Being A Photographer – About The Word “Photography” And What We Do As “Photographers”
Being A Photographer – About The Word “Photography” And What We Do As “Photographers” Read More »
Learn To Think Like A Photographer Class-Blog Posts
Sam D’Amico is a professional photographer and photography teacher and offers classes in Washington DC. Specifically, he’s been a professional photographer since the mid-1980’s and started teaching photography professionally in the late 1990’s.
The blog posts are inspired by conversations that happen with photographers during the Learn To Think Like A Photographer classes that Sam offers.
More importantly, the blog posts are intended to get you thinking about your photography and photography practice.
If you have any comments or questions, please leave them in the “Reply” area at the bottom of each post.
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Being A Photographer – What We See And How We See Read More »
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
Our Response-Ability As Photographers. Read More »
Photographers practice photography. What with, how and why is up to us. Study And Practice Photography With Sam.
Our Photography Practice Read More »
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
The Word Photography… Read More »
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
Experiencing, Intent and Photography Read More »
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,
A Color or Black and White Photograph? Read More »
Observe light. (See) Learn to work your camera. (How to operate your camera to record HOW you see.) If you’d like some in-person guidance. https://samdamico.com/studying-photography-washington-dc-sam-damico/ If you’d like some online guidance. Being A Photographer – An Online Photography Course Created And Presented By Sam D’Amico— or Log into Facebook | Facebook
What Should Beginner Photographers Do To Improve Their Skill? Read More »
A DSLR, (Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera) light and a photographer. Simple. We set the camera to whatever exposure mode that we are comfortable using, compose the picture, press the shutter release and we’ve got a photograph. We either like the picture that we produced or we don’t like the picture that we produced. If
The Essentials For DSLR Photography Read More »
Good enough to do the work that we want to do. No more. No Less. Once you start making photographs, you’ll know what you need to know and you’ll know what you don’t need to know. Ya don’t have to be a “know it all” and you don’t even know how to use every function
How Good Do Our Photography Skills Need To Be? Read More »