Who cares about your photography? I’m not sure. I am sure of this though, if you don’t care about your photography, no one else will care about your photography. Your work has to show that you care. Take a photography class with Sam.

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Art is vague because art is subjective and is in the eye of the beholder. I think to identify oneself as an artist is equally vague. Art involves subjective judgement. Craft is distinct and identifiable. You can, with clarity and certainty, identify yourself as a craftsperson. Craft involves skillful application of technique. If you are skillful in your craft you are more likely to produce work that someone […]

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If you have a good understanding of photography and understand how to use your camera you can photograph almost anything you want. Low light photography, sports, portraits, landscapes, whatever. It’s all about understanding your subject as light and using you camera as a light recording tool. If you can use your camera in manual exposure mode, all the […]

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Today we make photographs with exposures in fractions of seconds. The first photograph, created in 1826 by Joseph-Nicephore Niepce, required an 8 hour exposure. Read more here—>http://cool.conservation-us.org/byorg/abbey/an/an26/an26-3/an26-307.html See Sam’s Photographs Take A Photography Class With Sam

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Washington DC Photography Class Sale – June 25 – July 25 – Don’t Miss It!! Here’s The Specifics Sale runs from June 25-July 25. Copy and paste the provided coupon code when registering for a specific scheduled class, private instruction or purchasing a gift certificate. Coupon code can only be used once per customer. Coupon […]

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When I judged a themed photography contest, titled “A Different Point Of View”, I felt that I may have fell short of some expectations. I have my idea of what “A Different Point Of View” means and the people that I disappointed have a different point of view of what “A Different Point Of View” […]

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Drawing Inspiration – Ansel Adams 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 great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed. – Ansel Adams http://www.anseladams.com/ […]

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Washington DC Photography Classes – July 29 – August 9, 2015 Upcoming Photography Classes – Click On Links Below To Learn About Classes And To Register. Wed 29 Jul 630pm-930pm Getting To Know Your Camera Thu 30 Jul 1130am-230pm Exposure Modes And Photographic Composition – July 30 Start Fri 31 Jul 1130am-230pm Getting To Know […]

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DC Photo Classes – Lighting With Portable Flash Starting August 1, 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 class starting – August 20 and September 3, 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 […]

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Introduction to Photography classes in Washington DC starting August 1, August 3 and August 11, 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, […]

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