You must look at your own photographs with a cool, critical eye and if the person giving the critique is more interested in your photography than their own, then you'll leave with useful information on how to improve your photography.

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The road to creativity can be be rough or smooth, think unpaved and paved. If you were to get from point A to point B, an unpaved road would  provide a slow and uncertain journey while a smooth road would get you there faster and with confidence. As a photographer, your pavement is the understanding and application of […]

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In photography, theres a lot to learn.

The good news is that you don't have to be a know-it-all.

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All of these changes have a compositional outcome. If you are changing these things and not...

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Drawing Inspiration – Willy Ronis 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. “Most of my photographs were taken on the spur of the moment, very quickly, just as they occurred. All attention focuses on the specific […]

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DC Photo Classes – Lighting With Portable Flash Starting November 5, 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 – November 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 […]

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Washington DC Photography Classes – October 28 – November 20, 2015 Wed 28 Oct 630pm-930pm Getting To Know Your Camera Fri 30 Oct 1130am-230pm Getting To Know Your Camera Sun 1 Nov 130pm-3pm Topical Class Series: Camera Operation and Photographic Composition Wed 4 Nov 6:30pm-9:30pm Introduction To Photography – November 4 Start Thu 5 Nov […]

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Here’s the start dates for the Introduction To photography classes that are scheduled to start, and end, in 2015. More dates are being scheduled for 2016. Wed 4 Nov 6:30pm-9:30pm Introduction To Photography – November 4 Start Thu 5 Nov 1130am-230pm Introduction To Photography – November 5 Start Sat 7 Nov 10:00am-1:00pm Introduction To Photography […]

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