Thanks for working with me to help you with your photography studies and practice. After completing every class or course, I send a follow-up email that addresses our meeting(s) and includes a link that leads to a page requesting student comments about me, Sam D’Amico. And this is the page. Above all, my work […]
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Although I’ve learned to embrace digital photography, I think some digital camera technology gets in the way. My Background With Digital Camera Technology (Adapt Or Fall By the Wayside) Many news outlets supported film while transitioning to digital technology, but eventually, digital technology prevailed. When digital cameras showed up, I worked as a freelance photographer
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If you’re considering buying a lens for your camera, make sure you have a basic understanding of lenses, how and where to buy a lens for your camera, and then choose wisely. Before Buying a Lens for a Camera, Know What a Lens Does The lens of a camera does a few things. And understanding
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When it comes to improving our photography, unlearning photography is as vital as learning photography because we often need to unlearn what we’ve learned to become better photographers. Unlearning Our Photography First, here’s what I mean by “unlearning our photography.” Unlearning our photography means recognizing habits, processes, and ideas about photography that keep us
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When we generalize photography, especially for matters of composition, it works against us. How Do We Generalize Our Photography? We generalize or standardize photography a lot. And while having some standards in our work is okay, it’s not OK when creating a unique photograph. Because a standard we apply to one picture will not
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Photography can be difficult or complex. Why choose a difficult photography approach when a complex process makes us better photographers and makes our process simple? Yesterday, while teaching an Intermediate Photography lesson, I mentioned complexity. Specifically, I pointed out the complexity of the work they’ve been doing. They were now engaged in a
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.Editing our photographs is a process that happens constantly. I realized this over the course of the last few days because I spent a good chunk of time editing my pictures for a presentation. That process got me thinking that I’m glad I’m constantly editing my work before I prepare work for presentation. I also
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What’s Bokeh? Bokeh isn’t a word I use in my photography studies and practice. But a question about it came up during my Introduction to Photography class, so I figured I’d write about it. What Is Bokeh? Yesterday, the term bokeh came up during the Introduction to Photography class. I don’t use the
Sam’s Online Private Photography Lessons allow you to create single or multiple lessons that are geared to getting exactly what you want out of a photography class. Online Private Photography Lessons Registration Prerequisites: No. *Contact Sam for more information and discounted pricing for In-person or online private classes. *Are you thinking of
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Lens condensation happens. Here’s how, why, and ways to deal with it. It’s a hot and muggy summer in DC. We’ve been getting daily thunderstorms, which I like being in, but the rain isn’t the only thing that dampens our equipment. It’s the kind of weather that could get us some lens condensation. The
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