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You’re camera isn’t smart nor does it take good pictures. You, on the other hand, have intelligence and you have the ability to make good pictures. Your camera also doesn’t know anything. Among some of the things things your camera doesn’t know… What you want your  picture to look like. What  you are making a picture […]

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I tried learning all I could about Photoshop. What I learned is that I don’t want to learn it. Too much with the curves and channels and layers and masks. For me, there’s too much to learn and I find it difficult. Am I stupid or lazy? Call me stupid for thinking this but, I don’t […]

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Your photograph should be all about what you want as a photographer, not about what you think someone else will like or not like. If you’ve been making your pictures from the perspective of what someone will like or not like, then you probably haven’t been making pictures that you like. If you’ve been working your […]

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In the dictionary, some of  the  words that  are  used  to define  rules are: Regulations. Law. What  is possible or allowable. Discipline. Control or dominion. Normal or customary. In the dictionary, some of  the  words that  are  used  to define  elements are: The primary or  fundamental parts of  something. To me, the words used to describe […]

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Shutter speed is a part of exposure. You can set your shutter speed to vary the amount of light that falls onto your light sensitive material of choice. Longer/slower shutter speed = more exposure = brighter picture Shorter/faster shutter speed = less exposure = darker picture Sometimes when I give a review during my  photography classes, photographers […]

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Drawing Inspiration – Manuel Alvarez Bravo 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. A photographer’s main instrument is his eyes. Strange as it may seem, many photographers choose to use the eyes of another photographer, past or […]

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DC Photo Classes – Lighting With Portable Flash Starting May 3, 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 […]

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DC Photography Class – Intermediate Photography classes starting – May 5, 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 […]

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Washington DC Photography Classes – April 30 – May 22, 2015 Upcoming Photography Classes – Click On Links Below To Learn About Classes And To Register. Thu 30 Apr 6:30pm-9:30pm Introduction To Photography – April 30 Start Sat 2 May 1:30pm-4:30pm Getting To Know Your Camera Sat 2 May 10am-1pm Introduction To Photography – May […]

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Introduction to Photography classes starting – April 30, May 2 and May 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 […]

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