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Photography Class Related Blog Posts

Photography Class Related Blog Posts

These blog posts are based on the classes that Sam D’Amico teaches.  More importantly, they’re intended to serve as food for thought for photographers. With that in mind; Read ’em, digest ’em and then incorporate ’em into your photography studies and practice.

Because the posts are usually short, that means less time readin’ and more time makin’ photographs.

In addition, after reading the posts, if ya have any questions or something to say, use the “Comment” field in the “Leave a Reply” area at the end of each post.

In order to get familiar with what Sam does in terms of his photography and photography instruction, you can visit his website at samdamico.com.

If ya have any questions beyond the blog post you can email ‘im or give ‘im a call. You’ll find his contact information in the black navigation bar located at the top of every page of his website. 

Being A Professional Photographer vs. Being An Amateur Photographer.

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Being A Professional Photographer vs. Being An Amateur Photographer. A blog post/written thoughts based on conversations with participants during the Business of Photography course. Being A Professional Photographer is no different than being an amateur photographer except the pro makes their photography about money. Amateurs do their photography for love. Pros do their photography for […]

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Characteristics Of Light – Light As Elements Of Composition.

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Characteristics Of Light – Light As Elements Of Composition. A blog post/written thoughts based on conversations with participants during the Intermediate course. There’s photography an action (“drawing”, “writing”, “recording” “communicating” with light) and then there’s what we do with our camera to make a photograph (camera operation). Once we know how to operate a camera

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Composition In Photography – The What, How And Why.

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Composition In Photography – The What, How And Why. A blog post/written thoughts based on conversations with participants during the Introduction To Photography course. I’m no authority when it comes to composition, except when it comes to my work. I’m just not talking about the photograph as a piece of work, but I’m talking about

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Our Cameras – Same Stuff. Different Ways of Doing The Same Stuff.

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Our Cameras – Same Stuff. Different Ways of Doing The Same Stuff. A blog post/written thoughts based on conversations with participants during  the Getting To Know Your Camera course. People are like cameras. We’re all the same in terms of what we are and what we do on a base level, but we look and

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Copyright and Copy-Wrongs – Record Label Insults Photographer

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Copyright and Copy-Wrongs – Record Label Insults Photographer After Stealing Her Photos Here’s a link to the article: https://petapixel.com/2018/04/27/record-label-insults-photographer-after-stealing-her-photos/ I originally posted this to Facebook and I was gonna write something about it as a blog post, but since I got involved in a conversation about this on Facebook I figured it’d just be easier

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Question: What/which is the best Nikon (middle range price) professional photographic camera and which lenses, flash, and tripod are good for professional use?

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There is no inherently “best”. There is only best in terms of what works for you. What you are asking is for someone who knows nothing about you, or the type of work that you do, to take on responsibility for what equipment you should be using/purchasing for your photography. These decisions are your responsibility

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Introduction To Photography – Tonality Control In Manual Exposure Mode

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Introduction To Photography – Tonality Control In Manual Exposure Mode When we describe the brightness of our picture, I prefer to use the term “tonality” instead of exposure. An exposure is a recording of light. A recording of light is our photograph. We can increase or decrease the tonality of in manual exposure mode in

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Question: So I am really drawn to photography, whenever I see a picture that’s really beautiful or creative. I feel so rejuvenated inside and alive. Could that be hinting that I should venture into photography or that’s it is my passion?

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It means you enjoy seeing photographs. If you enjoy seeing photographs, you may enjoy creating photographs. If ya got a camera on your phone use that to start with. It doesn’t take much to be a photographer. Enjoy. Here’s some information on my website that you may find useful. Being A Photographer  

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Getting To Know Your Camera – The Basic Three Functions

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Getting To Know Your Camera – The Basic Three Functions Your camera does what all cameras do, it records light. Your camera is a certain make and model. Depending on the make and model camera, you have more functions or less functions in terms of camera operation. Regardless of the amount of options that you have

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Copyrights And Copy-wrongs – Naruto, the plaintiff, can’t sue for copyright infringement.

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Copyrights And Copy-wrongs – Naruto, the plaintiff, can’t sue for copyright infringement. But I think it’d be interesting to hear the deposition. You’ll probably appreciate this story more if you’re a Planet of the Apes fan. Click the link and read all about it. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-monkey-selfie-9th-circuit-20180423-story.html Study And Practice Photography With Sam

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