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.
As soon as we ask that question we begin to limit our photography. A better question is, what can we do? “Should” is a dead end. “Can” is open ended and allows for possibilities and variations. Study And Practice Photography With Sam
What SHOULD We Do? Read More »
Answer: Bokeh has nothing to do with your camera. Bokeh is an effect caused by the shape of the aperture. The aperture is in your lens. Use your aperture to get a the shallowest depth of field possible and focus as close as possible. Study And Practice Photography With Sam
Why? That question allows us to engage what we do as photographers. What we do in terms of our compositions and in terms of what we do with our cameras to create the compositions that we intend to create. A simple three letter word posed as a question opens the door to creating photographs that
Answer: It’s gonna be your photography equipment, it should be your decision. You’re gonna be the photographer using the camera and lenses. You’ve gotta figure it out. Here’s some help. → Can you recommend a camera?
Question: Should I buy a Canon EOS 6D with a 24–70mm f/2.8 or a 5d mark III with a 50mm? Read More »
Many times during class, the photographers I work with will use language like that when talking about camera operation. A camera is a machine and as a machine we use it as a tool to measure, evaluate and to make a picture. A camera isn’t human. You are. A machine doesn’t think or know. You do.
The Camera Thinks. The Camera Knows. Read More »
We have default modes as photographers in terms of our studies and practice. We have default modes on our camera. Our default modes as photographers change depending on our intent and what we’re photographing. We can also change the default modes on our camera. The default modes on our camera should support our default modes
Photography And Default Modes Read More »
Exposure compensation adjusts the tonality of the photograph while the photograph is being made in camera. In an automatic exposure mode, exposure compensation is adjusted automatically based on what the photographer sets as the exposure compensation and the light intensities influencing the light meter in the camera. I manual exposure mode, exposure compensation is adjusted
Question: What is exposure compensation? Read More »
What we see: Regardless of what type of being we are we all see the same thing. How we see: Depending on what type of being we are, we see the same thing differently. Here’s a link that shows how different beings see the same thing http://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-do-other-animals-see-the-world.html How We Think About What We See: While
What We See. How We See. How We Think About What We See. Read More »
We can work simply in manual exposure mode. We can work easily in an automatic exposure mode. Working simply in manual exposure mode, we can keep things uncomplicated and our work includes a thorough attentiveness and a straightforward efficiency that requires only the effort needed to create the best photograph that we can considering the
Simple, Easy and Exposure Modes In Photography Read More »
As you know, It ain’t enough to like it, they’ve got to like it enough to pay for the use of it. Ya can’t get anyone to do that. They either will or they won’t. In any event, You’ll need to set up a platform(s) that provide a way to pay for the licensing/use of
Question: How do you get people to do more than like your photography, like pay for it? Read More »
