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.
I don’t know, you’ll have to ask them. Here’s why I like flash. It’s a light source that, when used appropriately, is an effective way to add to the depth of composition of your photograph. You know that picture of your friend standing in front of a window or a sunset? You know, the one […]
Why do some photographers hate flash and avoid using it? Read More »
Yup, you do. As soon as you create something original in a “fixed tangible” form, you’ve got copyright and you own it, unless you give it away or give parts of it away. Why give it away when you can make money with it? Learn About The Business Of Photography
There’s something in your camera called a meter. This meter has different metering patterns and measures light intensity. Some of are aware of the meter and use it while in the process of making a photograph in manual exposure mode. Some of us are not aware of the meter but it’s still used while making
Most of us use our white balance settings in the automatic (AWB) setting. The idea is that if white looks white, then everything else is “color correct”. Is “color correct” always what we want? What if our photograph wasn’t “color correct”? Try taking your white balance setting off of AWB and make the same picture
What we charge for our photography depends on us, not on what other photographers are charging. It’s essential to figure our cost of doing business/what we need to earn a living. We charge our clients for the following: Time. We need to charge our clients for the time it takes to complete the work. Expenses.
As Professionals, How Do We Know What To Charge For Our Photography? Read More »
“…an eight-member jury decided in favor of Grumpy Cat Ltd. in a suit against Grenade Beverage, the maker of Grumpy Cat Grumppuccino.”… https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/25/580588088/grumpy-cat-awarded-710-000-in-copyright-infringement-suit
Copyrights and Copywrongs – 0129-2018 – Grumpy Cat Read More »
Is EVERYTHING we do as photographers in terms of our studies and practice to create a photograph. Each thing that we do can be considered an ELEMENT of composition. How we each study and practice is as varied as each of us as photographers. Considering the variety of photographers and their studies and practice, the
Composition In Photography… Read More »
Money. The pros enjoy their photography practice so much that they have decide to make photography a vocation. The amateurs, while enjoying their photography practice as much as pros do, have decided to make photography an avocation. Learn About The Business Of Photography
What Separates The Pros From The Amateurs? Read More »
Lightning, provides light. We notice lightning more at night than we do during the day. Since lightning is a light source that provides light very briefly, it illuminates what is within the distance/range of the lightning for a split second and then, when the flash of lightning is gone, what we saw with the addition
It’s Like Having Portable Lightning. Read More »
We are already doing the VERY basics. When we see something that creates an impulse to make a photograph and we then take out a camera to make the photograph, we are practicing the VERY basics of photography. We may not be as thoughtfully involved in the creation of the picture as photographers who have
No need to learn the VERY Basics Of Photography Read More »
