Doesn’t exist. The perfect photograph doesn’t exist because perfection doesn’t exist. Your best photographs are your best photographs, but are they perfect? Perfection is a perception and since your perception changes so does your idea of perfection. Don’t waste your time chasing perfection. Become a better photographer.

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Of course, you need a camera. You also need...

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Look no further than yourself. The only thing you can depend on is your approval of your work. You can’t depend on other people approving of your work. Your approval comes first. Approval from others is extra. If you’re looking for approval from others, you’ll never find your own way as a photographer. Find your […]

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

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Upcoming Photography Classes In Washington DC – As of May 15-2017 Click This link to view all upcoming photography classes–>https://samdamico.com/upcoming-photography-classes-washington-dc/

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Upcoming 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… Create […]

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Upcoming Introduction to Photography Classes In Washington, DC. 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 with basic camera operation and will learn to use your camera settings and features as elements of effective […]

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