While in the process of creating a photograph you may realize that you can’t get the picture that you visualize. After evaluating the light and considering the limitations of your equipment, you just can’t get the picture that you want. You have a couple of choices. You can choose to not make a photograph or you can practice what […]

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Your camera primarily does three things to create a photograph Your camera focuses light (This is really done with your lens). Your camera measures light. Your camera exposes light sensitive material to light. That’s it!! If you’ve been working your camera in an automatic exposure mode your camera has been doing these things for you. If you […]

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If you give your photography the thought process that involves working your camera in fully manual exposure mode you’ll get a photograph that is thoughtfully composed and reflects you, the photographer. If you give your photography the thought process that involves an automatic exposure  mode you’ll get a photograph that lacks thoughtful composition and reflects your camera, […]

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It’s impossible  for any of us to be the one and only best photographer in the world. Lee Friedlander, Helen Levitt, Harry Callahan, Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier Bresson, Duane Michaels, Robert Frank, Amy Arbus; these are  some of the best  photographers in the world, but none of them are THE best. What they are the best […]

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When you make a picture in an auto exposure mode your camera will get you an average exposure based on whatever you are metering. Your picture may be  good enough in terms of exposure but is probably lacking in the very thing that takes a picture beyond good enough; you, the photographer, are what’s lacking. When you […]

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

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Two people share the shade of a small tree in Washington DC. The commuters were seeking relief from the heat of a sunny, summer day while waiting for a bus on the 2800 Block of 16th Street N.W.

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Washington DC Photography Classes – March 1 – March 7, 2017 Wed 1 Mar 630pm-930pm Intermediate Photography – March 1 Start Thu 2 Mar 1130am-230pm Introduction To Photography-Thursday, March 2 Start Fri 3 Mar 1130am-230pm Intermediate Photography – March 3 Start Sat 4 Mar 10am-1pm Introduction To Photography-Saturday, March 4 Start Sun 5 Mar 10am-1pm […]

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Upcoming Introduction to Photography Classes In Washington, DC. Introduction To Photography-Thursday, March 2 Start Introduction To Photography-Saturday, March 4 Start Introduction To Photography-Tuesday, March 7 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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