03/11/2023- Hello, Here's The Latest Sam D'Amico Photography Newsletter
Published: Sat, 03/11/23
Sam offers in-person and online photography instruction. Call him at 202-531-2344 to see how he can help you.
Hello
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I hope you find this newsletter helpful. If you'd like me to write about something, email me and let me know.
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During a class this week, a student asked about a "general setting" for picking an appropriate ISO, shutter speed, and aperture that we
can set on our camera to apply as a starting point for all photographs.
That question and my answer were the fodder for this week's featured blog
post.
In-person group classes are now scheduled, and there's still room in the Introduction To Photography class To Photography class that starts tomorrow. Scroll down to learn about the classes and to register.
Available Ways to Learn Photography With Sam
In-Person Group Classes
In-person group classes are now scheduled. Classes are limited to five participants, six, including me, and meet in the Kogod Courtyard, an ample, enclosed, weather-protected, well-lighted space located in the National Portrait Gallery located in the Gallery Place Place-Chinatown area of Washington DC. It's easily reached via multiple Metro lines, has plenty of comfortable seating, and has a cafe in case you want to get
something to eat or drink.
The Learn To Think Like A Photographer Photography class will get you thinking like a photographer and
creating unique compositions. And because you’ll begin associating camera operation with visual outcomes, composing pictures becomes more deliberate and well-composed.
---Getting To Know Your Camera This class will familiarize you with your camera's most critical functions. We'll cover exposure modes, focusing modes, and metering modes. This class aims to get you working on your camera in aperture and shutter priority modes. Working your camera
this way will get you working more thoughtfully and creating intentional compositions.
---Introduction To Photography During the Introduction To Photography Course In DC, you’ll work with your camera in manual exposure mode throughout the class. You’ll begin to understand the relationship between camera operation., light, and composition DC. As a result, you’ll become
thoroughly familiar with essential camera operation and learn to control your photographs’ composition fully.
Whether you're a beginner or a more advanced photographer, I can work with you in-person or
online on a one-on-one basis. This format allows me to help you improve your photography with custom-tailored instruction. You can use anything from a DSLR to the camera on your phone. Bring whatever you have in equipment and skill level, and I'll help you make more thoughtfully composed photographs. Please be fully vaccinated if we meet in person and follow all CDC and local guidelines.
Recorded, Learn at Your Own Pace Classes/Webinars Available on Sam's Online Learning Platform for Photographers
This class will familiarize you with your camera's most critical functions. We'll cover exposure modes, focusing modes, and metering modes. This class aims to get you working on your camera in aperture and shutter priority modes. Working your camera
this way will get you working more thoughtfully and creating intentional compositions. This class is also a prerequisite to the online Introduction To Photography group class.
While all my
instruction involves teaching camera operation and thought process, this introductory class teaches thought process and camera operation by using the camera on your phone. However, I wouldn't consider this a "phone photography class" because this composition class teaches a thought/compositional process that can be carried over into any camera.
When you study and practice photography with me via my online learning platform, you'll not only have access to the classes and webinars available there (see directly above) but also get to ask me questions and get answers.
You'll also get monthly assignments to keep you thinking about photography and a live online monthly meeting. This is an excellent standalone way to learn about photography or can be used to supplement the other methods of working with me. The monthly fee is $25.00, and you can start and stop whenever you'd like.
Sam D'Amico, a professional photographer and photography instructor, helps anyone who wants to be a better photographer. He'll work with his students to increase their understanding of camera operation, light, and lighting.
Sam started working as a professional photographer in the mid-1980s and began teaching photography professionally in 1999. His photographs were awarded in shows, and his photography classes were voted the "Best of DC" by the readers of the Washington City Paper.
Many photography teachers spend a lot of time teaching about DSLRs and rules of composition that create homogenized, rigid photographs.
On the other hand, Sam teaches about camera operation, thought process, and the individual photographer's visual communication intent. This approach to teaching allows his students to use ANY camera (yes, even the camera on their phone) and break free of the rules of composition. Approaching the creative process this way allows
for fluid and spontaneous photographs unique to the photographer creating them.
Sam encourages his students to find their own ways as photographers. He instills the skills in his students that result in creative, engaging, and unique compositions that reflect the photographer's intended one-of-a-kind visual expression.
