Then look less.
Photography is more about seeing than looking.
Many photographers look for things to photograph instead of seeing things to photograph.
Looking is searching.
Seeing is discovering.
You don’t have look for things to photograph, everything is right in front of you.
All you have to do is see what is interesting about what is right in front of you and show [...]

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Good article from the The Observer about street photography.

Among others, some of the photographers who influenced me are mentioned.

Lee Friedlander, André Kertéz, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand and Helen Levitt.

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The composition of your photograph should be filled with intent.
If you, or your camera, are picking exposure settings in a haphazard manner, or based solely on the amount of light that you are working with, the composition of your photograph is lacking the visual depth that can only come with intent.
Everything from the choice of your lens to the  the exposure [...]

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I was recently asked if I teach night photography classes and I answered “yes, the classes that I teach in the evening start  at 6:30 pm and usually end at 9:30pm.”
I misunderstood the question. The question was about whether I taught a class that specialized in creating photographs at night.
Do you really need a special [...]

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Salt and pepper shakers and sugar packets centered in the middle of a white, blue and pink table at an outdoor restaurant in Cape May, New Jersey. Cape May is located at the southern tip of the Cape My Peninsula in Cap May County New Jersey. The entire city is designated a national historic landmark [...]

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Drawing Inspiration – Helen Levitt
Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who have inspired me.
If possible, I’ve included a quote and a link to their work.
Since I’m inarticulate, I express myself with images. – Helen Levitt
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=helen+levitt+quotes&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=helen+levitt+photography&oq=helen+levitt+&aq=1&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_l=serp.1.1.0l10.327893.327893.2.331993.1.0.1.0.0.0.0.0..0.0…0.0.cH76-vvK8Jw&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=bb794ab44db8d128&biw=1062&bih=556
Who are the photographers that inspire you?
Please leave your comments and replies below.

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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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DC Photography Class – Intermediate Photography classes starting – March 8, 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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Washington DC Photography Classes – March 3 –  April 4, 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.
 

March 3, 2015:

Getting To Know Your Camera (6:30 pm)

March 4, 2015:

Lighting [...]

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Introduction to Photography classes starting – March 5 and March 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 [...]

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