This quote by Henri Cartier-Bresson resonates with me. I hope that we don’t ever see the day when ready-made photo system, which guarantees good photographic compostions in advance, go on the market. –Henri Cartier-Bresson – “American Photo”, September/October 1997, page: 76 Unfortunately, I think that’s what many cameras have attempted to become today. Auto-exposure, auto-focus, face-detection the list […]

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I don’t like to use the word art when describing my work or the word artist when describing me. The use of those words, to me, seem to be an attempt to artificially elevate something or someone to more than it or they are. Here’s a blog post that resonates with my thoughts about art. http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/im-sick-of-pretending-i-dont-get-art. In […]

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A camera used to be something that you had to buy as a distinct item and was intended to be used by a photographer. Now you get a camera when you buy a cell or smart phone. Since most everyone has a cell-smart phone, everyone has a camera and if  everyone uses the  camera on their […]

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Photography combines part science, part craft and part art. You don't need to know...

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Are you investing in equipment or are you investing in your understanding of craft? You can increase you understanding of craft by learning to work your camera and by learning the all you can about photography. You can read books, you can take classes, you can do both. Your equipment can only take you so far, it’s […]

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Drawing Inspiration – Margarete Jakschik Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who have inspired me. I’ve included a link to their work. http://www.galeriecapitain.de/artists/margarete-jakschik/works.html Who are the photographers that inspire you? Please leave your comments and replies below.

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Washington DC Photography Classes – October 12 – November 5, 2016 Wed 12 Oct 1130am-230pm Exposure Modes And Photographic Composition – October 12 Start – Wednesdays-1130am-230pm-Oct 12-19 Sat 22 Oct 130pm-430pm Photojournalism Wed 2 Nov 6:30pm-9:30pm Introduction To Photography-Wednesday, November 2 Start Fri 4 Nov 1130am-230pm Introduction To Photography-Friday, November 4 Start Sat 5 Nov […]

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Upcoming Introduction to Photography Classes In Washington, DC. November 4 Start-Frid​ays-1130am​-230pm-Nov​-4-11-18-D​ec-2 November 5 Start-Satu​rdays-10am​-1pm-Nov-5​-12-19-Dec​-3/h3> November 20 Start-Sund​ays-10am-1​pm-Nov-20-​Dec-4-11-1​8 November 29 Start-Tues​days-630pm​-930pm-Nov​-29-Dec-6-​13-20 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 photographs. By working your camera in fully manual mode throughout the class, you will become thoroughly […]

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