As a photographer you should be aware of how you feel about what you are photographing and a certainty in your vision. A feeling comes from an emotional reaction. Certainty in your vision comes from your ability to apply craft to get the photograph that you want. When you combine how you feel and certainty […]

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Quick Studies Business Of Photography Flash Photography Basics Getting To Know Your Camera Light and color Metering and Exposure— Photojournalism Multi Week Classes

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There’s not really any difference, in terms of photography, between photographing during the day or photographing at night. You either have more light to work with or less light to work with. The bottom line is that you need to be able to evaluate what you’ve got to work with in terms of light and adjust your exposure as you […]

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You are ultimately responsible for your photography, but you can choose to be totally responsible for your photograph or partially responsible for your photograph. If you work your camera in an automatic exposure mode you are responsible for working your camera in auto exposure mode. In automatic exposure mode you have chosen to have your camera […]

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Washington DC Photography Class Sale Ends On June 24 – Don’t Miss It!! This sale runs from June 14-June 24 and is exclusive to subscribers on my email list. If you’re on my email list you’ve been sent an email with a password to a page with a discount code. If you’re not on my […]

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If you want to go beyond point and shoot photography you’ve got to start somewhere. Getting to know your camera and learning a few basic things about photography will get you off to a good start. Simply learning the following three things will get you on the path to working your camera in manual mode […]

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There’s photographing WHAT you see and then there’s photographing HOW you see . It’s easy to create a photograph based on what you see. Photographing what you see  involves getting an average exposure for what you see and framing it. Anyone could photograph of what they see with a point and shoot camera while working […]

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Drawing Inspiration – David Hurn 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. “There are many forms of photography. I consider myself simply a recorder of that which I find of interest around me. I personally have no […]

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DC Photography Class – Intermediate Photography class starting – July 17, 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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DC Photo Classes – Lighting With Portable Flash Starting June 30, 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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Washington DC Photography Classes – June 23- July 9, 2015 Upcoming Photography Classes – Click On Links Below To Learn About Classes And To Register. Tue 23 Jun 1130am-230pm Getting To Know Your Camera Thu 25 Jun 630pm-930pm Getting To Know Your Camera Sat 27 Jun 10am-1pm Flash Photography Basics Sun 28 Jun 1:30pm-3:00pm Open […]

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Introduction to Photography class starting June 30 and July 9, 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 […]

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