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.
Photography Critiques Are We Looking For Validation? Or… – A blog post based on conversations with photographers. Maybe, We’re Lookin’ To Improve Lookin’ to improve is different than getting validation. Lookin’ to improve is an active involvement in our work. While lookin’ to get validation is a matter seeking opinion on whether our work is […]
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What is there to know about our photography – A blog post based on conversations with photographers. Photography In General and Our Photography Please note the distinction I made in the title “our photography”. Just for clarity, when I say “our photography” I mean our photography as individual photographers. As an example, I’ll use myself
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Photographs That Are Full Of Life – A blog post based on conversations with photographers While working with a photographer during the The VERY Basics of Photography – (Sam’s Version Of A Camera-Phone Class), the photographer mentioned a photographer that she knew and then went on to describe that photographers’ work as “full of life”.
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I Wanna Be A Fill In The Blank Photographer – A blog post based on conversations with photographers. I Wanna Be A (Fill In The Blank) Photographer There’s a lot of specialization in photography. With that in mind, we tend to wanna be a “type” of photographer. Because we wanna be a “specialized” photographer
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What Camera Do You Use? That Probably Ain’t The Best Question To Be Askin’ A Photographer – A blog post based on conversations with photographers. What Camera Do You Use? Here’s Why That Probably Ain’t The Best Question To Be Askin’ A Photographer The question itself is useful however, the reason why we ask
Don’t hate your flash, learn to use it to make better pictures !!!
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If you are considering making a venture into stock photography what should you consider?
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What If I asked you to agree to give me a photograph that you created?
Would you agree to give it to me if I put restrictions on how you could use It?
What if part of our agreement was that I could use your photograph to make money but I did not have to give you a penny of any money that I made, would you still agree?
What If I could let anyone use the picture for anything that they wanted, do we have a deal yet?
What If I could charge whatever I wanted for the photograph, effectively undercutting you on price, could I have it now?
What If by giving me your picture you agreed that your photograph would no longer be yours and you would have to get my written permission to use it for any reason, are we in agreement?
If you’re a professional photographer, you could clearly see how this is damaging to your ability to generate income with your work. Yet many photographers are agreeing to give away their work under such terms.
How could this happen?
Watch the following video
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Just You And Your Camera Are Enough- A blog post based on conversations with participants during my photography classes. Just You And Your Camera Are Enough Just you and your camera are enough to make a photograph. As a result, just you and your camera are enough for you to be a photographer. But
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Online Photography Courses And Classes Overview While working with photographers in my classes, the subject of online photography courses and tutorials often comes up. While speaking with them, all say that learning photography online in the usual ways doesn’t get them where they want to be in terms of understanding and skill. As a
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