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

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My personal experience in learning photography has led me to believe that, before you venture into the darkroom, it makes more sense to learn the basics of photography first so you could produce properly exposed negatives. Without properly exposed negatives you've got nothing, to work with in the darkroom.

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A carpenters tools consist of, among other things, a hammer, saw and nails. A carpenter uses those tools to make something out of the raw material that a carpenter works with, wood. A photographers tools consist of, among other things, a camera and lens. A photographer uses those tools to make something out of the raw material that a photographer works with, light. Just as a carpenter learns to use the tools of this or her craft to […]

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Do you spend your time making a photograph or editing files? You make a photograph with your camera, you edit files with your computer. Some photographers get the photograph completed in the camera. Some photographers rely on photo editing software to complete their pictures. Photographers that get the photograph completed in the camera rely on their understanding of photography […]

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Drawing Inspiration – Martin Parr 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. http://www.martinparr.com/ Who are the photographers that inspire you? Please leave your comments and replies below.

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Scheduled – Lighting With Portable Flash Classes In Washington DC. 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 control contrast… […]

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Washington DC Photography Classes – June 7- 23, 2016 Upcoming Photography Classes – Click On Links Below To Learn About Classes And To Register. Tue 7 Jun 11:30am-2:30pm Introduction To Photography – Tuesday, June 7 Start Thu 9 Jun 1130am-230pm Getting To Know Your Camera Fri 10 Jun 1130am-230pm Exposure Modes And Photographic Composition – […]

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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. Introduction To Photography – Tuesday, June 7 Start Introduction To Photography-Tuesday, July 5 Start Introduction To Photography – Wednesday, July 6 Start Introduction To Photography-Saturday, July 9 Start Click the link to learn more.—> http://samdamico.com/introduction-photography-washington-dc-photography-class/ Learn to work your camera. Learn basic photography. Learn to make better […]

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