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A Special Notice 

(My email to keep you thinking about your  studies and practice is below the special notice)

Copy and paste -20% and you’ll save yourself $70.00 when you register for my Photography Basics/Introduction to Photography class.

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While sitting in the office of the executive coordinator for the doctor I saw yesterday, I noticed the photography on her wall.

It was an engaging work, and I was curious to know more about it.

It was her work, and during our conversation, she stated that photography relaxes her.
 

That’s a great reason to do photography, but what I found interesting was that each one of the compositions I saw on the wall visually communicated relaxation.
 

Especially the use of the horizon lines.
 

I made a point of telling her that one of the reasons her photography conveys the relaxation she feels is because of the use of horizontal lines in her composition.
 

There was more to it than that, but those horizontal lines were in almost every one of her photographs.
 

Whether she was consciously aware of that when she was creating the photograph isn’t important; what's important is that she effectively communicated the calm she feels while making the picture.
 

One of the most important things we could do in terms of our photography, studies, and practice is to have an intent of composition that reflects what we want to communicate through our photography.
 

But to do that, we need to understand how to use our camera.
 

If we want to be effective visual communicators, we need to understand the relationship between camera operation, composition, and light.
 

More importantly, instead of photographing what we see, we need to photograph how we think about or feel about what we see.

That’s what my Photography Basics/Introduction to Photography class will help you do, and we start as soon as tomorrow.

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And remember the best way to be a better photographer is by studying and practicing every day.

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If you wanna be an better photographer, then my Photography Basics/Introduction to Photography class will help you do that.

For a customized approach, consider private lessons or join the Online Learning Platform for Photographers to study at your own pace.

Wanna know what you know (or don’t know) about photography? Take the Basic Photography and Camera Operation Quiz or use the Photography Instruction Strategy Questionnaire to plan your photography studies and practice.

If you have questions, email me at sam@samdamico.com or call 202-531-2344.

However you choose to learn  with me, I’ll help you be a better photographer-study and practice photography with me.

There’s more ways to study and practice with me below.

The Photography Basics/Introduction to Photography classes are starting soon.
 

If you can’t make any of those schedules, Private Lessons would be the way to go.

If none of my in-person ways of learning work for you, then you can study and practice at your own pace and schedule by joinining me on my Online Learning Platform for Photographers.

It’s the next best thing to taking an in-person class with me; you could even ask me questions, and members get exclusive access to all the other member-only educational content created to help you be the best photographer you can be.  

As one member told me, their monthly membership is cheaper than their weekly coffee habit, and more useful than any YouTube videos they’ve watched, especially since they could ask me questions.

Access to this content and other content related to the photography classes I teach in person requires a membership, which costs $25 a month. (You can also join for free and get access to content that’s available to everyone.) 

Here’s the link: Online Learning Platform for Photographers 

A note about group class sizes: Did you know that some places that teach photography have up to 25 students in each class? 

Bigger ain't always better.

That's why I limit my group classes to no more than five participants because smaller classes make for better, more effective, and more efficient learning experiences.

But smaller classes also mean spots fill up quicker, so sign up soon.