There are many technically excellent photographs that fail on a compositional level. A photograph that exhibits technical mastery but doesn’t show creativity is an empty photograph. Don’t discount technical skill. The more technical skill that you have the more creative you can be, but always remember that technical mastery serves creativity. Introduction To Photography Intermediate Photography  

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Are you more concerned about your equipment or more about your photography? People don’t care about your camera, they care about your picture. While you need a camera to make a photograph, you need to be a good photographer to make a good photograph. Cameras don’t make good photographers or good pictures. Good photographers can make a good picture […]

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If you own a camera that has a manual exposure mode option, but are using it in auto-exposure mode, you’re  not realizing the full potential of your camera or the full potential of you as a photographer. Getting to know how to use your camera in manual mode opens the door to your full potential as a […]

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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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If you've got to "fix" your picture in photo-editing software, you've made a mistake.

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Drawing Inspiration – Jennifer Squires Ross 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. “I’ve been photographing professionally since 1996, back in the days of over-gelled lights, polaroids, and darkrooms. These days I take a more organic […]

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Washington DC Photography Classes – June 1 – June 12, 2016 Upcoming Photography Classes – Click On Links Below To Learn About Classes And To Register.   Wed 1 Jun 6:30pm-9:30pm Introduction To Photography-Wednesday, June 1 Start Sat 4 Jun 10am-1pm Introduction To Photography-Saturday, June 4 Start Sat 4 Jun 130pm-430pm Getting To Know Your […]

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DC Photo Classes – Lighting With Portable Flash Starting June 6, 2016 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 – June 11, 2016 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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Upcoming Introduction to Photography Classes In Washington DC, June, 2016 Click the links below for more information about the class. Wed 1 Jun 6:30pm-9:30pm Introduction To Photography-Wednesday, June 1 Start Sat 4 Jun 10am-1pm Introduction To Photography-Saturday, June 4 Start Tue 7 Jun 11:30am-2:30pm Introduction To Photography – Tuesday, June 7 Start Learn to work […]

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