What you create is intellectual property. This intellectual property is yours and you can make money with it. Intellectual property is the heart of your business as a photographer. If you want to learn more about the business of photography....

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Some photographers say that there are certain times of day when it is best to make pictures because the light is better.
I’ll agree that the characteristics of light changes thorough out the day but I think that anytime of day is the best time to make  a picture. I think that no time of day provides better or worse light – just different light.
All types of [...]

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Someone stated, during a recent class that I was teaching, that a teacher from another class wondered why anyone would want to work their camera in manual exposure mode rather than an automatic exposure mode.
Good question.
In photography, you can choose the outcome of your composition by working your camera in fully manual exposure mode or [...]

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Hue is color.
Red is a hue, green is a hue, blue is a hue, etc
Color evokes emotion.
Green with envy, feeling blue, seeing red with anger, etc.
You can use the white balance setting on your camera to manipulate how color appears in your pictures.
When you use the white balance settings on your camera to get intentional color shifts you can [...]

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Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who have inspired me.
http://www.mocp.org/collections/permanent/callahan_harry.php
http://masters-of-photography.com/C/callahan/callahan.html
Who are the photographers that inspire you?
Please leave your comments and replies below.

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A cigarette pack and cigarette butt ends lie on the ground, Washington, DC. With a population of over 5 million residents the nation's capital is home to one of the most polluted rivers in the country. Litter on the ground often finds it way into the Anacostia River via storm water runoff. It is estimated [...]

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Washington DC Photography Classes – January 17 – January 31, 2015
Upcoming Photography Classes In Washington DC. You can see a list of all upcoming courses in the right hand side bar of the Sam D’Amico Photography website. Scroll down a bit to view the list.

January 17, 2015:

Business Of Photography (1:30 pm)

January 20, 2015:

Light And Color [...]

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DC Photography Class – Intermediate Photography classes starting – February 7, 2015.

Reinforce your basic photography skills and techniques…
Learn new skills and techniques…
Understand and observe light…
Be more precise in the creation of your photograph…
Have the process of creating a photograph become more second nature…
Learn about basic flash photography…
Learn the basics of color photography…
Create thoughtfully composed photographs [...]

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DC Photo Classes – Lighting With Portable Flash Starting March 4, 2015
You’ll learn….

How to get the “proper exposure” with your flash…
How to control the brightness of your flash…
How to mix flash with available light…
About the relationship between your aperture (f-stop), shutter speed, ISO and flash…
How to use flash to control contrast…
How to see your flash [...]

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Introduction to Photography classes starting – February 4 and 7, 2015
Learn to work your camera.

Learn basic photography.
Learn to make better photographs.

Introduction to Photography classes starts monthly.
Register now to reserve your place in the class.
By working your camera in fully manual mode throughout the class, you will become thoroughly familiar with basic camera operation and will [...]

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