fotocapito
new photo criticisms
About Foto Capito
The name Foto Capito is Italian. Capito means understood. However, foto for Italians is an abbreviation for photograph, or photographs, or photography. Therefore, the phrase, foto capito could be translated a few different ways: photo understood, photos understood, or photography understood. Along these lines some aspects of this site attempts to help its readers to understand photography. Other parts of this site seek to help visitors to understand photographs, to understand their meaning. We try to help photographers to be able to analyze a photograph and its meaning—as a means of communication and art.
With this theme in mind, this web site offers tutorials and other resources related to photography. It's primarily is for newcomers to photography and for beginners who want to learn how to take good photographs. We think that we provide easy to understand articles which explain various aspects of photography: camera settings, composition, lighting, etc. This site also includes recommendations of books on photography and books photography equipment to help new photographers to learn more than this site can offer, and to help them to purchase good equipment that they will use as they progress in their understanding of photography.
Russell Dyer
Russell Dyer is the primary contributor to the articles and photography on this web site. He is an American writer living in Milan, Italy—as well as in New Orleans. He has written and published short stories and novels, as well as hundreds of technical or non-fiction articles on computer software, the banking industry, and photography. To learn more about him, see his personal site.
Links to Amazon
On this site you will find links to Amazon for many photography items such as cameras, lenses, flashes, and various studio equipment. We receive a small commission for any purchases made through these links on our site. These commissions help to support the FotoCapitoe—so far, they are far less than the cost of the site.
Regarding Comments
We would like to receive comments about our articles and photographic equipment and books that we recommend. We’re working on adding the necessary on-line forms and behind the scenes programs to process reader comments. However, we are spending a great deal of time designing this site and creating its contents. We ask that readers who wish to comment will take the time consider what they want to say and ensure that what they enter into our comment forms is well written (e.g., spelling). We also ask that when they choose to have their comments posted for others visitors to read, they make sure that what they enter will be of interest to others. Comments that are solely for the writers and other creators of the site shouldn’t be marked for public viewing. Postings which are marked public, but aren’t of value to the public will be set to private by us.
Further regarding the content of messages, please stick to the topic of the article for which you’re commenting. Additionally, we’d like to say that constructive criticism is very welcome—we want to improve our site and we want to help others. However, rude, mean spirited, or obnoxious comments will not be approved for posting.
