Simplify your photography. If you take the time to pay attention and visually simplify what you put in your viewfinder and simplify your process when creating photographs, your work will improve immensely. The only things that belong in your photograph are what you consider to be the most important things, the only thing that you should include in […]

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If you’ve got the best lens in the world – whatever that means – and you make a weak picture, you’ve got a weak picture. If you’ve got the worst lens in the world – whatever that means – and you make a strong picture, you’ve got a strong picture. The point of the matter […]

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See. Feel. Make a photograph. Does your photograph show HOW you see or WHAT you see? If your photograph shows WHAT you see you’ve successfully made a photograph. If your photograph shows HOW you see you’ve successfully made a photograph that no one else could have made. Take a photography class with Sam D’Amico.

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Some photographers say that there are certain times of day when it is best to make pictures because the light is better. I’ll agree that the characteristics of light changes thorough out the day but I think that anytime of day is the best time to make  a picture. I think that no time of day provides better or worse light – just different light. All […]

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A student posted on Facebook that Amazon was picking up her book. Me- Congratulations. Your work paid off. Student- Thank you Sam…your class opened my eyes to what my camera was capable of! 😀 Me- You’ve got it wrong. It’s what you are capable of doing through your camera. Student – Your right…I forget I’m the one […]

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Drawing Inspiration – Eudora Welty Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who have inspired me. I’ve included a link to their work. http://eudorawelty.org/ Who are the photographers that inspire you? Please leave your comments and replies below.

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Washington DC Photography Classes – November 2 – November 29, 2016 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 10am-1pm Introduction To Photography-Saturday, November 5 Start Sun 20 Nov 10am-1pm Introduction To Photography-Sunday, November 20 Start Tue 29 Nov 6:30pm-9:30pm […]

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Upcoming Introduction to Photography Classes In Washington, DC. – November 2016 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 […]

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