Whether you are photographing people, landscapes, a still life, or whatever else,  you are photographing light. Everything we see is a source of light. The  source of light is either an illuminating light source or a reflecting light source. It’s important to pay attention to an illuminating light source because a reflective light source can […]

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What if you were to borrow someone’s camera because you didn’t bring your camera to an event. Could you work the camera to make the photographs that you wanted? You could if you had a good foundation in the basics of photography. You would dig into the camera settings and change the settings to suit […]

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Photography equipment can be expensive, and the truth of the matter is that getting new gear won’t help your photography skills. Learning more about photography will help your photography skills. New equipment should help you do your work as a photographer more fluidly. For example, the flash that was built into a camera that I was […]

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If you take a photography class, it’s not enough to simply put in your time during the class. A good photography class will give you information related to the class topic, but to have what you learn in the class sink in you’ve got to apply what you learned to your work outside of class. […]

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Who you spend your time with influences your aspirations and struggles. The aspirations and the struggles lead to change. The changes are what you eventually become. You should spend your time with people who demonstrate the  standards to which you aspire and who will support  your struggles. Keep this in mind when spending time with photographers too. […]

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Drawing Inspiration – Emmet Gowin Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who have inspired me. I’ve included a link to their work. http://photography-now.net/emmet_gowin/index.html Who are the photographers that inspire you? Please leave your comments and replies below.

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Washington DC Photography Classes – February 1 – March 1, 2017 Wed 1 Feb 6:30pm-9:30pm Introduction To Photography-Wednesday, February 1 Start Thu 2 Feb 1130am-230pm Introduction To Photography-Thursday, February 2 Start Fri 3 Feb 1130am-230pm Getting To Know Your Camera Sat 4 Feb 10am-1pm Introduction To Photography-Saturday, February 4 Start Sun 5 Feb 10am-1pm Intermediate […]

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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-Wednesday, February 1 Start Introduction To Photography-Thursday, February 2 Start Introduction To Photography-Saturday, February 4 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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