If nothing else, Mr. Gilden's approach reminds us, and his subjects, that there is no privacy in public.

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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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Weather Alert – Washington DC Photography Classes Inclement weather is being forecast for the Washington DC area. Please check this notice frequently for class cancellation/delay. A final decision whether class is cancelled/delayed or scheduled as normal will be made no later than 2 to 3 hours before the start time of the class. If class […]

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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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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 – Freeman Patterson 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. “Seeing, in the finest and broadest sense, means using your senses, you intellect, and your emotions. It means encountering your subject matter with your […]

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