When we make a photograph we are responsible for the photograph the we create. The outcome of the photograph is a result of our ability to respond (response-ability) to what we see (light) during our process of creating the photograph. When we see something to photograph we respond by taking out our camera and continue […]
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Photographers practice photography. What with, how and why is up to us. Study And Practice Photography With Sam.
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Driving is a skill that can be learned. A specific car is something we can become familiar with and then apply our driving skills to operate it. Although the vehicle that we apply our driving skills to may change, once we figure out where the headlights are, windshield wipers etc. are, our driving skills allow
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from what I understand, was created from Greek words meaning “light” and “drawing”. If we draw with light, then I would consider light to be our “ink” and the camera to be our “drawing implement”. While cameras may differ in their functionality, the bottom line is how we communicate with our camera. The best communicators
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Better Camera, Better Photographs? Maybe and maybe not! Does a Better Camera Mean It’s Really Better? Remember, a camera is a tool that we use to record light. Nothing more. Nothing Less. Some of us might think that a better camera is… easy to carry and that we always have with us.
As photographers we are experiencing what we photograph while we are creating a photograph. We experience what we photograph with all of our senses and usually we experience thoughts and feelings about what we are experiencing. Depending on the intent of our photography, we can make photographs of things as they are, or we can
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Drawing Inspiration – Eve Arnold Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who have inspired me. If possible, I’ve included a quote and a link to their work.
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The form/content of a picture can elicit a emotional/psychological response. If a picture is black and white, then form/content alone elicits a emotional/psychological response. If a picture is color, then form/content with the addition of color elicits a emotional/psychological response based on content and color. Color, used in a subtle or not so subtle way,
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Consider the weather if your camera malfunctions. Check the “specifications” part of the owners manual for your camera for information about the range of temperatures and the humidity that your camera can be operated in. Study And Practice Photography With Sam.
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Think Twice. Some contests take a substantial part, if not all, of the copyright to your work. This is good for the folks running the contest, bad for photographers who submit their work. There’s a group called Pro-Imaging that is helping educate photographers about how entering these rights-grabbing contests negatively impact not only the photographers
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