How do we make the most as photographers? How do we make the most as photographers? Because I’m interpreting this question in a couple of different ways, I’ll address both. As an avocation (hobby) All in all, Id’ say that the hobbyist makes the most as a photographer by simply enjoying the act of making […]
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What are some things that every photographer should know? What are some things that every photographer should know? While there’s a lot of things to know about photography, as photographers, I think we can break it down into four “main things”. How to observe and FEEL light. As humans, as long as
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How To Practice Photography Anytime and Anywhere Some Background For Context During week two of the Introduction to Photography class, we talk about depth of field, blur, and noise as additional elements of composition. More importantly, we talk about the things in terms of camera operation. Specifically, aperture/f-stop, and ISO. Furthermore, we relate camera
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What is the difference between ordinary cameras and digital cameras? Ordinary Cameras ALL cameras are ordinary cameras. In other words, ALL cameras are ordinary in the sense that they’re all tools that record light. On the other hand, the WAY cameras operate are different. Because there are different formats of cameras and there
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The Camera Thinks The Premise Of This Blog Post Frequently, especially during a class that I’m teaching, a photographer says “the camera thinks that____”. Accordingly, that blank is filled with something about focusing, metering, or exposure. The Difference Between A Camera And Hammer Because they’re both nothing more than a tool that enables
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When we learn photography as we do photography, we become well-rounded, knowledgeable, and effective photographers. Learning Photography When we learn, we acquire knowledge and skills. And we acquire knowledge in multiple ways. Specifically, we acquire knowledge through experience, study, or being taught. We need all three of these to become proficient in whatever we
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Creating A Good Photograph Is Inconvenient The Premise Of This Blog Post Without a doubt, photographers registering for my Introduction To Photography class have realized that creating well-composed photographs isn’t convenient. In other words, they’ve realized that even though they’ve purchased a DSLR that their photography hasn’t improved because they’re using their DSLR
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Bastiaan Woudt DRAWING INSPIRATION Bastiaan Woudt Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who’ve inspired me. Here’s a link to their work.–>http://www.bastiaanwoudt.com/ Who are the photographers that inspire you? Please leave your comments and replies below. The Importance of Drawing Inspiration About The Use Of The Word Drawing To clarify,
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Our Process Of Being Photographers The Premise Of This Blog Post Often, during my photography classes, I’ll mention the word “process”. And I don’t mean that as in “processing” an image or “processing” film. To be clear, what I mean by process is all the functions/activities that we do when we’re being photographers.
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How do freelance photographers earn a good living ? The Background For This Blog Post Often, in my classes, it seems some of the people in the class are thinkin’ about trying to earn some money with their photography. What’s a good living? To start, lets define “what’s a good living”. But you
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