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Intermediate Photography Blog Posts

Intermediate Photography Blog Posts

Knowing Photography And Knowing How To Work Our Camera

Knowing Photography And Knowing How To Work Our Camera – A blog post based on conversations with photographers. A Few Words About Manual Exposure Mode When I work with photographers in my Introduction To Photography class we work in manual exposure mode throughout the class.  I always think of working in manual exposure mode as […]

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Manual Exposure Mode – Why Don’t We Do It?

Manual Exposure Mode Why Don’t We Do It? – A blog post based on conversations with photographers.   What Is Manual Exposure Mode? Manual exposure is an exposure mode setting on our on cameras. This exposure mode allows us to have the most choice when it comes to the composition of our photograph.  Furthermore, it allows

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Photography Critiques – Are We Looking For Validation? Or…

Photography Critiques Are We Looking For Validation? Or… – A blog post based on conversations with photographers. Maybe, We’re Lookin’ To Improve Lookin’ to improve is different than getting validation. Lookin’ to improve  is an active involvement in our work. While lookin’ to get validation is a matter seeking opinion on whether our work is

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What’s There To Know About Our Photography?

What is there to know about our photography – A blog post based on conversations with photographers. Photography In General and Our Photography Please note the distinction I made in the title “our photography”.  Just for clarity, when I say “our photography” I mean our photography as individual photographers. As an example, I’ll use myself

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Histograms. What’s the use?

Additionally, What’s the use of histograms? There is a use, but I don’t find it helpful.   What’s a Histogram? If I had to guess what was one of the most asked questions about what we see on the back of our cameras when we look at the information display of a created picture has

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Photo Editing Versus Photo Manipulation

I think there are important differences between photo editing and photo manipulation.     Photo Editing Editing photographs is a selection process during our workflow. As photographers, I think we edit our photographs constantly, and our editing process starts before we reach for our cameras. For example, because cameras are incorporated into our phones, we

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The Process Of Learning Photography

The Process Of Learning Photography I was speaking with a photographer who was considering studying photography with me. Based on our conversation we determined the most effective course of study for her to start with would be one of two classes (or maybe both) that I offer in Washington DC. She asked me, and I’m

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Intermediate Photography – Light Centric Vs. Camera Centric

Intermediate Photography – Light Centric Vs. Camera Centric Imagine a chef/cook more concerned with a stove than the food. That chef would be tool centric. Imagine a potter more concerned with the potter’s wheel than the clay. That potter would be tool centric. Imagine a carpenter more concerned with the hammer than the wood. That

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