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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Imagine that you’re looking through the viewfinder of your camera. You’ve framed the content of your photograph perfectly,  you’ve put a lot of effort and thought into the composition of this photograph. Your subject is just where it should be, the light is perfect, this picture is going to be AMAZING!! You press the shutter […]

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Generalizations In Photography Generalization – A shutter speed of slower than 1/60 of a second is will cause blurriness from hand-holding your camera while making a picture. Generalization – On a bright, sunny day an ISO of 100 should be used. Generalization – The more megapixels, the better. Applying generalizations to the specifics of what […]

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Drawing Inspiration – Johnny Savage Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who have inspired me. I’ve included a link to their work. http://www.johnnysavage.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 June 5-2017 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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