Many people equate good photography with equipment. They’ll see a photographer with the newest, top “o” the line camera and lenses, and a bunch of other equipment and think that this photographer must be good photographer.
Being a good photographer is different than looking like one.
There are a lot photographers who have tons of gear but don’t know how to [...]

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A carpenters tools consist of, among other things, a hammer, saw and nails.
A carpenter uses those tools to make something out of the raw material that a carpenter works with, wood.
A photographers tools consist of, among other things, a camera and lens.
A photographer uses those tools to make something out of the raw material that a photographer works with, light.
Just as a carpenter learns to use the tools of this or her craft to create a piece of [...]

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Sell it or lease it.
If you want to go into business as a photographer, please understand that it requires patience and a mindset that is no different than getting up every day and going to a nine to five job.
First, you’ll need the skills to do the work that you want to do.
If you’ll be self employed, [...]

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Do you see the color of the green grass and the red rose?
Seeing the color of the green grass and the red rose is seeing the color of the light being reflected from them.
Almost everyone can see this.
Do you know the color of the light that’s illuminating the green grass and red rose?
Knowing the color [...]

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A histogram is a graph that gives you information about the tonality of your photograph. You should be able to display it when reviewing your pictures on your camera and in photo editing software.
The horizontal orientation of the histogram gives you information about brightness. The left part of the histogram represents dark tones, the right part of the histogram represents [...]

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A daytime display of fireworks in the backyard of a home, Sewell, New Jersey. (Sam D’Amico)
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Drawing Inspiration – Brenda Biondo
Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who have inspired me.
I’ve included a link to their work.
http://www.brendabiondo.com/brendabiondo/Home.html
Who are the photographers that inspire you?
Please leave your comments and replies below.

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Washington DC Photography Classes – May 22 – June 22, 2014
Upcoming Photography Classes In Washington DC. You can see a list of all upcoming courses in the right hand side bar of the Sam D’Amico Photography website. Scroll down a bit to view the list.

May 22, 2014:

Business Of Photography (6:30 pm)

May 24, 2014:

Getting To Know [...]

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DC Photo Classes – Lighting With Portable Flash Starting June 1, 2014
You’ll learn….

How to get the “proper exposure” with your flash…
How to control the brightness of your flash…
How to mix flash with available light…
About the relationship between your aperture (f-stop), shutter speed, ISO and flash…
How to use flash to control contrast…
How to see your flash [...]

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Introduction to Photography class starting – June 3 and June 7, 2014
Learn to work your camera.

Learn basic photography.
Learn to make better photographs.

Introduction to Photography classes starts monthly.
Register now to reserve your place in the class.
By working your camera in fully manual mode throughout the class, you will become thoroughly familiar with basic camera operation and [...]

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