo.com/?q=gerda+taro&t=ffab&ia=news Who are the photographers that inspire you? Please leave your comments and replies below. Study And Practice Photography With Sam https://samdamico.com/photography-classes-and-photography-courses/ Upcoming
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“OK, are you serious about improving your photography skills and knowledge? Are you a novice with a camera you can only use in auto, or a new professional wobbly on your feet? You have found your answer. Sam is absolutely incredible. He has an innate knack for explaining complex and vital photography techniques and concepts
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DRAWING INSPIRATION Drawing Inspiration – Michael Yamashita – 0729-2018 Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who’ve inspired me. Here’s a link to their work.–> http://www.michaelyamashita.com/ Who are the photographers that inspire you? Please leave your comments and replies below. Study And Practice Photography With Sam Purchase a photograph as decoration.
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he In Photography Our Lens Is Like Our Eye Overview During the Introduction To Photography class, we talk about aperture. To be clear, the aperture is also known as f-stop. Furthermore, the aperture is an opening in the lens that we can make bigger or smaller. While we can talk about aperture controlling our
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What We All Do As Photographers What We All Do As Photographers Overview During my Learn To Think Like A Photographer classes, the photographers that I work with usually aren’t aware of how involved they are in creating their photographs. Once they become aware of what they’re doing, it’s easy to see how paying attention to
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How A Pen And Paper Will Help You Learn Photography Overview When I first moved to DC, before I started teaching my own photography classes in Washington DC, I began teaching photography at a place called the Washington School of Photography. Specifically, I began teaching photojournalism, but I found myself enjoying teaching and
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