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“I’m worried that I’ll miss the picture”. That’s something I hear often during my Introduction To Photography class. Here’s the truth. I miss a lot of pictures for a lot of reasons and I think other photographers who are honest will say the same thing. I’m not sure when this happened, but I’ve come to accept […]

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As a photographer I think that  there are three things that we mainly do with our cameras to create a photograph. We focus light (focusing), we measure light intensity (metering) and we record light onto light  sensitive material (making an exposure). If you’ve been working your camera in an automatic exposure mode your camera has been […]

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One way to keep our  photography interesting is by seeing new things and new places in the same old way. Another way to keep our photography interesting is by seeing  the same things and same places in a new way. The first way changes what we see. The second way changes how we see. If […]

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Our cameras aren’t smart nor do our camera take good pictures. We, on the other hand, have intelligence and we have the ability to make good pictures. Our cameras also don’t know anything. Among some of the things things our cameras don’t  know… What we want our pictures to look like. What we are making a picture […]

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

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Washington DC Photography Classes – January 4, 2016- February 3, 2017 Wed 4 Jan 630pm-930pm Getting To Know Your Camera Thu 5 Jan 6:30pm-9:30pm Introduction To Photography-Thursday, January 5 Start Fri 6 Jan 1130am-230pm Intermediate Photography – January 6 Start Sat 7 Jan 10am-1pm Introduction To Photography-Saturday, January 7 Start Sun 8 Jan 10am-1pm Introduction […]

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Scheduled – Intermediate Photography Classes In Washington, DC 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 basics of color photography… […]

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Upcoming Introduction to Photography Classes In Washington, DC. Introduction To Photography-Thursday, January 5 Start Introduction To Photography-Saturday, January 7 Start Introduction To Photography-Tuesday, January 10 Start 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 familiar […]

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