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.
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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.
When do we know we’re photographers? Is it when we have a lot of photography gear? Is it when we have accumulated a certain amount of pictures? Is it when we have a certain type of camera? In terms of writing Steven Presfield says, “A writer is a writer when he says he is.” The […]
Being A Photographer – When do we know we’re photographers? Read More »
You own your content and information, but then you grant them permission to do almost anything with your work.
If you’re trying to make money with your photography, you’ve put yourself in competition with YOURSELF!
Photography on Social Media Read More »
Unclear photography jargon has no helpful place in our photography studies and practice. Unclear Photography Jargon Nothing will hinder our photography studies and practice more than when our words are unclear and confusing. Furthermore, unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of confusion out there when it comes to photography jargon. And how do
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I don’t think of a digital camera as “storage” A digital camera transfer pictures recorded on the sensor to a memory card. The memory card has a limited amount of storage and should be noted on the memory card. How many pictures the memory card can hold is dependent on the image size and file
Intermediate Photography – Flash – Light Effected by Flash and Light Not Effected by Flash. When we use flash we can begin to see elements of our composition as light effected by flash and light not effected by flash. Everything in our photograph is light not effected by flash until it becomes effected by flash.
Being A Photographer – Framing and Content Framing is an element of composition that we utilize to isolate what we feel is an interesting “segment” of everything we see. Content are the elements of composition that we not only put in to the frame but organize into a two dimensional design within the frame. Study
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The camera has nothing to do with this. The lens may not allow for that much exposure. If you’re using a variable focal length (zoom) lens, the effective exposure of the lens may vary at different focal lengths. Study And Practice Photography With Sam D’Amico—
Being A Photographer – Goals and Immediate Effort (Process) In Our Photography There’s what we intend to do (goal) and the effort needed to realize the goal (process). When we fixate on the goal we don’t pay attention to process. It’s one thing to say we want results. it’s another to make effort to get
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Any camera can work without a memory card. A memory card is used for storage, not for making a picture. The memory card stores the photographs that are created on a digital sensor. The sensor records. The camera then transfers the recorded photographs to a memory card for storage. Study And Practice Photography With Sam
Question: Can a pinhole camera work without memory cards? Read More »
Take a look at the work of Helen Levitt, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Bruce Gilden, Joel Meyerowitz, I can go on. Your question, and the presumptions on which your question is based, reveal your ignorance of the photographers who’ve preceded you. Study And Practice Photography With Sam
